BANNING: Stagecoach Days Sept.8-10. Old West Parade, rodeo, contests, gunfighter shows, dances, food and more.
COLOMA: Living History Second Saturday Sept.9 at Marshall Gold Discovery State Historic Park. 1850s rope making, candle dipping, dutch oven cooking, sawmill wood working and games.
COLUMBIA: California Statehood Admissions Day Parade Sept.9 includes fashion show, tours and special Ghost Tour in Columbia State Historic Park.
FOLSOM: Electricity Fair Sept.9 at Folsom Historic Powerhouse
JAMESTOWN: Excursion Train Rides Sept.9-10, weather permitting. Ride behind an historic steam or diesel locomotive on a 6-mile train trip through Gold Country! See ‘Petticoat Junction’ water tower and the rugged hills of California’s Mother Lode.
LOMPOC: Harvest Mission Life Day Sept.9. Stomp grapes, thresh wheat at the harvest.
NEVADA CITY Sept.9-10, Constitution Day Parade on Sunday features more than 100 entries. Civil War battle, Duck Race on Deer Creek and free big band concert.
NEVADA CITY: Malakoff’s French Connection Sept.9, at Malakoff Diggins State Historic Park.
Marionette show, Beaucoup Chapeaux band, dancing, games, French-inspired food and historic buildings.
SAN DIEGO: Old Town San Diego State Historic Park Sept.9 Blacksmith Guild, Californio Living History, Print Guild and Woodworking.
TRES PINOS: Tres Pinos Civil War Days Sept.8-10. Skirmishes, military camps and civilian town. San Benito County Historical Park