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Columbia State Historic Park — once a bustling, brawling gold rush town — sits at an elevation of 2,100 feet amongst the oaks of the Sierra Nevada foothills.  In the mid 1800's, the town of Columbia was one of the largest cities in California, attracting people from other US states as well as other countries with promises of gold.  In fact, between 1850 and the early 1900s, as much as $150 million in gold was mined in Columbia.

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The San Joaquin Valley is synonymous with California's finest stone fruit growers, and the small, historic town of Ripon celebrates that with its annual Almond Blossom Festival.  The festival, which takes place during the last weekend of February, is a four-day family affair and is a classic country fair type event. 

The annual spaghetti feed and the pancake breakfasts benefit the local community's charity clubs and associations; the...

• 5K run & 5K walk start at 8:10am
• The 1/4 mile 10 and under kids run starts at 9:15am
• The mostly flat, paved loop winds around Lodi Lake.
• Awards given 1st through 3rd in each age division.
• Click here to register online.

After the run, participants are invited to Bear Creek Church for an "all you can eat" pancake breakfast. Pancakes will be ser...

The annual All Hallows Fantasy Faire — with its history deeply rooted in Celtic culture — will be held at the Mother Lode Fairgrounds in Sonora, October 22 and 23.

Expect a lot of costumed performers, jugglers and antics in the walkways, a medieval midway, haunted houses and graveyards, and more. The afternoons and evenings will be full of physical battles of good versus evil, costume and pumpkin carving contests, live music, and tons...

Join kite enthusiasts young and old at the Berkeley Kite Festival! Held at Ceasar E. Chavez Park within the Berkeley Marina, this annual festival is a weekend of high-flying fun during which you can sit back, relax, and watch amazing kite stunts, battles and even ballets, or bring your kite along with you and take an active part in the festivities.

Both Saturday and Sunday families will enjoy the following hands-on events:

• 11am-1pm: K...

Columbia State Historic Park — once a bustling, brawling gold rush town — is an authentic, living mid-nineteenth century history lesson for visitors.

Celebrate the day California became a state at Columbia's California Admission Day Parade.  The Native Sons of the Golden West, Parlor #258, hosts the parade which will run down Main Street.  Other family-friendly events will be taking place during the day, too!

The parade is held annual...

Put on your holiday sweaters, some comfortable shoes, and don't forget the camera! 

Head down to the Dickens Faire at the McHenry Mansion (15th Street, between I and J Streets), which will be decked out in its Victorian-era holiday splendor.  Costumed carolers greet holiday revelers, stories of Christmases past will be shared with enraptured audiences, and children may decorate gingerbread houses, make ornaments, and cr...

Celebrate Earth Day in Yosemite!  The organized activities take place during the weekend and on Earth Day, April 22.

Weekend events typically include an Earth Day Village Celebration, which details how the Park's partners are keeping Yosemite clean and preserved for generations to come.  Before and after the Celebration, park interpreters, staff, and guides lead hikes, easy strolls and even bicycle rides.  Each evening, entertainment ...

The City of Modesto and local area sponsors invite residents to come to the annual Earth Day in the Park Festival.

"Green" education is the focus: learn how to further reduce your carbon footprint at the Earth Day event.  Take the first step at reducing emissions by biking to the park, and your bike may be locked up at the pool area free of charge.

Local companies and vendors offer information, samples, goodies and more.

Festival fo...

Join the Tuolumne River Trust in welcoming the 3rd annual Paddle to the Sea participants into Modesto, May 21, 2011 at the Tuolumne River Regional Park.  Paddle to the Sea is a month long paddle-a-thon from Yosemite National Park through the Central Valley and to the San Francisco Bay.  Green on the Stream is a festival which celebrates Paddle to the Sea and the Tuolumne River Trust's work.  All of the funds raised go to: save the ...