Events in Nevada

Lake Tahoe Shakespeare Festival

Stewart Father’s Day PowWow

Visit Carson City

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National Cowboy Poetry Gathering

Culture Classics

If the word “culture” doesn’t immediately spring to mind when you think of Nevada, you’re in for the shock of your life. From the world’s largest Basque gathering to Shakespeare at Lake Tahoe and an entire month dedicated to the arts, the Silver State is all about celebrating creativity.

Image Caption: Top – Lake Tahoe Shakespeare Festival, Bottom – Stewart Father’s Day PowWow, Right – National Cowboy Poetry Gathering

World Championship Outhouse Races

World Human Powered Speed Challenge

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International Camel & Ostrich Races

Amazing Races

In Nevada, if it moves, we’ll race it. Cars? Yep. Camels? Oh, yeah. Ostriches and outhouses? Damn right. Formula One, balloon races, enduro bike races and marathons… you’re at the starting line for unusual competitions.

Image Caption: Top – World Championship Outhouse Races, Bottom – World Human Powered Speed Challenge, Right – International Camel & Ostrich Races

Beatty Days Festival

Goldfield Days Celebration & Land Auction

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Silver State Stampede

Where the West Runs Wild

It’s wild out here, in the best of all possible ways. Through a variety of events, Nevada salutes its history from the earliest American Indians to the settlers who molded this place into the West we all know—and everyone in between. Explore the Silver State’s rich heritage with these events.

Image Caption: Top – Beatty Days Festival, Bottom – Goldfield Days Celebration & Land Auction, Right – Silver State Stampede

rocky mountain oyster fry in virginia city nevada

Virginia City Rocky Mountain Oyster Fry

Great Basin Astronomy Festival

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OffBeat Music Festival

OffBeat Music Festival/Toni Contini

Food Festivals

Where else can you find your inner pagan as you burn an effigy in the desert one night and then chow down on the world’s greatest pork ribs the next? Only in Nevada. We like to celebrate around here, and this lineup of food, music, and cultural festivals proves it.