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Event Series: Calico California Days

Calico California Days

February 14 @ 9:00 am - 5:00 pm
An illustration of a miner with an pick ax standing on some small boulders on the right with the Calico Ghost Town logo on the left with the words California Days Annual Festival Celebrating Early California History, February 14-15, 2026, 9 AM to 5 PM.
Calico California Days is an annual family-friendly festival celebrating early California history and its silver mining past with Old West reenactments, gunfighter shows, live music, historical displays, contests (like beard/mustache and pie-eating), kids’ games (Pony Express relay, Dorsey’s Dog Delivery), and fair-style food. This event highlights California’s admission to the Union in 1850 and offers educational fun about the state’s heritage. 
What to Expect:
  • Entertainment: Gunfight shows, live music, storytelling.
  • Activities: Pony rides, beard/mustache contests, pie-eating contests, kids’ games.
  • History: Mining displays, Pony Express stories, reenactments.

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