Graeagle Parade - Bill Obernesser
Greenville - Gold Digger Days firemen’s bucket brigade - James Wilson
s p e c i a l eve n t s throughout the county in spring. The High Sierra Music Festival (in Quincy) take visitors to outdoor stages in July. On the Feather River, Belden hosts several additional festivals in the summer and fall. For those interested in gustatory adventures, local restaurants show off their culinary artistry at Taste of Plumas, a spring event that also includes regional wines and microbrews, music and an auction. June brings the Taste of Mohawk in Graeagle, and in October the Mountain Harvest Festival in Quincy blends an arts and crafts show with microbrew tasting and music. The Blairsden Celtic Festival in the fall pairs Celtic food and music for an immersive cultural experience. Snow season fun is celebrated countywide. Quincy’s Sparkle, in early December, includes lighting a tall living Christmas tree and watching the truckers’ light parade wind through downtown. Other communities host similar events to usher in the holidays. February’s Winterfest events include sled dog races, snowmobile poker runs and other snow-based competitions. Participants race on 12-foot (and longer!) wooden skis at the Historic Longboard Revival Series, held three times a year above Johnsville.
COMMUNITY EVENTS
No matter the season, Plumas County offers events to capture the imagination of visitors of all interests and inspire return visits year after year. Small-town festivals like Railroad Days in Portola and Gold Digger Days in Greenville showcase the character and highlight the history of host communities. The flavor of the Old West lives on at Vinton’s cowboy poetry shows and the Silver Buckle Rodeo in Taylorsville. Old-fashioned family fun is highlighted at the County Picnic and the Plumas-Sierra County Fair. Held in August at the fairgrounds in Quincy, the fair also highlights county art, agriculture, cooking, crafts and history. The Almanor Art Show provides summertime browsing on the lawn, and the fall Plumas Arts Tour & Barn Quilt Trail includes open studios and a barn quilt driving tour. The AllCounty Jazz Night brings together high school musicians from
Turn to page 14 for a taste of some of Plumas County’s annual events. Call the number listed with each entry for specific information and pickup a local newspaper for updates. For updated events calendars and cultural highlights, visit www.plumasarts.org, www.plumasnews.com, www.plumascountyevents.com or www.plumascounty.org.
Catch the fun at the Gold Digger Days firemen’s bucket brigade, watch any one of numerous parades, or enter a run/walk event like Running with the Bears Marathon, Plumas County's homegrown official Boston Qualifier.
Courtesy of Running with the Bears Marathon
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