Good Old Days does year 59 with Moonalice at the top of another extensive lineup.

For two full days every spring, Pacific Grove’s Good Old Days turns a substantial part of Lighthouse Avenue into a blocks-long pedestrian mall buttressed with food, art and carnival rides. Now celebrating its 59th anniversary, over the years the event has become one of the Peninsula’s largest festivals.

This year is no exception: Some 200 crafters from 12 states will offer wares, joining more than a dozen dance troupes ranging from Zumba to Samba, alongside some 30 different food booths at this year’s street fair. Saturday kickoff events include an 8am pancake breakfast in Jewell Park, followed by a 100-plus-entry patriotic parade route down Pine Avenue.

The wide-ranging musical lineup has Listen Up written all over it. Event Manager Caroline Main has assembled more than 60 acts from the Peninsula and points beyond to perform on five stages running daylong both days. The diversity and variety of genres is eclectic to say the least, running the gamut from high school bands to jazz-and-blues combos to punk and rock bands to Celtic and Latin ensembles, and even includes two barbershop choirs. Most sets run 30-60 minutes.

Headlining this year’s tunes is San Francisco-bred, Dead-infused Moonalice, who play a 1-4pm set on the 13th Street stage both days. Legendary player/producer T Bone Burnett sought to create a pure 1960s-era, San Francisco sound, and the band came together to do that in 2007. Nearly a decade later, even a cursory listen to one of their trademark psychedelic, free-form extended jams is like a trip down memory lane straight to the heyday of Haight. Each of their shows has a different art poster, harkening back to the late, great Bill Graham’s Fillmore art tradition in subject and substance, with splashy colors and characteristic acid-era lettering. “It’s 4:20 somewhere/might as well be here,” croons the band with conviction in true Summer-of-Love style.

Other featured acts include the Thom Cuneo Jazz Band; John Lee Hooker alum and local recording session maven Stu Heydon and his blues band; the P.G. Pops Orchestra; the P.G. jazz/funk outfit Short Band; Oakland’s up-and-coming improvisers Booker Long Duo; and the wild, Santa Cruz-based, Celtic-fusion band Charmas, to name just a few.

There will also be a number of family-focused elements like pony rides, a pie-eating contest and a classic car show, together with targeted events, like a free feed for active military members and a five-event firefighter’s contest. A splendid time appears preordained.

PACIFIC GROVE GOOD OLD DAYS 9am-5pm Saturday and Sunday April 9-10. Lighthouse Avenue, downtown Pacific Grove. Free. 373-3304, www.pacificgrove.org