{"id":5049,"date":"2016-09-14T19:30:46","date_gmt":"2016-09-15T02:30:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.newsmolo.com\/EDC\/2019\/?p=5049"},"modified":"2025-11-20T19:33:13","modified_gmt":"2025-11-21T03:33:13","slug":"schedule-of-events-2016-world-gold-panning-championships-wednesday-september-14","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.newsmolo.com\/EDC\/2019\/2016\/09\/14\/schedule-of-events-2016-world-gold-panning-championships-wednesday-september-14\/","title":{"rendered":"Schedule of Events 2016 World Gold Panning Championships \u2013 Wednesday, September 14"},"content":{"rendered":"

by Dina Gentry, Competitor and Media Liaison<\/p>\n

Wednesday, September 14 \u2013 Competition Begins with Qualifying Rounds<\/u><\/p>\n

Championships<\/strong>
\nThe 2016 World Gold Panning Championships<\/em>
\nThe 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.<\/p>\n

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\u2019s time will be recorded and a 3-minute penalty added for each piece missed.<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

Schedule of Events for Wednesday:<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Time<\/td>\nEvent<\/td>\nLocation<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
 <\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
9:00 a.m. \u2013 7:00 p.m.<\/td>\nHistoric Encampments<\/td>\nFairgrounds<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
9:00 a.m. \u2013 12:00 p.m.<\/td>\nPreliminary Panning Heats<\/td>\nGold Panning Arena<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
10:00 a.m. \u2013 11:00 a.m.<\/td>\nKodak Opportunities with Historical Legends<\/td>\nForni Frontier Town<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
11:00 a.m. \u2013 11:30 a.m.<\/td>\nOld West Shootout & Skit<\/td>\nMain Lawn<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
12:20 a.m. \u2013 1:40 p.m.<\/td>\nLunch Break \u2013 Panning Competition<\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1:00 p.m. \u2013 1:30 p.m.<\/td>\nSarpika Gypsy Dancing Troop<\/td>\nWells Fargo Stage<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1:30 p.m.\u00a0 \u2013 2:00 p.m.<\/td>\nSnake Oil Show<\/td>\nWells Fargo Stage<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2:00 p.m. \u2013 2:30 p.m.<\/td>\nOld West Shootout and Skit<\/td>\nMain Lawn<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2:00 p.m. \u2013 7:00 p.m.<\/td>\nPreliminary Panning Heats Continue<\/td>\nGold Panning Arena<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3:00 p.m. \u2013 4:00 p.m.<\/td>\nMusic \u2013 Gold Rush Chorus<\/td>\nWells Fargo Stage<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4:30 p.m. \u2013 7:00 p.m.<\/td>\nGrape Stomp Competition<\/td>\nWells Fargo Stage<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
8:00 p.m. \u2013 9:00 p.m.<\/td>\nMusic \u2013 The Fabulous Liars<\/td>\nMarble Valley Stage<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
9:15 p.m. \u2013 10:15 p.m.<\/td>\nMusic \u2013 120 West<\/td>\nMarble Valley Stage<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

 <\/p>\n

Highlights:<\/p>\n