Mother Lode Fairgrounds

Mother Lode Fairgrounds Welcome to the Mother Lode Fair, RV Park & Event Center - home of The Hottest Little Fair in California and Mountain Misery Brewfest!

Welcome to the Mother Lode Fairgrounds - home of The Hottest Little Fair in California! We are a year-round event venue. We offer RV spaces (first come first serve) with beautifully landscaped grounds, electric, water, and sewer hook ups, a dump station, and restrooms/showers. Our buildings and grounds are available to rent for your next event!

The Junebugs are bringing the music all four days! 🎶🔥Get ready for a sound that is high-energy, genre-bending, toe-tappi...
06/23/2026

The Junebugs are bringing the music all four days! 🎶🔥

Get ready for a sound that is high-energy, genre-bending, toe-tapping, and totally Fair-worthy. The Junebugs blend pop, rock, folk, Americana, vocal harmony, and a little Pacific Northwest flavor into a show that has something for everybody.

From Tom Petty to TLC to Lorde, this dynamic trio knows how to take familiar favorites and make them their own — then mix in original tunes with dreamy harmonies, fiery banjo lines, and the kind of energy that makes you want to kick up your heels.

Catch The Junebugs on the Sierra Stage all four days of the Mother Lode Fair and make live music part of your Fair tradition!

P.S. We loved them in Reno… and we know you’re going to love them in Sonora! 🎶👏

🎟️ Get your Advance Purchase Fair tickets now at motherlodefair.org
📍 Mother Lode Fair | Sonora, CA
July 2–5, 2026
The Hottest Little Fair in California

Get in early and save! 🎟️☀️Every day of the Mother Lode Fair, admission is just $10 for everybody before 1 PM at the gat...
06/23/2026

Get in early and save! 🎟️☀️

Every day of the Mother Lode Fair, admission is just $10 for everybody before 1 PM at the gate. That means more Fair fun, more food, more exhibits, more livestock, more entertainment — and a little more money left for the day ahead.

Come early, explore the grounds, check out the exhibits, visit the barns, grab something delicious… and then get ready, because the carnival starts spinning at 1 PM! 🎡

🎟️ $10 admission before 1 PM daily
🎡 Carnival opens at 1 PM
📍 Mother Lode Fair | Sonora, CA
July 2–5, 2026
The Hottest Little Fair in California

Get ready to join the Jamboree! 🥁🎶W***y’s Washboard Jamboree is rolling through the Mother Lode Fairgrounds with rhythm,...
06/23/2026

Get ready to join the Jamboree! 🥁🎶

W***y’s Washboard Jamboree is rolling through the Mother Lode Fairgrounds with rhythm, energy, laughter, and a whole lot of hands-on fun. Often described as the “Pied Piper” of rhythm, Washboard W***y brings an over-the-top, interactive show that gets fairgoers of all ages clapping, tapping, playing, and smiling.

With his Interactive Rhythm Playground, W***y hands out rubboards, drums, and handheld rhythm instruments so the audience doesn’t just watch the show — they become part of the band! As he strolls through the Fairgrounds, his music, spontaneity, and big personality are sure to capture imaginations and create those unforgettable Fair moments around every corner.

Catch W***y’s Washboard Jamboree during four days of Heritage, Honor & Hometown Fun!

🎟️ Get your Advance Purchase Fair tickets now at motherlodefair.org
📍 Mother Lode Fair | Sonora, CA
July 2–5, 2026
The Hottest Little Fair in California

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Come hungry… because Fair Food is bringing the flavor! 🍔🌮🍕🍦🔥The 2026 Mother Lode Fair is serving up the classics, the cr...
06/22/2026

Come hungry… because Fair Food is bringing the flavor! 🍔🌮🍕🍦🔥

The 2026 Mother Lode Fair is serving up the classics, the cravings, and the can’t-wait-to-try-that favorites all across the Fairgrounds. We’re talking corn dogs, cheese on a stick, funnel cakes, roasted corn, lemonade, soft serve, pizza, burgers, BBQ, tacos, quesabirria, gyros, Philly cheesesteaks, shrimp po’ boys, fish & chips, fried pickles, loaded fries, mac & cheese bowls, grilled cheese, smoothies, slushees and so much more.

Whether you’re making a beeline for your once-a-year Fair favorite, sharing snacks with the family, hunting down something new, or planning your whole day around what you’re going to eat next — this is your sign to bring your appetite and get ready for four delicious days of Heritage, Honor & Hometown Fun!

Because let’s be honest… it’s not Fair time until somebody says, “Okay, what are we eating first?”

🎟️ Get your Advance Purchase Fair tickets now at motherlodefair.org
📍 Mother Lode Fair | Sonora, CA
July 2–5, 2026
The Hottest Little Fair in California

Saddle up for Slim & Curly! 🤠🐴There’s nothing like a little old-fashioned cowboy fun at the Mother Lode Fair, and Slim &...
06/22/2026

Saddle up for Slim & Curly! 🤠🐴

There’s nothing like a little old-fashioned cowboy fun at the Mother Lode Fair, and Slim & Curly are bringing the western heritage, the laughs, and the kind of fairgrounds antics you just have to see for yourself.

Catch them wandering the Fairgrounds, riding their ponies, cracking jokes, making memories, and adding that classic cowboy charm to four days of Heritage, Honor & Hometown Fun. Whether you spot them in the barns, out by the grounds, or somewhere in between, Slim & Curly are sure to bring smiles, surprises, and a whole lot of Fair fun wherever they go.

Keep your eyes open — these cowboys are on the move!

🎟️ Get your Advance Purchase Fair tickets now at motherlodefair.org
📍 Mother Lode Fair | Sonora, CA
July 2–5, 2026
The Hottest Little Fair in California

Get ready to meet Rebecca “Fireplug”! 🎪✨Rebecca brings a one-of-a-kind personality, a whole lot of heart, and nearly 20 ...
06/22/2026

Get ready to meet Rebecca “Fireplug”! 🎪✨

Rebecca brings a one-of-a-kind personality, a whole lot of heart, and nearly 20 years of live event and fair entertainment experience to the Mother Lode Fairgrounds. With her background in global social circus, social work, play therapy, and community-centered entertainment, she creates fun, inclusive, feel-good moments for guests of all ages.

From little ones to longtime fairgoers, Rebecca has a special way of connecting with people, sparking smiles, and bringing joy wherever she goes. Keep your eyes open as she wanders the Fairgrounds — because some of the best Fair memories happen when you least expect them!

🎟️ Get your Advance Purchase Fair tickets now at motherlodefair.org
📍 Mother Lode Fair | Sonora, CA
July 2–5, 2026
The Hottest Little Fair in California

This one’s for our Veterans 🇺🇸We’re proud to honor the Veterans who have served our country and helped shape the heart o...
06/21/2026

This one’s for our Veterans 🇺🇸

We’re proud to honor the Veterans who have served our country and helped shape the heart of our community.

Veterans with ID get into the Mother Lode Fair FREE on Friday and Saturday as part of Veterans Days at the Fair. Join us Friday morning as a Veterans Color Guard opens the Fair, then head over to the Creekside Building for Honoring Hometown Heroes in Celebration of America’s 250th Anniversary, sponsored by Mozingo Construction and presented in cooperation with the Tuolumne County Veterans Museum.

This special exhibit will be open every day of the Fair, featuring local Veterans, their stories, and the history of service woven throughout Tuolumne County. Meet Veterans, read and hear their stories, and help us say thank you in a big way during four days of Heritage, Honor & Hometown Fun.

🇺🇸 Veterans with ID: Free Friday & Saturday
📍 Creekside Building
🎟️ Advance Purchase tickets: motherlodefair.org
July 2–5, 2026 | Mother Lode Fair | Sonora, CA
The Hottest Little Fair in California

06/21/2026

All Livestock Coop-In/Load-In Schedules have been posted in the Exhibitor Information Group and on the Fair website. Please make sure you read the Weigh-In Instructions and download the revised Medication Declaration form from the website.

Turn it up, Mother Lode Fair fans! DJ Rick is back and ready to bring the soundtrack to four days of fair fun! 🎶Rick Bat...
06/18/2026

Turn it up, Mother Lode Fair fans! DJ Rick is back and ready to bring the soundtrack to four days of fair fun! 🎶

Rick Batiste, also known as DJ Rick, will be spinning Old School, Classic Rock, and those feel-good favorites that make you want to sing along, dance a little, and soak up every bit of fairtime energy.

Come for the exhibits, the carnival, the livestock, the arena action — and stay for the music that keeps the fairgrounds moving!

Don’t forget — Advance Purchase fair tickets are on sale now, but not for long! Get yours before prices go up at the gate.

📅 July 2–5, 2026
📍 Mother Lode Fairgrounds, Sonora
🎟️ Get tickets at motherlodefair.org

Heritage, Honor & Hometown Fun
The Hottest Little Fair in California!

Address

220 Southgate Drive
Sonora, CA
95370

Opening Hours

Monday 9am - 3pm
Tuesday 9am - 3pm
Wednesday 9am - 3pm
Thursday 9am - 3pm
Friday 9am - 3pm

Telephone

+12095327428

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