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Sutter Creek 2022 Events

Farmer’s Market Saturday May 14 through October 15, 9am – 12pm

americana summer scene in sutter creek

americana summer scene in sutter creek

americana summer scene in sutter creek

americana summer scene in sutter creek

americana summer scene in sutter creek

MARCH 2022

20 Old Sutter Creek Flea Market (more info)

26-27 Behind the Cellar Door (more info)

APRIL 2022

9 Knight Foundry Public Tours (more info)

10 Wine on 49 Wildflowers & Wine (more info)

17 Old Sutter Creek Flea Market (more info)

29 49er Wagon Train (more info)

MAY 2022

7 Amador Four Fires (more info)

8 Mother’s Day Carriage Rides (more info)

14 Knight Foundry Public Tours (more info)

15 Old Sutter Creek Flea Market (more info)

28 Trash to Treasures (more info)

JUNE 2022

3-5 Italian Picnic (more info)

3 Wine and Beer Tasting (more info)

5 Italian Parade~Sutter Creek (more info)

11 Knight Foundry Public Tours (more info)

17 TGIF Free Concert (more info)

19 Old Sutter Creek Flea Market (more info)

JULY 2022

1 TGIF Free Concert (more info)

9 Knight Foundry Public Tours (more info)

17 Old Sutter Creek Flea Market (more info)

28-31 Amador County Fair (more info)

AUGUST 2022

6 Wine on 49 ~ Great Varietals Show

13 Knight Foundry Public Tours (more info)

12-14 Ragtime Festival

21 Old Sutter Creek Flea Market (more info)

SEPTEMBER 2022

3 Sidewalk Sale

10 Knight Foundry Public Tours (more info)

10 Barbera Festival

17 Ladies Night Out (more info)

18 Old Sutter Creek Flea Market (more info)

OCTOBER 2022

1-2 Quilt Show

8 Knight Foundry Public Tours (more info)

7-9 Big Crush

9 Classic Car Show (more info)

16 Old Sutter Creek Flea Market (more info)

NOVEMBER 2022

12 Wine Fest

12 Knight Foundry Public Tours (more info)

20 Old Sutter Creek Flea Market (more info)

25 Plaid Friday

26-27 Small Business Weekend

DECEMBER 2022

2-4 Mayfield Craft Show

3-4 Christmas Open House

10 Knight Foundry Public Tours (more info)

10 Parade of Lights

18 Old Sutter Creek Flea Market (more info)

“Sutter Creek is not short on Gold Rush history: Mining wealth built these handsome buildings. But what you feel now is the buzz of the new – first-rate home stores, restaurants that reach beyond the steak-and-whiskey Gold Country staples, and wine-tasting venues that celebrate Amador County’s way with the vine.” – Sunset Magazine

“Although John Sutter’s sawmill was about forty miles away, Sutter Creek is in the heart of the California Gold Country. Sutter made camp here, trying to avoid the gold rush crowds, but miners soon spilled in and made the town. Mining boomed and then faded…making way for today’s contagion: wine fever. In and around Sutter Creek you can mosey along sidewalks shaded by filigreed balconies.” – New York Times 36 Hours

Yesterday & Today

The town derives it’s name Sutter Creek after John Sutter. Sutter as early as 1844, had in pursuit of timber, established whipsawing pits and an outdoor manufacturing business named Pine Woods. It was this area near the creek, which runs behind City Hall, that became the site of new and permanent settlement. It is told the settlement started because of a single tent raised there for miners to use on rainy Sundays when they could not get to Jackson or Drytown. Sutter Creek truly established itself permanently when Gold quartz was discovered in 1851 and the became a major supply center.

Among other notable historic landmarks like Knight Foundry and the nearby Kennedy Mine, visitors should take some time to enjoy the historic wine country surrounding Sutter Creek. Wine production in the area dates back one hundred fifty years, when pioneers seeking their fortunes in gold found the ideal climate for growing wine grapes. Today Amador County boasts over 25 wineries and is famous for its red Zinfandels.