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Calendar of Events

Before making plans to attend an event, please call to verify dates as they are subject to change.

Yosemite Winter Club/Snowboard Competition, Badger Pass, Yosemite National Park, early January. Phone (209) 372-8430.
Ranger-led Snowshoe Walk, near Mineral in Lassen Volcanic National Park, throughout January on weekends. Phone (530) 595-4444.
Ford Downhill Series, Mammoth Mountain, early January. Phone (760) 934-0642.
Lakes Basin 15km Freestyle Cross-Country Ski Race, Tamarack X-C Ski Center, Mammoth Mountain, mid-January. Phone (760) 934-2442.

Whiskey Flat Days, Western festival, Kernville, mid-February. Phone (760) 376-2629.
Winterfest, snowmobile events, Chester, mid-February. Phone (800) 326-2247.
Lake Davis Dog Sled Races, Portola, late February. Phone (800) 995-6057.
Snowfest, Tahoe City, late February. Phone (775) 832-7625.

Cowboy Poetry, Vinton, mid-March. Phone (530) 993-4692.
Annual Nordic Holiday Ski Race, Badger Pass Ski Area, Yosemite National Park, early March. Phone (209) 372-8430.
Annual Mariposa Storytelling Festival, Mariposa, mid-March. Phone (209) 966-3155.
California Fire/Police Olympics, Mammoth Mountain, mid-March. Phone (760) 934-0642.

Badger Pass Spring Festival, Yosemite National Park, early April. Phone (209) 372-8430.
Annual Passport Weekend, wine tasting, El Dorado County wine country, mid-April. Phone (916) 967-1299.
Kern River Festival, Kernville, mid-April. Phone (760) 376-2629.
Annual Slalom Kayak Race, Kernville, late April. Phone (760) 376-2629.

Annual World Championship Cribbage Tournament, Quincy, early May. Phone (530) 283-0800.
Wild Wild West Marathon, Lone Pine, early May. Phone (760) 876-4444.
Annual Mariposa County Blue Grass Festival, Mariposa, mid-May. Phone (209) 966-3155.
Calaveras County Fair & Jumping Frog Jubilee, Angels Camp, mid-May. Phone (209) 736-2561.
Annual Grand Spring Art Tour Sites, Mariposa, late May. Phone (209) 966-3155.

Whitewater Wednesday, Kernville, mid-June. Phone (760) 376-2629.
Plumas County Old-Fashioned Picnic, Quincy, early June. Phone (530) 283-6272.
Columbia Diggins, Columbia, early June. Phone (209) 532-4301.
Annual Pioneer Wagon Train and Cowboy Poetry, Mariposa, early June. Phone (209) 742-6596.
Chocolate Festival, Susanville, mid-June. Phone (530) 257-5222.
Living History Days, Johnsville, Plumas-Eureka State Park, one day each in late June, late July, and late August. Phone (530) 836-2380.
High Sierra Music Festival, Quincy, late June. Phone (530) 283-6272.

Solar Cook-Off, Taylorsville, early July. Phone (530) 283-3402.
Daily Days at Amador Flower Farm, Plymouth, mid-July. Phone (209) 245-6660.
Golddigger Days, Greenville, mid-July. Phone (530) 284-6633.
Ghost Walking Tours, Columbia, mid-July. Phone (800) 532-1479.
Wa She Shu it Deh, Native American arts festival, South Lake Tahoe, late July. Phone (702) 265-4191.

Mammoth Mountain Half Marathon & 10K, Mammoth Lakes, early August. Phone (760) 934-4299.
Wine & Art Show at Sheep Ranch, Murphys, mid-August. Phone (209) 754-1774.
Mammoth Festival of Beers & Bluesapalooza, Mammoth Lakes, mid-August. (760) 934-0606.
Railroad Days, Portolla, mid-August. Phone (530) 832-5444.
Jeffrey Bear's Picnic at the Pope, South Lake Tahoe, late August. Phone (530) 541-5227.

Restoration Days, Mono Lake, early September. Phone (760) 647-6595.
Antique Wings & Wheels, Quincy, mid-September. Phone (530) 283-0188.
Northern Sierra Indian Days, Greenville, mid-September. Phone (530) 283-3402.
Annual Great Gatsby Interpretive Days, South Lake Tahoe, mid-September. Phone (530) 544-3029.
Annual Joaquin Murrieta Days, Coulterville, mid-September. Phone (209) 878-3074.
Yosemite Bug Cross-Country Mountain Bike Race, Mariposa, mid-September. Phone (209) 966-6666.
High Sierra Fall Century Bike Ride, Mono Lake, mid-September. Phone (760) 934-2908.

Gold Rush Days, Marshall Gold Discovery State Historic Park, Coloma, early October. Phone (530) 622-0390.
Mountain Harvest Festival, Quincy, early October. Phone (530) 283-3402.
Calaveras County Wine Association Grape Stomp, Murphys, early October. Phone (209) 728-0733.
Art & Wine Festival, Placerville, mid-October. Phone (530) 672-3436.

Annual Hornitos Candlelighting Ceremony, Hornitos, early November. Phone (209) 966-2522.
Tellabrations, Storytelling Festival, Mariposa, mid-November. Phone (209) 966-3155.
Festival of Lights, Placerville, late November. Phone (530) 672-3436.

A Victorian Christmas Celebration, Coulterville, early December. Phone (209) 878-3085.
Lights of the Lake Boat Parade, Lake Isabella, early December. Phone (760) 376-2629.
Christmas in Coloma, early December. Phone (530) 622-0390.
The Bracebridge Dinner, the Ahwahnee Hotel, Yosemite National Park, late December. Phone (559) 252-4848.