The 37th Annual Vaquero Gala, Show and Sale, honoring the culture and equine skills of the California vaquero (cowboy), will take place Nov. 12-14 at the Santa Ynez Valley Historical Museum and Parks-Janeway Carriage House (SYVHM), 3596 Sagunto St., Santa Ynez.

Vaquero Sale, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 13 and 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Sunday Nov. 14. The shopping experience features noted artisans and collectors from throughout the western United States, as well as local vendors.

Craftspeople will have on display for sale hand-tooled leather saddles, braided Vaquero-styled riatas, bridles, reins, and other Vaquero-inspired horse tack, as well as Western artwork, apparel, jewelry, memorabilia, house decor, and collectibles. 

Saturday and Sunday feature also family-oriented activities such as traditional Vaquero horsemanship demonstrations by Heather Kornemann; and demonstrations of traditional dances that were popular during the days of local Vaquero fiestas performed by Baile de California. Visitors can enjoy lunch available for sale catered by the Elks Lodge.

New for 2021 will be a pig roast and barn dance, 5:30 p.m. Saturday at the Pork Palace, three miles south of Buellton at 1503 Highway 101.

The crowd, clad in their best jeans and boots, will dance to live country-Western swing music performed by yodeling cowboy Monte Mills & the Lucky Horseshoe Band. A farrier and auctioneer by trade, Mills has been instrumental in keeping traditional Western swing country music alive, introducing it to thousands each year.

Single tickets at $65 and family tickets at $125 may be purchased in advance at the Vaquero Show, online at santaynezmuseum.org, or at the door. 

For more information or sponsorship, contact Teresa Mills, 805-688-7889 ext. 104 or info@santaynezmuseum.org.

For more, visit www.santaynezmuseum.org