California Gold Country Calendar

California Gold Country Events:
July | August | Sept | Oct

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July - Calendar of Events for July

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Yosemite National Park

1st - 5th

Folsom Championship Rodeo
Folsom CA
Placerville California, 20 miles to Folsom
916-985-2698

Placerville CA Hotels
Events include; bull riding, steer wrestling, calf roping, carnival, and arts and crafts.

4th

Celebration of the Glorious Fourth
Columbia State Park California
209-532-7027

Columbia CA Hotels
Fourth of July celebrated in the style of 1850's. Parade, Firing of the Anvil, greased-pole climbing and dancing.

4th

4th of July Celebration
Auburn California
530-823-8420

Auburn CA Hotels
Parade, food, entertainment, and fireworks.

4th

Independence Day Celebration
Sacramento California
916-263-FAIR

Sacramento CA Hotels
Food, entertainment, fireworks.

8th - 11th

Mother Lode Fair
Sonora California
209-532-7428

Sonora CA Hotels
Food, entertainment, and junior livestock auction.

10th - 14th

Tuolumne County Fair
Sonora California
1-800-446-1333 or 209-533-4420

Sonora CA Hotels
Agriculture and livestock displays, auction, tractor pull, horse show, arts and crafts.

16th - 18th

Muphys Homecoming
Murphys California
1-800-225-3764

Murphys CA Hotels
Marathon, pancake breakfast, old-timers lunch, talent show, parade, and duck race.

August - Calendar of Events for August

1st - 4th

Western Tails Wagon Train,
"Going for the Gold"
St. Joe, Missouri - Sacramento, CA
402-746-3607

Sacramento CA Hotels
Wagon Train travels the
California Gold Rush Trail through six states.

10th

Nimbus Winery and Wine Festival
Rancho Cordova CA
Sacramento California,
13 miles west of Rancho Cordova
916-361-8700

Sacramento CA Hotels
16 local restaurants offer samplings from 20 foothill and Napa Valley wineries.

11th - 15th

Nevada County Fair
Grass Valley California
530-273-6217

Grass Valley CA Hotels
Food, music, crafts, gold panning, carnival, livestock and agriculture exhibits

20th - 22nd

Mother Lode Antique Show and Sale
Placerville California
1-800-457-6279 or 530-621-5885

Placerville CA Hotels
Antiques and collectibles on display and sale, food, car show, and music.

20th - Sept. 6th

California State Fair Sacramento
Sacramento California
916-263-FAIR

Sacramento CA Hotels
Midway, top-name entertainment, food, county exhibits, livestock nursery, award-winning wines and micro-brews, and fireworks.

September - Calendar of Events for September

3rd - 6th

Mariposa County Fair
and Homecoming
Mariposa California
209-966-2432

Mariposa CA Hotels
Rodeo, horse show, carnival, exhibits, entertainment, and fireworks.

3rd - 6th

Second Great Gold Rush
Sacramento California
916-264-7777

Sacramento CA Hotels
Living history reenactments, and various Gold Rush period entertainment.

9th - 12th	Gold Country Fair Auburn California 1-800-992-4653	Auburn CA Hotels Livestock, agriculture, various exhibits, carnival, food, and entertainment.
11th	Admission Day Columbia California 209-532-0150	Columbia CA Hotels Celebrating the admission of California to the Union as the 31st state.
11th	Black Bart Day San Andreas California 209-736-0175	San Andreas CA Hotels Pancake breakfast, parade, arts and crafts, barbecue and more.
Second Weekend	Constitution Day Celebration Nevada City California 530-265-2496	Nevada City CA Hotels Gold panning demonstrations, and Civil War Reenactment.
18th	Hattie's Tea Party Placerville California 530-642-5232	Placerville CA Hotels Commemorating the opening of the Gold Bug Mine.
18th	Sutter's Fort Living History Sacramento California 916-322-1266	Sacramento CA Hotels Living history reenactments.
19th	Fine Arts Festival Auburn California 916-443-6223	Auburn CA Hotels Art exhibits, music, and food.
19th	Zucchini Festival Angels Camp California 209-754-6477	Angels Camp CA Hotels Various dishes of zucchini displayed and judged, music, and crafts.
24th - 26th	Draft Horse Classic Grass Valley California 530-273-6217	Grass Valley CA Hotels Harvest Fair includes entertainment, and art show as well as competitions in pulling, driving and obstacle courses.
24th - 26th	Wild West Film Festival Sonora California 1-800-446-1333 or 209-533-4420	Sonora CA Hotels Western film stars and rodeo legends come together for entertainment and celebration.

October - Calendar of Events for October

1st - 31st	Gold Fever! Sacramento California 916-264-7777	Sacramento CA Hotels Gold Rush era multimedia exhibition and display.
2nd	Fiddle and Banjo Contest Columbia California 209-532-7027	Columbia CA Hotels Gold Rush era music and competition.
2nd	Gold Rush Day Street Fair Murphys California 209-736-2580	Murphys CA Hotels Arts, crafts, food, live entertainment, grape stomp and silent auction.
2nd - 3rd	Gold Rush Days Coloma California 530-622-3470 or 530-622-6198	Coloma CA Hotels Living history demonstrations and a variety of entertainment.
3rd - 6th	Mariposa County Fair and Homecoming Mariposa California 209-966-2432	Mariposa CA Hotels Rodeo, horse show, carnival, exhibits, entertainment, and fireworks.
8th - 10th	Arts in the Mountain Premier Oakhurst California 559-683-7766	Oakhurst CA Hotels Varied assortment of visual and performing arts.
9th - 10th	Harvest Festi-Fall Columbia California 209-536-1672	Columbia CA Hotels Arts and crafts fair celebrating 19th century life.
17th	Hang Town Jazz Jubilee Placerville California 1-800-457-6279 or 530-621-5885	Placerville CA Hotels Historic downtown comes alive with jazz band performances and celebration.
26th - 28th	Fiddle Festival Auburn California 530-823-3435	Auburn CA Hotels Chili cook-off, arts, crafts, live entertainment, and fiddle contest.