The 2023 Fallon Cantaloupe Festival and Country Fair
3C Event Complex, 325 Sheckler Road in Fallon.
Friday Aug. 25 1 p.m.-midnight
Saturday Aug. 26 9 a.m.-midnight
Sunday Aug. 27 9 a.m.-5 p.m.
Ticket prices:
Single day adult festival admission
Online pre-sale $10
Gate purchase $12
Single day child (ages 4-10) festival admission
Online pre-sale $5
Gate purchase $7
Weekend pass adult festival admission
Online pre-sale $15
Gate purchase $17
Single day child (ages 4-10) festival admission
Online pre-sale $7.50
Gate purchase $9
Concert tickets
Online pre-sale $25
Gate purchase $35
Concert bundle pass $40
Tickets: https://aftontickets.com/falloncantaloupefestival
Children 3 and under are free
A service fee will be applied to all ticket purchases.
Carnival Rides (Schoeppner Shows)
3C Event Complex, adjacent to the Grandstands and the Indoor Arena
Friday 4-10 p.m.
Saturday 1-10 p.m.
Sunday noon-5 p.m.
Ticket books are $25 for 24 tickets through the website: https://aftontickets.com/falloncantaloupefestival
Tickets purchased at the festival are $2 each
Unlimited ride wristband Friday $40
Unlimited ride wristband Saturday $60
Volunteers are needed! Sign up at https://www.falloncantaloupefestival.com/volunteer
Some festival highlights:
Activities
4-H Agricultural displays and petting zoo
3C Event Complex, Festival grounds next to the Farmer’s Market
All weekend
Country Fair Entries
3C Event Complex, Barrel House (Multipurpose Building)
All weekend
Discovering Science activity area
3C Event Complex, Festival grounds north of the Hay Palace Stage & Pavilion
All weekend
Farmer’s Market
3C Event Complex, Festival grounds near the Dry Gulch Saloon
All weekend
Free PiYo Class with No Filter Fitness
Rafter 3C Indoor Arena
Sunday Aug. 27 at 9:30 a.m.
Reserve a spot at no-filter-fitness.com
Competitions
Cantaloupe Canter 5K
Churchill County Aquatic Center (indoor pool) 333 Sheckler Road
Saturday
Registration 8 a.m.
Race 9 a.m.
Car Show (for all pre-1980 makes and models)
Rafter 3C Indoor Arena Parking Lot
Saturday
Check-in begins at 8 a.m.
Register: https://www.falloncantaloupefestival.com/competitions
6th Annual Kent’s Cornhole Classic
Rafter 3C Indoor Arena
Saturday
Registration begins at 11:30 a.m.
A Competitive Division is available as well as a separate Backyard Division for beginning and backyard players.
Cutest Little Cowgirl/Cowboy contest (entries are full)
Rafter 3C Indoor Arena
Saturday 10 a.m.
Greased pig catch/Kiss the pig
3C Events Complex, Festival grounds
Sunday noon
Side-by-Side Barrel Racing competition (CANCELLED)
Performers
Auditory Sensations
3C Event Complex, Festival grounds, Hay Palace Stage & Pavilion
Friday 10 p.m.
Saturday 10 p.m.
Anabelle Lynn and The Desert Scrubs
3C Event Complex, Festival grounds, Hay Palace Stage & Pavilion
Friday 5 p.m.
Saturday noon
The Birdman - World Class Bird Show
3C Event Complex, Festival grounds north of the Hay Palace Stage & Pavilion
Friday 2:30 and 5:30 p.m.
Saturday 10 a.m., 1 and 4:30 p.m.
Sunday 11 a.m. and 3:30 p.m.
Facebook The Birdman - World Class Bird Show
The Coaches Band
3C Event Complex, Festival grounds, Hay Palace Stage & Pavilion
Saturday 9 a.m.
Gboze African Drummers
3C Event Complex, Festival grounds, Hay Palace Stage & Pavilion
Sunday 10 a.m.
Great Basin Eagle Dancers
3C Event Complex, Festival grounds, Hay Palace Stage & Pavilion
Sunday 9 a.m.
Lincoln Highway Band
3C Event Complex, Festival grounds, Hay Palace Stage & Pavilion
Friday 7 p.m.
Saturday 2:30 p.m.
Nuestra Herencia Mexicana Dancers
3C Event Complex, Festival grounds, Hay Palace Stage & Pavilion
Saturday 1:30 p.m.
Ned LeDoux with opener Patrice Luciano
Rafter 3C Indoor Arena
Saturday
Doors open at 7 p.m.
Show begins at 8 p.m.
Tickets: https://aftontickets.com/falloncantaloupefestival
Sam Malcolm Comedy Juggling
3C Event Complex, Festival grounds, Hay Palace Stage & Pavilion
Friday 9 p.m.
Saturday 4 p.m.
Sunday noon
Queensrÿche with opener Metallikitti
Rafter 3C Indoor Arena
Friday
Doors open at 5 p.m.
Show begins at 6 p.m.
Tickets: https://aftontickets.com/falloncantaloupefestival
Rodeo
California Cowboys Professional Rodeo Association (CCPRA) Rodeo
3C Event Outdoor Arena
Performance is Saturday at 6 p.m.
Slack is Sunday at 9 a.m.
More information: FallonCantaloupeFestival.com/Rodeo
Youth Rough Stock Event: Calf Riding, Steer Riding, Jr. Barrel Racing and Mutton Bustin’
3C Event Outdoor Arena
Check-in is Saturday at 7:30 a.m.
Event begins at 9 a.m.
Sign up: FallonCantaloupeFestival.com/Rodeo