Welcome to the official Valley Center Western Days website – As part of the annual Valley Center Western Days community-wide celebration, we invite you to enjoy this family-friendly experience. The community of Valley Center welcomes you to our family-fun community event.
Note: The Guns & Hoses Chili cook-off and Car Show will take place later in the year.
Check out photos from 2026 here.
Established in 1950, Valley Center Western Days is the oldest annual event celebrating Valley Center’s western heritage by hosting and launching numerous community events over the decades, including the formation of a community rodeo in 2002.
NEWS: On Monday, January 19, 2026, the board of directors of the non-profit California Corp Valley Center Western Days, Inc. unanimously voted to dissolve the management organization. The remaining funds from the Valley Center Western Days account was donated to a separate group, the Valley Center Business Association.
To keep our community tradition going, the Valley Center Business Association has agreed to organize the 2026 Western Days Parade on Saturday, May 23 during Memorial Day weekend. There won’t be a festival a the Community Center, or across the street in 2026.
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