PEACE, LOVE & GUACAMOLE
OCTOBER 2-4, 2026

The 40th California Avocado Festival in downtown Carpinteria October 2-4, 2026 is complete with 3 full days of Peace, Love and Guacamole! We have 60+ bands, 3 stages, 50 arts & crafts and commercial vendors, 15 delicious food vendors and over a dozen non profits 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 - 1pm to 11pm Locals Block Party (open to all)
Saturday - 11am to 10pm
Sunday - 11am - 6pm

LOCATION:

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

Want to be 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.

Entertainment Lineup

One of the best parts of the Avocado Festival is all the free music!
Don't miss 4 stages of music featuring over 60 bands!

FRIDAY

Main Stage

2:00 - 3:00 Beat Brothers

3:30 - 4:30 DrT The Blues

5:00 - 6:00 Worlds Safest Band

6:30 - 7:30 South on Linden

8:00 - 9:15 Cornerstone

9:45 - 10:45 Out of the Blue

Seal Stage

1:30 - 2:10 Brent Franklin

2:30 - 3:15 That Girl & the Laid Backs

3:45 - 5:00 Salty Strings

5:30 - 6:30 Opening Ceremonies

6:45 - 8:00 Camp Carpas

8:20 - 9:20 The Rincons

9:45 - 11:00 East Valley Road

Grotto Stage

1:30 - 2:45 Carp Songwritters

5:15 - 6:15 Vinny Berry

6:30 - 7:30 Doublewide Kings

8:00 - 9:00 The Coveralls

9:45 - 10:45 Skamakazie

SATURDAY

Main Stage

11:00 - 12:00 Buena Onda

12:30 - 1:45 Mestizo

2:15 - 3:15 New Vibe

3:45 - 5:00 False Puppet

5:30 - 6:30 Carp Town Collective

7:00 - 8:15 The Upbeat

8:45 - 9:45 The Vonettes

Seal Stage

11:00 - 11:40 Cate School

12:00 - 1:00 Strong Arm Contest 💪

1:30 - 2:30 Random Animals

3:00 - 4:00 Caught Red Handed

4:30 - 5:30 Will Stephens

6:00 - 7:00 The GAM Band

7:30 - 8:30 Flight 805

9:00 - 10:00 Flannel 101

Grotto Stage

12:30 - 1:45 Allison & the Swamp Hawks

2:15 - 3:15 Exiled On Linden Ave

5:30 - 6:30 Kettle of Hawks

7:00 - 8:15 JAX

Youth Stage Coming Soon!

SUNDAY

Main Stage

11:00 - 11:40 Cate School

12:00 - 1:00 Jayden Secor

1:30 - 2:40 Sgt Pepper

3:10 - 4:10 Spencer the Gardener

4:40 - 6:00 Redfish

Seal Stage

11:00 - 12:00 Morganfield Burnett

2:00 - 3:00 Anne Hall & the
Remarkables

3:30 - 4:30 Heads All Happy Hour

5:00 - 6:00 Nate Latta

Grotto Stage

11:30 - 12:45 Guacamole Contest & FFA Auction! 🥑

1:00 - 1:45 Ian Cochran

2:15- 3:15 Uncle

3:45 - 4:45 The Kicks

5:00 - 6:00 The Mac Cubbin Project

Youth Stage Coming Soon!

Become a Sponsor!

October 2026 will mark the 40th year of the California Avocado Festival, a501c3 nonprofit that was created to help support other nonprofits and service organizations. We need your continued support!

Become a Sponsor