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Sutter Creek 48th Annual Christmas Open House
December 6th 2024

For 48 years, Sutter Creek has hosted a magical “Old Fashioned Christmas Open House” for everyone to enjoy and start their Christmas Season. You are invited to find the spirit of Christmas in this beautiful and quaint little Gold Rush town.

The festivities begin on Friday evening, December 6th at 6pm, as Santa comes to light the Community Tree at City Hall. Father Christmas and Victorian characters will be strolling Main Street, greeting all who pass by.

The downtown Merchants will keep their doors open late with refreshments and goodies for all. Most stores will be open until 9pm so you can get a jump on your Holiday shopping.

Inside the beautiful and historic Methodist Church on Main Street there will be many activities for the children including photos with Santa, arts and crafts, and snacks.

This free event will spark the Christmas Spirit in everyone!

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“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.

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Sutter Creek 48th Annual Christmas Open House December 6th 2024

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Sutter Creek 48th Annual Christmas Open House
December 6th 2024