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:

September 27, 2024

1 - 3 PM: Speaker, Spider Expert
Otero College – Wheeler Hall, Learning Commons – 1802 Colorado

3:30 PM: Arachnophobia Movie
Fox Theatre – 11 East 3rd Street

4 p.m: La Junta Tarantula Fest - Friday Tours
Location:  Thyme Square, 302 Colorado  
Cost:  $10 per person

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September 28, 2024

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
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

Date: September 27 - 28, 2024

Location:

Various Venue in La Junta, CO 81050

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