Public Safety · Mariposa County
The Dome Fire, which began September 15 at 8:28 a.m. north of Wawona Dome in Yosemite National Park, Mariposa County, California, has burned 6,788 acres and reached 95% containment as of the morning of October 16, according to the National Park Service. The cause of the fire remains unknown. Containment means 95% of the fire perimeter is enclosed by control lines, though the remaining 5% is still uncontrolled. The update comes roughly one month after the fire was first discovered.
Social Events · Mariposa, CA
Happy Goat Farm in Mariposa, California, is hosting its first annual Pumpkin Patch on October 17–18 and October 24–25 from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., with free admission, activities, and pumpkins for visitors. The event includes a petting zoo featuring goats, alpacas, pigs, ducks, and sheep, plus seasonal photo opportunities, a pie-eating contest, and a cornhole tournament. Happy Goat is an approximately 2,000-acre nonprofit that donates produce to feed the local food-insecure community and uses goats for fire-prevention grazing. Yosemite E-Biking is offering separate paid guided e-bike rides through the Mariposa-area foothills to the farm during the event weekends.
Social Events · Mariposa, CA
The Mariposa Yosemite Symphony Orchestra begins its 25th year with a Fantasy Concert on Saturday, October 24, at 7 p.m. in the Fiester Auditorium at Mariposa County High School, followed by a repeat performance Sunday, November 1, at 2 p.m. in The Ahwahnee's Great Lounge—the orchestra's first concert there since October 2019 due to the pandemic and hotel restoration work. The program features works by Josef Suk, Sergei Rachmaninoff, and Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov. Advance tickets for the Mariposa concert are $10 for adults and $8 for students; the Ahwahnee performance is free with a suggested $10 donation. Founded in 2002 by Les Marsden, the ensemble draws musicians from Mariposa, Madera, Fresno, Merced, Stanislaus, and Kings counties.
