Jumping Frog Jubilee / Calaveras County Fair

Name: Jumping Frog Jubilee / Calaveras County Fair
Start: 2027-05-13
End: 2027-05-16
Location: Calaveras County Fairgrounds

Angels Camp, CA · Quirky

When: May 13–16, 2027
Where: Calaveras County Fairgrounds · Angels Camp · CA
Cost: Not confirmed
Status: Approximate: based on past editions, not announced yet

A county fair built around Mark Twain's story The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County, with a frog jumping contest that has run since 1928. Held at the Calaveras County Fairgrounds in Angels Camp, it is one of California's best known odd traditions.

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