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Valley Center Western Days
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Valley Center Western Days is a community involved festival in Valley Center, northern San Diego County, California. The event is produced annually by many local non-profit organizations, and is run by volunteers. Events Each year over Memorial Day weekend, the celebration starts Friday night with the Honorary Mayors race and a Friday night Rodeo by the Valley Center Stampede Rodeo. Saturday morning starts off with the Rotary Club of Valley Center pancake breakfast, then the community parade through town. The Valley Center Community Center offers a rodeo, entertainment, vendors, exhibits, and food. For the weeks leading up to the event, local organizations put on western-themed events and fundraisers. History and traditions The event known today as Valley Center Western Days has its origin in 1950 when the community staged a County Fair. Here is a chronology of the event and its various names as they appear in the Western Days archive at the Valley Center Historical Society. 1950-1960 Valley Center Country Fair 1961 name change: Western Week 1963-1965 Western Days name is used for some events during Western Week 1966 name change: Western Days Country Festival 1967 name change: Country Fair 1968 name change: Western Days 1970 The first parade was held 1971 First grand marshal In 1980, the current name of Valley Center Western Days was adopted In 2002, the Valley Center Rodeo was added In 2012, Western Days was the main event for the community Sesquicentennial celebration See Also
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