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 The kids love Rodeo week because there are many attractions for them.
All week long, old-fashioned street games include apple bobbing, stick
horse races, egg toss, penny scramble and other contests. These
downtown games draw a crowd every evening. The local firemen compete in
a muster and everyone gets wet that night.
The Redwood Village Shopping Center puts on shows and holds games and
contests for the kids also, including a greased pole climb. The fire
trucks are on display and the kids get to hold a fire hose and act like
firemen, and the firemen get to hold a fire hose and act like kids.
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carnival with its rides and its midway is set up in Rohner Park and
operates for several days. The rodeo festival attracts a large crowd and
even the local radio stations join in the event. The Teen and Junior
Dances are on Friday night, and the Rodeo Ball on Saturday night is the
biggest dance of the year.
The weekend following the rodeo brings the three-day
Fortuna Redwood AutoXpo.
Antique cars and hot rods fill the streets of Fortuna. With this much
going on, careful planning is a must. People plan their vacations,
weddings, reunions and visits around Rodeo Week and AutoXpo. The whole
town gets involved with merchants trying to outdo each other with window
paintings and displays. Banners and flags wave in the breeze. And the
day after it's over, the planning starts for even bigger and better
shows for next year!
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