Big Hat Days

SAVE THE DATE:

86th Annual Big Hat Days
April 6 and 7, 2024 in Old Town Clovis
Saturday, April 6th, 9am-6pm &
Sunday, April 7th, 9am-5pm

The Clovis Chamber of Commerce kicks of Rodeo month the first weekend of April with their annual Big Hat Days event in Clovis, CA. Plans are underway for the Chamber to host a fun, safe, and special event each year.

BIG Hat Days, is the largest two-day festival in Central California. Over 140,000 visitors fill the streets of Old Town to enjoy hundreds of craft and food booths.

For eighty-six years, Big Hat Days has served as a community showcase and a tribute to our western heritage and small-town character. We look forward to continuing this tradition in 2024.

As we move closer to the date, we will continue to update our community on the event. We look forward to seeing our community in April.

Follow our Facebook for the latest information @BigHatDays

Vendor Information

Vendor Spaces Are Sold Out for 2024! Please visit our ClovisFest page to register for the next event.

Vendor pricing is determined by category, booth location and booth size. All vendors are required to follow the Policy and Guidelines which are included in the application. All vendors are required provide their own canopy, table and table cloth. Vendors are required to carry general liability insurance with minimum policy limits of $1,000,000 per occurrence, $2000,000 aggregate. Liability insurance must name The Clovis Chamber of Commerce and The City of Clovis as additionally insured. If you are a new vendor and would first like to request an approval before purchasing insurance please email [email protected]. If you do not have general liability insurance and would like to purchase insurance please visit ACT insurance. Vendors will receive $5.00 off with a coupon code clovis325.  

Vendor Map Overview

Big Hat Days Pricing 2024

 

For questions regarding vendor applications email [email protected]

Visit us on Bullard and Pollasky at the Michelob Ultra Beer Garden Stage

for live performances all weekend long! 

 

Chamber Contact:

[email protected]
Phone: (559) 299-7363

Articles & News

Read the 2023 BIG Hat Days News Insert in the Clovis Roundup

Big Hat Days Inserts

May/June 2021 Chamber Review

Pets

According to the city of Clovis ordinance, pets are NOT allowed at Old Town events. This includes those carried or pushed in a cart. Please respect your fellow visitors and leave Fido at home. There are many children in strollers who are at your pet’s eye and mouth level. Thank you.

Directions

BIG Hat Days is located on Pollasky Ave, one block west of Clovis Avenue, in Old Town Clovis between Third and Ninth Streets:

Coming from Highway 99 going north:
Take the Clovis Avenue exit (south of Fresno) to the right and travel about 12 miles to Old Town Clovis. When you pass Shaw Avenue, you’re almost there
Coming from Highway 99 going south:
Take the 180 exit (just past Belmont Ave), continue to Hwy 168 exit to Clovis. Take the Bullard Exit, travel east and follow the signs
GPS setting:
325 Pollasky Ave, Clovis (location of the Chamber of Commerce within the festival)

Parking

Parking is free in surrounding lots and streets. The largest lot is located at the Clovis Rodeo Grounds, on the east side of Clovis Ave between Bullard and 5th Streets

GPS setting: 748 Rodeo Dr, Clovis.

The Explorers Police Cadets will escort you across Clovis Ave to the festival.

Handicapped parking is located at Fifth and Clovis on both the north and south sides of Fifth Street and in the American Legion parking lot at 4th and Woodworth.

Hotel Accommodations

Hotel  Phone Website
Comfort Suites – Clovis (559) 299-9992 http://www.comfortsuites.com/hotel/ca825
Courtyard by Marriott Clovis Fresno (559) 917-5124 https://www.marriott.com/hotels/fact-sheet/travel/fatcc-courtyard-fresno-clovis/
Courtyard Sierra Vista
Fairfield by Marriott Fresno Yosemite International (559) 825-5200 http://marriott.com/FATAP
Fairfield Inn & Suites (559) 323-8080 http://www.marriott.com/fatcv
Hampton Inn & Suites Clovis (559) 348-0000
Home2 Suites Clovis/Fresno (559) 940-6001 www.home2clovis.com
Homewood Suites by  Hilton, Clovis (559) 292-4004
Hotel Piccadilly (559) 348-5520 http://www.hotel-piccadilly.com
Towne Place Suites (559) 251-7800
European Wax Center- 250x250