The Wild West Film Festival returned to Vacaville on Saturday October 12th - 13th and this year the festival was bigger than ever! 

Vendors gathered at Vacaville’s Andrews Park and were joined by music groups which included Vacaville’s School of Rock, Vacaville Jammers and the Fiddlin Brothers. Jerry Bestpitch and his horse drawn carriage and the California Dream Express Train offered rides to festival attendees.  John Wayne impersonator Jeff Sutherland, the Congressional Gunfighters of America, and the 10th Calvary Buffalo Soldiers were all in attendance.

The Solano County Sheriff’s Posse, Mudpie and Macee Cowgirl and the Lucky Ones Animal Sanctuary greeted park visitors with their furry friends.

Food vendors and a chili cook off satisfied hungry folks while members of the Peña Adobe Historical Society staffed a booth on Saturday at Journey Downtown and Sunday at Andrews Park and visited with over 150 people! 

The Two Day Annual Wild West Film Festival competition kicked off on Saturday with film screenings. Sunday showcased the remaining western films. The Peña Adobe Historical Society clapstick video featuring James Tunstall was shown on Sunday (Wps://www.youtube.com/@penaadobehistoricalsociety3311). 

Wrapping up the Wild West Film Festival was the presentation of the Westy Award winners for best in film, the Excellence Award and the True Grit Honorees.  5th generation Peña descendent Cecelia Peña was recognized with a True Grit Award!  We are looking forward to next year’s Wild West Film Festival!