Schedule of Events
The tradition of the Mother Lode Round-Up continues as a tribute to the Western heritage here in the Mother Lode. Saddle up for a week-long experience of Cowboy and Small Town tradition with thousands attending the Round-Up Parade through beautiful Downtown Sonora and the Rodeo at the Mother Lode Fairgrounds on Mother’s Day weekend.
April 4
Kiddie Rodeo / Local Rodeo Signup
TBA
Queen Speeches / Great Steak Bar B Que at 4pm
April 22
Parade entries close at 5 pm
May 6
Band Review, Dunlavy Field at 6pm
TBA
Queen Coronation at Black Oak Casino Resort
Saturday, May 9
Parade
10:00 AM
Downtown Sonora
Rodeo
2:00 PM
Mother Lode Fairgrounds
$22 Regular Admission, $20 Presale, $7.00 Child (7-12), Under 7 FREE
Sunday, May 10
Mothers Day Breakfast
8 AM – 11 AM
Mother Lode Fairgrounds
Admission $10.00 per person
Cowboy Church with Coy Huffman
10:00 AM
Grandstands
Mother Lode Fairgrounds
Rodeo
12:00 PM Kiddie Rodeo
2:00 PM Rodeo
Mother Lode Fairgrounds
$22 Regular Admission, $20 Presale, $7.00 Child (7-12), Under 7 FREE
Limited presale tickets available at participating local businesses or from Round-Up Queen Contestants.
Events
Calaveras Master Gardeners Demonstration Garden | 11:00 am - 4:00 pm
Off Highway Vehicle (OHV) Open House
Stanislaus National Forest Headquarters | 5:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Dodge Ridge Mountain Resort | 10:00 am - 3:00 pm
Special Feature 'Return to Palau'
Sonora Seventh Day Adventist Church | 6:30 pm
Calaveras County Animal Services | 10:00 am - 2:00 pm
League of Women Voters of the Mother Lode February meeting
Tuolumne County Library | 10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Open Garden Day - Fruit Tree Pruning
Demonstration Garden | 10:00 am - 1:00 pm
