Advertisement
Expect over 20 tamale vendors from across California offering a variety of tamales for purchase from gourmet to traditional to sweet tamales. Entertainment will include your favorite Emcee, Francisco Ramirez along with Medina Light Show Designs, plus a wide variety of music from Mariachi Voces Tapatias to major dance bands like Steppin' Out, Los Gatos Locos Band, Brass Mash, and Outlaw Mariachi! Plus Soloist Manuel Enrique & his horse, and the Famous Dancing Horses!
The festival will also include the Folklorico El Padrecito Dancers from Guadalupe, California! A variety of inflatable and interactive attractions including Euro Bungy, Zorb Balls, Bounce Houses, Toddler inflatable play area, slide, and a 40 ft. obstacle course! Plus face painting, balloon animals, and plenty of fun for all ages!
Many vendors will be on display offering everything from merchandise and crafts to adult beverages to a wide variety of food vendors beyond tamales to appease everyone’s palette and appetite!
The contests will return with the very popular “Best Tamale Contest” where all of the tamale vendors can showcase their outstanding work in creating the “best” tamale. The Tamale eating contest will return and the Chihuahua & Pet Costume Contest too! Fireworks are also planned to finish the evening at 7 pm!
DO NOT MISS this popular event! Atascadero’s 6th Annual Tamale Festival, Saturday, January 15, 2022, will be a fun and exciting occasion for the whole family to attend, especially for anyone who loves tamales!
The event is free to attend and enjoy the entertainment, but don’t forget to bring your wallet in order to purchase delicious food, activities, and merchandise; AND be sure to place your orders from your favorite tamale vendor(s) to stock up, as tamales freeze well too!
Watch for updates here: www.atascaderotamalefest.com
and for Vendor information, click here: www.visitatascadero.com/tamalefest
Advertisement
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Sunken Gardens, 5942 West Mall, Atascadero, CA 93422, United States