San Bernardino County Regional Parks and Apollo Silver Corp. are excited to celebrate the second annual California Days event at Calico Ghost Town over Presidents’ Day weekend on Feb. 18-19, 2023.
California Days celebrates early California history with a focus on California’s admission to the union as the nation’s 31st state on Sept. 9, 1850.
This family-friendly event will precede National California Day, which lands on February 22 every year and will celebrate the people and culture of early California by hosting family activities, gunfight shows and educational displays on the state’s Bear Flag, Pony Express Trail, and Butterfield Overland Trail.
Serving as a natural backdrop to the Old West, Calico will travel back in time with a beard and mustache contest, arts and crafts, games and contests for all ages, pony rides, stories from the Pony Express, and a Pony Express relay for kids under 11.
Eventgoers can enjoy our fair food lineup with goodies such as pretzels, lemonade, and tater tot creations, or for very hungry appetites, the Calico Restaurant, Old Miner’s Café and Lil’s Saloon will be open.
Mining event sponsors include the Apollo Silver Corp., Cal Portland Company, Mitsubishi Cement Corporation and Equinox Gold Castle Mountain Mine, and will be on-hand to provide educational mining information and displays. Local food franchise Raising Canes Chicken Fingers from Barstow will also be on-hand to provide prize giveaways to eventgoers.
Calico will be open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Prices are $10 per adult, $5 children ages 4-11, and 3 years and under are FREE.
For more details and a daily schedule of events, visit parks.sbcounty.gov/calico-california-days.
Calico Ghost Town offers full- and partial-camping at the park. Reservations may be booked directly online at https://www.sbcountyparks.com/. Cabins and bunkhouses are also available. Please call 800-862-2542 to reserve.
Calico Ghost Town is located off I-15 at Ghost Town Road in Yermo, just 10 miles north of Barstow. Visit www.calicotown.com for detailed information on Calico and upcoming events.
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