Community Events In Plumas County
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Plumas County, California, offers a myriad of events to capture the imagination and inspire return visits year after year, no matter the season or interests of our visitors.
Small town festivals like Railroad Days and Gold Digger Days showcase the character and highlight the history of host communities.
Northern Sierra Indian Days brings traditional and contemporary Native American arts to life with a crafts show and pow wow each fall.
Antique Wings and Wheels, classic cars shows and 50's fun punctuate many local celebrations.
The flavor of the Old West lives on at Vinton's Cowboy Poetry Show and the Silver Buckle Rodeo in Taylorsville.
Old-fashioned family fun is highlighted at the Plumas-Sierra County Fair, County Picnic and community chili and chowder cook-offs and pancake breakfasts.
Avid athletes race on foot, bicycle, ski or sailboat while golfers, ball players, and horseshoe pitchers compete in tournaments.
Holidays and the change of seasons bring out the best in rural life. Fall color is glorious and inspires a variety of small town events, craft bazaars and the Mountain Harvest Blues, Brews & Art Festival.
Towns folk and tourists alike turn out in droves in every town for parades, concerts, events and fireworks on the Fourth of July. Trick or treaters take center stage for Halloween. The chill in the air for the holiday season dampens no one's spirit where, snow or shine, we gather for Christmas tree lightings, open houses and friendly gatherings in corners of the county.
Snow season fun is also celebrated with Winterfest and Winter holiday events that offer up sled dog races and snowmobile action. Historic downhill ski racing is the main event at the Historic Longboard Ski Revival Series.
Here is just a sampling of the many events taking place in 2008-9 in Plumas County...
2008
Dates subject to change.
For updates and more complete calendar
information, visit
www.plumascounty.org
or plumasarts.org
Annual Concerts
Dixieland Jazz Concerts will be held Sundays in Graeagle on May 18 June 22, July 20, August 17 and 31.
Call (530) 836-4523.
Chester Community Chorus Concerts
will be held in Chester on May 16-18 and Dec. 5-7.
Call (530) 284-1750.
Portola City Lights concerts held Friday nights in Portola City Park on July 11, 18, 25 & August 1, 8 and 15.
Call (530) 832-4518.
Farmers’ Markets
Quincy - Church and Main Streets Thursday evenings featuring live music from
July 3 through Sept. 4.
Beckwourth - Fridays,
June 6-Sept. 8 at Sierra Valley Farms featuring cooking and gardening demonstrations. (530) 832-0114
May 17
Lake Davis Restocking Celebration
Lake Davis
(530) 832-4754
Kids Fishing Day
Graeagle Mill Pond
(530) 836-6811
May 17 & 18
Patriot’s Day 100 Endurance Horseback Ride
Greenville
(530) 284-6328
May 24
Indian Valley
Century Bike Ride
Greenville
(530) 284-6633
May 24 & 25
Memorial Weekend
Craft Fair
Chester
(530) 585-2430
May 25
Mohawk Valley Artists
Spring Faire
Graeagle
(530) 832-5466
May 31
Spanish Creek Kid’s
Fishing Derby
Quincy
(530) 283-2050
June 6 & 7
Graffiti Night,
County Picnic, Car,
Home & Garden Show
Quincy
(530) 283-6272
June 7
Soroptimist Home Tour
Graeagle Area
(530) 836-6811
Lake Davis Fishing Derby
Lake Davis
(530) 836-6811
June 14
Mile High Century
Bike Ride
Chester
(530) 259-4663
June 15
Father’s Day Fly-In
Quincy
(530) 283-0188
June 21
Summer Solstice Century Bike Ride
Quincy
(530) 675-2343
July 3-6
High Sierra
Music Festival
Quincy
(510) 420-1529
July 4
4th of July Festivities
& Silver Buckle Rodeo
Taylorsville
(530) 284-7670
4th of July Festivities
Chester
(530) 258-2426
July 4-6
Mohawk Valley
Independence Celebration
Graeagle
(530) 836-6811
July 5 & 6
Civil War Reenactment
Graeagle
(530) 836-6811
July 12
Solar Cook-Off
Taylorsville
(530) 283-1396
July 18-20
Plumas Gold Run
Motorcycle Rally &
Music Festival
Quincy
(530) 283-6272
July 19 & 20
Art Around the Lake
Chester-Lake Almanor
(530) 596-4316
Golddigger Days
Greenville
(530) 284-6633
Arts & Crafts Fair
Graeagle
(775) 825-3679
Gold Discovery Days Plumas-Eureka State Park
(530) 836-2380
August 2
Round Valley Lake
Run & Walk
Round Valley Lake
(530) 284-6856
August 2 & 3
Almanor Art Show
Chester
(530) 283-3402
August 14-17
Plumas-Sierra
County Fair
Quincy
(530) 283-6272
August 9 & 10
Bidwell Arts &
Crafts Show
Chester
(530) 345-9652
August 16 & 17
Bidwell Arts &
Crafts Show
Chester
(530) 345-9652
Fall Festival
Arts & Crafts Fair
Graeagle
(775) 825-3679
August 21-24
Railroad Days
Portola
(530) 832-4216
August 28-31
Joshua Fest
Quincy
(530) 283-6272
August 29-31
Antique Fair
Graeagle
(530) 836-6811
August 30
Lake Almanor Peninsula
Arts & Crafts Faire
Lake Almanor
(530) 259-3793
August 30 & 31
Miners Fair &
Old West Celebration
Twain
(530) 283-2130
September 5 & 6
Streetrod Extravaganza
Chester
(530) 258-2426
September 13 & 14
Patriot’s Day Endurance Horseback Ride
Greenville
(530) 284-6328
September 26 & 27
Cowboy Poetry Show
Vinton
(530) 993-4692
September 27
Seymour Smith Run
Greenville
(530) 284-6633
Sierra Nevada
Chowder Cook-Off
Greenville
(530) 284-1560
October 4
Fall Fest
Quincy
(530) 283-7618
Fall Quilt Festival
Taylorsville
(530) 284-7670
October 18
Mountain Harvest
Festival and Microbrew Tasting
Quincy
(530) 283-3402
October 26
Dawn Institute
Apple Fest
Crescent Mills
(530) 284-6036
November 28
Chester Holiday
Tree Lighting
(530) 258-4280
December 4
Holiday Tree Lighting
Portola
(530) 832-0589
December 5
Main Street Sparkle
& Light Parade
Quincy
(530) 283-0188
December 6
Graeagle Holiday Festival
& Tree Lighting
Graeagle
(530) 836-1234
Santa Train
Portola
(530) 832-4131
December 12
Wassail Bowl
Quincy
(530) 283-0188
December 13
Santa Train
Portola
(530) 832-4131
December 31
New Year’s Eve Party & Fireworks
Portola
(530) 832-4131
2009
Longboard Races
Historic Longboard
Revival Series races will
be held at Eureka Ski Bowl in Johnsville on
Jan. 18, Feb.15
and March 15.
Call (530) 283-6345.
January 24
Redstreake Snow Ball
Blairsden
(530) 283-6345
January 31-February 1
Sled Dog Races
Eastern Plumas
(530) 836-6811
February TBA
Bucks Lake Poker Run
Bucks Lake
(530) 283-9667
February 7 & 8
Sled Dog Races
Chester
(530) 258-2426
February 14
Winterfest Lake Almanor
Snowmobile Poker Run
Chester
(530) 258-2426
Winter Holiday
Snowmobile Poker Run
Lake Davis
(530) 836-6811
March 20 & 21
Cowboy Poetry Show
Vinton
(530) 993-4692
April 11
“Taste of Plumas”
Quincy
(530) 283-3402
Plan to join in some of our local color and character. Check out our events calendar for a taste of some of our county's annual events. Call the numbers listed with each entry for event specific information.
For the county's most extensive listing of events and cultural highlights visit the Plumas County Arts Commission website at www.plumasarts.org
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