Elko, Nevada Upcoming Events

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Whatever the time of year, there is always something going on in Elko.

Check out our guide to upcoming events in the heart of Northeastern Nevada. Located halfway between Reno/Lake Tahoe and Salt Lake City, Elko is the perfect distance for a long weekend getaway to celebrate one of our many cultural events, regardless of season. From the National Cowboy Poetry Gathering to the National Basque Festival, the Elko Mining Expo, California Trail days and so many more, this is the place to celebrate and soak in the atmosphere of a vibrant cosmopolitan town that still pays respect to its past.

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Ducks Unlimited Elko Chapter Annual Dinner

Elko Convention & Visitors Authority 700 Moren Way, Elko, Nevada

Elko Ducks Unlimited Annual Dinner. For ticket info email tcballew@gmailc.om or call Tom Ballew at 775-934-6201

Night at the Museum: The Goonies

Northeastern Nevada Museum 1515 Idaho Street, Elko, NV, United States

Join us for Night at the Museum: The Goonies! Stick around for a Flashlight Scavenger Hunt after the film. Bring your flashlights! FREE for Museum Members. $3/ seat for non-members. Please call to reserve your seats. 775-738-3418 Film is from 1985 and rated PG.

Northeastern Nevada Museum Annual Store Sale

Northeastern Nevada Museum 1515 Idaho Street, Elko, NV, United States

25% off Everything in the Museum Store from November 21-26th. Local art, artisan crafts, books, locally made jewelry, children's gifts, Elko merchandise, and more!

Event Series Let’s Dance!

Let’s Dance!

Western Folklife Center 501 Railroad Street, Elko-, NV, United States

Let’s Dance! begins with a dance lesson from 6-7pm, followed by open dancing at 7pm. Lessons focus on a rotating variety of styles, including rodeo swing, two step, waltz, line dance, Basque dancing, and other interesting steps. Adults and teens are welcome. No experience necessary. For more information including the week’s [...]

Tip-A-Cop for Special Olympics

Cooks Steakhouse & Saloon 245 3rd Street, Elko, United States

We are excited to host this for the 2nd year. PLEASE COME SUPPORT YOUR LOCAL SPECIAL OLYMPICS!!! Tuesday November 28th from 4pm-7pm TIP-A-COP FOR SPECIAL OLYMPICS

33rd Festival of Trees

Elko Convention & Visitors Authority 700 Moren Way, Elko, Nevada

The Festival of Trees is a holiday event that benefits local charities. It features a silent auction of decorated trees, wreaths, and other festive items donated by individuals, businesses, and organizations. All proceeds from the auction go to support the following charities: 🎄Great Basin Children's Advocacy Center 🎄Horizon Hospice Inc. 🎄Northern [...]

33rd Festival of Trees

The Festival of Trees is a holiday event that benefits local charities. It features a silent auction of decorated trees, wreaths, and other festive items donated by individuals, businesses, and organizations. All proceeds from the auction go to support the following charities:🎄Great Basin Children’s Advocacy Center🎄Horizon Hospice Inc.🎄Northern Nevada Moses Project🎄Northern [...]

33rd Festival of Trees

Elko Convention & Visitors Authority 700 Moren Way, Elko, Nevada

The Festival of Trees is a holiday event that benefits local charities. It features a silent auction of decorated trees, wreaths, and other festive items donated by individuals, businesses, and organizations. All proceeds from the auction go to support the following charities: 🎄Great Basin Children's Advocacy Center 🎄Horizon Hospice Inc. 🎄Northern [...]

A Bookish Christmas: Holiday Vendor Event

Shop local. Spend local. Support local. We are thrilled to be putting together a book-centered vendor event this holiday season. We are even doing the event at the library in the meeting room! We look forward to helping the community shop with the book dragon in their lives! Time: 01:00pm - [...]

33rd Festival of Trees

Elko Convention & Visitors Authority 700 Moren Way, Elko, Nevada

The Festival of Trees is a holiday event that benefits local charities. It features a silent auction of decorated trees, wreaths, and other festive items donated by individuals, businesses, and organizations. All proceeds from the auction go to support the following charities: 🎄Great Basin Children's Advocacy Center 🎄Horizon Hospice Inc. 🎄Northern [...]

GBC Winter Festival

Great Basin College CHILTON CIRCLE, Elko, NV, United States

Join us at our Winter Festival 2023 for a magical evening of holiday cheer and community spirit full of events and a holiday craft marketplace with many local vendors and our own GBC ceramics booth! Phi Theta Kappa welcomes single-serving food items for food-insecure children. Your generous contributions can make a [...]

Snowshoe Hike – South Fork Meadows

Celebrate the shortest day of the year with a Snowshoe Hike at South Fork Meadows! Come prepared with water, layers of clothing, and your snowshoes! No snowshoes? It's snow problem! We have snowshoes available for use. RSVP Required https://www.californiatrailcenter.org/events/winter-solstice-snowshoe-hike-at-south-fork-meadows/

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Upcoming Events in Elko, NV

Want to know more about upcoming events in Elko, NV? Let’s dig in.

In December, celebrate the season with a snowflake festival and parade of lights, then come back in January for some can’t-miss down-home storytelling from ranchers and cowboys at the National Cowboy Poetry Gathering. In the spring, party Old West style at the Halleck Bar Party where revelers raise a toast with Beefeater gin. It’s just one of many events in Elko that adhere to the area’s tradition.

Delve into history at the California Trail Days, where you’ll learn about the quarter of a million people who packed up their lives and headed west along the California Trail from the 1840s to the late 1860s and enjoy reenactments that bring history to life.

In summer, geek out on mining equipment and history at the annual Elko Mining Expo or earn your personal best in the Nevada Marathon Relay and Lamoille Canyon Half Marathon/5K. Gaze in wonder at the evening glow show at the Ruby Mountain Balloon Festival or celebrate our nation’s independence over Fourth of July weekend. Or hop on your bike for the Ride Around the Rubies, a scenic “gravel ride” through the Ruby Mountains that’ll have you breaking away from the peloton for your very own leader’s jersey. Don’t forget about the National Basque Festival where Nevada’s Basque culture is celebrated with dancing, music, food and plenty of good times.

Come fall, enjoy a classic film fest, a classic car show, a Native American Pow-Wow, a pumpkin festival and plenty other unforgettable Elko events. Elko also hosts a pair of monthly farmers’ market and plenty of ongoing events at the Western Folklife Center.

If you think of Elko as just another quick stop along I-80, these upcoming events will have you changing your mind in no time. Come see us soon!

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