Atascadero Tamale Festival canceled due to severe weather
Atascadero has canceled its popular Tamale Festival due to severe winter weather.
Now in its seventh year, the tamale festival was scheduled for 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday at the Sunken Gardens downtown.
“Over the last eight years, the Tamale Festival has been held each January, with the exception of 2021, in spite of light rainfall,” the city said in a news release Tuesday.
“This year, with the sheer volume of rain and flooding that we are experiencing in Atascadero, it is impossible to hold the event this weekend,” the city said.
Atascadero officials are trying to find an alternative date for the festival.
“As we work to reschedule, we apologize for any inconvenience that this has on everyone involved,” the city said in the release.
This story was originally published January 10, 2023 at 12:32 PM.
