In celebration of the 20th annual Santa Clarita Cowboy Festival, the City is starting the weekend off with a lively, Western block party paying tribute to legends of the Old West.

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Hundreds of cowboys and cowgirls dressed in western gear will gather in Old Town Newhall this Thursday for the “Saddle Up” SENSES block party to kick off the Cowboy Festival. The block party will feature a mechanical bull, line dancing, live country music, gourmet food trucks, street performers, and Western themed activities.

At 7:30 p.m., the west side of Main Street will hold a ceremony where this year’s honorees – the late Academy Award winning actor Lee Marvin, actor Rodolfo Acosta and cowboy singer Stuart Hamblen – will be inducted in the Walk of Western Stars.  

Singer Keesha Scott-Hogan and country rock cover band Dawson’s Gang will also perform.

The Saddle Up block party takes place on Thursday, April 18, from 7 p.m. to 11 p.m. For more information, contact the City’s Arts and Events Office at (661) 250-3787 or visit www.ThursdaysatNewhall.com

 The Santa Clarita Cowboy Festival takes place April 18-21 at the Melody Ranch Motion Picture Studio in Newhall.

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