Rolling Hills Estates 61st Annual City Celebration!
The 61st Annual Rolling Hills Estates City Celebration will be held on Saturday, September 15, 2018, from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. at Empty Saddle Club. This is an old fashioned celebration where Palos Verdes homes owners can enjoy activities all day such as equestrian events, hay wagon rides, pony rides, a petting zoo, watermelon eating contest, horse shoe and corn bag toss competitions, dunk tank, water balloon toss, hay jumping and corn kernel pit. Some of the equestrian activities will include horsemanship events & trail obstacle course, the Lomita Sheriff Posse Color Guard, as well as a performance by the Junior Drill Team.
If you want to try your luck in the 27th Annual Poker Ride, you can join for $10 per hand as a card playing carriage driver or horseback rider. Non-riders who wish to participate can purchase tickets and have a riding friend carry them. Players can register for a one-hour ride between 8:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. For more information call (310) 377-1577.
Of course during the day there will be many opportunities to enjoy your favorite foods with a variety of mobile food vendors, beer garden and beverage drink areas. On stage will be a Mayor’s Welcome and a variety of acts including a Wild Animal Show, Comedy Juggler Act, and more.
The Music Festival will take place from 1:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. and there is a $15 fee. The music lineup will be posted in the next few weeks and will contain a genre of music for all to enjoy. Beer and wine will be available from 12:00 noon to 7:00 p.m. from different local breweries. Tickets can be purchased at the site.
Empty Saddle Club is located at 35 Empty Saddle Road, Rolling Hills Estates. For more information call Andy Clark, community services director, at (310) 377-1577, ext. 109, or go to www.ci.rolling-hills-estates.ca.us.
To read a prior article on the Rolling Hills Estates City Celebration click here.
Photo courtesy of the City of Rolling Hills Estates
