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, 4 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?
It takes over 200 volunteers to make the annual Avocado Festival happen. You can be a part of one of the best weekends of the year in Carpinteria at volunteer! It is a great way to meet your neighbors, hear some music and help your community.
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
1:00 - 1:45 Beat Brothers
2:00 - 3:00 Loc Dawgs
3:30 - 4:30 Dr. T and The Blues Criminals
5:00 - 6:00 World’s 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 - 2:30 Carp Songwritters
3:00 - 4:45 Will Breman Band
4:45 - 6:00 Young and Petty
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 Allie & the Swamp Hawks
2:15 - 3:15 Exiled On Linden Ave
3:45 - 5:00 Freddy & Friends
5:30 - 6:30 Kettle of Hawks
7:00 - 8:15 Jax Plays Dead
8:45 - 10:00 Strange Hotels
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!
Guacamole Contest
JOIN US SUNDAY, OCTOBER 4TH AT 11:30AM IN THE GROTTO TENT
Don’t miss your chance to be the winner of the 40th Annual California Avocado Festival! Check in for contestants is between 10AM - 10:45AM (no late entries allowed).
TROPHIES:
BEST GUACAMOLE
BEST PRESENTATION
HONORABLE MENTION
Strong Arm Contest
JOIN US SATURDAY, OCTOBER 3RD AT 12 NOON AT THE SEAL STAGE 💪
Hosted by John Palmentari.
Judged by Roy Lee and Gregg Carty
Think you have what it takes to win the Strong Arm Contest? Join this annual tradition but seeing who can hold a bag of Avocados the longest.
✨NEW THIS YEAR - We have 2 categories Adults (ages 14) and up and Youth (13 and under).
PRIZES:
1ST PLACE: $100 GIFT CARD + AVOFEST SWAG BAG + FULL BRAGGING RIGHTS
2ND PLACE: $50 GIFT CARD + AVOFEST SWAG BAG
REGISTRATION OPENS AT 11:15AM
Avofest Gives Back
Avofest is more than a festival. It is a community bridge for neighbors and visitors alike to help support local non-profits. We offer discounted booth spaces to non profits and donate over $15,000 annually to local non-profits.
In 2025 we proudly granted the following funds:
$6,000 to the Future
$5,000 to the Carpinteria Education Foundation
$2,500 to Skate Park Foundation
$2,500 to Howard School
$1,500 to the Carpinteria Community Association for Scholarships for Jr. Carpinterian of the Year
$500 to Carpinteria Boosters
THANK YOU TO OUR 2026 SPONSORS
PRESENTING SPONSOR
PLATINUM SPONSORS
PIT PROTECTORS
🎡 FERRIS WHEEL SPONSOR 🎡
GUAC GUARDIANS
SEED STARTERS
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!
Be a vendor at the Festival!
Join us in the Arts & Crafts, Commercial area, or food court and sell your favorite AVOCADO related items.
