San Carlos Chickens' Ball

The San Carlos Chickens’ Ball is a unique event – it is a variety show set in the 1890′s Barbary Coast of San Francisco. It includes tales of the Barbary Coast and may include Gold miners, bawdy girls, or other characters from times past. Below, the history for each year of the Ball, beginning in 1940, continuing until the present, can be explored in more detail. [Note: Additional content will be linked to as we add it to the website.]

Historical pictures can be explored in more detail on our shutterfly photo share website. If you have picture or videos to share, please upload them to the shutterfly photo share website. If you have pictures/video/memorabilia to donate please contact us.

Dedications – each ball is dedicated in honor of a particular group or person(s).

Chairman – the Chickens’ Ball has been sustained by a group of Chairman (called Nest Tenders) throughout the years.

Chickens’ Ball History – year by year:

1. 1940 – Part 1 Introduction to the Chickens’ Ball, 1940 Chickens’ Ball details
2. 1942 – A New Ball
3. 1944 – Even War Can’t Stop It
4. 1946 – An Enduring Tradition is Being Built
5. 1948 – A Hot Ticket
6. 1950 -
7. 1952 -
8. 1954 -
9. 1956 -
10. 1958 -
11. 1960 -
12. 1962 -
13. 1964 -
14. 1966 -
15. 1968 -
16. 1970 -
17. 1072 -
18. 1974 -
19. 1976 -
20. 1978 -
21. 1980 -
22. 1982 -
23. 1984 -
24. 1986 -
25. 1988 -
26. 1990 -
27. 1992 -
28. 1994 -
29. 1996 -
30. 1998 -
31. 2000 -
32. 2002 -
33. 2004 -
34. 2006 -
35. 2008 -
36. 2010 -
37. 2012 -