Beatty Days Festival

Oct 28 - 30, 2022

Ready for a three-day Weird Nevada extravaganza? Brimming with parades, cook-offs, art shows, only-in-Nevada races, and a whole lotta award winning chili, there’s no better way to celebrate the spirit of southwestern Nevada than Beatty Days.

Burning Man

Aug 29 - Sep 5, 2022

The biggest party on Planet Earth is devoted to community art, self-reliance, and self-expression forms an against-all-odds city in the desert, a culture of possibility, a network of dreamers and doers.

World Championship Outhouse Races

Oct 1 - 2, 2022

Ready, Set, Push! This event may be the one time and place where potty humor is both accepted and encouraged. Come witness the hilarity of this Weird Nevada event for an oddball race you won’t forget.

International Camel & Ostrich Races

Sep 9 - 11, 2022

Known for the largest silver discovery in the world and an unforgettable array of annual Weird Nevada races, fairs and festivals, there’s no better way to get to know historic Virginia City than a ticket to the International Camel and Ostrich races.

Genoa Candy Dance Arts & Crafts Faire

Sep 24 - 25, 2022

Nestled in the heart of historic Genoa, a century of sweet & success born from old town tradition in a charming pioneer community beckons crafters, vendors, and history-lovers alike to one of Carson Valley's largest annual events.

Great Basin Astronomy Festival

Sep 22 - 24, 2022

With the darkest, quietest skies in the Lower 48, Great Basin National Park is the perfect place for an Astronomy Festival, featuring talks by astro-experts, photography workshops, and unbeatable stargazing, including through dozens of real-deal telescopes that truly let you see for yourself.

Great Reno Balloon Race

Sep 9 - 11, 2022

It's only fitting that the world’s largest free hot-air balloon festival comes to The Biggest Little City in the World every September.

World Human Powered Speed Challenge

Sep 11 - 17, 2022

Teams from around the globe race the fastest bicycles in existence attempting to break the human-powered land speed record (currently 89.59 mph). Attendees can see the bikes up close and meet the riders, or even drag race themselves against the world’s fastest!

National Cowboy Poetry Gathering

Jan 30 - Feb 4, 2023

Warm up this winter with an abundance of buckaroo stories—first-hand accounts, narratives passed down and around, and undoubtedly, a yarn or two.

Christmas at Coffinwood

Nov 25 - Dec 31, 2022

Ready for Christmas in Pahrump? Explore these over-the-top lights display at this must see holiday event all through the month of December. Tune in to the radio from the comfort of your car to view this synchronized light show.