Discover Your Nevada

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.

Lake Tahoe Shakespeare Festival

Jul 1 – Aug 22, 2022

Imagine a perfect Lake Tahoe sunset, your special someone, and first-class live entertainment. That’s the magic of the Lake Tahoe Shakespeare Festival.

Fallon Cantaloupe Festival & Country Fair

Aug 26 – 28, 2022

Nothing tastes quite like the juicy, sun-ripened melons grown in the bread basket of Nevada.

Fire & Ice Winter Festival

Jan TBD, 2023

Ice sculpting, snow bowling and ice fishing derbies on frozen Cave Lake—plus the only fireworks show we know of that launches explosives from a moving steam train—and plenty more winter-defying activities make Ely’s Fire & Ice Winter Festival the hottest (and coolest) place to be.

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.

Hauntober in Virginia City

Oct 1 – 31, 2022

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.

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.

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.