Gold Discovery Day — January 24, 2013
(Check with the Park for details on which day we will be celebrating the gold discovery. If the official date does not fall on a weekend, we often move the celebration date.) Celebrate Marshall Gold Discovery State Park with historic demonstrations, tours, speakers, and Gold Rush music at this annual commemoration of the discovery of gold in the tailrace of Sutter’s Mill. From 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Marshall Gold Discovery State Historic Park, Hwy 49 in Coloma. For more information call (530) 295- 2162 or (530) 622-3470. event website
Coloma Gold Rush Live — September 30, 2013
Experience life as it was during the 1850 California Gold Rush era. Enjoy live music, live history tent encampments, historic trade demonstrations, and a merchants market. There is gold panning for kids and adults, as well as sawmill demonstrations and historic reenactments —you will feel like you are rubbing shoulders with the adventurers and historical figures who helped create the worldwide rush to California. From 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. each day, in Marshall Gold Discovery State Historic Park. (530) 295-2170
event websiteChristmas in Coloma — November 30, 2013
10 a.m. – 4 p.m. Our annual old-fashioned Christmas Celebration features period crafts, music, strolling musicians, historic trade demonstrations, 19th-century children’s games, wreath making, and vendors featuring hand-made crafts and foods for sale. A visit from Santa Claus is a colorful highlight of the day. Snow pile if weather permits. The park’s historic buildings will also be open for visitors’ enjoyment. For more information call Marshall Gold Discovery State Park at (530) 295-2173 or see our Christmas in Coloma page.
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Recent Updates
- Celebrate TrailFest and National Get Outdoors Day in Coloma! – I think nearly everyday in the Coloma-Lotus Valley is a reminder to get outdoors and play, but this Sunday is actually National GET OUTDOORS Day! Come Play! Mother Lode River Center is hosting a National Get Outdoors Day Celebration, the LoCol Farmer's Market is open, and it is the 10th Annual American River TrailFest! Be there, or be the only one who isn't!
- Ready, Set...Happy Memorial Day Weekend! – Well, the Coloma-Lotus Valley is officially OPEN FOR BUSINESS for the 2013 Summer Season! All the seasonal businesses are open to serve your dining, lodging or recreational needs, the river is flowing and that Summertime feeling is here! So, come catch the buzz! Memorial Day weekend is our official kick-off to the Summer Season. From a bird's eye view, you would probably see a plethora of tents, cabins, RV's, rafts, kayaks, barbeques and families recreating, but from the view of the South Fork American River, you will just see a bunch of people having good ol' fashioned family fun in the great outdoors!
- More Events Happening In the Coloma-Lotus Valley! – My last post included fun, upcoming events that are happening RIGHT HERE in the CL Valley...but apparently one post wasn't nearly enough to accommodate everything that is happening! I was informed of even more great events, and thereby encouraged to share them with all of you!
- What's happening in the Coloma-Lotus Valley? – Coloma-Lotus Valley Upcoming Events: Ghost Rush 2013, 1st Annual Rattlesnake Bar Classic Car Show, Olde Coloma Theatre Events, Mother Lode Century, JDRF Coloma RIver Run and Wakamatsu Farm Festival.