California Avocado Festival Turns 40 in Carpinteria This Weekend
The free festival takes over four blocks of Linden Avenue Oct. 2-4 with more than 60 musical acts and an expected 75,000 attendees.
The California Avocado Festival returned to downtown Carpinteria this weekend for its 40th annual edition, filling four blocks of Linden Avenue from Carpinteria Avenue to Sixth Street from Friday, Oct. 2 through Sunday, Oct. 4. The three-day street festival is free to attend and is expected to draw more than 75,000 people.
More than 60 bands and musical acts are performing across four stages, alongside avocado-forward food, local vendors and the festival's classic oversized vat of guacamole.
The weekend opened with a "Locals Block Party" on Friday, open to all, before the largest crowds arrive on Saturday and Sunday.
Launched in 1986 as a small community gathering to support local nonprofit groups and service organizations, the festival remains a volunteer-run nonprofit event. Proceeds benefit the Carpinteria Education Foundation and Carpinteria High School's Future Farmers of America chapter.
Avocado groves are an iconic part of Carpinteria's surrounding foothills and coastal landscape, and the festival puts the region's signature crop at center stage, with avocado ice cream and inventive avocado-inspired dishes alongside the staples. Coastal View News noted this week that the festival has grown into one of Carpinteria's signature events.
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