Stanton Old Fashioned Days is Stanton's yearly city celebration. It takes place annually on the second weekend in August. The festival includes: a talent show, the Miss Stanton contest, city wide yard sales, Grand Parade, live bands at Stanton American Legion's beer tent, car show and cruise night, and a 5K race, along with other sporting events and tournaments. Old Fashioned Days serves as a homecoming reunion for the city.