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Whiskey Flat Days
Kernville, CA · Quirky
- When
- February 12–15, 2027
- Where
- Downtown Kernville / Riverside Park · Kernville · CA
- Cost
- Not confirmed
- Status
- Approximate: based on past editions, not announced yet
This Old West-themed festival takes over the small Kern River town of Kernville every Presidents' Day weekend, named for the settlement's original 1860s mining-camp name. It features a parade, a rodeo, a chili cook-off, gunfight reenactments, and residents in period costume, and has run since the 1950s. It is a community-organised event rather than a tourist-bureau creation.
The history within reach
- Whiskey Flat Dayssame spot
This Old West-themed festival takes over the small Kern River town of Kernville every Presidents' Day weekend, named for the settlement's original 1860s mining-camp name.
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