Enjoy the best BBQ festival in the country! Join us September 1 – 6 to celebrate the return of the Best in the West Nugget Rib Cook Off. Enjoy the country’s best rib cook off contest as more than twenty of the world’s top BBQ competitors serve more than 250,000 pounds of ribs. This annual […]

Winnemucca's Wildest Weekend has something for everyone! 100th Annual Labor Day Rodeo The 100th Annual Rodeo on Saturday, September 4 promises a lot more than 8 seconds of excitement. This year, our Bulls and Broncs Rodeo will feature more money, more cowboys and more action than one has a right to see! Also don't miss […]

The Great Reno Balloon Race is the world’s largest free hot-air ballooning event. During four days in early September, you can look up into the Reno skies and see a rainbow of hot air balloons soaring about. From its humble beginnings in 1982 with just 20 balloons, The Great Reno Balloon Race has taken flight […]

  The world is ready to pick up where we left off in 2019, and you can count on Virginia City’s bizarre yet wildly entertaining annual International Camel & Ostrich Races to return in 2021. In an event as hilarious as it sounds, the 62nd annual event will have you bursting with laughter for an […]

The steam locomotive and the bicycle were both invented a little over 10 years apart. Both changed the way we travel. Which one will prevail on September 11 at the Race The Rails? At the sound of the train whistle, mountain bikers and road bikers race onto their individual courses to see who can get […]

Lake Tahoe -- Big Blue, as it is referred to by many -- is North America’s Largest Alpine Lake and the Jewel of the High Sierra ... and the Reno Tahoe Territory of the Nevada Commission on Tourism and Bike the West invites you to experience the adventure of riding your bicycle around her 72-mile […]

  Dayton Valley Days is a two-day outdoor street festival where people from Dayton Valley and the surrounding areas can come together to enjoy the historic downtown area. Dayton Valley Days is packed full of fun activities: Pancake Breakfast, Parade, Car Show-N-Shine, Silent Auction, Gold Panning, Kids Zone (Games & Bounce House, Pinewood Derby Car), […]

The annual Virginia City Hillclimb is managed by local volunteers and the Pacific Region of the Ferrari Club of America. The 5.2 mile paved roadway on Highway 341 between Silver City at the starting gate and to the top at the southern end of Virginia City (affectionately known at the Truck Route to the local […]

Street Vibrations Motorcycle Festival is a celebration of music, metal and motorcycles, offering poker runs, live entertainment, ride-in shows, stunt and bike shows and more to more than 50,000 riding enthusiasts. This event is so big, it rocks at several locations throughout the region. Major event venues are planned in downtown Reno, historic Virginia City, […]

Celebrate Fall with this 50+ annual tradition, the Pahrump Fall Festival! The festival started out as a simple harvest festival where a couple hundred people gathered to share the harvest, have fun and eat some good barbecue. Today, the festival starts on a Thursday and continues for four days ending on Sunday. This event is […]