Frogtown, USA…Thursday, May 14, 2026 – Kids Day! 🐸 Let Frogs Sing & Freedom Ring. 🎉 Kids 12 & under FREE all day! Parade Downtown Angels Camp at 10am! Today at the Calaveras County Fair is Kids Day with the theme “Let Frogs Sing & Freedom Ring – Be a Friend, not a Bully — Let Kindness Leap!” Kids 12 & under receive FREE admission all day, and the first 100 kids through the gates will receive a special gift.

The day is packed with family fun, beginning at 8:00 AM with livestock shows and the opening of the gates and box office. Guests can enjoy the Youth Parade, carnival rides, frog jumping competitions, pony rides, magic shows, scavenger hunts, live music, craft activities, and the popular Kids Pedal Tractor Pull throughout the day. Youth Stampede (Gymkhana) feel the arena at noon.

Evening highlights include the Crowning of the Calaveras Rodeo Queen at 7:30 PM, followed by the Fair Dedication honoring the Broglio Family at 7:45 PM. The night continues with the Friends of the Fair Gold Rush $1,000 Drawing and the highly anticipated Miss Calaveras Scholarship Pageant at 8:00 PM on the Main Stage.

All day attractions include The Mark Wilder Show, Sterling the Bubble Smith, the Old Engine Show, shopping, and plenty of fair food favorites for everyone to enjoy.

Thursday, May 14, 2026 – Kids Day
🐸 Let Frogs Sing & Freedom Ring
🎉 Kids 12 & under FREE all day!
🎁 First 100 kids get a special gift!
Tentative Schedule
🌅 Morning Kick-Off
8:00 AM
🎟 Gates & Box Office Open
🐷 Swine Show – Swine Ring
🐑 Sheep Show, followed by Goat Show – Tower Pavilion
9:00 AM
🐓 Poultry Show – Poultry Barn (Ag’s our Bag Lawn)
🎉 Fair Fun Begins
10:00 AM
🎈 Youth Parade – Downtown Angels Camp
🛍 Buildings & Booths Open
🎩 Magic Bean Magic Show – Timber Town
🐴 Pony Rides – Ag’s our Bag Lawn
🎨 Professional Art Show – Frogeteria
🕵 History Hop Scavenger Hunt – Tom Sawyer Hall (All Day)
📖 Book Mobile – Tom Sawyer Hall
📚 Dolly Pardon’s Imagination Library – Kiddie Carnival
👕 Frogtown Merchandise Booth Opens – Near Front Gate
🐸 Frog Jumping Events
10:30 AM – 3:30 PM – Frog Jump Entry Booth Open – Main Stage
11:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Fun Jump – Rosie the Ribiter Stage
Competitive Frog Jumping – Main Stage
😴 Frogs on Break (No Jumping!) – 1:30 PM – 2:00 PM
🎶 Late Morning Fun
10:30 AM
🥧 Daily Baking Contest (Apple Pie) – Tom Sawyer Hall
11:00 AM
🎸 Coventry & Kaluza – Lawn Stage
🚜 Kids Pedal Tractor Pull – Front Lawn
🎭 Craft Time – Tom Sawyer Hall
🪄Jeff Martin’s Magic Science Show – Wine Pavilion (South Entrance)
🎶 Tom & Becky, followed by Salsa Duo – Tom Sawyer Hall Stage
🎠 Midday Magic
12:00 PM
✍ FREE Caricatures! (12:00 PM – 3:00 PM) Near Carnival Entrance
🎡 Carnival Opens
🐸 Frog Spa Tours – Under Main Stage
👑 Miss Calaveras Agriculture Pageant – Lawn Stage
💃 Tom & Becky, followed by Salsa Duo – Tom Sawyer Hall Stage
🤹 Cutest Show on Earth – Timber Town
🐴 Youth Stampede, followed by Youth Ranch Penning – Frogtown Arena
🎢 Early Afternoon Adventures
1:00 PM
🐰 Cavy Show, followed by Mini Member Rabbit Show – Rabbit Barn
🚜 Kids Pedal Tractor Pull – Front Lawn
🎵 Molly’s Musical Adventure – Tom Sawyer Hall
🧩 Puzzle Time – Tom Sawyer Hall
🪄Jeff Martin’s Magic Science Show – Wine Pavilion (South Entrance)
1:30 PM
🎪 Cutest Show on Earth – Timber Town
2:00 PM
🌺 Hula Hoop & Steer Roping Contest – Tom Sawyer Hall
🤠 Legends of the Pioneers – Front Lawn
🎩 Magic Bean Magic Show – Timber Town
📖 Tom & Becky, followed Salsa Duo – Tom Sawyer Hall Stage
🍭 Afternoon Highlights
3:00 PM
🎸 Coventry & Kaluza – Lawn Stage
🚜 Kids Pedal Tractor Pull – Front Lawn
🎶 Molly’s Musical Adventure – Tom Sawyer Hall Stage
🥧 Pie Eating Contest – Tom Sawyer Hall
🎤 Walt Hoyt – Ranch House
🪄Jeff Martin’s Magic Science Show – Wine Pavilion (South Entrance)
4:00 PM
👑 Rodeo Queen Competition – Ranch House
🎪 Cutest Show on Earth – Timber Town
🤠 Legends of the Pioneers – Lawn Stage
📖 Tom & Becky, followed by Salsa Duo – Tom Sawyer Hall Stage
🌆 Evening Entertainment
5:00 PM
🎸 Coventry & Kaluza – Lawn Stage
🎨 Craft Time – Tom Sawyer Hall
🎩 Magic Bean Magic Show – Timber Town
🎤 Michelle Lambert – Ranch House
🎶 Molly’s Musical Adventure – Tom Sawyer Hall Stage
6:00 PM
🚜 Kids Pedal Tractor Pull – Front Lawn
6:30 PM
🐮 Livestock Costume Contest – Swine Ring
✨Nighttime Events
7:30 PM
👑 Crowning of the Calaveras Rodeo Queen – Main Stage
7:45 PM
🎉 Fair Dedication (Broglio Family) – Main Stage
8:00 PM
💰 Friends of the Fair – Gold Rush $1,000 Drawing – Main Stage, followed by:
👑 Miss Calaveras Scholarship Pageant – Main Stage
🌙 Closing Time
10:30 PM
🍻 Adult Beverage Booths Close
11:00 PM
🕚 Grounds Close
All Day Attractions
🤹 The Mark Wilder Show
🫧Sterling the Bubble Smith
🛤 Old Engine Show
🌭 Fair Food
🛍 Shopping