The City of Oxnard Recreation & Community Services Department, Pacific View Mall, and ValuPlus Food Warehouse are presenting this year’s fourth annual Oxnard Tamale Festival taking place inside Oxnard’s historic Plaza Park located at 500 South C Street, Oxnard, CA 93030

This event will be open from 9:00 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. As always, the event will remain admissions free.

This year's tamale tasting judges include:
Hon. Steven Hintz, Ventura County Treasurer/Tax Collector, Hon. Mark Lunn, Ventura County Clerk/Recorder, Hon. Fred Bysshe, Ventura County Superior Court, John Ragan, ARC of Ventura County, Chef Gerard Turbush, Chef Paul Tavakoli, and representatives from the Oxnard College Culinary Arts Programs.

From strawberry sweets to savory chicken and pork delights, the event will host vendors that will be serving the best mouth-watering tamales in Ventura County including O Street Gourmet Food Truck.

Featured in various media outlets including CBS News, NBC 4, ABC 7, KEYT News, VC Reporter and Ventura County Star, our “Eating Contest” and other activities have captured the attention of over 5,000 annual participants. Cash prizes will be given to the winners.

This year, the Oxnard Tamale Festival will be headlined with local favorites such as CHICO & TIERRA.

Proceeds will go to support local recreation programming including
Oxnard City Corps.

For more information, please contact the event at (805) 766-4906 or visit our website at www.oxnardtamalefest.com