The 12th Annual International Gourd Art Festival
June 21st and 22nd, 2008

The 12th Annual International Gourd Art Festival takes place Saturday and Sunday, June 21st and 22nd, 2008 at the Welburn Gourd Farm in Fallbrook, California, and thousands of people travel from across the country to attend!

"First time ever at a gourd festival...Absolutely blew me away...I had so much fun watching people get excited over the art." -Caroll G. Loomis, Toledo, OR

If you have yet to attend the International Gourd Art Festival, you will be completely amazed at what you will see!

First, you may find yourself staring in disbelief at the racks of over 50,000 dried gourds ready for your choosing to be taken home and crafted. And then you see the gourd art.

What costs just a few dollars in the gourd bins is turned into works of breathtaking art, some valued at over $10,000!

Join us for one of the most incredible events of the summer! You'll enjoy:

• Over 44 exhibitors offering everything from fabulous works of gourd art to gourd books, tools, and supplies!
• Relaxing Wine Garden with live entertainment, (proceeds benefit the Fallbrook Village Rotary Club)
• Delicious food and drink
• Award-winning gourd art in the Gourd Art Competition, housed in two GIANT tents and brought to you by the California Gourd Society
• Hands-on gourd crafting in the Gourd Crafting Arena
• Live demonstrations on gourd crafting
• Thousands of organic, hard shell gourds, dried and ready for crafting
• and more!

Be sure to sign up for one or more Gourd Art Classes, taking place the Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday before the event.

“[I]t was great! I especially liked the additional days of classes, pre-festival. This is a big vacation for me!” - Nina Harris, Sun City, AZ

Pictured left, Dianne Connelly and her students show off their gourds at the end of class.

The International Gourd Art Festival is pleased to welcome back Native American flute musician, Evren Ozan.

A child prodigy, Evren fist performed at the 5th Annual Gourd Art Festival when he was 8 years old.

Evren will be on hand after performing to autograph CDs (be sure to get his latest, award-winning album, "Alluvia").

"Unbelievably fantastic. We had planned to spend a couple of hours and ended up spending the whole day! ...the work displayed in the [Competition] tents was amazing...a fabulous experience!" -Bobette J Campbell, La Crescenta, CA

(pictured left, gourd art by Carrie Dearing)

The Gourd Art Festival is set in one of the most beautiful locations under a grove of giant oak trees, sure to both relax and inspire you!

Ready to try your own hand at gourd crafting? Visit the Gourd Crafting Arena where adults and kids alike get to clean, carve, woodburn, stain, paint, and decorate their very own gourd creations!

If you're already a season gourd-er, you'll definitely want to stop by the Gourd Demo Booth and see what's new in the world of Gourd Art Products!

This is one event you'll enjoy so much, you'll want to come back again every year!

"Fantastic! I love to attend every year...I travel about 200 miles one way to attend and would not miss it!" -Sandra Heinig, California City, CA

"Awesome! Fun! Amazing what one can do with a gourd! -Peggy Betterworth, Fallbrook, CA

"I loved it! ...we have nothing like this out in Massachusetts! ...when I got to the raw gourd racks stretching as far as the eye could see, I was almost too overwhelmed...!" -L.E. Ashley, Lancster, MA

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For a complete photo review of the 2007 Gourd Art Festival click here!