SOLD OUT -2023 Dogwood Festival

Jack Knight Hall - Calaveras Big Trees State Park 1170 East Highway 4, Arnold, CA, United States

SOLD OUT   Celebrate the season of the Dogwood Ticket Includes: Carriage Ride - Quartz Mtn Carriage Co. Music by "Blind Dog" Light Lunch Wine Tasting-Indian Rock Vineyards Lots of Fun! Tickets $60 Adults - $30 kids 12 and under Ticket includes admission to the Park if purchased online. Date:        [...]

Giant Sequoia Forests in a Rapidly Changing World

Jack Knight Hall - Calaveras Big Trees State Park 1170 East Highway 4, Arnold, CA, United States

"Science and Conservation of Giant Sequoia Forests in a Rapidly Changing World" Presented by Anthony Ambrose and Wendy Baxter In-Person Seminar Jack Knight Hall Saturday April 23 10am -12pm Giant sequoia forests are experiencing unprecedented threats from drought, fire, and insect attack. This presentation will describe how changing environmental conditions present novel challenges [...]

CANCELLED–2020 Dogwood Festival

Jack Knight Hall - Calaveras Big Trees State Park 1170 East Highway 4, Arnold, CA, United States

Sorry Another Casulty of CoVid-19. The 2020 Dogwood Festival Celebrates:  Folk-Rock This year, featuring Blind Dog: Blind Dog, a 5-piece acoustic guitar band from Livermore, plays contemporary folk music, Celtic folk/rock, blues, and country.  Three women and two men cover songs by a variety of artists, including Kate Wolf, Lucinda Williams, James Taylor, Howlin' Wolf, [...]

Barbara Radd Celebration of Life

Jack Knight Hall - Calaveras Big Trees State Park 1170 East Highway 4, Arnold, CA, United States

Please join us as we celebrate the life of Barbara Radd, a treasured Park Aide. Sunday October 27 1 PM-3PM  Lunch Jack Knight Hall Please RSVP to cbta@bigtrees.org

Me Wuk of the Big Trees

Jack Knight Hall - Calaveras Big Trees State Park 1170 East Highway 4, Arnold, CA, United States

Time change to 2 pm in  Jack Knight Hall. Presented by Carlos Geisdorff, Me Wuk Language Program Manager for the Tuolumne Tribal Council. A free seminar to learn about the daily lives  of the Me-Wuk people, how they lived before the settlers arrived, their stories, culture and more.  He will also have on display historical items [...]

Art in the Park

Jack Knight Hall - Calaveras Big Trees State Park 1170 East Highway 4, Arnold, CA, United States

Plein Air painting demonstrations.  To be held inside Jack Knight Hall. En plein air, or plein air painting, is a phrase borrowed from the French equivalent meaning "open (in full) air". It is particularly used to describe the act of painting outdoors, also called French: peinture sur le motif ("painting of the object(s) or what [...]

Sold Out – 2019 Dogwood Festival

Jack Knight Hall - Calaveras Big Trees State Park 1170 East Highway 4, Arnold, CA, United States

2019 Dogwood Festival   featuring Dogwood Chamber Players Saturday May 11, 2019      2 pm - 4:30 pm                                          Dogwood Walk  12:30 - 1:30 This is a rare opportunity to hear music from this local [...]

$45

First Day Hike

Jack Knight Hall - Calaveras Big Trees State Park 1170 East Highway 4, Arnold, CA, United States

What better way to kick off the New Year than by getting a jump start burning off those extra holiday calories in the great outdoors? The Calaveras Big Trees hike will explore the contributions the Civilian Conservation Corp made to the park and their continued influence in the park. Hikers will meet in front of [...]

Art in the Park

Jack Knight Hall - Calaveras Big Trees State Park 1170 East Highway 4, Arnold, CA, United States

Arts of Bear Valley presents their 17th annual Art Show and Sale. When:  Daily June 28 - July 11             11 am - 4 pm Where: Jack Night Hall Stop by and see the beautiful artwork done by all the talented local artists.

Celebration of Life – Jeff Davis

Jack Knight Hall - Calaveras Big Trees State Park 1170 East Highway 4, Arnold, CA, United States

Please join friends and family of Jeff Davis in a Celebration of Jeff's life on Saturday June 2 at 11 am.  It will be a potluck style gathering as Jeff loved potlucks. At the family's request donations can be made to Calaveras Big Trees Association, Friends of Columbia or the American Cancer Society.