Festivals in Mammoth Lakes are truly majestic in the pristine surroundings of the Sierra Nevada. Mammoth Lakes hosts music festivals and concerts for everyone's listening enjoyment.
In July the Mammoth Lakes Jazz Jubilee brings over twenty world-class bands to Mammoth Lakes to perform in various venues throughout the town. Mammoth Lakes has many Art & Crafts festivals throughout the year featuring music, quality, hand crafted work, art and photography. During the Mammoth Festival (Wine, Music and
Food) you can enjoy the culinary delights from some of Mammoth Lakes' finest restaurants, sample wine from California's most noted wineries and listen to music while viewing fine arts and crafts. August brings the Mammoth Lakes Fine Arts Festival with Kittredge Sports hosting fourty fine artists. The Labor Day Arts & Crafts Festival features local and visiting artists selling one-of-a-kind items like jewelry, pottery, paintings, glass, photographs and more.
Museums and historical sites in the Mammoth Lakes area pay tribute to life in the Old West and share the area's cultural heritage. Vestiges of the old gold-mining days are present at several locations in Mammoth Lakes. Mammoth Ski Museum is a treasure trove of skiing history, art, and memorabilia. One of the largest single collections in the world, the museum covers 500 years of the sport and culture.
The Hayden Cabin, located on the grassy banks of Mammoth Creek, offers a peek into a historic log cabin featuring mining implements and displays, photographs and intriguing memorabilia from the area's early decades.
Bodie Ghost Town is the largest unrestored ghost town in the West. Bodie features weathered buildings, a museum and a visitor center. Spend a November evening with the Sierra Classic Theatre's Murder Mystery Dinner, or browse the many art galleries.
Summer also brings blues to Mammoth Lakes with Bluesapalooza and Festival of Beers, Blue Sky Music Festival, classical music with the Sierra Summer Festival and chamber music with the Mammoth Music Festival and the Felici Piano Trio presented by Chamber Music Unbound and Mammoth Rocks - Taste of the Sierra. Holiday time welcomes the Christmas celebration concerts, Village at Mammoth Tree Lighting and the Town of Mammoth Lakes Holiday Tree Lighting. Whatever type of arts and culture you enjoy, Mammoth Lakes offers some of the best!
