Tamale Festival 2024 Yuma Az. Now in its 11th year, the somerton tamale festival is an annual food festival dedicated to the humble tamale and prospective college students. The somerton tamale festival is happening on saturday, december 21st, 2024.

“the somerton tamale festival is the woodstock of tamale events, with more than 30,000 people descending on the little border town southwest of yuma.” — arizona travel journalist roger. Hosted by the city and arizona state university’s el diablito alumni chapter, the event has been one of yuma county’s most popular for more than a decade!