Gourd festival
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Wuertz Farm Gourd Festival
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It's Gourd Festival Time!
The weekend we have all been waiting for is finally here! We hope to see you all at the Pinal Fairgrounds.
2025 Applications
Vendor Spaces are filling up fast. Be sure to sign up today
Ticket Sales
Single Day Admission
Buy Early to Save!!
Save time and money by purchasing your single day Gourd Festival Tickets before the festival begins! Tickets for any single 1 day admission can be used on any of the festival days for $9. Tickets are purchased through TicketSpice at the link below. When you arrive at the festival simply show your ticket on your mobile device to enter. No lines, cheaper admission.
3-Day Wristband
Are you attending more than one day at our festival? A bigger savings is by purchasing a 3-Day Wristband for $18. Prepaid Wristbands will be available for pick up at the Wuertz Farm Dried Gourds Tent on Thursday January 30th, 2025, or at the front gate by name.
Festival Recap 2024
Frequently Asked Gourd festival Questions
Please reach us at wuertzfarm@wuertzfarm.com if you cannot find an answer to your question.
The Wuertz Farm Gourd Festival is a three-day event held every February at the Pinal Fairgrounds and Events Center. Wuertz Gourd Farm rents the entire fairgrounds and transforms it into a gourders paradise!
At the Pinal Fairgrounds and Event Center. 512 South Eleven Mile Corner Road, Casa Grande, Arizona 85194
Yes! Classes are held all three days of the festival as well as the Thursday before the festival begins. Over 50 classes are available during the four days. Classes are for students who pre-register only. Registration opens on our website at 8am on December 6th, 2024. Registration closes 2 weeks before the festival begins.
The main attraction is the 30,000sqft vendor building. In this building you will be able to admire and buy gourd art, gourd crafts and gourd tools and supplies from gourd artists and vendors across the country! Also, in this building you can see how gourds have been added to the Grand Canyon State Model Railroaders HO Scale train display. You won't want to miss being in the back of the vendor building at 2pm on Saturday as the one and only Gourdster Car Races take place.
There are Gourd Classes which are listed above.
Several food vendors to quench your hunger and thirst.
The Arizona Gourd Society puts on a great Judged Art Competition! Be sure to see them in building #2.
Entertainment takes place on the stage and around the grounds during the entire three days.
Wuertz Gourd Farm is also set up selling all the dried, craft ready gourds, tools, inks & dyes you need to get creating! 1000's of gourds will be on hand.
Don't forget to check out all the amazing displays and holiday decorating ideas and Photo opportunities along the way.
Yes! The fairgrounds RV sites offer water and electrical hookups only. However, there is a dump station located on the property and available for use during your stay.
Camping (pinalfairgrounds.com) Click this link for pricing info.
If you purchase your tickets early, admission is only $9 per person.
If you purchase your tickets the day of admission is $12 per person.
Kids and Parking are FREE!
Yes! The Arizona Gourd Society puts on a great competition. Gourd Art Competition - Arizona Gourd Society Click this link for rules and regulations.
Festival Recap 2023
Frequently Asked Gourd Class Questions
Please reach us at wuertzfarm@wuertzfarm.com if you cannot find an answer to your question.
You can register for friends too. With the rush of registration just purchase the number of spaces you need in each class. You don't want to waste time with anything else, you want to get those spaces reserved! Once that is done if you could email me the names and emails of the friends you registered for then I will be able to email class confirmations directly to them. If you don't then that's okay too. You will receive the class confirmations for you and your friends, and you can share the news.
No, get those class spaces reserved first! Then buy wristbands in a separate order. You will need add a name to the band. This is our first year offering discounted 3-day wristbands on our website and it could take a few extra minutes. The main thing is that classes are only yours once you check out. So don't waste the time trying to add the wristbands.
Buy your needed wristbands in a separate order (anytime, no rush) once your classes are reserved.
You don't have to. We wanted to give students a discount on admission! The easiest way to do this is to presale wristbands on our website.
No, you can purchase a single day pass. Click Here
Yes, if you purchase a ticket before January 31st your admission price will be $9. After that tickets will be sold at the gate for $12. Click Here to buy a single day discounted ticket
Yes, Leah will be selling wristbands at the discounted price all day Thursday January 30th where the dried gourds are being sold. Friday and Saturday 3-day wristbands will be sold outside the gate for $22.
This is when it is best to buy your discounted 3-day wristband on our website. Buy Here
Your teacher will have them for you at your Thursday class. Get your wristband when you sign in. Otherwise, they will be at the front gate on Friday and Saturday.
Yes! When you register for a class you will be emailed a reciept. Then Leah will send you a personal email confirmation with all your class information and location in the first week of January.
Watch the weather forecast! Our February weather is usually very chilly in the morning and then gets pretty warm (fingers crossed as that is our ideal weather). It can be very uncomfortable taking a class if you aren't prepared. We suggest dressing in layers, so you have the ability to shed them as the day warms up. This goes for inside classes too! While they are inside, the building is very chilly to start.
Bring a seat cushion! Any cheap seat cushion will do. Metal chairs are very cold. A cushion helps with comfort and warmth.
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