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COMMUNITY EVENTS
No matter the season or interests of our visitors, Plumas County offers a myriad of events to capture the imagina tion and inspire return visits year after year. Small town festivals like Railroad Days and Gold Digger Days showcase the character and highlight the history of host communities. 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 PlumasSierra County Fair, County Picnic and community chili cook-offs, fishing derbies and pancake breakfasts. Classic car shows and 50’s fun punctuate many local celebrations. Mountain towns show off their cultured sides with night time gallery Art Walks, wine and food tastings and monthly music and poetry performances. Roxanne Valladao
s p e c i a l eve n t s 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. Townsfolk and tourists alike turn out in droves in every town for parades, concerts, events and fireworks on the Fourth of July. Fall color is glorious and inspires a variety of small town events, craft bazaars and the Mountain Harvest Festival and Microbrew Tasting. 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 come out for Christ mas tree lightings, art exhibits, open houses and friendly gatherings in all corners of the county. Snow season fun is also celebrated in Eastern Plumas and Chester with Winterfest events that offer up sled dog races, snowmobile poker runs and other snow-filled com petitions. Historic downhill ski racing is the main event at the Historic Longboard Ski Revival Series. Plan to join in some of our local color and character. Turn to page 14 for a taste of some of our county’s an nual events. Call the numbers listed with each entry for event specific information.
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Colby Elliott
For the county’s most updated listing of events and cultural highlights visit www.plumasarts.org, www.plumasnews.com, or www.plumascounty.org.
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