Winters Youth Day

Winters Youth Day was founded in 1933 by Reverend Charles P. Barkman and Dr. A.M. Herron (high school principal) to teach young people about the aspects of city government. Each year the young people of Winters take over the city's elected offices. After a week of hands-on experience with their city counterparts, everyone is honored with the annual Youth Day Parade and a day full of fun. Despite being canceled due to World War II and COVID-19, the Youth Day tradition has always returned strong and proud. Youth Day occurs in Winters, California (click for map) every year on the last Saturday of April. It’s a celebration for youth of all ages. Proceeds from the annual event go towards leadership scholarships for deserving Winters High School seniors.

In 2024, the Winters Youth Day committee launched a revamped version of the original youth civic engagement program where Youth City Council members and Royalty learned about how the local government makes change and how city staff work to keep the city working. In partnership with the City of Winters and the Winters Joint Unified School District staff, the inaugural Youth Civic Engaement Day at City Hall was a success.