Annual Crab Feed - March 7, 2026

 

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Annual Dandelion Days Street Fair - March 21-22, 2026

 

2026 - (Jackson, CA) Downtown Jackson will overflow with family-friendly fun -- antiques and crafts vendors, two days of live music, pancake breakfast, kids’ carnival, food booths, beer and wine garden – at the Jackson Lions Club’s annual Dandelion Days Street Fair, Saturday and Sunday, March 21 – 22, 2026, 8 am – 5 pm, rain or shine.

Dandelion Days is a major Lions Club fundraiser. It helps to support their Third of July Fireworks Display, Halloween Parade in Jackson, college scholarships for local students, and many other local projects.

  • The Lions Club will hold a Pancake Breakfast, starting at 7 am both mornings at the Jackson Civic Center, 33 Broadway, $8/person, kids 12 & under, $5.

  • Live music stages, sponsored by the National Hotel and Jackson Rancheria Casino Resort, will be in Petkovich Park and in the Logan’s Alley Beer & Wine Garden (by the creek next to the National Hotel). Music performances for all ages both days include Over The Edge, Sultan of Silly, Amador Sons, Tin Dears, Haywired, Kool Shifters, It’s All Good, Highway Vagabonds, The Blowbacks & The Babybacks, She Calls Him Wilson, and Triple Threat.

  • Food booths and the kids’ carnival will be set up between Petkovich Park and the Ledger Dispatch office.

  • Free parking with shuttle to Main Street is available in Jackson at the Amador County Administration Building (810 Court Street), St. Sava Mission (604 Mission Blvd.) and at the Amador Transit Center (115 Valley View Way, Sutter Creek). Free shuttle will be provided by Amador Transit. Paid parking will be available at Grocery Outlet, run by and benefitting the Argonaut Jr. Mustang Youth Football program (no shuttle or overnight parking there).

  • People attending the event are encouraged to bring used eyeglasses and hearing aids to donate to the Lions Club and can also bring other items that support charitable causes such as pull tabs to the Lions Club Trailer.

  • Jackson Main Street and portions of Water Street and Broadway near Petkovich Park will be closed to parking at noon, Friday, 3/20, and to through-traffic from 6 pm Friday until approximately 7 pm, Sunday, 3/22.

To apply for a booth space or get more information about the event, go to jacksonlionsclub.org or call Byron Welch, 209-296-2275.

 

 Click on flyers below for larger view and/or print.

 

 

 

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Welcome to the Jackson Lions Club

The Jackson Lions Club proudly welcomes you to our website! We have served the community and our world for many decades, and our tradition continues today.

Many people ask, "What is the Lions Club?", and here's the answer in a nutshell: We are a group of committed and dedicated business people from the greater Jackson, California area who share a common belief: that service to others is a high and worthy calling. And we share this view passionately with Lions Club members all over the world. Please visit our Why We Serve page for more information about how the Lions came to be, and other information about our organization.

Here is where you'll find the latest information on our Club's many events and efforts such as Dandelion Days and our 3rd of July Fireworks Spectacular and more. You can find more detailed info on our events and activities on our "Our Programs" page.

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JACKSON LIONS CLUB JULY 3RD, 2026 FAMILY PICNIC AND FIREWORKS SHOW

Aimee Baseball Field, Detert Park, Jackson

 

 

(Jackson) The Jackson Lions Club is pleased to announce plans for the club’s annual Third of July traditional family picnic and spectacular fireworks show at Aimee Baseball Field, Detert Park, Jackson.

On Friday, July 3, 2026, the Jackson Lions will welcome kids of all ages to Detert Park, Jackson, to celebrate Independence Day with family games, a soda/snack bar, other food vendors (Mother Lode Market, Jamba Juice and more) and a raffle for great prizes, all leading up to the spectacular fireworks show that the Lions Club is famous for providing to the community.

The snack bar and food vendors will open at 5 pm, with family games on the Aimee Baseball Field starting at 7:45 pm and the fireworks show beginning at dark, usually around 9:30 pm. Admission is free, and families should bring chairs or blankets for seating. The fireworks show will be launched from the Jackson Jr. High sports field (no members of the public are allowed there).

  • Plan to park at Argonaut High School (parking lot on Argonaut Lane) and catch the free Amador Transit shuttle to Detert Park at the corner of Argonaut Lane and Westview Drive. Shuttle hours: 4:10 – 11:00 pm.

  • IMPORTANT -- No illegal fireworks are allowed in Detert Park and violators will be reported to the Jackson Police Department. 

  • Sorry, no pop-up tents will be allowed in the parking lots for Aimee Field/Detert Park as that space is needed for parking. 

  • No outside vendors will be allowed to sell at the event unless specifically approved by the Jackson Lions. 

The Lions are also planning to hold their annual safe and sane fireworks sale 9 am – 9 pm, Friday, June 27 (opens at 1 pm) – Friday, July 4, near the Aimee Baseball Field at Detert Park in Jackson.

All proceeds from fireworks sales and donations will support the Jackson Lions scholarship funds and support to youth groups and many other local projects. For more information, contact Jackson Lions Club July 3rd Co-Chair Todd Riebe (209) 418-9071.

Watch for more information closer to the time of the event.

Photos:

Top -- The Jackson Lions Club puts on a spectacular fireworks show on July 3rd, drawing folks from throughout the region. Photo courtesy of Todd Riebe. Bottom-- The watermelon-eating contest, gunny sack race, the water balloon toss – all part of the free, family fun planned for this year’s Jackson Lions 3rd of July celebration. Photo courtesy of Todd Riebe.

 

 

 

Camille Sobon was crowned 2014 Jackson Lions Rodeo Queen during a ceremony held May 24 at Evalynn Bishop Hall in Ione, Calif.

"I am speechless right now," Sobon said after the ceremony. "It was such an honor to be named Jackson Lions Rodeo Queen. I have a lot of pride in Amador County as well as the other contestants I competed against today. I've worked really hard with my horse, and I gave it my all and I'm just thrilled with the results."

The Jackson Lions Club was proud to present and host its first Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association (PRCA) Rodeo Sept. 13 and 14, 2014, at the Amador County Fairgrounds. 

"We had to dream big," said rodeo spokesperson Todd Riebe. "The Lions motto is 'We Serve.' Every year, we raise more than $100,000 and give it all back to the community, yet it is not enough. The needs of our community have grown greater than our Club's capacity to meet them."

The Lions knew they had to develop something with the potential of being a major fundraising project in years to come.  This event is the biggest undertaking the Club has had in 30 years.

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