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.
2026 Schedule of Mother Lode Roundup Events
April 4
Kiddie Rodeo / Local Rodeo Signup
April 18
Great Steak Bar-B-Que / Gun Raffle at 4pm
April 22
Parade entries close at 5 pm
May 2
Queen Speeches / Horsemanship / Interviews at 8 am
May 6
Band Review, Dunlavy Field at 6 pm
May 7
Queen Coronation 4 pm at Black Oak Casino Resort, Calcutta at 6 pm
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
VFW Post 2600 | 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
EUREKA DAY
Murphys Creek Theatre | 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm
Medicine Bag Making
Tuolumne Me-Wuk Tribal TANF | 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Murphys Creek Theatre | 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm
Tuolumne Newcomers Dinner and Speaker
The Peppery Bar and Grill | 5:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Art Week
Tuolumne County Arts | All Day
Chicken Ranch Casino Resort | 11:00 am - 4:00 pm
Gold Rush Speaker's Series
Columbia College | 3:30 pm
Taco Thursday
Sonora Elks Lodge | 5:30 pm - 6:30 pm
Yosemite Rivers Alliance Mailing Address | 9:00 am - 4:00 pm
Bret Harte Floral Shop Spring Pop-up sale
Bret Harte High School | 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Aronos Barn Dance
Aronos Club | 5:30 pm - 8:30 pm
Main Street Columbia State Historic Park | 7:15 am - 9:45 am
Shred Fest 2026: Our Free Annual Shredding & E-Waste Recycling Event
Murphys Creek Theatre Parking Lot | 9:00 am - 12:00 pm
Jamestown Touch-A-Truck Event
Rocca Park | 11:00 am - 3:00 pm
