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California State Fair Parade of Cities to Feature Colfax

The City of Colfax will be the honored city at the California State Fair on Sunday, August 31 ( the only city for that day) in the Parade of Cities.

Lineup for the parade is at 6 pm and the parade runs from 6:30 to 7 pm. We are looking for floats, antique or custom cars and trucks, clowns anything that would be suitable for a parade and which represents our local businesses and events. Examples would be to promote our Car Shows, Rollins Lake, Railroad Days, Spring GREEN Festival, local recreation, Colfax Cheerleaders, Colfax queens, Boy Scouts, and musical groups riding on a truck.

Complimentary day and parking passes are available for participants. Contact Connie Heilaman at: codecors@foothill.net 530-346-8250 or 530-273-8886 or Dori Barret at dori_barret@yahoo.com 346-2232.

Help us promote Colfax and encourage visitor dollars in the Colfax area.

Colfax Area Chamber of Commerce

This Chamber promotes business and communities in California’s Placer County along Interstate 80, from Applegate in the Sierra foothills eastward to the Summit.

Residents and visitors find a relaxing pace of life with time to enjoy the area’s natural beauty and heritage. For the more active, there’s antique shopping, train watching, water sports, snow sports, hiking, bicycling.

Whether you live here already or are looking for a “getaway” for a few days, you’ll find this website a valuable tool when exploring the Colfax area.

Don't miss the chance to be part of Founders Day/Railroad Days 2008 celebration on Saturday and Sunday, September 27-28. Click here for Saturday's Railroad Days/Business Fair application. Click here for application for Sunday's Arts and Antiques Fair.

Click here to find out who Schuyler Colfax was.

This Week's Events

Log Cabin Quilt Block

September 16, 2008Colfax, CAInstructor Margaret Berberich will present this quilt class. The popular Log Cabin block is simple enough for beginners. When assembling, different...read more?

Mariner\\\'s Compass

September 16, 2008Colfax, CALearn paper piecing with this exquisite quilt block. Once the block is completed, you will be shown how to make it into a quilt. Instructor is...read more?

Sierra Vista Community Center Flea Market

September 20, 2008Colfax, CASet up is 5 AM to 7 AM..market from 7 till 2..NO DOGS ...August was a huge success...Loads of antiques..lots of interesting stuff..for info call...read more?

Make Your Own Buttons

September 21, 2008Colfax, CAThe perfect buttons can turn an ordinary project into a spectacular one. In this class you will learn to make unique, washable and dryable polymer...read more?

Colfax Garden Club Fall Garden Tour & Tea

September 21, 2008Colfax, CAThe Colfax Garden Club Garden Tour & Tea will be held on Sunday, September 21 from 10:00am - 4:00pm. Tickets are $12.00 per person, children...read more?

Colfax Area Heritage Museum

September 07, 2008 -
December 31, 2008		Colfax, CAOpen daily, the Colfax Area Heritage Museum offers the vistor a look at the rich history of the Colfax area.read more?

Whistle Stop Block Of The Month

September 16, 2008 -
July 21, 2009		Colfax, CAMake a different block each month, culminating in a full-sized sampler quilt. The monthly kit includes instructions and all the fabric needed...read more?