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Nevada - The Weirdest, Wildest West

Jim Butler Days & Nevada State Mining Championships

May TBD, 2024

This truly Nevadan weeklong party honors the founder of the famed “Queen of the Silver Camps’” (and his feisty donkey) with arm wrestling tournaments; the Nevada State Mining Championships; beer, wine, whiskey tasting; live music; street dances; parades; and tons more.

Hauntober in Virginia City

Oct 1 - 31, 2023

In a town with a haunted history as deep as Virginia City's mines, October in these parts is aptly called – Hauntober. Head to Virginia City any time throughout the month of October for spooky fun the whole family can enjoy.

National Cowboy Poetry Gathering

Jan 28 - Feb 3, 2024

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

Nevada Day Celebration

Oct 28, 2023

A Silver State holiday honoring it’s admission to the union, Nevada Day brims with history and culture and Battle Born heritage, celebrated from all corners of Nevada.

World Championship Outhouse Races

Oct 7 - 8, 2023

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.

Winnemucca Ranch Hand Rodeo Weekend

Feb TBD - Mar TBD, 2024

Real working buckaroos go spur-to-spur for prizes (and bragging rights) in Steer Stopping, Wild Mugging, Trailer Loading, Ranch Doctoring and more, at Nevada’s largest and most thrilling Ranch Hand Rodeo.

Beatty Days Festival

Oct 26 - 29, 2023

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.