Schedule of Events 2016 World Gold Panning Championships – Wednesday, September 14

News MoLo September 14, 2016 2 min read

by Dina Gentry, Competitor and Media Liaison

Wednesday, September 14 – Competition Begins with Qualifying Rounds

Championships
The 2016 World Gold Panning Championships
The El Dorado County Fairgrounds is the center of the 2016 World Gold Panning competition. Competitors will be panning native sand and gravel to find placer gold in record time! Panners from over 20 countries will be competing in categories that include: Juniors, Men, Women, Veterans, Classical Pan, 2-Person Team, 3-Person Team, 5-Person Team and The National Team.

TIME PLUS ACCURACY: 30 competitors at a time will each have a bucket with about 22 to 44 pounds of gravel that has been salted with 5-12 tiny pieces of gold. Competitors will not know the amount of gold in each heat. Each person’s time will be recorded and a 3-minute penalty added for each piece missed.

The competitors in each heat with the best time will keep advancing through quarter finals and semi finals until day 5 (Sunday) where the top 30 in each category will compete in the finals to determine the best in the world.

Schedule of Events for Wednesday:

Time	Event	Location

9:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m.	Historic Encampments	Fairgrounds
9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.	Preliminary Panning Heats	Gold Panning Arena
10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.	Kodak Opportunities with Historical Legends	Forni Frontier Town
11:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.	Old West Shootout & Skit	Main Lawn
12:20 a.m. – 1:40 p.m.	Lunch Break – Panning Competition
1:00 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.	Sarpika Gypsy Dancing Troop	Wells Fargo Stage
1:30 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.	Snake Oil Show	Wells Fargo Stage
2:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.	Old West Shootout and Skit	Main Lawn
2:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.	Preliminary Panning Heats Continue	Gold Panning Arena
3:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.	Music – Gold Rush Chorus	Wells Fargo Stage
4:30 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.	Grape Stomp Competition	Wells Fargo Stage
8:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.	Music – The Fabulous Liars	Marble Valley Stage
9:15 p.m. – 10:15 p.m.	Music – 120 West	Marble Valley Stage

Highlights:

More than 400 individuals and 20 different countries have registered to compete.
The grape stomp is still taking entries.
The event is free to the public all week, except for Saturday evening. Beginning at 5:00 p.m., there will be an entry fee of $5 to enjoy the live music.
Tickets for Friday’s concerts are for sale at Raley’s – 166 Placerville Dr, Placerville, CA 95667. A list of bands may be found in the official program >>http://anyflip.com/mdhs/ofyw/

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