Greetings from the Western Nevada County Chambers of Commerce!! The Nevada City, Grass Valley/Nevada County, Penn Valley, Rough & Ready and South County Chambers of Commerce have once again contracted with The Union Newspaper in producing the Official Visitor’s Guide for Western Nevada County. The Chambers are the 1st point of contact for requests for [...]

The 4th of July: To Have or Have Not By David Painter Every year on the 4th of July, our community gathers to celebrate our nation’s founding. Many of the organizations that add to the quality of life in our foothill communities parade down Broad Street in Nevada City or Mill Street in Grass Valley, [...]

2012 information coming soon.The information below is for the 2011 event Registration Form | Sponsorship Form | Wine Stroll Map The Sierra Sports Car Group, United Way of Nevada County and The Nevada City Chamber of Commerce are proud to announce the first annual Nevada City Foreign Car Show. This car show is a collaborative [...]

Saturday, June 16, 2012 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Mission Our mission is to provide a fun event for the entire community that is family friendly and enjoyable for all ages. Our primary goal is to have fun! Our secondary goal is to raise money to benefit improvements at Pioneer Park. The objective will be [...]

Local newspaper editor and publisher Jeff Ackerman has been named grand marshal of the 2011 Nevada City Mardi Gras Parade. Ackerman, longtime publisher of The Union, will appear and be honored in the annual Mardi Gras Parade, which rolls down Broad Street beginning at 2 p.m. on Sunday, March 6. “The Union does a lot [...]

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 [...]

The Annual Summer Nights in Nevada City celebration, an outdoor festival of art and music, will be held three Wednesday evenings, July 11, 18, and 25, 2012 in this colorful Northern Sierra foothills town. During Summer Nights, Nevada City’s landmark historic district is closed to motorized traffic and filled with arts, crafts, classic cars, food, [...]

Craft Application | Parade Application | Sponsorship Page A colorful parade through historic downtown Nevada City and the Sierra foothills’ largest aerial fireworks display top the 2012 Fourth of July celebration in Nevada County. The classic hometown parade begins at 2 p.m. on Wednesday, Jul. 4. More than 100 entries and several thousand spectators are [...]

A Downtown Parade, Masquerade Ball and Carnivale are featured February 18 & 19, 2012 as this colorful Sierra foothills town again celebrates Mardi Gras in Nevada City. Saturday Night – Masquerade Ball at Miners Foundry Weekend activities open Saturday night with a Mardi Gras Masquerade Ball, featuring a live band, in historic Miners Foundry at [...]

Official Race Website One of America’s top cycling events celebrates its 52nd anniversary this year and many of the nation’s top cyclists are expected to be on hand. The 52nd Annual Nevada City Bicycle Classic will be held on Father’s Day, Sunday, Jun. 17, 2012, in historic downtown Nevada City. The Nevada City Classic is [...]