TRUCKEE – 5th Annual Downtown Truckee Wine, Walk & Shop, Oct 4. Wine lovers, food connoisseurs and shoppers extraordinaire can once again indulge themselves with some of the finest vintages and varietals matched with scrumptious food samples as they shop and stroll in historic Truckee. Tickets are $35 ($25 in advance). Last year, over 900 people attended this annual favorite, and the Downtown Truckee Wine, Walk & Shop was able to donate $5,000 to the Truckee High School band program.
Hours: noon-4pm.
530-550-2252
www.TruckeeWineWalk.com

MAMMOTH – Art Bark Fest, Animal Art & Wine Festival, Sep 13-14. This summer festival combines the love of art and wine with the love of animals. This year’s event will feature artists displaying everything from fine jewelry to crystal sculptures, oils and water-
colors, all with an animal theme. Various wineries will be pouring wine beneath the stunning Squaw Valley peaks between 1pm and 5pm. Many of the wineries attending the event will also be animal themed, from Graeser Winery’s 2002 Two Dog Vineyard Merlot to Mutt Lynch Winery’s Unleashed Chardonnay. Live musical entertainment is featured throughout the event. Every dog deserves the chance to be a star and the dog lake jump competition held both Saturday and Sunday at 12:00 will let the mutts show off their stuff. Dog show and Squaw Rescue demo are held on Sunday. The silent auction/raffle will include much of the artwork and wine at the event with the proceeds benefiting the Humane Society of Truckee-Tahoe and Squaw Rescue Dogs.
530-583-WAGS (9247)
www.thebarkfestival.com
www.thevillageatsquaw.com

13th Annual Festival of Beers and Bluesapalooza, Aug 1-2. One of the best beer festivals in the United States with more than 50 microbreweries and some of the top blues entertainment in the country.
www.mammothbluesbrewsfest.com

Mammoth Festival of Wine, Music & Food, Aug 15-17. Celebrate the finer things in life: wine, music, food and art – all in the beautiful outdoor setting of ski resort turned summer destination, Mammoth Lake.
www.MammothEvents.com

Troutstock Eastern Sierra,
Aug 30-Sep 1. Featuring the Million Dollar Derby, Troutstock is the premier fishing competition and festival covering 50 miles along Interstate 395 (Mono County) and over 5,000 acres of water. Troutstock includes a kids’ fishing pond, trout cooking and casting demonstrations, kids fishing games, live entertainment, artist booths, a chance to win a million dollars, and over $10,000 in guaranteed cash prizes. All events, except for the fishing derby, are free and family friendly.
www.troutstock.com

NORTH LAKE TAHOE – Events:
Lake Tahoe Marathon Race Week,
Sep 24-28. Runners and walkers have a host of events to choose from, including the popular Marathon (Sunday), coined “a Sunday morning run you’ll never forget,” that winds down the West Shore from Tahoe City, California to South Lake Tahoe, California for a post-run bash. Complete schedule of events, registration and course map available at
www.laketahoemarathon.com
530-544-7095

Lake Tahoe Autumn Food and Wine Festival, Sep 5-7. The festival is designed for all ages and features events such as cooking and outdoor grilling classes with celebrity chefs, Blazing Pans Mountain Chef Cook-Off (Iron chef style), reserve wine and spirits tastings, boutique winery tastings, a grape stomp, winery dinners and special restaurant presentations and tasting events, live wine auction, as well as the Farmer’s Market and Gourmet Marketplace. Several kids events are scheduled.
888-228-2193
www.GoTahoeNorth.com/foodandwine

MONO COUNTY – Events:
Bridgeport Founders Day Celebration, Aug 30. Founder’s Day events include team branding at the Centennial Livestock rodeo arena on the west side of town, free hay rides, live music, and activities and booths on the courthouse lawn. See cowboy leather craft, knife sales, a fly fishing exhibition, and Smokey the Bear. Gold panning demos allow visitors to try their luck. Demonstrations, food, historical talks, art, spaghetti dinner, and dessert auction are part of the celebration.
760-932-7500
www.bridgeportcalifornia.com/events.htm

Fall Fishing Festival and Rubber Duck Race, Oct 11-12. Watch as hundreds of rubber ducks are released into the Walker River and “paddle” their way into the town of Walker to the finish line. Sponsor a duck and you may even win a prize! Proceeds from the race are used to purchase fish for stocking the Walker River.
530-495-9666
www.northernmonochamber.com

Annual Bridgeport Reservoir, East Walker River Catch & Release Fly Fishing Tournament, Oct 12. Location: Bridgeport.
760-932-7500
www.bridgeportcalifornia.com/events.htm