STAGE 2 – May 16 Nevada City to Sacramento Start moved to 12:30 @ Broad Street, Nevada City, due to snow The Tour of California Stage 2 will leave Broad Street, Nevada City, @ 12:30 p.m. The riders are expected to arrive in Sacramento around 3:30 p.m. The route will start in Nevada City, California [...]

The Nevada City Mardi Gras Parade is known for its colorful, entertaining, off-the-wall and often zany parade entries. Among the participants in this year’s event are the featured Lyman Gilmore School Band, the California Consolidated Drum Band and the ever popular Petting Zoo. Also look for Samurai Sam, Ancient Warrior of Unknown and Dubious Origin; [...]

The Center for Nonprofit Leadership in Nevada City is offering a workshop on how to plan and conduct effective board and committee meetings Saturday, October 23rd from 8:30-12:15. The Workshop will be held at the Grass Valley United Methodist Church, and costs $40 for CNL members, $50 for non-members. This highly interactive half-day workshop will [...]

Nevada City and Grass Valley will be the setting for the 2010 historical preservation conference “Preserving a Sense of Place”, to be held May 12-15th. Non-members of the California Preservation Foundation can also get tickets to enjoy the many educational sessions and workshops presented by more than 100 experts. Some topics include Melding Economic Development [...]

Download The Fall Colors of Nevada City & Grass Valley Brochure Some of the Golden State’s best fall colors are found in the historic Gold Rush towns of Nevada City and Grass Valley, and along the Yuba-Donner Scenic Byway through Tahoe National Forest in the northern Sierra Nevada mountains. The Nevada City-Grass Valley area, with [...]

The 46th Annual Constitution Day Parade tops a weekend of festivities Sept. 8-9, 2012 in this historic California Gold Rush town. Nevada City’s Constitution Day Parade has been a local tradition since 1967 and is reported to be the oldest and largest Constitution observance in western America. The 2 p.m. Sunday parade features more than [...]

Wednesdays, December 5th, 12th & 19th from 5:00 to 9:00 p.m. Sundays, December 16th and 23rd from 1:30 – 6pm The enticing aromas of roasted chestnuts and hearty holiday foods fill the air, along with cries of street vendors hawking their wares and lamp-lit streets filled to overflowing with authentic Christmas treasures. It’s the 35th [...]