PEACE, LOVE & GUACAMOLE

The California Avocado Festival Board of Directors welcomes everyone to join us October 4th - 6th in downtown Carpinteria for 3 days full of Peace, Love and Guacamole. This year we will have 60 bands, 50 arts & crafts and commercial vendors, 15 delicious food vendors and over a dozen non profits will be on site for you to help support. Reminder all proceeds of the festival go to the Carpinteria Education Foundation and the Future Farmers of America.

SCHEDULE:

Friday - 1 pm to 10 pm - Locals Block Party

Saturday - 10 am to 10 pm

Sunday - 10 am - 6 pm

LOCATION:

Downtown Carpinteria on Linden Avenue between Carpinteria Avenue and 6th Street

You can use address 800 Linden Avenue, Carpinteria, CA 93013

Friday October 6th

MAIN STAGE

1:00PM SkaDaddyZ (ska)

2:45 PM Flight 805 (rock & roll, metal, rock)

4:15PM Ojai Dept of Rhythm (reggae vibe)

5:45PM Worlds Safest Band (rock & roll)

7:15PM Cornerstone (reggae)

8:45PM South on Linden with The Vonettes (r&b, dance, rock & roll)

SEAL STAGE

1:00PM CecilIa James (singer songwriter)

2:00PM Jack Rabbit Slim (classic rock)

3:00PM Brent Franklin

4:15PM Brassacals (brass band)

5:30PM Opening Ceremonies

6:20PM Fuzzy Deluxe (original, rock)

7:40PM The Rincons (classic rock, country)

9:00PM The Last Decade (90’s covers)

GROTTO STAGE

1:00PM Beau James Wilding Trio (acoustic originals, covers)

2:00PM Guitar Witt & Friends

3:00PM Moondawgz (reggae)

4:00PM The 192s Band (jam)

5:30PM Skamakazie! (ska, reggae)

7:00PM JT & the Zydeco Zippers (cajun, zydeco)

8:30PM The Kicks (ska, reggae)

2023 BAND LINE UP

Saturday, October 7th

MAIN STAGE

10:30AM Buena Onda (latin, dance)

12:15PM Mestizo (latin, dance)

1:40PM Soleil Brightyn Perry

2:00PM Will Breman

3:00PM World Dance for Humanity

3:30PM Whiskey Business (country)

5:00PM The Upbeat (ska, reggae)

6:45PM New Vibe (r&b, funk)

8:30PM Heart & Soul (r&b, funk, classics)

SEAL STAGE

10:00AM JAMS

11:00AM Natalie Espinoza & Anthony Kougias (covers and originals)

12:00PM Strong Arm Contest

1:15PM Sophie Holt (singer songwriter)

2:30PM No Simple Highway (jam)

4:20PM Shaky Feelin' (jam)

6:00PM Logan Livermore

7:30PM Echoswitch (classic rock)

9:00PM Jackson Gillies (originals, rock, guitar)

GROTTO STAGE

10:00AM Nate Creager (country)

11:30AM Cate School Rock Band All Stars

1:00PM Will Stevens

2:30PM Jim & Jodi (acoustic covers)

4:00PM Dusty Jugzs (country)

5:30PM Trent Summar (dynamic country)

7:00PM Spoonful (soulful originals, classics)

8:30PM Caught Red Handed (country, rock)

Sunday, October 8TH

MAIN STAGE

11:00AM Indication (originals, reggae, ska)

12:30PM Budunkafunk (funk)

2:00PM False Puppet (funk)

3:30PM Spencer The Gardener (California party band music)

5:00PM Double Wide Kings (dynamic rock & roll)

SEAL STAGE

10:00AM Bruce Goldish (acoustic originals)

11:20AM Carmen & the Renegade Vigilantes (country, rock)

12:40PM Goldrush Ramble (Neil Young tribute band)

2:00PM JELLYROLL (blues)

3:20PM Petty Set Go (Tom Petty cover band)

4:45PM Nate Latta Band

GUAC & GROTTO STAGE

12:00PM Guacamole Contest & Avocado Auction for FFA

2:00PM Bobby, Finn and David (acoustic, classic, covers)

3:20PM The Youngsters (rock & roll)

4:45PM The Vonettes (retro, motown)

2023 FOOD LINE UP

  • Carpinteria High School Cheerleaders (non profit)

  • Carpinteria Lions Club (non profit)

  • Carpinteria Boosters (non profit)

  • Greek Orthodox Church (non profit)

  • Oaxaca

  • Spencer Makenzies

  • Barrett’s Lemonade

  • S&B First Cook

  • 805 Boba

  • Holy Guacamole

  • Chilitepin

  • Dave’s Dogs

  • Penelope’s SnoBalls

  • Churro Cart

Thank You to Our 2023 Sponsors!

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Thank You to Our 2023 Sponsors! 🥑

Thank You to Our 2023 Sponsors!

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Thank You to Our 2023 Sponsors! 🥑

Want to Volunteer?

You can be a part of one of the best weekends of the year in Carpinteria! You can volunteer as an individual or gather your friends/business and do a group volunteer session.

Become a Sponsor!

October 2023 will mark the 37th year of the California Avocado Festival, a501c3 nonprofit that was created to help support other nonprofits and service organizations. We need your continued support! Please consider a donation!