The stages are set for the bands scheduled to perform during the City of Santa Clarita’s annual Cowboy Festival next month. 

Longtime festival favorites and thrilling newcomers highlight the performance schedule at the 27th Santa Clarita Cowboy Festival, which is scheduled to be held Saturday, April 22, and Sunday, April 23, in Old Town Newhall.

At this one-of-a-kind celebration of the City of Santa Clarita’s rich western heritage, Cowboy Festival attendees can see the best in country western, folk and bluegrass music across three stages, all for free.

General admission is free for the Santa Clarita Cowboy Festival, which is set to take over Main Street, between 8th Street and the Roundabout, in Old Town Newhall, according to officials. 

In addition to purchasing from cowboy cuisine and western wear vendors, and participating in activities such as archery, hatchet throwing and mechanical bull riding, attendees can enjoy live music and performances for no additional cost, according to officials. 

Performances are set to take place on the Roundabout Stage, 8th Street Stage and on the stage inside The MAIN, at 24266 Main Street from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on both days of the event, according to officials. 

Line dancing with the Bootscoot Bosses will also be held from 1 to 5 p.m. with lessons on the hour on a special line dance stage located at the corner of Main Market Streets, according to officials.

Additional special performances and tours that round out the 27th Santa Clarita Cowboy Festival, as well as Cowboy Festival VIP Experience packages, are also available and tickets are now on sale to the public. 

Tickets to these events, which begin on Friday, April 21, can be purchased on the Cowboy Festival’s website. 

The full stage schedule can be found below:

Roundabout Stage (Main Street at the Roundabout)

• West of Texas, from 10 a.m. to 10 a.m.
• Wild Earp & The OK Chorale, from 11:15 a.m. to 12 p.m.
• Water Tower, 12:30 p.m. to 1:15 p.m.
• Buck Ford, from 2 p.m.  to 3 p.m.
• Rachel Brooke, from 3:30 p.m. to 4:15 p.m.
• Brennen Leigh, from 5 p.m. to 6 p.m.

8th Street Stage (Main and 8th Streets

• Honey Buckets, from 11 a.m. to 11:45 a.m.
• Poi Rogers, from 12:15 p.m. to 1 p.m.
• Carin Mari, from 1:30 p.m. 2:15 p.m.
• Kathryn Legendre, from 3  p.m. to 4 p.m.
• TK & The Holy Know Nothings, from 4:45 p.m. to 5:45 p.m.

The MAIN Stage 

• Mike Fleming, 10:15 a.m.  to 11 a.m.
• Gary Allegretto, from 11:30 a.m.  to 12:15 p.m.
• Jon Chandler, from 12:45  to 1:30 p.m.
• Sourdough Slim, from 2  2:45 p.m.
• Kristyn Harris, 3:15 p.m. to 4 p.m.
• Dave Stamey, from 4:30 p.m. to 5:15 p.m.

For more details about the 2023 Santa Clarita Cowboy Festival, click here. 

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