Discover Your Nevada

Jim Butler Days & Nevada State Mining Championships

May 18 – 26, 2025

Honor the man (and the burro) who made the accidental discovery that founded Tonopah during the nine-day, town-wide party that is Jim Butler Days.

Reno is Artown

Jul 1 – 31, 2025

Into art? How about music, dance, and theater? Reno sure is—which is why everyone’s invited to hundreds of free Artown events happening every single day of July.

Extraterrestrial Full Moon Races

May 10 – 11, 2025

You might not be able to outrun a UFO, but you can compete against fellow racers in everything from a 5K to a 51K during the Extraterrestrial Full Moon Races.

Hot August Nights

Aug 1 – 10, 2025

For generations, Hot August Nights has been a mecca for motorheads who cruise in by the thousands from all over the country for a weeklong celebration of hot rods, vintage vehicles, and all things classic car.

National Basque Festival

Jul 5 – 6, 2025

Whether you’ve got sheepherder’s blood or you simply dig chorizo, you’re invited to Elko for Nevada’s six-decade-strong National Basque Festival—home to dancing, traditional music, woodchopping competitions, mouthwatering paella and lamb, and chances aplenty to taste our unofficial state drink, the Picon Punch.

America’s Most Beautiful Bike Ride

Jun 1, 2025

It’s not just a clever name. Experience the world’s most spectacularly scenic alpine lake one mile at a time—and raise funds for an incredible cause—during America’s Most Beautiful Bike Ride.

Burning Man

Aug 24 – Sep 1, 2025

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.

Great Basin Astronomy Festival

Sep 18 – 20, 2025

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.

California Trail Days

Jun 7 – 8, 2025

Fun and free for the entire family, get to Elko to see an 1850s pioneer wagon encampment come to life.

Fears, Tears & Beers Mountain Bike Enduro Race

Jun 14, 2025

During the oldest enduro mountain bike race in the country, riders tackle the rugged and spectacular high desert terrain surrounding Ely.