Discover Your Nevada

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.

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.

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.

Reno River Festival

May 30 – Jun 1, 2025

Tons of fun in the summer sun awaits at the Reno River Festival. Take a guided rafting tour down the Truckee River and see two dozen bands take the stage while enjoying food trucks and themed, outdoor bars, plus tons more.

International Camel & Ostrich Races

Sep 5 – 7, 2025

What started as a hoax has become an anything-but-ordinary tradition in Virginia City. Jockeys climb atop camels, ostriches, and even zebras in hopes of being first across the finish line while spectators cheer from the stands and enjoy a weekend of carnival-style festivities.

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.

Goldfield Days Celebration & Land Auction

Aug 1 – 3, 2025

Get to the “World’s Greatest Gold Camp” for three days of citywide revelry. During Goldfield Days, the entire community celebrates its Wild West roots with non-stop activities. Can’t bear to leave? Pony up to the land auction and stake your claim!

Winnemucca Basque Festival

Jun 14 – 15, 2025

Eat, drink, and be Basque! Picon Punch your ticket to the beloved Winnemucca Basque Festival, a fun-filled weekend celebrating all things Basque and the culture’s influence on northern Nevada.

Christmas on the Comstock

Dec 1 – 31, 2025

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.

Stewart Father’s Day Powwow

Jun 13 – 15, 2025

The Stewart Indian School campus is home to one of Carson City’s biggest annual events every summer, featuring hundreds of dancers and drummers, dozens of makers, Indian tacos, Stewart Indian School alumni recognition, and more.