Enjoy a parade, vendors, education pavilion, tarantula tours and much more!
Experience our Tarantula Fest through the eight-eyes of our furry friends on our annual tarantula tour. TOURS ARE FULL.
Want to be part of the annual Tarantula Fest parade? Sign up to join the line here!
Photography from © Scene in the Wild Photography
Events, locations and times are subject to change.
1-3 PM
Otero College – Wheeler Hall, Learning Commons – 1802 Colorado
3:30 PM
Fox Theatre – 11 East 3rd Street
9 AM – 4 PM
Otero County Courthouse – 13 W 3rd – Southside
9 AM – 3 PM
Otero County Courthouse – 13 W 3rd – Northside
10 AM
Downtown La Junta
11 AM – 3:30 PM
Thyme Square, 302 Colorado
9 AM – 5 PM
Downtown La Junta
11 AM – 8 PM
Downtown La Junta
11 AM – 11 PM
Live Well Park – Third & Santa Fe
2 PM
Koshare Museum – 18th & Colorado
4 PM – 7 PM
Thyme Square, 302 Colorado
5 PM – 8 PM
Otero Museum – 3rd & Anderson
7 PM – 11 PM
Live Well Park – Third & Santa Fe
Each fall, large numbers of tarantulas skitter across the landscape in La Junta and southeast Colorado.
While this phenomenon has traditionally been called a migration, it is actually an annual mating ritual performed by male tarantulas who roam across the 443,000-plus acres on the Comanche National Grassland looking to mate.
For a chance to observe such extraordinary natural behavior and be a part of a truly exceptional adventure, Visit the Tarantula Trek for more information!