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  • October 2024

  • Fri 4
    A vintage red car with white stripes parked on a green lawn near a pond and large trees, reminiscent of the serene beauty found in Bishop, California. visit bishop

    Fall Colors Car Show at Bishop City Park

    October 4, 2024 - October 6, 2024
    Bishop City Park 700 N. Main Street, Bishop, CA, United States

    Take a drive to the spectacular Owens Valley to join us at the Bishop City Park for the annual Fall Colors Car Show. October 6-7, 2023

  • Fri 25

    Beatty Days

    October 25, 2024 - October 27, 2024
    Beatty, Nevada P.O. Box 956, Beatty, NV, United States

    Lots of fun events in nearby Beatty, NV.

  • Fri 25

    Eastern Sierra History Conference

    Featured October 25, 2024 - October 27, 2024
    Cerro Coso Community College 4090 West Line Street, Bishop, CA, United States

    The 9th Annual Eastern Sierra History Conference will focus on people, places, and events of the Sierra Nevada.  Field trips and tours

  • November 2024

  • Fri 8
    Art Deco-style poster for Bishop Twin Theatre's 100th year celebration on November 8th at 7 PM. visit bishop

    Bishop Twin Theatre 100 Year Celebration

    November 8, 2024 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
    Bishop Twin Theatre 237 N Main Street, Bishop, CA, United States

    Bishop Twin Theatre 100 Year Celebration. Come celebrate with the whole town! All proceeds will go toward restoration of the theatre's façade.

    $20.00
  • Fri 15
    Black and white crowd scene with "Alabama Gates 2024" text and event details in Lone Pine, California. visit bishop

    Alabama Gates 2024

    November 15, 2024 - November 17, 2024
    Statham Hall 138 N. Jackson St., Lone Pine, CA

    Alabama Gates 2024 is a weekend of free community events in Lone Pine, California, November 15 – 17, 2024, commemorating the centennial of

  • February 2025

  • Sat 15

    Train Rides on Death Valley Brill Car #5 at Laws Railroad Museum & Historical Site

    February 15, 2025 @ 10:00 am - 2:00 pm Train Rides on Death Valley Brill Car #5 at Laws Railroad Museum & Historical Site
    Laws Railroad Museum Bishop, CA, United States

    Ride Details: ❖Each 15 to 20-minute ride is narrated by a museum docent. ❖Tickets may be purchased at the Depot (cash only),

  • March 2025

  • Sat 22

    Train Rides on Death Valley Brill Car #5 at Laws Railroad Museum & Historical Site

    March 22, 2025 @ 10:00 am - 2:00 pm Train Rides on Death Valley Brill Car #5 at Laws Railroad Museum & Historical Site
    Laws Railroad Museum Bishop, CA, United States

    Ride Details: ❖Each 15 to 20-minute ride is narrated by a museum docent. ❖Tickets may be purchased at the Depot (cash only),

  • Sat 22

    Laws Railroad Museum Celebration for Women’s History Month

    March 22, 2025 @ 10:00 am - 4:00 pm
    Laws Railroad Museum Bishop, CA, United States

    The Laws Railroad Museum’s Train Crew is Celebrating Inyo County’s Anniversary, and National Women’s History Month March 22, with rides on the

  • Sat 22

    Alabama Hills: 1872 Lone Pine Earthquake – A Sierra Forever Interpretive Hike

    March 22, 2025 @ 11:00 am - 12:30 pm
    Alabama Hills Lone Pine, CA, United States

    ** Meet at Whitney Portal Road Entrance Station for this event. ** Learn about an earthquake so big it reshaped the local

    Free
  • April 2025

  • Sat 19

    Train Rides on Death Valley Brill Car #5 at Laws Railroad Museum & Historical Site

    April 19, 2025 @ 10:00 am - 2:00 pm Train Rides on Death Valley Brill Car #5 at Laws Railroad Museum & Historical Site
    Laws Railroad Museum Bishop, CA, United States

    Ride Details: ❖Each 15 to 20-minute ride is narrated by a museum docent. ❖Tickets may be purchased at the Depot (cash only),

  • Sat 26
    A diverse crowd gathers near a monument with snow-capped mountains in the background on a sunny day. visit bishop

    56th Annual Manzanar Pilgrimage

    April 26, 2025 @ 12:00 pm
    Manzanar National Historic Site 5001 HWY 395, Independence, CA, United States

    Manzanar Committee's website. The 56th Annual Manzanar Pilgrimage is scheduled for Saturday, April 26, 2025, at the Manzanar National Historic Site (see

  • May 2025

  • Fri 23

    Memorial Day Weekend @ the Cultural Center

    May 23, 2025 @ 10:00 am - May 25, 2025 @ 3:00 pm
    Owens Valley Paiute Shoshone Cultural Center 2300 West Line Street, Bishop, CA, United States

    Join us for a 3-day celebration of Native art, culture, and community at the Cultural Center - featuring Native artists on the

    Free
  • Sun 25

    Train Rides on Death Valley Brill Car #5 at Laws Railroad Museum & Historical Site

    May 25, 2025 @ 10:00 am - 2:00 pm Train Rides on Death Valley Brill Car #5 at Laws Railroad Museum & Historical Site
    Laws Railroad Museum Bishop, CA, United States

    Ride Details: ❖Each 15 to 20-minute ride is narrated by a museum docent. ❖Tickets may be purchased at the Depot (cash only),

  • Mon 26

    Train Rides on Death Valley Brill Car #5 at Laws Railroad Museum & Historical Site

    May 26, 2025 @ 10:00 am - 2:00 pm Train Rides on Death Valley Brill Car #5 at Laws Railroad Museum & Historical Site
    Laws Railroad Museum Bishop, CA, United States

    Ride Details: ❖Each 15 to 20-minute ride is narrated by a museum docent. ❖Tickets may be purchased at the Depot (cash only),

  • June 2025

  • Sat 14

    Swall Meadows Natural History: Birds, Bugs, Butterflies, and Blooms

    June 14, 2025 @ 6:00 am - 12:00 pm
    Eastern Sierra Land Trust 250 N. Fowler, Bishop, CA, United States

    Join ESLT for a special natural history event with conservation easement landowners in Swall Meadows. This is a great event for anyone

  • Sat 14

    MUSEUM OF WESTERN FILM HISTORY PRESENTS – CONCERT IN THE ROCKS 2025: BEE GEES GOLD

    June 14, 2025 @ 6:00 pm - 10:00 pm
    Alabama Hills Lone Pine, CA, United States

    The Annual Concert in the Rocks will be held Saturday June 14, 2025. John Acosta as Barry Gibb has performed in Bee

  • Sat 21

    Train Rides on Death Valley Brill Car #5 at Laws Railroad Museum & Historical Site

    June 21, 2025 @ 10:00 am - 2:00 pm Train Rides on Death Valley Brill Car #5 at Laws Railroad Museum & Historical Site
    Laws Railroad Museum Bishop, CA, United States

    Ride Details: ❖Each 15 to 20-minute ride is narrated by a museum docent. ❖Tickets may be purchased at the Depot (cash only),

  • Sun 22

    Laws Railroad Museum and Historical Site is Celebrating our 1st Responders

    June 22, 2025 @ 10:00 am - 2:30 pm
    Laws Railroad Museum Bishop, CA, United States

    SUNDAY THE 22ND IS OUR FIRST RESPONDER APPRECIATION DAY, WITH FREE ADMISSION AND TRAIN RIDES FOR CARD-CARRYING FIRST RESPONDERS AND THEIR FAMILIES.

    $1
  • July 2025

  • Sat 26

    Dogbane Cordage Making Workshop

    July 26, 2025 @ 10:30 am - 12:30 pm
    Eastern California Museum 155 N. Grant Street, Independence, CA, United States

    Join us for a traditional dogbane cordage-making workshop with local Indigenous educator Seth Tsosie. Participants will make their own dogbane cordage and

    $10.00
  • September 2025

  • Fri 26
    People in colorful traditional attire dancing outside on a grassy area in Bishop, California, with spectators in the background. visit bishop

    Annual Pow Wow and California Native American Day Celebration

    September 26, 2025 - September 28, 2025
    Bishop Paiute Reservation 390 N. Barlow Lane, Bishop, CA

    Bishop Pabanamanina Pow Wow is to be held September 26-28, 2025. All drums, dancers and spectators welcome! Come on out to Bishop

  • October 2025

  • Fri 31

    10th Annual Eastern Sierra History Conference

    Featured October 31, 2025 @ 8:00 am - 4:00 pm 10th Annual Eastern Sierra History Conference
    Cerro Coso Community College 4090 West Line Street, Bishop, CA, United States

    Join us for the 10th annual Eastern Sierra History Conference! Offering two days of lectures and presentations from a wide range of

    $140
  • November 2025

  • Sat 1

    10th Annual Eastern Sierra History Conference

    Featured November 1, 2025 @ 8:00 am - 4:00 pm 10th Annual Eastern Sierra History Conference
    Cerro Coso Community College 4090 West Line Street, Bishop, CA, United States

    Join us for the 10th annual Eastern Sierra History Conference! Offering two days of lectures and presentations from a wide range of

    $140
  • Sun 2

    10th Annual Eastern Sierra History Conference

    Featured November 2, 2025 @ 8:00 am - 4:00 pm 10th Annual Eastern Sierra History Conference
    Cerro Coso Community College 4090 West Line Street, Bishop, CA, United States

    Join us for the 10th annual Eastern Sierra History Conference! Offering two days of lectures and presentations from a wide range of

    $140
  • Fri 28

    November Train Rides @ Laws Railroad Museum & Historical Site

    November 28, 2025 @ 10:00 am - 2:30 pm November Train Rides @ Laws Railroad Museum & Historical Site
    Laws Railroad Museum Bishop, CA, United States

    Conditions permitting, our 1927 Railcar will be out on the rails for public rides. if you are looking for something special to

    $4 – $8
  • Sat 29

    November Train Rides @ Laws Railroad Museum & Historical Site

    November 29, 2025 @ 10:00 am - 2:30 pm November Train Rides @ Laws Railroad Museum & Historical Site
    Laws Railroad Museum Bishop, CA, United States

    Conditions permitting, our 1927 Railcar will be out on the rails for public rides. if you are looking for something special to

    $4 – $8
  • December 2025

  • Sat 6

    Pioneer Craft Classes

    December 6, 2025 @ 11:00 am - 2:00 pm Pioneer Craft Classes
    Laws Railroad Museum Bishop, CA, United States

    In December we will be adding pioneer craft classes to the Library & Art Center's calendar. December 6th: Paper-bead Making December 20th:

    Free
  • Sat 13

    Holiday Market at Paiute Shoshone Cultural Center

    December 13, 2025 - December 14, 2025
    Owens Valley Paiute Shoshone Cultural Center 2300 West Line Street, Bishop, CA, United States

    Craft Booths, Baked Goods, Santa Visits. Come see the beadwork, woodwork, leatherwork, and much, much more! Open to the public. Indoor and

  • Sat 20

    Pioneer Craft Classes

    December 20, 2025 @ 11:00 am - 2:00 pm Pioneer Craft Classes
    Laws Railroad Museum Bishop, CA, United States

    In December we will be adding pioneer craft classes to the Library & Art Center's calendar. December 6th: Paper-bead Making December 20th:

    Free
  • January 2026

  • Sat 17

    Brill Car Rides @ Laws Railroad Museum & Historical Site!

    January 17 @ 10:30 am - 2:30 pm

    GET YOUR RAIL PASS AND HOP A RIDE ON THE DEATH VALLEY BRILL CAR! LAWS MUSEUM IS HOSTING PUBLIC RIDES ON OUR

    $4 – $18
  • February 2026

  • Sat 14

    Train Rides

    February 14 @ 10:30 am - 2:30 pm Train Rides
    Laws Railroad Museum Bishop, CA, United States

    Come to Laws and enjoy a ride on our historic Brill Car! Rail Passes are: $8.00 for adults 18+ $4.00 for ages

    $4 – $18
  • Sun 15

    Train Rides

    February 15 @ 10:30 am - 2:30 pm Train Rides
    Laws Railroad Museum Bishop, CA, United States

    Come to Laws and enjoy a ride on our historic Brill Car! Rail Passes are: $8.00 for adults 18+ $4.00 for ages

    $4 – $18
  • April 2026

  • Tue 21

    UC WMRC Lecture Series: The Mine in the Sky

    April 21 @ 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
    White Mountain Research Center 3000 East Line Street, Bishop, CA, United States

    Joe Kurtak will be discussing his recently reprinted book, “Mine in the Sky: The History of California’s Pine Creek Tungsten Mine and

    FREE
  • May 2026

  • Sat 23
    A large crowd watches a parade from the sidewalk as a horse-drawn carriage passes by on a tree-lined street in Bishop, California, capturing the spirit of this vibrant Eastern Sierra community. visit bishop

    Mule Days Parade

    May 23 @ 10:00 am - 1:00 pm

    Main Street in Bishop. Starts at 10am, runs south to north from High Country Lumber to Eastern Sierra Tri-County Fairgrounds. Road closure/detour

  • December 2026

  • Sat 12
    A group of people, including excited kids, line up outside a vintage railroad express on a sunny holiday. visit bishop

    Laws Railroad Express

    Featured December 12 @ 10:00 am - 3:00 pm
    Laws Railroad Museum Bishop, CA, United States

    A magical family fun day with train rides, holiday crafts, refreshments and visits with Santa Claus. Long ago, a princess came through

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