2016 Festivals in Historic Wallace and the Silver Valley

Every year sees an amazing range of festivals that help make this the most fascinating small town in America! On this page, I present an enhanced version of the 2016 Wallace Chamber of Commerce Events Calendar. Many Silver Valley events are also included. Several of Wallace's festivals are large enough to warrant their own pages, complete with photos and forms.
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Last event added on Thursday, August 16, 2018.

always waiting for more 2016 calendar info
meanwhile reference 2015 calendar for recurring events

Silver Streak Zipline Tours

• opens for the season at 516 Pine Street
• West Course: $90 for tour of SIX ziplines traveling 5375 feet
• East Course: $80 for tour of FOUR ziplines, 1800 foot dual zip

The Route of the Hiawatha Rail-Trail will be open daily from May 27 thru September 25, 2016. The trail, trailheads, and facilities are open from 8:30 AM to 5:00 PM. During the peak season, June 20 thru September 5, the hours are extended to 5:30 PM (PDT).

Silver Mountain

• Chair 3 will always run when gondola does
• Opening Memorial Day weekend, May 28-30
• open June 4-5
• open Friday through Sunday from June 10 to June 19
• open every day from June 24 through September 5
• open Saturday and Sunday September 10 through October 2
• plus special event September 23
• hours of operation
  • Gondola always opens at 9:30 AM
  • Friday (July, Aug & Sept 2): bike park open to 8:00 PM
  • Friday (June & Sept 23): bike park open to 5:00 PM
  • Saturday & Sunday: bike park open to 5:00 PM
  • Monday thru Thursday: bike park open to 4:00 PM
• new beginner trails: 800 vertical feet to bottom of Chair 3
• over 30 developed trails with a combined length of over 30 miles
• gondola serves 3400 foot vertical drop
• advanced terrain includes super flowy single track, rough, technical fall-line trails and machine built, hand tuned jump lines

Gyro Days Carnival and Lead Creek Derby in Wallace

Thursday is the start of the downtown Carnival that runs through Saturday night.

The 75^th running of the Lead Creek Derby from Mullan to Wallace will begin at noon on Saturday, June 18, 2016, when the brightly colored leather ball drops into the South fork of the Coeur d'Alene River.

The Lead Creek Derby Raffle is based on the time it takes the Gyro Ball to float from Mullan to Wallace. The elapsed time and ticket numbers are randomly paired by computer. Tickets are $1 each. A book of ten is $10... but then you only have to print your name once.
1st wins 50 Silver Dollars 2nd - 6th wins $100 7th - 11th wins $50 12th - 14th wins $25

• Friday Night - Karaoke at the Bedroom Gold Mine Bar
• Saturday - the festivities begin at 9am
  • Vendor booths open
  • Classic Car show begins
  • Dunk Tank
  • Parade at 1:00 PM
  • winners of the Car Show announced at 2:00 PM
  • Molly Queen crowned in park
• Enjoy music at the Bedroom Goldmine Bar and Karaoke in the evening
• helicopter rides all day Saturday and Sunday

Click poster to open letter-sized version in a separate window.

• Craft, Food and Other Vendors
  • Friday 11AM to 5PM
  • Saturday 10AM to 5PM
• Great Kid Activities both days
• Live Music on the Gazebo
  • Friday 11AM to 5PM:
    Ric-key Band
    One Gun & The Long Shots
  • Saturday 10AM to 5PM:
    The Blue Country Band
    The DCB Band
• 50/50 Raffle and Huckleberries for sale

Historic Wallace Marketing Group Documents Vendor Booth Registration Form Vendor Information & Rules 5K Run/Walk Registration FRIDAY NIGHT DANCE at the Nite Rock Event Center "The Blue Country Band" $10/person 7:30 to 11:30 PM

5K Huckleberry Fun Run
registration from 7:30 to 8:45 AM
race/walk at 9:00 AM
5K Run/Walk Registration Form

Wallace downtown merchants present Crazy Days on Friday and Saturday.

Special sales and fun events throughout the town!

Click image to open letter-sized jpg poster for entire Labor Day weekend

Twelfth Annual
Under the Freeway Flea Market

Saturday & Sunday 8 AM to 6 PM - Monday 8 AM to 2 PM

• Over 80 vendors
• Collectables
• Antiques
• Unusual Items
• Great Bargains

For general and booth space information call (208)752-0111 or email [email protected].

Click image to open letter sized jpg poster for entire Labor Day weekend.

Wallace Rotary Club presents the Running of the Ducks

Adopt a fast duck and win up to $500!

Click image to open letter sized jpg poster for entire Labor Day weekend

In cooperation with the Idaho Humanities Council, the Idaho Historical Society, the Idaho Association of Museums and Visit Idaho, Wallace will be celebrating its heritage with a series of colorful lectures, history re-enactments, live theater productions, and guided tours of the town, which as far as we know is the only city in America entirely listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Download these Chamber documents
• continue with press release
• Registration Form
• Schedule of Events

Fourteen different events, including three workshops and several historical tours, are planned for this inaugural fall celebration of our colorful history. Our featured speaker is John Langellier. He received his Ph.D. in military history from Kansas State University. After a 45-year career in public history, he retired in Tucson Arizona, in 2015. He is the author of dozens of books, including Fighting for Uncle Sam: Blacks in the Frontier Army.

More information about this event may be found in the September 16, 2016, Shoshone News-Press story Fall for History in Wallace.

Teddy Roosevelt came to town in 1903
Federal Troops occupied Wallace during the first mining war in 1892.
These were the now famous Buffalo Soldiers.   Click to open letter-sized cover (pdf) in a separate window.
The 25th Black Regiment travelled on bikes.
Wallace saloons have always been popular.

2016 Wallace Halloween Bash and Chamber of Commerce Fundraiser

This traditional October event is the Wallace Chamber's primary fundraiser of the year, and is vital to keeping the visitors center open and the chamber office staffed. To help, donate or purchase tickets, please contact Dave at the Chamber office (208) 753-7151.

This year we will have a Halloween Bash on October 22^nd, complete with live and silent auctions, casino games, entertainment, a great dinner and a costume contest. The party will be held at the Elks Lodge. Tickets are $20 in advance and $25 at the door. Auction items are starting to come in, including a 2009 Chevy Cruze donated by Dave Smith Motors, tickets to local attractions, gift baskets and much more. However, more donations are always needed and appreciated to ensure a fun and successful event. The evening begins at 5:30 PM with silent auction bidding and casino games. Dinner will be served at 6:30 PM. The live auction will follow. After the auction closes, party goers are invited to dance to the music of local favorites. To add to the festivities, attendees are encouraged to dress in Halloween attire and be eligible for costume contest prizes.

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Friday, Saturday, Sunday
November 4 to 20, 2015

"The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (abridged)

This comedy is an irreverent, fast-paced romp through the Bard's plays. "The Complete Works of William Shakespeare Abridged" was London's longest-running comedy, having clocked a very palpable nine years in London's West End at the Criterion Theater.

Join Edward Warren, Paul Roberts and Chuck Tatman, three madcap men in tights, as they weave their wicked way through all of Shakespeare's comedies, histories and tragedies in a wild ride that will leave you breathless and helpless with laughter.

This production is geared toward a PG-13 audience.

See business page for more information.

The Yuletide Festival center of activities will be held at The Historic Wallace Railroad Depot Museum again this year. The Depot will be decorated traditionally. Pictures with Santa will be taken there along with a craft fair, book readings, hayrides, and much more.

Our Yuletide Festival offers lots of lights, decorations, and excitement as the community works together to have two weekends of activities that include:

• Friday, December 2
  • Winter Walk with music and manger scenes in four churches, starts from Depot at 6 PM
  • Craft Fair at Depot from 3 to 6 PM
• Saturday, December 3
  • Local Vendors Craft Fair on Depot lawn, 9 AM to 4 PM
  • Breakfast with Santa at the Nite Rock Events Center, 9 to 11 AM
  • Little Miss Snowflake and Master Snowflake competition
  • High Tea and Entertainment at high noon in the Silver Tea Room, call 556-1500 for reservations
  • Nutcracker Dance Recital at Wallace High School, 1 PM and 6 PM
  • Movie at Sixth Street Theater (bring canned food), 2:00 to 3:30 PM
  • Hay rides throughout town, leaving from Depot from 6 to 8 PM
• Friday, December 9
  • Lighted Yuletide Parade for everyone, line up on Pine Street at 5:30 PM
  • Celebration at Depot upon walkers' return, 6:40 t0 7:30 PM
  • Hay rides throughout town, leaving from Depot from 7 to 8:30 PM
  • Sixth Street Theater Christmas Show at 7:00 PM. Christmas at Sixth Street is a musical variety show featuring talented singers from across the Silver Valley.
• Saturday, December 10
  • Paw Parade for our animal friends, starting from parking lot across from Brooks at 11 AM
  • Pictures with Santa, pets and children at Depot, 11:30 to 2:00 PM
  • High Tea and Entertainment at high noon in the Silver Tea Room, call 556-1500 for reservations
  • Hay rides throughout town, leaving from Depot from 5 to 7 PM
  • Sixth Street Theater Christmas Show at 2:00 PM
• Sunday, December 11
  • Sixth Street Theater Christmas Show at 2:00 PM

This year's Christmas ornament features another of our historic buildings: the Wallace Corner (Hotel) Building at the corner of Cedar and Sixth streets. Now it is the home of the Sixth & Cedar Espresso Bar, and Gravis Tech.

Ornaments may be purchased for $10.00 (plus 6% tax) at

• Idaho Silver Shop
• Price Tag Antiques

If you would like to reserve yours for your collection or are looking for any previous ornaments, please call Rayma at 556-1171 (Idaho Silver Shop). Grey Wallace Christmas vests are also available for $32 at both stores.

• Lookout Pass Ski Area
  Family Fun
  
  • Open 119 days
    from November 4, 2017
    to April 21, 2018
  • max summit depth 151"
    on March 29, 2018
  index page updated April 23, 2018

• Silver Mountain Ski Area
  Steep and Deep
  
  • Open 123 days
    from November 19, 2017
    to April 22, 2018
  • max summit depth 102"
    on February 28, 2018
  index page updated April 24, 2018

• Trail of the Coeur d'Alenes
  New in 2003: 72 mile long paved bike path!
  index page updated August 02, 2018

• Route of the Hiawatha
  A truly unique mountain biking experience!
  index page updated May 26, 2018