October 26, 2024, 10:30 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday before Halloween
Coarsegold Village
35300 Highway 41
Coarsegold, CA
Free, facebook.com/Coarsegoldhistoricalvillage/
Pie Baking 10:30-11 a.m.
Pumpkin Decorating
Tarantula Poem Contest
Scream Contest 11:30 a.m.
Hairy Leg Contest
Phil Miller Music by Two Feet In
Kid's Tarantula Race
Bubble Gum Blowing Contest
Pizza Eating Contest
Children's Costume Contest and Trick or Treat Parade 3:30 p.m.
Pumpking Decorating
Pet Costume Contest 4:20-4:40 p.m.
Pumpkin Dance
Grand Finale Tarantula Derby 5 p.m.
Tarantulas, testicles, tomatoes, potatoes–they're all California festivals! If you think you've seen everything, you ain't seen it all! California's festival circuit this fall includes the incredible Poison Oak Festival, Palm Desert Golf Cart Parade, Horror Film Fests, and the creepiest of all — Tarantula Festival in the Village of Coarsegold.
Tons of tarantula themed things
(including the star of the show,) grace this event where you can touch the hairy
spiders, buy souvenir tarantula objects, and enter your pumpkin dessert in a
contest with prizes for best taste and tarantula themed design. Tarantula races,
arachnid displays, costume contest for the kids, and food vendors make this a
day to remember that's really not so scary, after all.
Events are not guaranteed. It is your responsibility to confirm before going.