Nevada Events | Annual Events in Nevada

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Cultural Events

From a massive Basque gathering to Shakespeare at Lake Tahoe, the Silver State is all about celebrating arts and heritage.

Image Caption: Top – Lake Tahoe Shakespeare Festival, Bottom – Stewart Father’s Day PowWow, Right – National Cowboy Poetry Gathering

World Championship Outhouse Races

World Human Powered Speed Challenge

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International Camel & Ostrich Races

Amazing Races

In Nevada, if it moves, we’ll race it. Cars? Yep. Mountain bikes? Oh, yeah. Ostriches and outhouses? Absolutely. Wherever you go in the Silver State, you’re at the starting line for unusual competitions.

Image Caption: Top – World Championship Outhouse Races, Bottom – World Human Powered Speed Challenge, Right – International Camel & Ostrich Races

Bed on wheels pushed by people racing on a street, with onlookers and vehicles in the background.

Beatty Days Festival

Goldfield Days Celebration & Land Auction

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Silver State Stampede

Western Days & Rodeo Nights

It’s wild out here, in all the best ways. Nevada’s legendary history comes alive at a variety of events that celebrate our Western roots.

Image Caption: Top – Beatty Days Festival, Bottom – Goldfield Days Celebration & Land Auction, Right – Silver State Stampede

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Virginia City Rocky Mountain Oyster Fry

Winnemucca Basque Festival

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Best in the West Nugget Rib Cook-Off

Food Festivals

Fill your heart (and your stomach) with signature Silver State flavors: award-winning cantaloupe, traditional Basque lamb, a quarter-million pounds of ribs, and enough Picon Punches to go around for everyone.

Image Caption: Top – Virginia City Rocky Mountain Oyster Fry, Bottom – Winnemucca Basque Festival, Right – Best in the West Nugget Rib Cook-Off

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Formula 1 Las Vegas

A rodeo rider, holding his hat, tries to stay atop a bucking horse in an arena with yellow barriers, as spectators and officials watch in the background.

Wrangler National Finals Rodeo (NFR)

Sam Morris/Las Vegas News Bureau

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Electric Daisy Carnival

Annual Las Vegas, Nevada Events

On or off the Las Vegas Strip, there’s no shortage of things to do and ways to party all night (and day) long. From treasured cultural celebrations to fierce rodeo competitions and multiple music festivals, Las Vegas has every kind of event you can imagine.

Image Caption: Top – Formula 1 Las Vegas, Bottom – Wrangler National Finals Rodeo (NFR), Right – Electric Daisy Carnival

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Eldorado Great Italian Festival

OffBeat Music Festival

OffBeat Music Festival/Toni Contini

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Reno Is Artown

Can’t-Miss Reno Events

The Biggest Little City hosts some of the most uncommonly curious and anything-but-ordinary events. Rock out with live music, soak up culture in art galleries, and hang out with colorful characters all year round.