Shows begin on Wednesday and end Sunday night. We have Western BBQs, country dances, and an arts and craft show . . . . All taking place at the foot of the Eastern Sierra. Mules Days was started in 1969 by Eastern High Sierra Packers who wanted to get together for a good time and initiate their summer packing season. Since that first humble celebration, Mule Days has become an international world class event.
Mule people are determined to prove that anything a good horse can do, a good mule can do better.
From trail riding to show classes, mules can do it all with the grace unique to these animals. Steer roping and penning, an event normally reserved for quarter horses, is another highlight of Mule Days. Cowboys will have the opportunity to prove their roping and riding skills astride some of the best working mules in the United States. The wildest, noisiest and funniest event of the weekend is the Packer's Scramble. The Scramble pits more than 10 teams of four packers per team, against each other with more than 100 horses and mules, with two dozen cattle mixing it up in the arena.