Best of The West Schedule of Events 2019

Friday, May 24th 2019

8:00 Gates Open

9:45 Train Rides Begin* (pricing not included)

10:00 Asistencia (Barn Tours) Begin 

10:00 Food and Beer Open

10:00 Blacksmith demos begin

10:30 Tractor Parade (Tractor Area)

12:00 Military Salute (Car & Train Area)

12:30 Military Parade

1:00 Grain Threshing, Hay Bailing, & Hay Booms

1:15 Last Call on Train

2:00 Earth Moving Demo (Tractor Area)

3:00 Plowing Demo (Tractor Area)

4:00 Earth Moving Equipment Parade

5:00 Gates Close

Saturday, May 25th 2019

8:00 Gates Open

9:45 Train Rides Begin (pricing not included)

10:00 Asistencia (Barn) Tours Begin (every hour)

10:00 Food and Beer Open

10:00 Blacksmith demo begins

10:30 Tractor Parade (Tractor Area)

12:00 Military Salute (Car & Train Area)

12:30 Military Parade

1:00 Grain Threshing, Hay Baling, & Hay Booms

2:00 Earth Moving Demo (Tractor Area)

2:30 Old West Train Special Feature (additional fee)

3:00 Plowing Demo (Tractor Area)

4:00 Earth Moving Equipment Parade

4:45 Last Call on Train

5:00 Gates Close

Sunday, May 26 2019

8:00 Gates Open

9:45 Train Rides Begin (pricing not included)

10:00 Asistencia (Barn) Tours Begin (every hour)

10:00 Food and Beer Open

10:00 Blacksmith demo begins

10:30 Tractor Parade (Tractor Area)

12:00 Military Salute (Car & Train Area)

12:30 Military Parade

1:00 Grain Threshing, Hay Baling, & Hay Booms

2:00 Earth Moving Demo (Tractor Area)

2:30 Old West Train Special Feature (additional fee)

3:00 Plowing Demo (Tractor Area)

4:00 Earth Moving Equipment Parade

4:45 Last Call on Train

5:00 Gates Close

 

*Trains leave every 60 min or so (come on, it’s an old train, she gets going when she gets goin’) from 9:45am – 4:00pm on Saturday and Sunday; except during the Military Salute; pricing is not included in ticket admission. Friday Train service is limited.

Tractor Area Food Court: Heavenly Hot Dogs, Choco’s Mexican Grill, Gypsy Flame Pizza, Mike’s Shaved Ice, LouLou Cheese Girl & Trailer

Barn Area Food Court: Farm Bureau Tri Tip, 4H Burgers and Corn, Templeton Drama Cotton Candy

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It’s Event Week! Lots of hustle and bustle around the Ranch getting ready for Best of the West 2018. We hope you’ll be joining us for a weekend full of equipment, tributes, food and fun. Tickets are available online or you can purchase them at the gate. See you there!

Tired of hoofin’ it all over the Ranch? (It gets old … believe me. I think I walked 12 miles in one day last year!) 777 Motorsports has golf carts to rent! The best part: they deliver them right to the Ranch!

For golf cart rentals, contact 777 Motorsports at (805) 466-7296. Ask for Travis.

Hello friends.

Did you know that Best of the West is 100% volunteer operated? It’s true! We’re not in this for the money (haha!) We do this because we LOVE big toys!

Interested in helping out? Great! Please contact Tara Tedeschi, our volunteer coordinator; ttedeschi@americanrivierabank.com

Cheers!

Coming in from out of town? The Holiday Inn Express in Atascadero is offering a special rate for Best of the West participants. The hotel offers hot breakfast, complimentary truck/trailer parking, and is an easy 10-minute drive from the Ranch. For more information, check out the “Local Lodging” page on the website.

Of course, there is plenty of room for RV or trailer camping, if you’d prefer to stay where the action is! (“Dry” camping only and campfires are prohibited.) To stay on the Ranch, please submit a registration form, found here.

(There are many other local accommodations within 10 or 15 minutes from the venue.)

Howdy Y’all!

Excited to announce that forms for:

• Exhibitors
• Vendors
• Camping registration
• Golf cart registration
• Dog registration

Are on the website and ready for submission. Check out the Participate! page.

We’re always looking to add to the show!

Interested in exhibiting? Here’s what we’re looking for:

• Tractors, implements and vintage articles utilized in farming, earthmoving, logging and general rural life. Dated 1970’s and older.
• Engines. We welcome steam or gas engines dating 1850 to 1950, including hit and miss engines and power units.
• “Classic” automobiles and motorcycles.
• Military vehicles, tanks, halftracks, jeeps, trucks, and any other tracked or wheeled type of vehicle used in the military of any country at any time.
• Horses and Mules. The “original tractor,” we love having animals with wagons, carts, plows, graders, etc.  (Please contact Wade Taylor of the Paso Robles Pioneer Day Committee if interested in bringing equine; 805-550-1078.)
• Trucks. This includes antique trucks, firetrucks, and trailers utilized in farming, ranching, construction, trucking or commerce of any type.
• Any other items and displays that are complementary to the above. Blacksmithing? early-American history reenactments? If in doubt, email us with a description and photo.