Discover Your Nevada

Fears, Tears & Beers Mountain Bike Enduro Race

Jun 8, 2024

During the oldest enduro mountain bike race in the country, riders will pedal through a casino and past slot machines and table games before hitting the spectacular high desert terrain surrounding Ely.

National Basque Festival

Jul 6 – 7, 2024

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

Reno River Festival

Jun 7 – 9, 2024

Tons of fun in the summer sun awaits at the Reno River Festival. Take a guided rafting tour down the Truckee River, bring your bike along for a “moving concert,” and see two dozen bands take the stage while enjoying food trucks and a beverage garden.

Perseid Meteor Shower

Jul 14 – Aug 24, 2024

Stargazing in the Silver State gets that much sweeter during the Perseid Meteor Shower, where 150-200 meteors streak through the skies every hour.

Reno Air Show

Oct 4 – 6, 2024

Impressive planes. Exhilarating action. Celebrating 60 years of aviation history and excitement in the Biggest Little City, the Reno Air Show is not to be missed.

Jim Butler Days & Nevada State Mining Championships

May 19 – 27, 2024

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.

Goldfield Days Celebration & Land Auction

Aug 2 – 4, 2024

Revel in the boomtown history of this good timin’ “living ghost town” with Old West gunfights, bed races, ghost tours, miners’ lying contests, old-fashioned children’s games, hearty western BBQ, a car show, parade and more. Can’t bear to leave? Pony up to the Land Auction and stake your claim!

Bonneville Speed Week

Aug 3 – 9, 2024

Ready to get right into the heart of the action at a prestigious national racing event at a one-of-a-kind motorsports complex? Start your engines, and get ready to know what Salt Fever is all about at this legendary racing event on a track unlike any other.

Race the Rails

Sep 7, 2024

Only in Nevada will you find an event like Ely’s Race the Rails, during which hardy cyclists compete against a 19th-century steam locomotive through old-time copper mining territory.

International Camel & Ostrich Races

Sep 6 – 8, 2024

Known for the largest silver discovery in the world and an unforgettable array of annual Weird Nevada races, fairs and festivals, there’s no better way to get to know historic Virginia City than a ticket to the International Camel and Ostrich races.