A mixture of people, dogs, music, arts and crafts, street performers and food vendors took over the Ave this weekend for the 39th annual University Street Fair. Thousands of people attended the fair to participate in the community events, enjoy the fun and games, eat a variety of food offered and browse what the vendors had to offer.

More than 300 vendors were at the fair.

“We’ve been doing this for about 10 years now, and it is one of our favorite fairs,” said Chris Anderson, a vendor with Hanging Sky Chairs. “There is always great food, great music and great people here.”

Street vendors entertained the crowd with various performances such as knife juggling, musical renditions, face painting and balloon art.

One local street performance group, Gurple, performed an acrobatic juggling routine including a unicycle.

“We just started about three months ago and this is only our second fair,” Gurple member Jeff Goetsche said. “It’s hard work.”

Onlookers enjoyed the entertainment.

“It was such a nice day, I thought I should come out for some food, fun and sun,” local resident Jim Prather said.

One popular event was the Dog Center Arena. At the arena, dogs and owners entered into several different contests. The cost was $5 to enter a pet, and all the proceeds went to the Humane Society.

“People seem to be having a lot of fun,” said Susan Shannon, a contest judge. “You can tell these people really adore their dogs.”

The winner of the dog-and-owner look-a-like contest, Huan Do, said he was having a lot of fun. He and his dog, a 4-year-old English bulldog named Bently, dressed up in similar clothing and donned John Deere hats.

“He’s got the looks, but not the brains,” Do said about the pup. Best-dressed dog and best dog tricks were also judged.

The street fair had several performance stages. On one stage, the International Youth Fellowship (IYF) performed five different cultural dances. The performers ranged in ages from 4-29.

“We want to spread the word about what we do for the youth,” said Sophy Chhay, a member of IYF and the emcee for the show. “The street fair is perfect and all the diversity here is awesome.”

Businesses profited from the enormous turnout of people.

“It’s probably our busiest day of the year,” said Sarann Uy, manager of Pitaya, a local clothing store. “The street fair brings a lot of people not familiar with the store.”