Beatty Days Festival
For three days each year, the “Gateway to Death Valley” fills up with town-wide revelry powered by great chili, live music, and some of Nevada’s most interesting competitions. Our faves? Root beer belching, chicken “drop” bingo, the pickle liquor hoot-n-holler (drink a shot with pickle juice and hot sauce, then yell!), and the famed bed races. Load the whole family up for a weekend of Old West charm and offbeat desert fun.
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.
Beatty Days is unlike any other Nevada festival—it’s where heritage, community, and desert quirk come together in the most delightfully unexpected ways. Stake your spot along main street to watch teams race actual beds down the road before participating in anything-but-ordinary contests that showcase the town’s playful spirit.
Catch parades (for both people and costumed pets), historical reenactments and gunfights, the crownings of Miss and Junior Miss Beatty Days, and an International Chili Society-sanctioned cook-off. Other exciting events include a car show, trunk-or-treating, Tombstone 2K Walk/5K Run, desert art show, poker walk, piñata breaking, model railroad exhibit, cornhole and horseshoe tournaments, pumpkin carving and hula hoop contests, and tricycle races. And during your time in Beatty, Nevada, be sure to keep an eye out for the storied Beatty Cowboys—your trip to Beatty is incomplete without snagging a selfie with this photogenic bunch.
Beatty Days kicks off with evening events and spooky, seasonal fun on Friday, Oct. 31. Saturday, Nov. 1, is a full day of festivities (from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m.), and the event wraps up Sunday, Nov. 2, at 1 p.m. Admission is free, but some contests and activities may have a small participation fee or suggested donation. Keep an eye on Beatty Chamber of Commerce’s website for the full schedule of weekend activities.
