Avenal Pistachio Festival 

October 15-19, 2024

Downtown Avenal
Kings Street
Avenal, CA
Free admission to most events, facebook.com/ AvenalRotaryClub/
(559) 836-3457 for vendor opportunities

2024 Line up

October 15, 2024, 5:30-7:30 p.m. DINNER KICK-OFF
Avenal Theater is the place to celebrate the first day of Pistachio Festival with a Taco Dinner. No gourmet chef needed for this event. You get 3 Tacos, rice, beands, dessert and a drink for $15.

October 18, 2024, 5 p.m. Iglesia Cristiana Siervos de Cristo
Music and food in Downtown on Kings Street. Also seee movies in the Theatre.

October 19, 2024 The Big Event! Pistachio Festival
7-10 a.m. Breakfast and Veterans Hall
8 a.m.-3 p.m. BBQ Contest
12 p.m. Horseshoe Tournament
2 p.m. Movies at the Theatre with Free Popcorn
3-8 p.m. Cornhole Challenge, Bingo
5-8 p.m. Live Music, Playland, Raffles, Info Booths & Food
All day Beer Garden, Crafts, Bounce Houses, Drawings, Sidewalk Sale

Among the popular activities that have traditionally been a part of Avenal's Pistachio Festival is the Nut Toss, Trackless Train Rides for kids, and more.

Pistachio Capital of the World Part - Avenal is home to the largest pistachio grower and processor, Wonderful Pistachios, which employs a majority of Avenal's agricultural labor force seasonally and full-time. To celebrate the prominent role that pistachios play in the daily life of Avenal residents, the Avenal Rotary Club in partnership with the City of Avenal, established the annual Pistachio Festival, a four-day pistachio-themed fall event that brings the community together with a wide-range of family activities and attractions.

The bountiful pistachio crop that grows in and around Avenal was first made possible with the opening of the California Aqueduct in the 1970s. It brought needed water to the west side while the opening of Interstate 5 provided infrastructure needed to transport crops.

Events are not guaranteed. It is your responsibility to confirm before going.