GOLD FEST | Experience El Dorado

Gold Fest combines the nostalgia of the Prairie Port Festival

with the fun of Frontier Western Days.

Experience El Dorado is keeping our hometown traditions alive

and adding more every year!

Mark your calendar for the fourth weekend in September. And set it for every year!

Gold Fest is full of family-friendly events Thursday through Saturday.

Keep scrolling to learn about all of the fun!

Gold Fest Schedule

Title	When	Location
Window Display Contest	Month of September	El Dorado
Chalk the Walk	Starts Monday morning	Downtown El Dorado
Medallion Hunt	Starts Monday morning, 9 a.m.	El Dorado
Train Depot Market	Thursday, Friday, Saturday, noon to 8 p.m.	El Dorado Train Depot
Book & Bake Sale	Wednesday through Saturday	Bradford Memorial Library
Miss El Dorado Pageant	Thursday evening, 6 p.m.	USD 490 Performing Arts Center
Paint Night	Friday evening, 6 p.m.	Butler County Community Building
Battle of the Praise Bands	Friday evening, 6 p.m.	District Stadium
Line Dance Lessons	Friday evening, 6:30 p.m.	El Dorado School of Performing Arts
Karaoke	Friday evening, 10 p.m.	Club Vaudeville
Dirt to Vert Youth BMX	Friday evening, 7 to 10:30 p.m.	Main 8 Dirt Waves
Grizzly Gold 5K & 1K	Saturday morning, 7:30 a.m.	BG Products Stadium
The Golden Pickle Pickleball Tournament	Saturday morning, 8 a.m.	North Main Tennis Courts
Bingo	Saturday morning, 11 a.m.	Frawg's Bar & Grill
Museum Crawl	Saturday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.	El Dorado Museums
Main Street Market	Saturday, noon to 8 p.m.	Downtown El Dorado
Food Court	Saturday, noon to 8 p.m.	Downtown El Dorado
Kids Zone	Saturday, noon to 8 p.m.	El Dorado Train Depot
Wiffle Ball Home Run Derby	Saturday afternoon, 12:30 p.m.	District Stadium
Community Performances	Saturday, 4-6 p.m.	District Stadium
Fun Zone	Saturday, noon to 8 p.m.	Downtown El Dorado
Street Dance	Saturday, 7 p.m.	Downtown El Dorado