Pick Your Festival/Event Festival/Event Due to Covid-19 many cities have canceled or changed the typical dates of many festivals. Please confirm the dates on each event’s website. Festival/Event Location City When Is Event Activities Phone Number Website Cowboy Poetry Gathering Elko late January music & foodfilmpoetry 775/738-7508 Click here Nevada State Fair Carson City early June carnivalconcertshome & garden showexhibitors 877/916-3247 Click here Burning Man Gerlach late August no rules eclectic gathering of 25,000 people in the black rock desert near Gerlach 415/863-5263 Click here Best of the West Nugget Rib Cook Off Sparks early September rib cookers from across the country compete and sell ribs 775/353-2291 Click Here Tri-County Fair and Stampede Winnemucca early September (labor day weekend) ranch hand rodeocar showAtv pulls & demolition derbybasque festival mule races 800/962-2638 Click Here National Championship Air Races & Air Show Reno mid September huge event with exciting shows 775/972-6663 Click Here National Finals Rodeo Las Vegas early December top 120 athletes compete for big prize money 702/260-8605 Click Here