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Oxnard Tamale Festival
Date: Saturday, December 5, 2026
Time: 9:00 am – 5:00 pm
Place: Plaza Park
500 S C Street, Oxnard, CA 93030
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Admission: Free
About: Come join in on the festivities at one of the Ventura County Coast’s most beloved holiday food celebrations, The Oxnard Tamale Festival. A must-attend festival for food connoisseurs, where you’ll sample regional variations of this long-celebrated delicacy. Learn how tamales are made at the “Ask an Abuelita Booth”. Viewers can ask the abuelitas questions, learn traditional techniques, and discover the cultural importance of tamale-making. Chocolate lovers will get the chance to purchase hot champurrado to pair with fresh tamales. Stay for live music, dance performances, and family-friendly activities.
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About Oxnard
Rally your tribe and head for the Central Coast. California cool, panorama-perfect, culturally authentic and vibrant beyond measure. Oxnard is home to miles of pristine white sand beaches, electric nightlife, some of the best taquerias in the state, historic Victorian era architecture, and an expansively picturesque harbor that serves as the closest access point to the Channel Islands National Park. Just 60 miles northwest of LAX and in close proximity to Santa Barbara and other major destinations, Oxnard is one of California’s best kept secrets.
