California Avocado Festival in Carpinteria, California near downtown Santa Barbara nestled between the Pacific Ocean and Santa Ynez Mountains.

FESTIVAL HIGHLIGHTS

Upbeat20161115 5274 h7ykk4 — The Upbeat performance at the Main Stage

57fd4d8abb3e0.image20161115 5269 13wg91d — Winner Rick Perkins with MCs John Palminteri and Drew Wakefield

2015 California Avocado Festival

The A.V.O.C.A.D.O. Song

The A.V.O.C.A.D.O. song is from the whimsical kid/family CD "Organic Gangster". Available on iTunes, CD Baby and all over the web. http://spencerthegardener.com.
The video was filmed by Larry Nimmer http://nimmer.net

2013 California Avocado Festival

2012 Carpinteria Avocado Festival

California Avocado Festival ® goes live October 2 & 3, 2021 on Linden Field

What’s the news on the street about this year’s California Avocado Festival? Well here is the low down… Coming to you from the heart of California’s avocado production, from a town that is bursting with a vibrant community, this year our California Avocado Festival is going to be LIVE!

The 35th annual Avocado Festival “Back to the Roots'' will start October 2nd on the Linden Field in the center of Carpinteria. Nestled between the community’s Tomol park that celebrates our Chumash identity, and the newly installed boardwalk across naturally preserved dunes overlooking the beach, this festival is sure to be one to remember.

The event will have established social distancing and safety protocols following the regulations of the city, county, and state guidelines. While this event will be a scaled-down version of our previous festivals, it is sure to be just as entertaining and impactful. We are taking these distanced guidelines as an opportunity to highlight local vendors.

We will have two stages that will feature over twenty local bands and performances. Our two beer and wine gardens and various food vendors will make sure to keep you kicking throughout the whole festival. We are bringing back classics like juicy tri-tip, crispy taquitos, zesty guacamole, and refreshing avocado ice
cream.

We will facilitate community activities like the strong arm contest and guacamole
contest and have high hopes of bringing back the Ferris wheel so you can take in
Carpinteria’s beauty from above.

The Avocado Festival will also host a special VIP tent sponsored by different celebrated individuals throughout the duration of the event (stay tuned on how you can win passes to the VIP tent!). Carpinteria is getting back to its roots in this time of resilience, and the Avocado Festival is going to do just that!

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About the California Avocado Festival ®

California's Largest FREE music festival!

The California Avocado Festival Board of Directors would like to thank all who support AVOFEST™! Your support through sponsorship, volunteering, visiting or just coming to enjoy the delicious avocados is the force behind our efforts.

We are a 501c3 created to help support other service organizations, so thank you to everyone for your continued enjoyment of the California Avocado Festival!

Our 33rd ANNUAL CALIFORNIA AVOCADO FESTIVAL was so successful that it surpassed many of our previous accomplishments! In prior years, we have had over 75,000 visitors over the course of the three-day weekend. This year, it was over 80,000!!!

Our participating Non-Profits and Service Organizations were able to generate over $100,000 worth of funds that went back to the community through their initiatives.

Our free doggie day care had over 100 dogs kept happy, cool, and entertained while their owners enjoyed the festival! And once again, we were able to reach our goal of Zero Waste! With special thanks to E. J. Harrison.

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CELEBRATE THE AVOCADO!
We are one of the largest FREE festivals in California with over 80 music acts on FOUR stages. Check out our “Entertainment” tab for more info and line-up updates! You can also find them on our Facebook Page in late August.

Come celebrate the importance of the avocado to the Carpinteria Valley by visiting the Expo Tent! The AvoEXPO TENT is home to Avocado agricultural photos, historical photos, lessons in avocado grafting, FFA restored antique tractors, and the Largest Avocado Contest.

Our FOOD VENUE, that has plenty of avocado dishes, can be found on the 800 Block of Linden. Come hungry, and enjoy some avocado creations!!!

FESTIVAL LOCATION

800 Linden Avenue
Carpinteria, CA 93013

info@avofest.com

Friday: 1:00pm - 10:00pm
Saturday: 10:00am - 10:00pm
Sunday: 10:00am - 6:00pm

Mailing Address: PO Box 146
Carpinteria, CA 93014

Phone: 805-684-0038