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August 2020
Eureka Legends of the West Bike & Car Fest
Eureka Legends of the West Bike & Car Fest Friday- Early Registration at DJ’s - Registration $45 Street Dance on Bateman Street Saturday Car Show Poker Walk Pin Up Contest Car Games Award Ceremony Costume Contest at the Owl
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International Camel & Ostrich Races – Virginia City, NV – CANCELLED
CANCELLED In an event as hilarious as it sounds, the 61st International Camel & Ostrich Races will have you bursting with laughter for an all-out family-friendly event. Watch as camels, ostriches and even zebras gather in Virginia City to carry their daring riders across the finish line as the crowd goes wild. It’s a comical racing spectacle that the entire family will enjoy. You can even catch a ride on a camel – a photo op not to be missed. Once…
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Race the Rails – Coal Fired Steam Engine vs. Road Bikes vs. Mountain Bikes
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 12 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 back to the depot before the train. This is not a race against time or your fellow riders, it’s a race against one of histories…
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Tour de Tahoe – Bike Big Blue
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 shoreline by participating in the Annual Tour de Tahoe – Bike Big Blue. Bike the West has been producing America’s Most Beautiful Bike Ride –…
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Silver State Classic Challenge
Once a year Nevada closes down 90 miles of Nevada Highway 318 for professional racers and amateur enthusiasts pursuing the maximum in speed, horsepower, and high performance. Long fast straights, sweeping corners, blind dips, even carving through a twisty canyon along 90 miles of two-lane public highway. The current closed-course record stands at 219.6430 mph average speed, as recognized by the Guinness Book of World Records. The best part is, if you’ve got the nerve, a little cash, and a…
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Virginia City Hillclimb
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 drivers). Then the drivers attempt to hold these their massive, supercharged engines back down to Silver City to the starting gate, the cruise portion of…
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Fears, Tears, and Beers MTB Enduro Race – Ely NV
Fears, Tears, and Beers is an Enduro format mountain bike event in Ely Nevada. Come out to Ely and pedal your bike to the top of the mountain while you are timed at specific sections of the course. There will be 2-6 timed sections comprised of twisty downhills and sprint sections. The event takes place on BLM and USFS administered lands under special use permits. Men’s and women’s events for all classes. Beginner Run: 11 miles, 1000’ climbing, 2 timed sections…
Find out more »October 2020
Oktoberfest in South Lake Tahoe at Historic Camp Richardson Resort
Each year in the first weekend of October, Camp Richardson’s Lake Tahoe Oktoberfest comes alive with a full-scale celebration of great beer, awesome grub, and tons of family fun. Come find out why Camp Richardson’s Oktoberfest has been one of South Tahoe’s favorite FREE annual family events for the past 26 years. Oktoberfest hosts a wide variety of entertainment and family-friendly activities to choose from. Sip from a souvenir beer mug and sink your teeth into a freshly-cooked turkey leg…
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30th Annual World Championship Outhouse Races – CANCELLED
CANCELLED Potty humor abounds at this Virginia City tradition dating back to the day when outdoor plumbing was outlawed and angry residents took their outhouses to the streets. These days, teams of three are pitted against each other in an all-out potty race to claim the latrine title. The races challenge teams of three costumed outhouse racers to zip down C Street, the town’s main drag, and hit the toilet paper finish line first. The Parade of Outhouses begins Saturday…
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Nevada Day
As Nevadans, we love our state. That’s why we throw a big party – complete with a parade – every year to celebrate its birthday. The best part is you don’t have to be a Nevadan to join the festivities. So come to Carson City and party like you were born here! Festivities include: pancake breakfast, hot-air balloon launch, the Nevada Day Classic Run/Walk, chili feed, the parade, single-jack drilling, beard contest, governor’s mansion tour, the Nevada Day Powwow…
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