North Tahoe’s Annual UllrFest
The 12th annual UllrFest, to raise funds for the Diamond Peak Ski Team (DPSEF), will be held this year on Friday, Feb. 4. The celebratory weekend kicks off Friday night with a Torchlight Parade, bonfire, party and music. Come dressed in the best Ullr attire as the event is named for the Scandinavian god of […]
Find out more »Rotary Ice Fishing Derby – Ely
tIceFishingDerby The ice fishing event of the year is right here in White Pine County on February 5th! Join the community and others for the 2022 Rotary Club of Ely Ice Fishing Derby at Comins Lake. This year’s event will take place at Comins Lake as repairs are being done on the Cave Lake dam. […]
Find out more »Northern Nevada Photography Workshop – Ely
Our photography workshops are an intensive three and a half day experience that is based at photogenic Nevada Northern Railway, National Historic Landmark in Ely Nevada. Time stopped at the railroad. You will be able to hone your photography skills under the tutelage of two of the best known rail photographers in the western United […]
Find out more »North Lake Tahoe Snowfest
North Lake Tahoe's Snowfest is a 10-day winter carnival with numerous events and activities celebrating the Lake Tahoe winter scene. Fun to be had by all ages..be it kids, families, adult only, or animal events...SnowFest! has it all! Snowfest began in spring of 1982. The event celebrates life in the High Sierra and features: parades, […]
Find out more »Ely Film Festival
Ely has a long standing history of being photogenic and embodying the character of the open west. With it’s historic buildings and train, gorgeous mountain landscape, and friendly community, Ely has been a great place to film since the 1920’s. Movies fillmed: Covered Wagon, Operation Haylift, Lust for Freedom, Once Upon a Texas Train, Guncrazy, […]
Find out more »Turkey Vulture Stretch 5K
Every March, sometime around the first day of spring and St. Patty's Day, the Turkey Vultures return to Ely after a relaxing winter in South America. Dust off your running shoes and join us in a 5K run/walk in honor of these unique birds! The route takes you past the Ely City Cemetery where you […]
Find out more »WinterWonderGrass Tahoe Music & Brew Festival – Palisades
The Music. The Brews. The Mountains. Come to North Lake Tahoe's unique, boutique festival gatherings of bluegrass, roots and string bands, craft breweries, whiskeys and local brands. WinterWonderGrass is 3 days of world-class Bluegrass/Acoustic Roots music, CA and NV craft breweries and beer tasting all under the snow covered peaks at Squaw Valley. WinterWonderGrass is […]
Find out more »Virginia City’s 8th Annual Father-Daughter Day & Dance
Fathers and their daughters are invited back to Virginia City April 9, 2022, for the annual Father-Daughter Day & Dance, an unforgettable day of dancing, sweet treats and memory-making. Don your finest and dress your daughters like Victorian princesses as you head to the Comstock for a day both dads and daughters will enjoy. More […]
Find out more »Nevada State Old-Time Fiddlers’ Contest
Everyone out west knows fiddle music, but where did it begin? “Old time fiddle tunes” are derived from European folk dance tunes such as Jig, Reel, Breakdown, Schottische, Waltz, Two Step and Polka. The fiddle may be accompanied by banjo or other instruments but are nevertheless called “fiddle tunes”. The genre traces from the colonization […]
Find out more »Nevada Open Road Challenge – 2022
For the past three decades, driving enthusiasts from around the world have gathered on the third Sunday of May in the Nevada high desert for the one of the truly most unique automotive events. Traverse 90 to 120 miles of closed, two-lane public highway, comprised of long fast straights, sweeping corners, blind dips, even […]
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