This is a listing of regularly occurring events in or near Elk Grove. See our Events Board for specific events. You also may be interested in other events calendars.
Weekly Events
Monday
Tuesday
Event Name | Date/Time | Location | Description |
City Council | 6:30pm | City Council Chambers - 421 Main | 1st and 3rd Tuesdays of each month |
Wednesday
Event Name | Date/Time | Location | Description |
Poetry Slam | 8:00-10:00pm | Has Beans | poetry |
Thursday
Event Name | Date/Time | Location | Description |
Thursday Night Farmer's Market | 5:30-9:00pm | Downtown | April through September; includes entertainment |
Open Mic | 8:00-10:00pm | Has Beans | songs, poems, and other performances |
Chico Poetry Slam | 7pm, every other Thursday | Augie's |
Friday
Event Name | Date/Time | Location | Description |
Friday Night Concerts | 7:00-8:30pm | City Plaza | May through September; free concerts by local bands |
Saturday
Event Name | Date/Time | Location | Description |
Saturday Farmer's Market | ?-1:00pm | 2nd St. and Wall | This market occurs rain or shine, year round |
Peace Vigil | 12:30pm-1:30pm | 3rd St. and Main | This vigil will occur until the war is over |
Chico Yo-Yo Club | 12:00pm-2:00pm | Diamond Alley | National Yo-Yo Museum offers free yo-yo lessons. Paid instructors every week since 1997 |
Sunday
Monthly Events
Monday
Event Name | Date/Time | Location | Description |
Bidwell Park & Playground Commission | last Monday of each month at 7:00 p.m. | City Council Chambers - 421 Main Street. | meets monthly |
Tuesday
Wednesday
Event Name | Date/Time | Location | Description |
Architectural Review Board | first and third Wednesday of each month at 4:00 p.m. | City Council Chambers - 421 Main Street. | meets monthly |
Arts Commission | second Wednesday of the month at 7:00 p.m. | City Council Chambers - 421 Main Street. | meets monthly |
Thursday
Event Name | Date/Time | Location | Description |
Planning Commission | first Thursday of each month at 6:30 p.m. | City Council Chambers - 421 Main Street. | Meets monthly. If a regular meeting falls on a holiday, the meeting is held the following Thursday. Due to the amount of business coming before the Commission, meetings are also scheduled on the third Thursday of each month at 6:30 p.m. |
Friday
Saturday
Event Name | Date/Time | Location | Description |
Art 1st Saturday | All Day; 1st Sat. | Chico — many atDowntown | Free and open to the public. Visit all kinds of art galleries and local artists. See the last Thursday edition of Chico News & Review each month for participating locations. |
Sunday
Quarterly Events
Event Name | Date/Time | Location | Description |
Airport Commission | last Tuesday in January, April, July, and October at 6:00 p.m. | City Council Chambers - 421 Main Street. | meets quarterly |
Annual Events
January
Event Name | Date/Time | Location | Description |
Snow Goose Festival | 25-27 | Trips typically begin at the Chico Masonic Family Center | Celebrates the great bird migration in the Pacific Flyway |
February
March
Event Name | Date/Time | Location | Description |
Chico Kite Day | Last Sunday in March | Martin Luther King Park | Kite flying and contests, sponsored by CARD |
April
May
Event Name | Date/Time | Location | Description |
Pioneer Day Parade | First Saturday in May | Downtown | Parade through downtown streets |
Artisan's Faire | First Sunday in May | City Plaza | Enjoy and buy art and trinkets from locals |
Silver Dollar Fair | Memorial Day Weekend, Wednesday-Monday | Silver Dollar Fairgrounds | Amusement rides, carnival food, and shows |
June
July
Event Name | Date/Time | Location | Description |
Slice of Chico | TBA | Downtown | Special sales by downtown retailers; enjoy free watermelon! |
August
September
Event Name | Date/Time | Location | Description |
Taste of Chico | TBA | Downtown | Taste food and drinks from local restaurants and more; entertainment |
October
Event Name | Date/Time | Location | Description |
National Yo-Yo Contest | The first Saturday | Downtown/City Plaza | Where the National Yo-Yo League finishes off the year and winners are announced after tons of Yo-Yo fun. Hosted by Bird in Hand |
November
Event Name | Date/Time | Location | Description |
Christmas Preview | Sunday before Thanksgiving | Downtown | See what downtown stores have to offer |
December
Event Name | Date/Time | Location | Description |
Holiday Tree Lighting | First Friday of December | City Plaza | Christmas entertainment, hot chocolate, and a tree lighting! |