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SUMMARY:Avocado Festival - Carpinteria
DESCRIPTION:Let’s take the train — From Simi to Carp!\n39th Annual California Avocado Festival \nIf you are taking the train\, purchase tickets using the app or a computer\, BEFORE arriving at the station. \nSaturday – October 4\, 2025\nFESTIVAL ENTRANCE IS FREE! \nPrior events to the festival:\nOctober 2021\nOctober 2022\nOctober 2024 \nTrain Schedule\, $20 each way:\nSimi Valley 10:11a Carpentaria 11:32a \nReturn Train Options\nCarpentaria 2:03p Simi Valley 3:37p\nCarpentaria 4:50p Simi Valley 6:23p\nCarpentaria 7:15p Simi Valley 8:48p \nLink to Amtrak \nTrain Trips\nThere are no machines to buy Amtrak tickets at the station and they cannot be purchased onboard. If you try to use their website from your phone\, it isn’t optimized for phones and you may end up having some obscured buttons. Download the app. \nSign up for guest rewards before you purchase your ticket. Otherwise\, if for any reason you don’t receive their e-ticket\, you won’t have a number for recalling your purchase and you’ll have to call their customer service number to get it resent. \nMeet near the tracks in Simi Valley starting around 9:20 AM.\nThe first photo attached represents out “approximate” path:\nLink to Route \nWe’ll start with a hike (an easy walk\, no hiking shoes or poles needed) to Carpinteria Bluffs & Beach with its tide pools & tar pits\, then trip around (and back & forth between) Islands Brewery\, the Avocado Festival\, Rincon Brewery & Giovani’s Pizza\, other great restaurants\, etc. We’ll let AMTRAK take us back to Simi Valley at the end of the day! \nALTERNATIVELY: Drive yourself and meet at the Carpinteria station around 11:32a\, or look for your hiking friends on the beach-front trails\, along Linden Ave\, and nearby breweries. \nAND: You may be able to book passage from other start locations\, e.g. Chatsworth\, Van Nuys\, Ventura\, etc… \nFestival Link\nThe festival runs from 10a – 10p on this day. \nPlease comment when you have purchased your train tickets!
URL:https://dev.hikingwithdean.com/event/avocado-festival-carpinteria/
LOCATION:5050 E Los Angeles Ave\, East Los Angeles Avenue 5050\, Simi Valley\, CA\, 93063\, United States
CATEGORIES:Hiking Plus
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