NEVADA CITY, CALIFORNIA -
Constitution Day Parade
The 45th Annual Constitution Day Parade
tops a weekend of festivities
Sept.10-11, 2011 in this historic
California Gold Rush town.
Nevada City's Constitution Day Parade
has been a local tradition since 1967
and is reported to be the oldest and
largest Constitution observance in
western America.
The 2 p.m. Sunday parade features more
than 100 entries and culminates other
activities including Civil War battle
reenactments in Pioneer Park, the Gold
Country Duck Race on Deer Creek and a
free outdoor big band concert in the
downtown historic district
The parade through the downtown historic
district includes marching bands,
floats, antique autos, equestrians,
politicians and perennial crowd
favorites such as the Ophir Prison
Marching Kazoo Band and the Famous
Marching Presidents of Nevada City, a
humorous but reverent group that
portrays each U.S. president.
Members of the American Civil War
Association offer living history and
battle reenactments at 1 p.m. and 4 p.m.
Saturday and at 11 a.m. Sunday in
Pioneer Park. More than 200 military and
settler reenactors are expected to take
part.
Weekend Events
SATURDAY, Sept. 10
Pancake Breakfast: Seaman's Lodge,
Pioneer Park, 7-10:30am, $6
Gold Country Duck Race "The KenDucky
Derby": Deer Creek, Downtown Nevada
City, 11am-3pm
Civil War Reenactments: Pioneer Park,
1pm and 4pm
Nevada County Concert Band, Free
Concert: Pine Street, 5:30-7pm
Classic Cars & Hot Rod Cruise-In: Broad
Street, 5:30-8pm
SUNDAY, Sept. 11
Pancake Breakfast: Seaman's Lodge,
Pioneer Park 7-10:30am, $6
Civil War Reenactment: Pioneer Park,
11am
44th Annual Constitution Day Parade:
Broad Street, 2pm
Nevada City is known for its classic
small town spirit and unique events.
With a population of 3000, Nevada City
swells to 10,000 or more on Constitution
Day.
Celebrants should plan to arrive about
an hour before parade time to get a good
vantage point along the parade route.
Out-of-town visitors should book local
accommodations early.
Nevada City is located on the western
slope of the Sierra Nevada mountains
midway between Sacramento and Lake
Tahoe. From Sacramento, take eastbound
Interstate 80 to Auburn and Highway 49
north to Nevada City. From Reno, take
westbound I-80 and westbound State Route
20.