It’s shaping up to be a special event; Oakdale’s inaugural Fall Jubilee and Steak Cook-Off is being put on by the Oakdale Chamber of Commerce and arrives in town this weekend. All events are planned at the Oakdale Saddle Club Rodeo Grounds on the east end of town.
There will be free admission to the family-friendly Fall Jubilee at the rodeo grounds on Saturday, Oct. 10 including a kids bicycle rodeo, and a free kids zone with games, face painting and bounce houses, characters, and the ‘touch a truck’ with emergency response vehicles. Also featured will be more than two dozen vendors, musical entertainment, a beer booth, food trucks, a full bar, vintage truck and tractor show, with the event running from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Saturday will also include the steak cook-off, with a panel of judges ready to sample the grilled steaks with prizes for the top three competitors. The steaks are not being served to the public, just to the panel of judges that will rate them and determine the winner.
“We do have five cookers,” Oakdale Chamber CEO Cher Bairos said of this inaugural steak grilling cook off. Awards are to be presented at 5:30 p.m.
“We are going to have DJ Melo, Riley Miller will also be on stage, Weekend at Jimmy’s and then Valley Oak School of Dance will be doing their dances,” Bairos added of the wide variety of entertainment that will fill the rodeo grounds throughout the day on Saturday.
Miller will be on stage a couple of times, starting at 1 p.m. and then breaking for the Valley Oak School of Dance performance from 2 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.
Miller returns until 4 p.m., when Weekend at Jimmy’s takes over, performing until about 6 p.m., with a brief break for the steak cook-off awards presentation.
There is a $5 cash parking fee and entry to the Fall Jubilee and Steak Cook-Off will be off D Street only, at the back entrance to the rodeo grounds. Service dogs only will be allowed.
“We will have a full bar, the Saddle Club is doing a full bar,” Bairos added, “and Dying Breed will be doing the beer on Saturday.”
This is the first year the Chamber is putting on the Fall Jubilee but they plan to make it an annual event.
“We’re feeling good; it’s busy, it’s a lot but we’re working with a lot of different non-profits,” Bairos said of the Chamber coordinating the festivities.
Chamber Marketing/Membership Specialist Bri Swan also said there are plenty of sponsors that have come on board to help make the event a reality. She said they have joined in at a variety of levels.
Sponsors include:
Arena Sponsor: Oak Valley Hospital District
Sirloin Supporters:
Farmers Livestock Market; Helius, LLC; Bret Chappell; Larry Beck Mid Valley AG; Anvil, CMS; Diamond B Construction; Oak Valley Community Bank; IEC Services; Chicken Ranch Casino; Black Oak Casino; Melo DJ Services; Sandy Casey; Ardis Cattle Company; Swift Site Rentals; Oakdale Enrichment Society; Bill Adams; Highland Cattle Pasture Pest
Ribeye Reserve: Gary Osmundson-6-X; Oakdale Auto Dealers; Conagra Brands; Bistro 120; Bob Grossi Construction Inc; Strand ACE Hardware; Save Mart; Oakdale Cycling Events; Cowboy Museum; Dark Horse Rentals; Gilton
Filet Mignon Master: Love Oakdale; TP Express; Greet Oakdale; Kat Country
Tickets for a special Friday night kickoff concert featuring local favorite Alex Lucero and a Saturday steak dinner hosted by the Oakdale Lions Club were by pre-sale only, those sales have already concluded.
“Our plan is to have this every year, we’ve got a lot of sponsorships, a lot of community support,” Bairos said. “The community has really embraced this and we’re full throttle here.”
The Chamber office in Oakdale will be closed Thursday and Friday, Oct. 8 and 9 as the final preparations are being made.
Contact CEO Cher Bairos at 209-496-1134 or Chamber Programs and Events Coordinator Ashley Ardis at 209-505-9393 for more information.
