56+ years running, the Borrego Days Desert Festival is held in no other than, Borrego Springs California. Live music, food, arts & craft, car show & parade.
Annual event; October
760-767-5555
Oakdale hosts a large rodeo annually.
In 1954, the Oakdale Saddle Club held its first professional rodeo, keeping the name the Oakdale Clover Round-Up. By, 1957 the name of the rodeo officially changed to the Oakdale Rodeo.
Barrel Racing, Rodeo Dance, Oakdale Rodeo Parade on Saturday morning. The parade features, a grand marshal, horses, local businesses, bands, classic cars.
Oakdale Saddle Club Rodeo Grounds
1624 East F Street
Oakdale, CA 95361
209-847-4083
Annual event: April
4 day event
The oldest continually operating rodeo in California. US Highway 101 near the redwoods.
Annual event: June – July
3 weekends long, ending on July 4th
707-459-6330
Annual rodeo running 65+ years in the western foothills of the Sierra Nevada mountains. Held before the heat of summer, during the spring. Slogan is the “Biggest Little Rodeo in the West”
Annual event; April
Auburn is home to the Gold Country Fair every September. 4-day event w/ parade, pony rides, carnival rides & games, entertainment.
1273 High Street
Auburn, CA 95604
Annual event; September
530-823-4533
Eastern Sierra tradition dating back to 1969
Bishop California host the infamous Mule Days Celebration. Always Memorial Day weekend . Mules compete in events. Part mule show, part test of skills, and part Wild West. Thursday night concert, featuring Country Music stars, the longest running non-motorized parade on Saturday morning, Steer roping and penning, and the Packer’s Scramble.
Annual event; May
Memorial Day weekend
BISHOP CA
Salinas is home to the annual California Rodeo. Over 100 years on this event, a very popular family attraction in these parts. One of the top 20 professional rodeos in the United States and the largest rodeo show in California. Parade, concerts, horse show, motocross, carnival rides, games, food.
Annual event; July
Annual parade kicks off the Elks Lodge traditional rodeo – in the agricultural mecca of Santa Maria, on the California Central Coast. 79 years running!
Annual event; June
Hosted by Santa Maria Elks Lodge
805-925-4125
Where the traditions and lifestyles of the vaqueros blend with traditions and lifestyles of cowboys who worked there way west from Texas, Arizona and Nevada. Live music, concerts, great food, wine and beer.
Annual event: November
Monterey, CA
831-649-5080
Since 1921 Fortuna has hosted a week long rodeo in Northern California.
Annual event; July
FORTUNA CA