What the heck is the Silverado Country Fair?
Well, just miles from the inner city life of Orange County, lies the little ‘ole town of Silverado Canyon! This country town of less than 1,500 residents was once inhabited by the Acjachemen (Juaneno) Native American Tribe, then later home of the 1800’s Bluelight silver boom and early settler folk.
In 1969 rainstorms flooded Silverado and Modjeska canyons and many homes were washed away. Six people were killed when the Silverado Fire Station was hit by mudslides. The Silverado Country Fair debuted in 1970 as a way to help bring the community together after disasters and fundraise for families. This tradition is continuing into it's 47th year!
The 48th Annual Silverado Country Fair and Folk Festival October 13th-14th, 2018, is gonna’ be the best family event of the season and will explore the wonders of the area’s Old West rustic culture, great live music, tasty food, handmade arts and crafts, 1800’s period activities, children’s pumpkin patch, Steampunk costume contest, games and silly ‘ole timey’ contests, all nestled under the Oak trees below Orange County’s famous Saddleback Mountain.
The event kicks off at 9:00 am Saturday morning with the 48th annual “Unparade” lead by the notorious wagon driven Silverado Outlaws! Western horseback riders, Acjachemen tribe, scouts, dancers and classic cars will be paradin’ past homes and businesses along Silverado Canyon Road to the "fairgrounds." Don’t miss the live action robbery and gunfight at the Silverado Café and Canyon Market area! (Don’t worry kids…the Outlaws promise to give back what they steal!) The 2018 UnParade Grand Marshalls (TBA) will most likely be the canyon's greatest philanthropists and hard working community volunteers. Give 'em a wave as they pass the market and country store, will ya?
Down at the "fairgrounds" the Silverado Country Fair opens at 10:00 am with live music, dancing, and gun ‘slingin’ fun! Local art & craft merchants will be showin’ their wares and families can experience making old ‘timey crafts of the 1800’s with Mountain Man Joel Robinson & family dressed in period garb. Spurs & Satin WILD WEST Re-enactors will be shootin' up the jointing silly skits while the fair's resident Blacksmith is demonstrating 'hot of the iron' old timey works. Hungrier visitors will love the “by golly tastiest and wholesomest’ country cookin’ ya ever ate” served all weekend.
Country, Western, Bluegrass, Folk & Blues bands will entertain throughout the weekend. 2017 fair entertainment highlights include Girl Scouts Ballet Folklorico, Acjachemen Storytellers, Canyon Creek Ramblers, Geoff Sarkissian, Shari Puorto Band, Amanda Richards and the Good Long Whiles, Road Kill Kings and special guests of the Sat Night Music fest & dance Party (TBA)! Sunday’s fair is jammin' with bluegrass, folk and country misc and concludes with a jam session from Hemppstring Orchestra and OC’s favorite Grateful Dead tribute band...CUBENSIS!
Date: Saturday & Sunday, October 13th-14th, 2018
Daytime Fair 10:00 am to 6:00 pm
Saturday Night Music Fest till' 10:00 pm
Sunday's fair 10am till' Dusk
Location: Silverado
Community Center
27641 Silverado Canyon Rd, Silverado, CA, 92676
Cost: Adult admission: $6/Kids 4-12 only $3, under 3 FREE!
Saturday
Night Music Fest & Dance Party is just $6 for everyone...what a steal of a deal!
* Proceeds from this event go to Silverado Canyon area community non profit organizations.
Check out our favorite fair videos from the past!
Music by the Mike Reilly Band, Sligo Rags, and the Sons of the Pioneers.
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