California Travel Tips
Yippee ki-yay, It’s Cowboy Time in California!
Published on: March 20, 2018
Although Cowboy Season never actually ends in California, the festivals ramp up into high gear for the public to catch cowboy fever so they can call out in enthusiasm, yippee ki-yay (an expression of joy once popular in cowboy culture.)
One of the biggest, best showcases of Cowboy culture in California is the annual Santa Clarita Cowboy Festival in April. The four day event includes concerts, tours, trick roping, and some cowboy yodeling and joking. If you’re thinking of attending, get your boots on and get booking as many of the tours and concerts tend to sell out!
2018 Cowboy Festivals & Events
- OAKDALE: Cowboy Museum Cowgirl Luncheon April 11
- SANTA CLARITA: Santa Clarita Cowboy Festival April 19-22
- RED BLUFF: Red Bluff Round-Up April 20-22
- NORCO: Horse Week April 21-30
- PARADISE: Gold Nugget Days April 26-29
- INDIO: Stagecoach Music Festival April 27-29
- ELK GROVE: Elk Grove Western Festival May 4-6
- VACAVILLE: Country & Western Festival May 11-12
- BANNING: Wild West Festival May 19-20
- BISHOP: Bishop Mule Days May 22-27
- McKINLEYVILLE: McKinleyville Pony Express Days May 30-June 3
- PLACERVILLE: The Wagon Train Highway 50 Trek Nevada to California June 2-9
- YREKA: Gold Rush Days June 16
- MIDDLETOWN: Middletown Days Festival June 15-17
- NORCO: Day of the Cowboy July 28
- YUCAIPA: Old West Days August 3-5
- BANNING: Stagecoach Days September 7-9
- TEMECULA: Western Days September 15
- SUTTER CREEK: Sutter Creek Heritage Days September 22-23
- LONE PINE: Lone Pine Film Festival October 5-8
- VISALIA: Cowboy Roundup October 6
- MOORPARK: Western Weekend October 20-21
- DEATH VALLEY: Death Valley 49ers Encampment November 4-11
- LOOMIS: Annual Cowpoke Fall Cowboy Poetry and Music Gathering November 8-11
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