Discover Your Nevada

World Championship Outhouse Races

Oct 5 – 6, 2024

Dating back to a time when outdoor plumbing was outlawed on the Comstock, angry residents took their outhouses to the streets in protest—and a tradition was born.

Pahrump Social Powwow

Nov 22 – 24, 2024

Hundreds of dancers, musicians, storytellers, and artisans converge in Pahrump to share and celebrate American Indian culture with locals and visitors alike.

40th Anniversary Celebration of Goldwell Open Air Museum

Oct 18 – 20, 2024

Celebrate four decades of only-found-here art experiences at the Goldwell Open Air Museum’s anniversary extravaganza.

National Cowboy Poetry Gathering

Jan 27 – Feb 1, 2025

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

Beatty Days Festival

Oct 25 – 27, 2024

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.

Nevada Day Parade & Celebration

Oct 26, 2024

From live bands to block parties, chili feeds to fire-blasting art cars, and beard contests to mining championships—plus one of the largest and longest parades in the country—get in on all kinds of only-in-Nevada festivities that celebrate the Silver State’s distinct heritage.

Fall & Halloween Train Rides in Nevada

Oct 5 – 31, 2024

Whether you’re celebrating spooky season or eager for autumn adventures, the Silver State has no shortage of themed train rides sure to deliver delights and frights.

Christmas on the Comstock

Dec 1 – 31, 2024

Each December, the cozy mining town of Virginia City transforms into a real-life vintage Christmas village, embracing the holiday spirit with twinkling lights, shops decorated to the hilt, and lots of special events.