Join Us For Our Annual Tarantula Fest In Downtown La Junta
Enjoy a parade, vendors, education pavilion, tarantula tours, live art and much more!
Schedule:
9 AM - 4 PM: The ART Project
Downtown La Junta
9 AM - 4 PM: Merchant Vendor Booths
Otero County Courthouse – 13 W 3rd – Southside
9 AM - 3 PM: Classic Car Show
Otero County Courthouse – 13 W 3rd – Northside
10 AM: Tarantula Parade - Register here
Downtown La Junta
11 AM - 3:30 PM: Education Pavilion
Thyme Square, 302 Colorado
9 AM - 5 PM: Food Trucks
Downtown La Junta
11 AM - 8 PM: Tarantula Fest Activities at Downtown La Junta
Hairy Leg Contest | Sponsored By: County Commissioner Rob Oquist
8 legged races | Sponsored By: Edward Jones-Joe Ayala
Face Painting | Sponsored By: The Picketwire Players
Tarantula Projects | Sponsored By: LJ Trading & Klein Makerspace
11 AM - 11 PM: Beer Garden
Live Well Park – Third & Santa Fe
2 PM: Koshare Dancers
Koshare Museum – 18th & Colorado
4 PM - 7 PM: Tarantula Fest Bus Tours
Thyme Square, 302 Colorado
5 PM - 8 PM: Chuck Wagon Dinner
Otero Museum – 3rd & Anderson
7 PM - 11 PM: The BluntFull
Live Well Park – Third & Santa Fe
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