Post Office Box 801

Rough & Ready, California 95975

(530) 797-6729

   Rough and Ready

   Chamber of Commerce

WHAT:              Rough and Ready Secession Day, the 62nd annual modern celebration

                         commemorating the 1850 secession of Rough and Ready from the Union and

                         the formation and the 3-month life of the Great Republic of Rough and Ready.

WHEN:             Sunday, June 24, 2018, beginning at 7am

WHERE:           Downtown Rough and Ready, located 5 miles west of Grass Valley on Rough and Ready Highway.  Free parking available athe Community Hall (formerly the Grange Hall) and The Animal Clinic of Rough and Ready.

ADMISSION:    Free

ACTIVITIES:

     ★ Breakfast sponsored by the R&R Firefighter’s Assoc. in the Fire Station (starts at 7am.  

               $8.00 adults/$6 children)                           

     ★ Live Music by Plinky and Plunky  (Starts around 9am)

     ★ Chili Cookers start cooking around 9am with tasting beginning at 1pm

     ★ Presentation by Great-Great Grandson of R&R Founder, Capt. A.A. Townsend

     ★ Chili Tasting Kits go on sale for $5.00 at 11:00am

     ★ Inflatable Play Area for the kids with Bounce House and Water Slide

     ★ Crafters and Peddlers Fair

          Hamburgers and Bake Sale from the Rough and Ready Community Center

     ★ Live Blacksmith Demonstrations with Michael Smallwood

     ★ Pulled Pork Sandwiches with chips and drink available from Firefighter’s Behind the Scenes

             in the Fire Station                                        

     ★ Revival of "The Saga of Rough and Ready" Melodrama starts around 10:30

     ★ Rough and Ready Souvenir Sales

        PROCEEDS:   All proceeds benefit non-profit Rough and Ready organizations: The Chamber of Commerce, the Rough and Ready Community Center and The Volounteer Firefighter's Association.