Join us & TOUCH  HISTORY !
MAY 9, 2026

Join us for an experience honoring the peoples, places, and stories of our place.
(Complete Schedule of Activities: coming soon)

Trinity Heritage Days
May 9, 2026

Touching History !
Roll back time for the 6th annual Trinity Heritage Days!
Join in the festivities on May 9, from 11am - 4 pm

The Nor-Rel-Muk Wintu Nation and Trinity County Arts Council invite guests to the Opening Ceremony at 11:00 a.m. in the Highland Art Center Meadow, 691 Main St.  The drums call people to the opening ceremony of prayer, song, and dance.  The air crackles with excitement and sound as the Onasatis circle the fire with the opening dance. 

Also featured will be traditional dancing by the Bay Area the Inter Tribal Youth Connection Dancers. 

​Traditional Arts and Culture will follow the ceremony until 4:00 p.m. with FREE drop-in, hands-on craft workshops for  all-ages with guest artists and story tellers from the North State.  Experience Flint Knapping, throwing the Atlatyl hunting spear, Jewelry Making, creating Dream Catchers, and playing traditional stick games.  Learn about the Native Heritage through presentations about Ishi from Beverly Ogle and the Indian Boarding Schools with a transformative healing - to list just a few experiences to be had.

Neighboring the museum, is the oldest continuously used Chinese temple in California, the Weaverville Joss House State Historic Park.   Distinguished by the Taoist temple, the park is laden with symbols of ancient deities, Chinese novelties, and speaks to the resilience of people by continuing to be a place of active worship.  There will tours of the temple and activities for children.        

Up the lane, the Jake Jackson Museum will intrigue all with the tinkering of blacksmiths forging metal works and outdoor exhibits.  Experience the stamp mill, miner's cabin, and relics of our past inside the museum including the jail that you can enter!   The museum is open 11am until 3:00 pm.

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Meet the Hmong who will be sharing the grounds in front of the Joss House .  You will learn of their migration to the states and Trinity County, their new United Cultural Center in Hayfork, and have a chance to embroider a coaster in the style of the "story quilts".

Drop in and take a peek inside the oldest church in Weaverville, and then explore the historic downtown district. . Come one, come all!  And join us as we spend the day touching history. 

Trinity Heritage Days is made possible with THANKS to our SPONSORS:
CALIFORNIA  ARTS  COUNCIL,  N.E.A., Trinity County Office of Education - AIECE funding for Native Children, KIXE, Coast Central Credit Union