Spend the 4th of July in the Old West
at the week-long Fourth of July celebration
known as Willits Frontier Days. This event
stars California’s oldest continuous rodeo,
which has run for over 90 years.
The rodeo and a full week of events draw
people from all over California and the world.
Willits Frontier Days was started by the
American Legion in 1926 with the intention
of raising money to build a hospital for the
town. In 1932 the reins were handed over to
the Willits Volunteer Fire Department, and
since 1950 it’s been run by the Willits Frontier
Days Association, a nonprofit organization of
businessmen and ranchers raising funds for
community projects.
The main event is the California
Cowboys Professional Rodeo Association
(CCPRA) Rodeo. This is rodeo at its finest,
featuring some of the finest cowboy talent in
California. It’s got the right stuff: bull riding,
bulldogging, bronc riding, steer wrestling,
barrel racing, team roping and more, plus all
the dust, sweat and excitement anyone could
want. Live professional rodeo is a spectator
sport like no other in America, and in Willits it’s clear the Old West is still alive and kicking. This is the real deal.
Centered around this semi-professional, top competition are a traditional rodeo parade, rodeo sweetheart competition,
junior rodeo, old-time carnival, classic western dance, cowboy barbecue and breakfast, a truck-pull, and a national
anthem singing contest. Get a hat (horses and six-shooters are optional) and come be a cowboy or cowgirl for a week!
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