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CALIFORNIA REGION #6
High Sierra

KERNVILLE – Area events:
Kern Valley Hummingbird Celebration, Aug 7. This festival is centered around hummingbird migration and includes nature walks, demonstrations, workshops and vendors. Location: Audubon Kern River Preserve, Weldon.
760-378-2029

23rd Annual Rubber Ducky Races, Aug 28. Buy a rubber ducky from the Kern Valley Exchange Club and cheer the ducks onto victory down the Kern River in Riverside Park in Kernville. Food, prizes and great family fun! Proceeds go to local scholarships.
760-376-4790

Kern Valley Autumn Nature & Vulture Festival, Sep 25. Nature walks, demonstrations, workshops and vendors are offered at this celebration of vulture migration. Location: Audubon Kern River Preserve, Weldon.
760-378-2029

Kick Back in Kernville, Annual Car Show and Rod Run, Oct 7-10. Enjoy the pre-1976 vehicles, vendors, a lake cruise, 50’s & 60’s music, fishing, hiking golfing and more. Location: Riverside Park, Kernville.
760-376-2629 • 909-574-5270

BISHOP – Area events:
Eastern Sierra Certified Farmers Market, Saturdays thru mid-October. Locally grown fruits, veggies, herbs and flowers are offered at Bishop City Park. Arrive by 9am for best selection.

Free Community Band Concerts, Mondays thru summer. Bring a chair and enjoy the local musicians. Location: Bishop City Park. Time: 8pm.

Eastern Sierra Tri-County Junior Livestock Show & Auction, Jul 13-17. Location: Tri-County Fairgrounds, Bishop.
760-873-3588
www.tricountyfair.com

Happy Birthday Engine No. 9 at Laws Railroad Museum, Jul 18. Engine No. 9 was built in 1909 so is 100 years old this year. What makes a steam engine run? Other old stuff that runs will be operating and on
display.
760-873-5950
www.lawsmuseum.org

Eastern Sierra Tri-County Fair in Bishop, Sep 2-6. Inyo, Mono, and Alpine counties get together for a good old fashioned county fair! Competition for the coveted blue ribbons, pie contest, pet show, horse show, salsa contest, homebrewed beer and wine contest, carnival rides and so much more!
760-873-3588
www.tricountyfair.com

Labor Day Weekend Arts & Crafts Show in Bishop City Park, Sep 3-6. This annual show includes dozens of booths featuring art, photography, jewelry, weavings, wood carving and turning, ceramics and more. Hours: 9am-6pm on Fri-Sun and 9am-2pm on Mon.
760-873-8014
www.inyo.org

Millpond Music Festival, Sep 17-19. This festival offers live entertainment (traditional and contemporary music), a beautiful mountain backdrop, children’s arts and crafts activities, art show, food and drinks.
760-873-8014
www.inyo.org/millpond.asp

Fall Colors Cruise and Car Show, Oct 1-3. Classic cars in a classic setting. Location: Tri-County Fairgrounds Bishop.
760-920-3666 • 760-873-3901
www.owensvalleycruisers.com

Choo-Choo Swap Meet, Oct 2. Like a hundred yard sales in one location, but arrive early for best selection! Gates open at 8:30am. Proceeds benefit Laws Railroad Museum. Location: Tri-County Fairgrounds.
760-873-5950

MAMMOTH – Area events:
Village Fest at the Village at Mammoth, Jul 31. This Village tradition includes a Rib Cook-Off and free Tribute Band concerts with live music all afternoon.
760-924-1575
www.villageatmammoth.com

Mammoth Festival of Beers and Bluesapalooza, Aug 6-8. Mammoth’s most talked about summer event includes the Festival of Beers Grand Tasting and a variety of top blues performers, and it all takes place among the pines of the Eastern High Sierra. Location: Sam’s Wood site.
888-992-7397
www.mammothbluesbrewsfest.com

Mammoth Festival – Wine, Music & Food, Aug 20-22. Wine tastings, art fair, local crafts, an outdoor food court and outdoor stage. Location: Sam’s Wood site.
800-626-6684
www.mammothmountain.com

Mammoth Rocks & Taste of the Sierra, Aug 27-28. Family-friendly events at the Village at Mammoth.
760-924-1575
www.thetasteofthesierra.com

Labor Day Festival of the Arts, Sep 4-6. Artists and contemporary craftsmen, children’s entertainment, fun foods and family fun. Location: Sam’s Wood site. Hours: 10am-6pm.
760-873-7242
www.monoarts.org

High Sierra Fall Century Ride, Sep 11. This century bike ride offers 35- and 50-mile options, feed stations and a barbecue at the finish. Ride 100 miles through breathtaking scenery with just one stop sign! Location: Hwy 395 and Benton Crossing Rd.
760-914-0396
www.fallcentury.org

Tioga Pass Run, Sep 12. Join the camaraderie of this run, as you gain 3,200 feet of elevation over a scenic 12.4-mile course. Race starts in downtown Lee Vining and finishes at the Tioga Pass entrance to Yosemite.
www.monolake.org

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