Visit Yosemite Madera County

10/22/2026

👻 Missed your chance to get tickets? You’re in luck! A large block of seats just opened up for our Halloween Limited this Friday, October 23! 🎃🚂

Join us starting at 4 PM for trick-or-treating, dinner, a steam train ride, and spooky storytelling in the forest. Costumes encouraged!

Grab your tickets before they vanish! 🎟️ https://ymsprr.com/tours/halloween-train-ride/

10/21/2026

Oakhurst is getting a FACELIFT! 🌲♻️🧤

10/21/2026

What an amazing weekend!!! We have just put the last production box in the warehouse until the next event. This was a beautiful, wonderful weekend that our community will not soon forget. In the weeks that lie ahead we will be thanking many people for their contributions, sharing photos and dancing in the memories made with sweet friends, new and old, neighbors that have come together, visitors from afar, and relishing in the music made. We hope everyone enjoyed the festivities and will share their photos from the weekend. We would LOVE to see them!

10/20/2026

OCTOBER 24TH IS THE 20TH ANNUAL PUMPKIN SMASH! Below is the schedule for the event.

Grandstands Open 4pm (Adult Tickets $15, Kids 6-12 are $10, five and under are free. All tickets are sold at the gate the night of the event in an effort to keep the cost down for our fans)

Drivers Meeting – 4:30pm

Transponder Check and Parade Lap – 4:50pm

Opening Ceremonies 5:20pm

Barrel Race – 5:30pm (10 Laps)

Trick or Treat for kids thru the Pits – 5:45pm

On Track Pumpkin Smash for kids – 6:45pm

Costume Contest for kids in the Grandstands – 7:00pm

Green Flag for the 200 laps Pumpkin Smash Enduro – 7:30pm

10/20/2026

The Tioga Road (continuation of Highway 120 through the park) will temporarily close on Wednesday, October 21, at 5 pm due to a forecast of snow.

Call 209/372-0200 (then 1, 1) to check road conditions in the park.

Check upcoming weather conditions prior to visiting the park and plan accordingly: https://www.nps.gov/yose/planyourvisit/weathermap.htm.

10/19/2026

stopped into rebelz coffee | yosemite | breakfast ‘s new location in North Fork and it did not disappoint! ☕️🧡🥐

10/17/2026

🔥☘️ TODAY. 4:30 PM.

This is it.

YOUNG DUBLINERS. LIVE IN THE YOSEMITE HIGHLANDS.

The gates open at 10 AM.

Spend the day with us. Watch the Highland Games. Meet the clans. Explore the Celtic Marketplace. Grab some food and a pint.
Then get yourself to the stage.

🎸 Young Dubliners
⏰ 4:30–6:00 PM
📍 Yosemite Celtic Festival
Oakhurst Community & Event Center
39800 Road 425B • Oakhurst, CA
🎟️ Included with Festival Admission

If you’re already coming, we’ll see you there.

If you’re sitting at home wondering if you should come...
Get in the car. 😉

Tickets available at the gate.

10/16/2026

Repost from Yosemite Celtic Festival
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🚨 WEATHER UPDATE: GAME ON! 🚨

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 NOT A KILT BLEW. NOT A LEAF SHOOK. NO WINDS HOWLED OR DISTURBED THE NIGHT! (and we are so grateful!)

Well, that was quite the storm that wasn’t! 😂

After days of dramatic wind warnings, precautionary power shutoffs, and plenty of concern throughout our mountain communities, we’re happy to report that all is well at the Yosemite Celtic Festival!

Thank you to PG&E and other entities that were prepared for come what may. We know you came to be of service and we appreciate your presence. While you are here... come enjoy the weekend with us.

☀️ THE WEATHER IS BEAUTIFUL!

⚡ OUR FESTIVAL GROUNDS HAVE POWER!

🏴 THE HIGHLAND GAMES ARE ON!

🎻 THE MUSIC, VENDORS, CLANS & CELEBRATIONS ARE READY!

We know some of our neighbors and local businesses may still be waiting for PG&E to restore power, and we sincerely hope everyone is back up and running soon. ❤️

But for everyone who has been calling, messaging, and wondering whether the festival is happening...

🎉 THE YOSEMITE CELTIC FESTIVAL & HIGHLAND GAMES IS HAPPENING THIS WEEKEND!

📅 October 17–18, 2026

📍 Oakhurst Community & Event Center

🎟️ Still need tickets? There’s time to join the fun!

👉 https://www.yosemitecelticfestival.com/tickets

The only thing we want sweeping through the Yosemite Highlands this weekend is CELTIC FEVER! 🍀

Please SHARE this post and help us put the rumors to rest!

GAME ON! LET’S GET OUR CELT ON! 💚

OakhurstCA

10/16/2026

⚔️ DON’T MISS THE HIGHLAND GAMES THIS WEEKEND IN OAKHURST! 🏴

Get ready for a weekend of strength, tradition, and Celtic celebration as the 2nd Annual Yosemite Celtic Festival & Highland Games returns to Oakhurst, California, October 17–18! 🌲

Watch athletes put their strength to the test in traditional Scottish competitions, including the iconic caber toss (yes, they’re throwing entire tree trunks!), hammer throw, stone put, and more! 💪

But the fun doesn’t stop there! Enjoy live Celtic music, bagpipes, Highland dancing, Viking reenactments, a Celtic marketplace, delicious food, and family-friendly activities throughout the weekend!

📍 Oakhurst Community Center | Oakhurst, CA

📅 Saturday, October 17 | 10 AM–6 PM

📅 Sunday, October 18 | 10 AM–4 PM

🎟️ Tickets start at $25 for adults, with weekend passes available!

Whether you’re coming for the incredible feats of strength or the Celtic festivities, this is one weekend you won’t want to miss!

🔗 Tickets and event details: YosemiteCelticFestival.com

10/12/2026