In its 3rd year, this family fun event features games, vendors, activities, military demonstrations, and live music all day cannot be missed. So come on down with your family to take part in an old fashioned picnic with great food, friends and fun. Make sure to bring your own chairs, blankets and sunscreen to make this a whole day event!

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Enjoy great food, drinks and camaraderie as you bid in a live auction on the winning chili team that will compete the following day at the Chili Cook-off. The person who buys the winning chili team splits the pot of dough with the winning team and the Association! This is an adult event that helps fund the Old Miners’ Events. Come ready to eat, drink, bid, and be merry!

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This action packed event offers thrills and excitement for both attendees and contestants. This traditional loggers' competition will feature axe and tomahawk throwing, pole climbing (to as high as 60 feet), log sawing, and don't forget the very fun log rolling contests. With contestants likely to walk away wet or covered in sawdust, guests will have a grand time watching the death-defying competitions and even have chances to compete if desired. But let's not forget the numerous vendors, craftsmen, and food booths that will also be at the event. Kids even have their own competitions with nail hammering and seed spitting. The event is held in at the Bear Mountain Ski Resort in Moonridge. This family event should be on everyone's calendar as you go back in time to experience an authentic Logger's Jubilee in beautiful Big Bear Valley.

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Folks come from all over Southern California to Big Bear to participate in this contest, which draws anywhere from 70 to 90 contestants. It is a double elimination tournament and all participants get a t-shirt with their registration. If you are good at this sport be prepared to pitch horseshoes into the night as this contest has been known to extend into evening. The winner gets a trophy and sometimes a big head! But this adult event is very fun and usually a riot of laughs. All levels of experience welcome and signups take place the day of the event, or you can print a sign-up form here.

We are all about kids at this event! The children will participate in watermelon eating contests, gunny sack races, obstacle course, balloon toss, tug-of-war, and the Optimist Club's Junior Rodeo with stick-phony races, wheelbarrow races, barrel races and more. This is a kid’s event, but parents must be present at all times. No children can be left unattended. All contest and race signups will take place at the event.

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This is Big Bear's largest and most attended event of the year! Dating back to 1949, the Old Miners' Days Parade begins at Summit Blvd and travels west along Big Bear Blvd. to Lakeview Drive at the Bowling Barn. This colorful parade is filled with floats created by local organizations, businesses, and non-profits, drill teams, equestrian units, antique cars, and lots of marching bands. Trophies are awarded in many categories for best float design and best representation of theme. So come to this family event and set up the whole family along Big Bear Blvd. for this yearly Old Miners' Days celebration that won't disappoint! So bring the kids, coolers, umbrellas, and chairs out on August 5th to watch this year's spectacular Old Miners' Days Parade. Remember to plan ahead and setup early because Big Bear Blvd. closes to traffic from China Gardens to Paine Road starting at 11:00am and will re-open at 3:00pm. Detours are available, but expect delays.

And Finally . . . The Old Miner’s "Taste of Big Bear" Food Fair at the Bartlett Parking lot, directly following the parade, with live music, local restaurants offering samples of their specialties ($6 fee), and a Big Thank You to all the people who made the 2008 Old Miners' Days Events happen!

For more information on Old Miners’ Events, call the Old Miners' Hotline at (909) 584-4658