Calendar of Events
March 2025
Love Letters
Date/Time: Saturday, March 25, 2025 Doors open at 7:00 PM – TBC
Location: The Yuba Theatre, Downieville
A touching and humorous play, Love Letters explores the lifelong correspondence between two friends.
April 2025
Downieville Annual Easter Egg Hunt
Date/Time: April 19, 2025, 12:00 PM – TBC
Location: Downieville School Yard
Hop on over to the Downieville School Yard for the annual Easter Egg Hunt! Kids of all ages will enjoy searching for hidden eggs filled with treats.
Banff Mountain Film Festival
Date/Time: April 4-6, 2025, 7:00 PM (Sunday Matinee at 2:00 PM)
Location: The Yuba Theatre, Downieville
The Banff Mountain Film Festival brings the best mountain films from around the world to Downieville. Experience thrilling adventures, breathtaking scenery, and inspiring stories.
May 2025
Mad Hatter Tea Party
Date/Time: May 3, 2025, 12:00 PM – TBC
Location: North Yuba River Hall, Downieville
Don your most whimsical hat and join us for a Mad Hatter Tea Party! Enjoy tea, treats, and fantastical fun.
Cancer Awareness Walk
Date/Time: May 11, 2025, 9:00 AM – TBC
Location: Downieville School
Walk for a cause and support cancer awareness in this meaningful community event.
Downieville Clean-up Day
Date/Time: May 18, 2025, 8:00 AM – 12:00 PM – TBC
Location: Gold Rush Park, Downieville
Join volunteers to help beautify Downieville with a morning of community clean-up efforts.
DHS Drama Department Presents
Date/Time: Friday & Saturday, May 24-25, 2025Â – 6:00 PM – TBC
Location: The Yuba Theatre, Downieville
The Downieville High School Drama department presents their spring production.
June 2025
Downieville All School Reunion
Date/Time: June 21, 2025, Stay tuned for time details.
Location: Downieville
Downieville Alumni, Mark Your Calendars! Get ready to reconnect! The Downieville All School Reunion is set for June 21, 2025, in Downieville.
July 2025
Downieville 4th of July Parade, Street Races & Tug-of-War
Date/Time: July 4, 2025, 12:00 PM – TBC
Location: Main Street, Downieville
Experience small-town charm with a classic Fourth of July celebration!
Home Grown Talent
Date/Time: Friday, July 4, 2025 7:00 PM – TBC
Location: The Yuba Theatre, Downieville
A showcase of local musicians, singers, and performers. Enjoy an evening of diverse entertainment from the community.
DVFD Street Dance & Firefighter’s Muster and BBQ
Date/Time: July 5, 2025, 12:00 PM – TBC
Location: Main Street, Downieville
Dance the night away and support local firefighters at this lively event.
August 2025
Downieville Classic Bike Race
Date/Time: August 7-10, 2025
Location: Downieville
One of the most challenging and scenic mountain bike races in the country!
Home Grown Talent Open Mic (Labor Day Weekend)
Date/Time: Sunday, August 31, 2025 7:30 PM (19:30)
Location: The Yuba Theatre, Downieville
Showcase your talent or enjoy an evening of diverse performances by local artists. A fun and informal open mic event for musicians, poets, comedians, and more. Celebrate Labor Day weekend with community and creativity.
September 2025
Downieville Mountain Brewfest
Date/Time: September 6, 2025, 2:00 PM – 6:00 PM – TBC
Location: Main Street, Downieville
Head to Downieville on Highway 49 for a scenic brewfest! Enjoy unlimited tastings from local favorites like 1849 Brewing Co., Farmers Brewing Co., and more. Expect live music, delicious food, and stunning historic views. Grab your tickets and get ready to sip!
October 2025
A Walk in the Woods – Exhibition & Art Show – Katie O’hara
Date/Time: Saturday & Sunday, October 14 & 15, 2023 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM – TBC
Location: North Yuba Hall, Downieville
An exhibition and art show featuring the works of Katie O’hara. Explore the beauty of nature through art.
Downieville Halloween History Tour
Date/Time: October 27, 2025, 5:00 PM – TBC
Location: Tin Cup Diggins/Yuba Theatre
Dive into Downieville’s past this Halloween! Explore haunted tales and historic haunts on a guided tour. Discover the town’s eerie secrets and chilling stories. A perfect blend of history and Halloween thrills!
November 2025
Veterans Day Ceremony
Date/Time: November 11, 2025, 12:00 PM – TBC
Location: Bell Tower, Downieville
Honor our veterans with a special community ceremony at the historic Bell Tower.
December 2025
Downieville Tree Lighting Ceremony
Date/Time: December 1, 2025
Location: Downieville Park
Kick off the holiday season with a festive tree lighting in the heart of Downieville.
Holiday on Main
Date/Time: December 6, 2025, 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM
Location: Downieville Community Hall
A festive holiday market featuring local crafts, food, and holiday cheer.
The Great Yuba Pass Chili Cook-Off
Date: 03/09/2024
Time: 9:00 AM – 1:30 PM
Location: Yuba Pass
THE social event of the year in Sierra County. Come join the best chefs of the Sierra Nevada in a hot chili cook-off at the Yuba Pass on Highway 49. It’s chef against chef and west against the east. Come early. Judging starts at noonish. Beware, judges have been known to accept signs of gratitude and kindness. Just show up with your chili! No Rules! Judges can be bribed 🙂
Weather is no object! Nothing stops chili. Cooks are there early – come and smell the aroma. Dress warmly, come hungry.
Boomtown Trivia Night
Date: Thursday Evenings
When: 5:30 PM
Location: Boomtown Lounge
Tease Your Brain & Win Prizes!
Stop by the Boomtown Lounge every Thursday evening for Trivia Night. Doors open at 4:00 PM, the game starts at 5:30 PM. Prizes for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place finishers. 21 and over only.
Banff Centre Mountain Film Festival
Start: 04/05/2024 | 9:00 AM • End: 04/07/2024 | 2:00 PM
Location: Yuba Theatre
The Banff Center Mountain Film Festival features incredible environmental and adventure movies and documentaries. Tickets on sale February 24 online here, or at the Downieville Day Spa.
4th of July Weekend Festival & Parade
When: 12:00 Noon
Location: Downieville
Parade starts at 12 noon along Main St. The town fills with people who watch and participate!
All parade entries are welcome!! Kids, dogs, families, vehicles, and more! Be creative!
The ultimate small-town parade ends with the infamous “Downieville Fireless Fireworks” which includes participation from everyone to make them “pop!” The event includes “foot races” with categories for age and gender and the races are cheered on along Main Street. All ages are welcome!
Downieville Classic Bike Race
Start: 07/11/2024 • End: 07/14/2024
Location: Downieville
Experience the Downieville Classic, named one of the top 10 bike festivals by Outside Magazine. This annual four-day event features two incredible races: a grueling 26.5-mile cross-country race, and a 15-mile downhill race featuring a 5000 vertical foot drop, the longest and most demanding downhill race in the nation. Besides the races, spectators can have fun watching Ron’s House of Big Air River Jump, the log pull competition, plus lots of food, drinks, and live music. Proceeds from the Downieville Classic help fund the Sierra Buttes Trail Stewardship, providing construction and maintenance of trails in the Lost Sierra mountains.
You can experience the challenges of the Downieville Classic race courses throughout the year (weather permitting). Both courses are open to the public except during the week of the Classic.
Downieville Gold Rush Days
Date: 08/01/2024 – 08/04/2024
Location: Downieville
Clampers Downieville Convention and Annual Meeting
Date: 08/23/2024 – 08/25/2024
Location: Downieville
Downieville Mountain Brewfest
Date: 09/21/2024
When: 2:00 PM – 6:00 PM
Location: Main Street, Downieville, CA
In its 8th year, the 2024 Brewfest guarantees another great day for beer tasting, all along Main Street in Downieville. Featuring some of the finest craft beers available in Northern California and a variety of food vendors, along with great music.
The Downieville Mountain Brewfest is September 21, 2024 from 2:00 – 6:00 PM, opens @ 10:00 AM for registration. Food starts @ 12:00 noon.
No dogs allowed in the Brewfest area.
Contact downievillebrew@gmail.com for info.
Downieville Halloween History Tour
Date: 10/26/2024 – 10/27/2024
Location: Throughout Downieville
Mark your calendars for a spooky good time! October 26th & 27th – it’s back again!! The Annual Downieville Halloween History Tour! Grab your rooms at participating hotels fast, as this event will fill up. This year enjoy expanded offerings! Costumed guides, fun giveaways, and lots of Downieville History told in a fun way that gets kids (and kids at heart) interested!
All tours start across the street from Riverside Mountain Lodge at Tin Cup Diggin’s Park.
We’re looking for vendors, so reach out if you’re interested in participating!
Veteran’s Day Parade & Ceremony
Date: 11/11/2024
When: 12:00 Noon
Location: Downieville
The Sierra County Veterans are honored in an Annual Veterans Day Parade that begins in the town center of Downieville. The parade begins with a ringing of the bell to honor fallen veterans. A traditional parade with any and all veterans welcome to march as the town watches on with gratitude for our veterans! The event is held annually on Veteran’s Day around 12 noon.
After the parade, there is a ceremony acknowledging our local veterans and a lunch provided for all veterans by a few kind Sierra County locals.
Valentine’s Weekend in Downieville
Date: 02/09/2024 – 02/11/2024 • 02/16/2024 – 02/18/2024
Location: Riverside Mountain Lodge and Carriage House
Prices Starting at Just: $279