Santa-Cali-Gon-Days Festival
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Santa-Cali-Gon-Days Festival
Festival
Independence Missouri United States
Independence, Kansas City
All Styles
Midwest
Fran Wagner
External links
Santa-Cali-Gon-Days Festival
Independence Chamber of Commerce
Independence MO 64051
(816)252-4745
September
January
All Ages
The first Santa-Cali-Gon Days Festival was held in 1940 to celebrate the unique heritage of the City of Independence as the starting point of the Santa Fe, California, and Oregon Trails. A second celebration was held after World War II in 1947. The event would not be held again until 1973. The festival, then called Three Trails Days, featured a beard and mustache contest, the Miss Independence pageant and a pioneer costume contest. In 1974 the festival was renamed Santa-Cali-Gon Days, a name originally penned by Velma Katschkowsky in a 1940 contest to name the festival. In 38 years the Festival has evolved into one of the nations premier festivals, drawing more than 300,000 people.
Santa-Cali-Gon-Days Festival Staff
Name
Teresa Freeland
Terri Singleton
Fran Wagner
Santa-Cali-Gon-Days Festival Promoter
Name
Company
Santa-Cali-Gon-Days Festival Photos
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Santa-Cali-Gon-Days Festival
Festival
Independence Missouri United States
Independence, Kansas City
All Styles
Midwest
Fran Wagner
External links
Santa-Cali-Gon-Days Festival
Independence Chamber of Commerce
Independence MO 64051
(816)252-4745
September
January
All Ages
The first Santa-Cali-Gon Days Festival was held in 1940 to celebrate the unique heritage of the City of Independence as the starting point of the Santa Fe, California, and Oregon Trails. A second celebration was held after World War II in 1947. The event would not be held again until 1973. The festival, then called Three Trails Days, featured a beard and mustache contest, the Miss Independence pageant and a pioneer costume contest. In 1974 the festival was renamed Santa-Cali-Gon Days, a name originally penned by Velma Katschkowsky in a 1940 contest to name the festival. In 38 years the Festival has evolved into one of the nations premier festivals, drawing more than 300,000 people.
Santa-Cali-Gon-Days Festival Staff
| Name |
|---|
| Teresa Freeland |
| Terri Singleton |
| Fran Wagner |
Santa-Cali-Gon-Days Festival Promoter
| Name | Company |
|---|
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