Nevada Farm & Ranch Events Calendar
2 upcoming Nevada events in date order: livestock shows, fairs, rodeos, FFA and 4-H contests, field days and ag conferences. 32 more yearly events are listed below with estimated dates.
November 2026
- Nevada Farm Bureau Annual Meeting
107th annual meeting of Nevada Farm Bureau with breakout sessions, an advocacy lab, Young Farmers & Ranchers Discussion Meet, small farms dinner and awards lunch.
Las Vegas, NV | 775-674-4000 | Organizer: Nevada Farm Bureau Federation Official event details - Buckaroo Traditions Gathering
Three-day Winnemucca gathering honoring Great Basin buckaroo work, with big loop roping, doctoring, family goat roping, a ranch horse show and Sunday Big Loop Finals. Single-day tickets are $8 and three-day passes $20.
Winnemucca, NV Official event details
Expected Nevada Events: Dates Not Yet Announced
These yearly events have not announced their next dates. The dates below are estimates from the usual pattern; confirm with the organizer before you travel.
January 2027 (estimated)
- Cattlemen's Update - Fallon
Evening stop of the University of Nevada, Reno Cattlemen's Update series at the Fallon Convention Center with market and production talks and a dinner included.
100 Campus Way, Fallon, NV | Organizer: University of Nevada, Reno Extension Official event details - Cattlemen's Update - Ely
Eastern Nevada stop of the Cattlemen's Update at the Ely Convention Center, bringing university researchers and market analysts to White Pine County ranchers over dinner.
150 W. 6th Street, Ely, NV | Organizer: University of Nevada, Reno Extension Official event details - Cattlemen's Update - Winnemucca
Final in-person Cattlemen's Update stop, a Friday morning program with lunch at the Humboldt County Extension office in Winnemucca for northern Nevada producers.
1085 Fairgrounds Road, Winnemucca, NV | Organizer: University of Nevada, Reno Extension Official event details - Cattlemen's Update - Elko
Elko session of the Cattlemen's Update held in the Great Basin College theater, with dinner in the Reynolds Solarium and updates on cattle markets and range production.
1500 College Parkway, Elko, NV | Organizer: University of Nevada, Reno Extension Official event details - National Cowboy Poetry Gathering
Week-long gathering of cowboy poets, singers and rural community members honoring ranchers, farmers, ag educators and 4-H and FFA members; the 41st gathering carried the theme A Cow Town State of Mind.
- Clark County Junior Livestock Weigh-In and Showmanship Clinic
Livestock weigh-in followed by a potluck and showmanship clinic for 4-H, FFA and Grange exhibitors preparing for the Clark County Fair. Held each year; the most recent date was January 31, 2026.
Logandale, NV | Organizer: Clark County Junior Livestock Association Official event details
February 2027 (estimated)
- Winnemucca Ranch Hand Rodeo
The 37th annual Ranch Hand Rodeo weekend at the Winnemucca Events Complex brings working ranch teams to Humboldt County in late winter. Held each year; the most recent dates were February 25 to March 1, 2026.
Winnemucca, NV Official event details
April 2027 (estimated)
- Clark County Fair and Rodeo
Five-day Moapa Valley fair with professional rodeo, junior livestock show and auction, 4-H and FFA exhibits, a fine arts building and carnival. Held each year; the most recent dates were April 8-12, 2026.
May 2027 (estimated)
- Jim Butler Stampede Rodeo
Free-admission Sunday rodeo at the Tonopah Rodeo Grounds with bulls, ranch bronc riding, mini bulls, team roping and barrel racing, followed by an evening Dave Stamey concert. Held each year; the most recent date was May 24, 2026.
Tonopah, NV | 775-482-4611 | Organizer: Ladner Rodeo Productions Official event details - Washoe County 4-H Livestock Show
Washoe County 4-H youth show and prepare their animals here ahead of the Nevada Junior Livestock Show in June. Free for the public to attend; exhibitors register and pay fees in advance.
1350 N Wells Ave, Reno, NV 89512 | (775) 784-4848 | Organizer: UNR Extension 4-H Office Official event details
June 2027 (estimated)
- State Fair of Nevada
The official Nevada State Fair returned to the Reno fairgrounds in June 2026 with the Junior Livestock Show, the 4-H State Expo, the Governor's Sale of Champions, a farmers market pavilion and junior bull riding. Held each year; the most recent dates were June 11-13, 2026.
- Nevada Junior Livestock Show and Sale
Three-day youth livestock show at the Nevada State Fairgrounds that ends with a live auction on Saturday evening; 4-H and FFA members show animals and buyers bid on market projects.
- Governor's Livestock Sale of Champions
Premium sale of grand and reserve champion junior livestock held during the 2026 State Fair in Reno, where bidders support the youth exhibitors who earned top placings.
- Next Generation Youth Bull Riding
Friday-night junior bull riding added to the 2026 State Fair program in Reno, sold as a separate add-on ticket ($25 adults, $15 kids) on top of regular fair admission.
1350 N Wells Ave, Reno, NV 89512 | Organizer: Nevada Department of Agriculture Official event details - Nevada 4-H State Expo
Statewide 4-H Expo with small animal, livestock and static competitions, folded into the State Fair in 2026; youth show animals and projects from 8 am to 5 pm on Saturday, June 13.
- Winnemucca Basque Festival
Basque festival with a downtown parade, street dance troupes, chorizo and lamb stew, a paella dinner, live music and a sheepherder bread auction; most events are free to attend.
Winnemucca, NV | Organizer: Winnemucca Basque Club Official event details - Reno Rodeo
PRCA-sanctioned rodeo billed as the Wildest, Richest Rodeo in the West, drawing over 200,000 visitors with bronc riding, roping, barrel racing, bull riding, a carnival and a Western marketplace. The 2026 run was its 107th year.
July 2027 (estimated)
- National Basque Festival
Basque music and dancing, wood chopping and stone lifting contests, family-style meals, handball, a 5K run and a golf tournament at Ruby View. Held each year; the most recent dates were July 4-5, 2026.
1601 Flagview Drive, Elko, NV 89801 | Organizer: Elko Euzkaldunak Club Official event details - Nevada Agricultural Fair
Free four-day fair at the Douglas County Fairgrounds with farming science, homesteading and horticulture exhibits, vendors and nightly demolition derby. Held each year; the most recent dates were July 16-19, 2026.
920 Pinenut Rd., Gardnerville, NV 89410 | Organizer: Nevada Agricultural Fair Official event details - Silver State Stampede
PRCA-sanctioned rodeo begun in 1912 and described as Nevada's oldest, with mutton busting, mini-bulls, nightly dances and a Western trade show in mid-July.
- Gardnerville Rancher Days and Ranch Rodeo
First-year celebration of Carson Valley agriculture with a ranch rodeo built on everyday ranch work, trailer loading, team branding, goat roping, kids activities, ag education and live music.
920 Pinenut Rd., Gardnerville, NV 89410 Official event details - Goldfield Days
Goldfield's annual boomtown celebration pairs a Saturday parade, historic hotel and school tours, vendors and an Esmeralda County land auction. The 2026 theme was Miners of the New Century and about 450 people attended.
Goldfield, NV | Organizer: Goldfield Chamber of Commerce Official event details
August 2027 (estimated)
- Eureka County Fair
Six-day fair with exhibit hall, 4-H livestock show and sale, gymkhana, team branding, roughstock, goat roping and a Saturday night rodeo. Held each year; the most recent dates were August 4-9, 2026.
- Eureka County 4-H Livestock Show and Sale
Youth livestock show opens Thursday during fair week and the 4-H sale follows Saturday. The 2019 show drew 29 exhibitors with swine, beef, sheep, goats and rabbits. Held each year.
Eureka, NV | Organizer: Eureka County Jr. Livestock Show and Sale Committee Official event details - Eureka County Fair Youth Team Branding
Youth team branding contest in the small and large arenas on the Friday of fair week, with a separate open team branding on Saturday. Held each year; the most recent date was August 7, 2026.
Eureka, NV | Organizer: Eureka County Fair Board Official event details - Eureka County Fair Gymkhana
Horse gymkhana with stick horse barrels at noon for the youngest riders, then timed events through the afternoon of the Friday of fair week. Held each year; the most recent date was August 7, 2026.
Eureka, NV | Organizer: Eureka County Fair Board Official event details - Ty's Let'm Buck Rodeo
Fallon rodeo with a morning slack session and an evening performance, put on by Ty's Let'm Buck Rodeo Co. as part of the city's America 250 events. Held each year; the most recent date was August 1, 2026.
Fallon, NV | Organizer: City of Fallon America 250 Official event details - Eureka County Fair Rodeo
Saturday-night rodeo of fair week with broncs, mini bulls, bulls, steer stopping and chute dogging, followed by a dance. Held each year; the most recent date was August 8, 2026.
Eureka, NV | Organizer: Eureka County Fair Board Official event details - Beauty and the Beast Rough Stock Rodeo and Concert
Bull and bronc riding night at the Churchill County Fairgrounds paired with a concert. The De Golyer family has run its Fallon rough stock rodeos for many years. Held each year; the most recent date was August 15, 2026.
Fallon, NV | Organizer: De Golyer Bucking Horse and Bull Bash Official event details - Agriculture Experience at the Fallon Cantaloupe Festival
Hands-on farm exhibit inside the Fallon Cantaloupe Festival with real equipment, animals, ag-tech displays, a dairy cow learning station, wool spinning and rope-making. Visitors collect stamps on an Ag Explorer passport.
Fallon, NV | Organizer: Ag Experience committee Official event details
September 2027 (estimated)
- Tri-County Fair and Stampede
Labor Day fair with rodeo, barrel racing, truck and tractor pulling, an antique engine show and the Tri-County junior livestock sale. Held each year; the most recent dates were September 3-6, 2026.
Winnemucca, NV Official event details - Douglas County Rodeo
Gardnerville rodeo weekend with mutton busting, Kids Day, vendors and concerts, plus a flat track Stampede and Cowboy Church on the surrounding days. Held each year; the most recent dates were September 11-12, 2026.
Gardnerville, NV | Organizer: Douglas County Rodeo Official event details