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Sutter Creek Farmers Market
Certified Amador farmers market featuring local agriculture, produce and prepared foods.
Event details →Wine · PlymouthBig Crush Harvest Festival
Two-day harvest festival with participating Amador Wine Country wineries.
Event details →Entertainment · PlymouthDancing In The Dirt II
Line dancing with instruction plus food and merchandise vendors.
Event details →Farmers Market · VolcanoVolcano Farmers Market
Certified local farmers market in Volcano featuring Amador-area agriculture and foods.
Event details →Community · JacksonAmador Library Friends Book Sale
Three-day fall book sale supporting Amador County Library programs and services.
Event details →Business & Community · JacksonNetworking Mixer
Monthly countywide networking mixer for local businesses and community members.
Event details →Wine · Sutter CreekSutter Creek Wine Walk
Sutter Creek wine walk featuring Amador County wineries and appetizers around town.
Event details →Fundraiser · IoneMasquerade in Milan
Amador College Connect fall fundraiser at Domenico Winery in Ione.
Event details →Shopping & Community · Sutter CreekOld Sutter Creek Flea Market
Monthly flea market with antiques, collectibles and vintage goods.
Event details →Fundraiser · PlymouthSheriff's Foundation Speakeasy Dinner: Undercover Elegance 2026
The Amador County Sheriff's Foundation hosts a 1940s Italian supper club-themed speakeasy dinner with big band swing, cocktails, a plated dinner, raffles and auctions to support the foundation's work.
Event details →Arts · Sutter CreekMother Lode Quilters' Guild Quilt Show: Stars, Stripes, & Stitches
The Mother Lode Quilters' Guild presents a two-day quilt show, Stars, Stripes, & Stitches, featuring quilts and textile art celebrating the creativity and craftsmanship of local quilters. Admission $10.
Event details →Food · IonePizza Festa at Domenico Winery
Domenico's monthly Pizza Festa returns with hand-tossed artisan pizza, award-winning wines and live music by Melissa and Zane; no ticket or reservation needed.
Event details →Holiday · IonePreston Castle Halloween Haunt
The historic Preston Castle opens for its annual nighttime Halloween walkthrough, running October 9, 10, 16, 17, 23 and 24; admission $35.
Event details →Music · Sutter CreekHot August Night: Dean Colley's Tribute to Neil Diamond
Dean Colley performs a tribute to Neil Diamond at the intimate Sutter Creek Theatre on Main Street.
Event details →Wine · PlymouthLive Music & New Release at Amador Cellars
Amador Cellars hosts an afternoon of live music and wine tasting at its Plymouth tasting room, including the unveiling of a brand-new release.
Event details →Music · Plymouth7 Summers: The Ultimate Morgan Wallen Tribute Band
Rancho Victoria hosts tribute band 7 Summers for an evening of Morgan Wallen hits with vineyard views, dancing, wine and local food vendors.
Event details →Community · Sutter Creek19th Annual Sutter Creek Car Show
Classic cars and hot rods line Historic Main Street for the 19th annual Sutter Creek Car Show, with live music and food.
Event details →Music · PlymouthChris Cain at Helwig Winery
Blues guitarist and vocalist Chris Cain brings his veteran touring show to Helwig Winery in Plymouth.
Event details →Food · PlymouthRombauer Vineyards Wine Wednesday: Fall Cooking Class
Rombauer Vineyards hosts a fall cooking demonstration celebrating the season's bounty, paired with its wines.
Event details →Community · JacksonKennedy Gold Mine Speakers Series: Ancient Amador
The Kennedy Gold Mine Speakers Series presents 'Ancient Amador: An Inside Look at the Mokelumne Fossil Site' at the mine's Change House in Jackson.
Event details →Arts · Sutter CreekWitch Hat Workshop
A hands-on workshop in downtown Sutter Creek where participants craft their own witch hats ahead of Halloween.
Event details →Music · PlymouthHelwig@Dusk: The Wayside
Helwig Winery's outdoor pavilion hosts an evening of live music by The Wayside, dinner and award-winning wine as the sun sets over the vineyards.
Event details →Music · PlymouthBackyard Nights: Creekside Kin & Buenos Aires Grill
D'Agostini Wines continues its free Friday Backyard Nights series with live music from Creekside Kin and food from Buenos Aires Grill.
Event details →Music · Sutter CreekChris Cain at Sutter Creek Theatre
Blues guitarist and vocalist Chris Cain, a veteran touring and recording artist, performs at the Sutter Creek Theatre; tickets $30.
Event details →Community · Sutter CreekDevil Dogs & Hot Rods Autumn Classic Car Show
The Marine Corps League Mother Lode Detachment 1080 hosts an autumn classic car show at the Italian Picnic Grounds in Sutter Creek.
Event details →Wine · PlymouthRombauer Harvest Celebration
Rombauer Vineyards celebrates the harvest season at its Amador County winery in Plymouth.
Event details →Holiday · IoneMovies, Monsters & Moonlight
The City of Ione presents an outdoor Halloween movie night in association with Mule Creek State Prison and Greenbroke Music.
Event details →Music · JacksonThe Dorise Hunt Band Benefit Concert
The eight-piece Dorise Hunt Band performs a benefit concert at Kennedy Mine celebrating its new CD 'Hooked' and the start of its 2026-2027 tour, mixing country, classic rock, jazz and blues.
Event details →Holiday · Sutter Creek3rd Annual Sutter Creek Witches Walk
Downtown Sutter Creek hosts a free, family-friendly Halloween afternoon with live music, dancing witches, a costume contest, a vendor fair, games and a ticketed boozy witch pub crawl.
Event details →Community · JacksonCHP Amador Halloween Open House
The California Highway Patrol Amador office and the Amador County Deputy Sheriff K-9 Fund host a free Halloween open house for families in Jackson.
Event details →Arts · PlymouthSucculents & Sips: Pumpkin Succulent Workshop
Rancho Victoria hosts a hands-on pumpkin succulent workshop with seatings at noon and 3 PM; guests create a fall centerpiece while enjoying a glass of wine. $65 per person.
Event details →Music · PlymouthLive Music Friday at Rombauer Vineyards
Rombauer Vineyards offers live music throughout the day at its Plymouth winery.
Event details →Music · PlymouthBackyard Nights: Green Broke & Italian Brothers Pizza
D'Agostini Wines hosts Green Broke with pizza from Italian Brothers for a Halloween-eve edition of its free Friday Backyard Nights series.
Event details →Community · JacksonSutter Amador Hospital Blood Drive
Vitalant hosts a blood drive at Sutter Amador Hospital; appointments can be scheduled with blood drive code SMFH127.
Event details →Arts · VolcanoOn the Farce Day of Christmas
Volcano Theatre Company opens its 2026 holiday production, a Christmas farce, at the intimate Cobblestone Theatre; the run continues weekends through December 13.
Event details →Arts · Sutter CreekIntro to Blacksmithing Classes at Knight Foundry
Knight Foundry in Sutter Creek offers introductory blacksmithing classes at the historic foundry on Eureka Street.
Event details →Holiday · JacksonJackson Christmas Delights
Jackson's Main Street transforms for Christmas Delights, a holiday open house with Santa lighting the town Christmas tree, free horse-drawn carriage rides, live music and festive treats from downtown merchants.
Event details →Holiday · JacksonJackson Christmas Delights
The second evening of Jackson's Christmas Delights holiday open house on Main Street, with Santa, carriage rides, live music and merchant festivities.
Event details →Holiday · Sutter CreekSutter Creek Old Fashioned Christmas Open House
Sutter Creek kicks off the Christmas season with its old fashioned open house: Santa lights the community tree at City Hall, Victorian characters stroll Main Street, merchants stay open late, and children enjoy activities at the United Methodist Church.
Event details →Holiday · JacksonAmador County Chamber Holiday Open House
The Amador County Chamber of Commerce invites business and community members to stop by its Jackson office for holiday festivities.
Event details →Holiday · Sutter Creek19th Annual Sutter Creek Parade of Lights
Lighted floats, vehicles, horses, marching bands and more parade down Historic Main Street for the 19th annual Sutter Creek Parade of Lights, rain or shine; roads close at 5 PM with free shuttles from the Italian Picnic Grounds.
Event details →Arts · VolcanoOn the Farce Day of Christmas
Volcano Theatre Company's holiday farce continues its weekend run at the Cobblestone Theatre, closing December 13.
Event details →Music · Amador CityDancin' in the Street: The Blowbacks
Amador City's free summer street-dance series wraps up with local band The Blowbacks playing live downtown from 6 to 9 pm.
Event details →Holiday · Amador CityPlaid Friday
Amador City merchants celebrate the day after Thanksgiving with Plaid Friday, encouraging shoppers to wear plaid and support local shops.
Event details →Fundraiser · JacksonAmador Giving Tuesday
The Amador Community Foundation's annual Giving Tuesday invites countywide online donations to local nonprofits, boosted by matching incentive funds.
Event details →Holiday · IoneIone's Hometown Christmas
Downtown Ione lights up with a holiday light display, vendors, photos with Santa, a tree lighting, and a downtown business scavenger raffle.
Event details →Holiday · Amador CityCalico Christmas
Amador City's old-fashioned Christmas open house brings merchant goodies, Santa visits, a 5:30 candlelight walk, and the town tree lighting at 6 pm.
Event details →Holiday · IoneChristmas at the Castle
Preston Castle celebrates the holidays with a historic self-guided stroll, free gate entry to Santa, a craft fair, and refreshments for sale.
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