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.
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 [...]
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 - [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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/
Get outside and learn a new a skill to use during the winter time blues! Snowshoeing is a wonderful way to get outdoors during the winter. Never snowshoed before? No worries! Come learn with Nevada Outdoor School and wear your favorite Christmas Sweater to celebrate with us! Bring your own snowshoes [...]
Join us for our FIRST LEGO League Qualifier in Elko on 12/9! Volunteers needed and no experience necessary. Email A.Okazaki@FIRSTNevada.org for more info. A special thank you to our event host - Elko Convention Center!
Enjoy a FREE children's program from 10-noon for ages 3-10 (all ages are welcome). We will listen to a story in the Museum Theater before working on a craft project.
FESTIVE * FAMILY * FUN Cowboy Christmas is coming to downtown Elko for the popular Snowflake Festival! Enjoy live performances, activities, food trucks, and downtown shopping galore! Santa will be on hand at Santa's Workshop located a Lostra for lots of fun & games! Grab the kids for the 6th Annual [...]
All musicians and spectators are welcome at this monthly jam session. Facilitated by members of Southwind and other community musicians, Jam On! features a mix of old-time fiddle tunes, folk songs, country tunes, ballads and more. Lead a song for the group, join in on tunes introduced by others, or just [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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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