2024 Old-Fashioned Ballard Jamboree Image Gallery

Sunday, April 21st | 1pm to 5pm

Step back in time and enjoy old-fashioned family fun with the Ballard Jamboree - a bi-annual Santa Ynez Valley tradition at the historic Ballard School, established in 1882. Dress in 1800s attire for extra fun! The event offers a variety of activities for kids and adults alike, including carnival games, sack races, tug-of-war, a scrumptious BBQ lunch, live music, a pie baking contest, a vintage pop-up shop, a mercantile with old-fashioned toys for ticket redemption, a petting zoo, the largest game of musical chairs on the Central Coast, and much more!