Category Archives: Competitions

Burney Basin Days

Burney Basin

Held in the hills above Redding in the mountain town of Burney. The impressive volcanic Lassen forests, with small town events like Burney Basin Days draws tourists from near & far.

Parade, fireworks, craft fair, breakfast and lunch, car show, bed races, horseshoe throwing competition and a cornhole tournament. Plenty of great camping all around this location. The few local motels fill up fast during summer months.

Annual event; July

530-335-2111

BURNEY CA

burneychamber.com

Chamber members display 2017 Burney Basin Days TiShirts

Burney Falls
Burney Falls is a popular California State Park.

Kinetic Sculpture Race

Friendly Giraffe

Kinetic Grand Championship

since 1969

Ferndale to Arcata – 50 mile route
Humboldt County, California

Kinetic Sculpture Race is an organized contest of human-powered amphibious all-terrain works of art. The original cross country event, the World Championship Great Arcata To Ferndale Cross Country Kinetic Sculpture Race

Also called the “Triathlon of the Art World” because art and engineering are combined with physical endurance during a three-day cross country race that includes sand, mud, pavement, a bay crossing, a river crossing and major hills.

Annual event: May
Memorial Day weekend

Arcata, CA
Ferndale, CA

kineticgrandchampionship.com

Kinetic Sculpture Race - And They're Off

California State Fair

Sac Fair

State Fair of California
Sacramento Fair

Cal Expo & State Fair

For over 165 years, the California State Fair has showcased the progress and advancements of agricultural industry. 17-day event with carnival rides & games, numerous exhibits, livestock, plus local wines, cheeses, craft beers, cannabis, olive oils, and fine arts.

1600 Exposition Blvd
Sacramento, CA 95815-5199
916-263-3000

Annual event; July
Sacramento CA

calexpostatefair.com

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In 1854 the first California State Fair was held in San Francisco.

Travel was a hardship for many in those days so organizers arranged for the Fair to move locations each year. Sacramento, San Jose, Stockton, and Marysville hosted the Fair for the subsequent four years. Pioneer residents quickly recognized tremendous riches in the fertile soil and so California’s number one industry, agriculture, was born. The Fair was the yearly source of entertainment and education for early settlers, drawing huge crowds of as many as 15,000 on a single day.

When the Fair returned to Sacramento in 1859, a decision was made to find a permanent home. Sacramento was a bustling city with more than 2,500 buildings and a newly installed water system using two and a half miles of pipe. Six square blocks between E and H Streets from 20th to 22nd Streets were bought with monies raised through a special election and contributions from local citizens. This site was called Capitol Park. One aspect of those early Fairs that deserves special mention is the significance of the horse.

sacramento fair

Los Angeles County Fair

The Fun Starts Here

LA County Fair

Los Angeles County Fair is held several miles from downtown LA; at the Pomona Fairgrounds (off Interstate 10). Concerts, carnival rides & games, exhibits, horse shows, home & garden shows, arts & crafts. Big event for the county of Los Angeles.

NOTE 2022:
The LA Fair has permanently moved to the month of May

Annual event; May
909-623-3111

Los Angeles CA

lacountyfair.com

Tulare County Fair

Tulare County

Tulare Fair

Tulare is located in the California Central Valley (the “bread basket”) – so summers can still be quite warm, or should we say HOT, even in September.

Big county fair for this farming region. Agriculture shows, auctions, destruction derby, exhibits, competitions, 4H livestock, parade, rodeo, tractor pull and much more. Don’t miss the delicious Dutch Oven Peach Cobbler Cook-Off and the Tri-Tip Cook-Off. Carnival rides and carnival games too.

Annual event; September

Tulare County Fair Assoc.
620 South K St.
Tulare, CA 93274
559-686-4707

tcfair.org

 

farris wheel

US Open of Surfing

2010 US Open of Surfing

US Open

Surfing Huntington Beach

Huntington Beach host the annual surfing contest. Top surfers from around the world, a mix of action sports superstars of skate, BMX and freestyle motocross, as well as top musical talent – all combined in a festival atmosphere for a week-long youth cultural experience that will thrill and excite hundreds of thousands of spectators in beautiful Huntington Beach.

Annual event; July

HUNTINGTON BEACH CA

usopenofsurfing.com

US Surf Open '12

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Hurley US Open of Surfing

Ocean Festival

San Clemente Ocean Festival One-Mile Swim

The Greatest Show on Surf

The San Clemente Ocean Festival is a competition event for swimming & paddling on the Orange County coast. 45 years running!

  • Lifeguard Competitions
  • Surf Contest
  • Tandem Boogie Board Contest
  • 5K Beach Run/Walk
  • Open Ocean Paddle
  • Biathlon (1K Swim/5K Run)
  • One Mile Ocean Swim
  • Run-Swim-Run
  • SUP Sprint Races
  • Splash & Dash Relay

Annual event; July
949-440-6141

SAN CLEMENTE, CA

oceanfestival.org

 

San Clemente Ocean Festival 7.18.15 10

OC pier scene

Scarecrow Competition

2014 Big Bear Lake Village Scarecrow Festival winners

California Scarecrow Competition
Scarecrow & Pumpkin Fests

Sonoma 4H club may have started this event in the wine country town of Cloverdale, but now there are numerous locations holding scare crow related autumn festivals and contests. An amazing amount in fact!

Cannot find the Cloverdale event? Neither can we, so we’ve searched high and low to locate many more – all inside California. Go support the locals and enjoy a fun day of Scarecrows, food, music, games, arts and craft sales.

Annual event; October

Aptos, CA
Scarecrow Contest – aptoschamber.com/event

Arroyo Grande, CA
Harvest Festival – agharvestfestival.com

Auburn, CA
Harvest Festival – auburnrec.com

Benicia, CA
Scarecrow Contest- beniciamainstreet.org

Big Bear Lake, CA
Big Bear Village Scarecrow Festival –
bigbear.com

Cambria, CA
Scarecrow Festival – cambriascarecrows.com

Cost Mesa, CA
Scarecrow Festival – costamesaca.gov/scarecrow

Fallbrook, CA
Harvest Faire & Scarecrow Days fallbrookchamberofcommerce.org

Ripon, CA
Scarecrow Fest – riponchamber.org/scarecrow-fest

Ukiah, CA
Country PumpkinFest – facebook.com/UkiahCountryPumpkinFest

Valley Center, CA
Pumpkin Festival Craft Fair – batesnutfarm.biz

Winsor, CA
Pumpkin Jamboree – windsorfarmersmarket.com/calendar

Winters, CA
Scarecrow Fest – winterschamber.com/chamber-calendar

LOMBARDI RANCH

LOMBARDI RANCH

Reyes Adobe Days

Reyes Adobe Days: like the Harvest Festival but with 0% 'Lil Sebastian.

Agoura Hills – Reyes Adobe Days

Reyes Adobe Days is held in the City of Agoura Hills, California. Carshow, parade & 5k run. The parade starts at Forest Cove Lane and travels along Thousand Oaks Boulevard to the Reyes Adobe Historical Site.

Families can experience California culture, past and present, with free museum tours, a music stage, interactive historical demonstrations, children’s history scavenger hunt, horse competition, pony rides, inflatables and carnival games, Victorian games, beer garden and food vendors.

30400 Rainbow Crest Drive
(next to Reyes Adobe Park)
Agoura Hills, California

Annual event; October
818-597-7361

reyesadobedays.org

 

Arabian Horse

Mendocino County Fair

CountyFair 456-1

Mendocino County Fair & Apple Show

Northern California. Held at the Mendocino Fairgrounds, Boonville in Anderson Valley, California

Apple Tasting, Rodeos, Car Shows, sheep dogs, carnival games and rides, located in between wine country and the redwood coast.

Annual event: September

Boonville, CA
707-895-3011

mendocountyfair.com

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Scottish Games & Celtic Festival

World Pipe Instruments

Monterey Scot Games
Scottish Games and Celtic Festival

Celebrating 50+ years of traditional Scottish games, music & dancing. Highland dancers, Irish step dancers, pipe band competitions, British food & crafts, Scottish athletic competitions. This Monterey event is held on the beautiful grounds of the Hyatt Regency Monterey.

Celtic Concerts; Monterey County Celtic Week; Monterey Bay School of Piping & Drumming.

Annual event; July

MONTEREY CA

montereycelticfest.com