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California Rodeo Salinas carnival returns Friday with rides, games and food
Updated: 2:45 PM PDT Jul 6, 2026
The California Rodeo Salinas Carnival will return Friday, offering 10 days of family fun.The carnival will be held from July 10 through Sunday, July 19, from 3 p.m. to 11 p.m. daily. It will take place at 295 Sun Way in Salinas.The carnival will feature rides, carnival games and fair food.Admission is $5, and unlimited-ride wristbands will be available for $35 during presale through July 9 and $40 at the gate beginning Friday.You can buy wristbands here. You can also purchase them in person at the Salinas Sports Complex ticket office, located at 1034 North Main St. in Salinas. The ticket office is open Monday through Friday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.Big Week will start Friday, with the kickoff concert headlined by Miranda Lambert set for Saturday.Big Week Bull Riding begins July 15, before the California Rodeo Salinas officially starts July 16.See more coverage of top Central Coast stories / Download our app / Subscribe to our morning newsletter / Find us on YouTube here and subscribe to our channel / Make KSBW a preferred news source in Google
SALINAS, Calif. —
The California Rodeo Salinas Carnival will return Friday, offering 10 days of family fun.
The carnival will be held from July 10 through Sunday, July 19, from 3 p.m. to 11 p.m. daily. It will take place at 295 Sun Way in Salinas.
The carnival will feature rides, carnival games and fair food.
Admission is $5, and unlimited-ride wristbands will be available for $35 during presale through July 9 and $40 at the gate beginning Friday.
You can buy wristbands here.
You can also purchase them in person at the Salinas Sports Complex ticket office, located at 1034 North Main St. in Salinas. The ticket office is open Monday through Friday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Big Week will start Friday, with the kickoff concert headlined by Miranda Lambert set for Saturday.
Big Week Bull Riding begins July 15, before the California Rodeo Salinas officially starts July 16.
See more coverage of top Central Coast stories / Download our app / Subscribe to our morning newsletter / Find us on YouTube here and subscribe to our channel / Make KSBW a preferred news source in Google