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
Columbia State Historic Park | 10:00 am - 4:00 pm
May Baby Chat
Tuolumne County Public Health Department | 10:30 am - 11:30 am
Leave No Trace Spotlight: Trivia Night
Bear Tent Brewing | 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Yosemite Rivers Alliance Mailing Address | 8:00 am - 2:00 pm
Leave No Trace Spotlight: Wildflower Hike with Tom Hofstra
Summit Ranger Station | 9:00 am - 1:00 pm
Grand Opening of the MACT Internal Medicine and Optometry clinic
MACT Internal Medicine and Optometry clinic | 11:00 am - 2:00 pm
