What's coming up?
Pioneer Royalty Dinner
August 18th - Paso Robles Golf Club
Pioneer Ladies Luncheon
September 26th - Paso Robles Golf Club
Pioneer Day Kickoff
September 21st
"Frontier, Food & Fun!"
at the Paso Robles Event Center
Pioneer Ladies Tea
October 5th - Paso Robles Culinary Institute
Paso Robles Alumni Potluck Dinner
October 11th - Pioneer Museum
Pioneer Day Parade
October 12th
Best of the West
May 24-26th
Beer Fest
June 1st
Pioneer Royalty Dinner
August 18th - Paso Robles Golf Course
Pioneer Day Kick-off Party
September 21st, 2018
Join us for an elegant Pioneer Day Royalty Dinner to be held at the Paso Robles Golf Course. The Pioneer Day Committee will present the Marshal, Queen, Belle and their attendants for the 2018 Parade.
Proceeds from the kick-off help to pay for Pioneer Day and all of the Pioneer Day events, plus to maintain and restore the fine tractors, wagons and other equipment that belong to your Community.
The dinner will take place on Sunday, August 18th, from 5 pm - 8:30 pm.
To purchase tickets contact Shauna Davis via phone at 805-687-9934, or print out and mail in the reservation form from the links below.
The deadline to purchase tickets is August 5th.
Click here to view a flier with more information about the event including a detailed menu.
Click here to download and print a reservation form.
Tickets are $40 per person. Tickets will be available at the door (Paso Robles Event Center-Frontier Town), at the Paso Robles Main Street, and the Paso Robles Chamber of Commerce and Farm Supply. Food stations and Chuck-wagon cook-off Desserts, Silent Auction, Casino night, Wine, Beer, and cocktails served for a fee. Don't miss this great event. Come have fun and support Pioneer Day. Click here to view the event flier.
Pioneer Day
October 12th, 2019
Paso Robles Alumni Potluck Dinner
October 11th - Pioneer Museum
The annual Paso Robles Alumni Potluck dinner will be held on October 11th, at 5pm. It will take place at the Pioneer Museum.
And the best part? It's FREE!
In addition to the parade there are numerous family oriented events taking place throughout the day. For a detailed timeline, click the more button below.
Bring the entire familiy and enjoy viewing running antique tractors, horse-drawn wagons, marching bands, mounted equestrian groups, dancers, floats, fire engines, vintage cars and more. You will see it all at the 2019 Pioneer Day Parade.
Firestone Walker Invitational Beer Fest
June 1st, 2019
The Firestone Walker Invitational Beer Fest is an epic yet intimate gathering of 50+ leading brewers from around the nation and world, celebrating craft beer in our hometown Paso Robles.
Join us for our 8th Invitational, held once again at the Paso Robles Event Center.
Smooth Puss Badge
The Smooth Puss badge has been a long Pioneer Day tradition. The income from the sale of badges has helped to support Pioneer Day activities for many, many years.
In the early days most of the area's farmers, cowboys and ranchers wore beards. In contrast the merchants in town were generally clean shaven. The merchants chose to let their facial hair grow during the month before Pioneer Day as a token of respect, and to show camaraderie with the farmers and ranchers. If for some reason those watching along the parade route chose not to participate, they could purchase a "Smooth Puss" badge and be exempt from the penalties.
During the day of the parade a wagon known as the "Hoosegow" would wander the parade route searching for men who were clean shaven and were not wearing a "Smooth Puss" badge. If caught, you would be immediately locked up in the "Hoosegow", paraded around the route, and after the parade taken to the City Park and dunked in a horse trough.
Today this tradition still exists, less the dunking in the horse trough; but one still could be locked up
in the "Hoosegow" and paraded around for having a "Smooth Puss" and not wearing a badge.
Today the Pioneer Day Committee has badges for both men and women. The price for the badge
has remained the same for nearly 30 years, and is still only $1. Smooth Puss badges can be purchased
along the parade route, from Pioneer Day Committee Members, and from the Paso Robles Main Street
Office at 835 12th Street "D" on "Norma's Way" (behind the building).
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We need volunteers!
Did you know that nearly 500 volunteers are involved to ensure a safe and smooth operation of the Parade, Tractor, Wagon, Gymkhana, Park and Pioneer Museum activities related to Pioneer Day every year? We could use your help. Contact Mark Perry at 431-2891 to find out how you can get involved.