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A new guide to Chico and the towns around it. We are opening with Chico, Bidwell Park and Bidwell Mansion first; every date is checked against the organizer’s own page.
Postcard by It’s Chico. Background: Chico State campus, MARELBU (CC BY 3.0). Letters: Big Chico Creek, Ebryden (public domain); almond bloom, Kendall Hall, Sycamore Pool and the North Fork Feather River, Frank Schulenburg (CC BY-SA 4.0). This postcard is shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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A weekend in Chico, where to eat and day trips.
Moving, renting and what it costs.
Parks, creeks and what is allowed.
Swimming holes, lakes and the Feather River.
The town, its name and a day on the Ridge.
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Seven areas, from downtown Chico up the Ridge, along the Feather River to Lake Almanor and north to Red Bluff. These are our own groupings, not official boundaries.
Positions and edges are approximate, our own groupings, not official boundaries.
Bidwell Park, downtown, Chico State and Bidwell Mansion.
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Lake Oroville, Lime Saddle and Bidwell Canyon marinas, the dam overlooks and the Chinese Temple.
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Paradise, Paradise Lake, Butte Creek Canyon and the Gold Nugget Museum.
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Gray Lodge Wildlife Area, Gridley, Biggs and the Butte County Fairgrounds.
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Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge, Black Butte Lake, Orland and Willows.
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Sacramento River Bend, the Red Bluff Recreation Area, Red Bluff and Corning.
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Lake Almanor, Chester and the Feather River canyon on Highway 70.
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The next dated events in Chico and the towns around it, each read on the organizer’s own page.
Usually Around Now: Fall In Chico
In Season: November
Today In Chico, Then The Next Dates
Runs Nov 6 to Nov 7, 2026
Time not listed: see the event page
Businesses across Paradise
Price: Free
Second annual town-wide shopping event with raffle prizes and activities. All ages. Each business sets its own hours.
Checked Nov 2, 2026 · Source for Paradise Christmas Preview (opens in a new tab)11:00 AM
Gateway Science Museum, Chico
Price: See event page
Book talk in the Weibel Community Room, aimed at adults. RSVP by email to the museum.
Checked Nov 2, 2026 · Source for Science Book Club: The Last Days of the Dinosaurs (opens in a new tab)We could not confirm this on the organizer page yet.
2:00 PM to 8:00 PM
Historic Downtown Red Bluff
Price: Free art; wine tasting ticketed
Tehama County Arts Council event: Chalk the Block 2:00 to 4:00 PM, live music, and wine tasting 4:00 to 8:00 PM.
Checked Nov 2, 2026 · Source for ArtWalk 2026 (opens in a new tab)Runs Nov 3 to Dec 3, 2026
Time not listed: see the event page
Chico Art Center
Price: See event page
Five local artists show watercolor, oil, pastel and acrylic work drawn from everyday life.
Checked Nov 2, 2026 · Source for Visual Explorations: Five Artists - Five Perspectives (exhibit) (opens in a new tab)Runs Nov 6 to Nov 22, 2026
Time not listed: see the event page
Theatre on the Ridge, Paradise
Price: See event page
A holiday double bill: a comedy with Krampus against Santa, and a sung-through 80s synth-pop Christmas Carol. The ticket page lists the run as Nov 6 through Nov 22, 2026; check it for show times.
Checked Nov 6, 2026 · Source for A Krampus Carol and A VHS Christmas Carol (opens in a new tab)We could not confirm this on the organizer page yet.
Runs Nov 7 to Nov 28, 2026
Time not listed: see the event page
Paradise Art Center
Price: See event page
Gallery show with an opening reception on Nov 7 from 5 to 7 PM. Regular gallery hours are weekdays 1 to 4. The organizer's page prints no year, so 2026 is not confirmed; check before you go.
Checked Nov 2, 2026 · Source for Fired and Fine Arts Show (opens in a new tab)Tonight In Chico, Then The Next Nights
We could not confirm this on the organizer page yet.
2:00 PM to 8:00 PM
Historic Downtown Red Bluff
Price: Free art; wine tasting ticketed
Tehama County Arts Council event: Chalk the Block 2:00 to 4:00 PM, live music, and wine tasting 4:00 to 8:00 PM.
Checked Nov 2, 2026 · Source for ArtWalk 2026 (opens in a new tab)6:30 PM
Oroville State Theater
Price: Free
Free evening of Southern gospel with The Loomis Rocklin Band and The Revivors.
Checked Nov 2, 2026 · Source for A Night of Southern Gospel Music (opens in a new tab)We could not confirm this on the organizer page yet.
5:00 PM
Gateway Science Museum, Chico
Price: $5; free for museum members and Chico State and Butte College students
Doors open at 4:30 PM. All ages. The organizer's page prints no year, so 2026 is not confirmed; check before you go.
Checked Nov 2, 2026 · Source for Walking with Dinosaurs Film Screening (opens in a new tab)5:00 PM to 7:00 PM
Chico Art Center
Price: See event page
Opening reception for the Visual Explorations exhibit.
Checked Nov 2, 2026 · Source for Visual Explorations opening reception (opens in a new tab)5:00 PM
Oroville State Theater
Price: See event page
Fundraiser for the South Oroville African American Historical Society with live music, local honorees and scholarship presentations.
Checked Nov 2, 2026 · Source for SOAAHS Fundraiser (opens in a new tab)6:00 PM to 8:00 PM
Capay Elementary School, Orland
Price: $40; $35 for club members and children 12 and under
Make a decorative charcuterie tray with the Capay Rancho Women's Club. Food, materials and a light dinner are included; reserve your seat with the club.
Checked Nov 2, 2026 · Source for Fall Charcuterie Workshop (Capay) (opens in a new tab)After Dark in Chico: every event that starts at 5 p.m. or later
John Bidwell helped lay out Chico in 1860 and finished his three-story mansion in 1868, the year he married Annie Kennedy. Their gifts gave the town Bidwell Park and the land for Chico State. The mansion itself has been closed since an arson fire in December 2024, but its story, and the visitor center, are still here.
Chico’s big city park has a page for each place you might go. Hours, fees and rules come from the City, and each page says what we could not confirm.
Marinas, a campground and the dam overlook, all read from the operators’ own pages.
Float a river, watch geese on the flyway or see salmon at the hatchery. Each page names its source.
Places on the Ridge, written with care. Where the record is thin, the page says so.
Farm towns, refuges and mountain lakes within a drive, each with hours and fees from the official page.
Dated history and legends, each checked against a record. Where nothing confirms a story, the page says so.
Festivals, fairs and holiday dates from the organizers’ own pages. Anything not yet posted is marked that way.
A short answer first, then the detail and the official source.
Public numbers from the Census, BLS, BEA and the State, shown with their dates and sources.
Timed day plans for visitors, first steps for new neighbors and a badge for organizers.
Calendars change. We read every date on the organizer’s own page, show the day we checked it, and fix mistakes in public.
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