Candy Dance Weekend

It's that time of year, the 90th Annual Candy Dance in Genoa, Nevada will take place this weekend, September 25th and 26th, 2010 with an expected turn out of 30,000+ in attendance for the festival. Tradition continues as candy is made from scratch, first class crafters of unique products and many varieties of food are available. It is a great event to take the entire family too and the best way to start working on your holiday shopping.

Things Around Town - August 20 - 22

Kick the weekend off in the Carson Valley with the Main Street Classic Car Event located in Downtown Minden beginning Friday evening and all day on Saturday. If you missed Hot August Nights, this weekend is your chance to see beautiful classic cars without the crowds. Friday Night is also Movies in the Park Night at Heritage Park off of Gilman Road in Gardnerville, bring a picnic and the family for a starfilled evening under a cloudless Nevada Sky. For additional events this weekend and more upcoming event dates you can visit the Carson Valley Visitors Authority website where a calendar of events is updated daily.

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Dates set for Eagles & Agriculture 2011

Dates for the 9th Annual Eagles & Agriculture gathering have been announced by the Carson Valley Chamber of Commerce & Visitors Authority. The 2011 event will take place from Friday, February 25, 2011 through Sunday, February 27, 2011.


The annual event, which draws hundreds to the Northern Nevada destination to view and learn about eagles, raptors and ranching, promises to continue to provide one of the finest birding events anywhere. Friday night’s reception starts the fun, and the ‘Eagle & Ranch Tour’ on Saturday morning continues as the centerpiece of the event. Additional offerings are expected to include the always popular ‘Owl Prowl’, a second year of the ‘Highways & Byways Raptors Tours’, the ‘Carson River Rafting Tour’ and the two day ‘Photo Workshop’.

The event is made possible by the cooperation of agencies including the University of Nevada Cooperative Extension, Western Nevada Resource Conservation & Development Office of the USDA, Audubon Society, The Nature Conservancy, Washoe Tribe, Carson Valley Conservation District, Nevada State Parks, Douglas County and a long list of private sector partners; including ranch owners, agricultural suppliers, hoteliers, birders and tour operators.

The partners work together in support of the main goals of Eagles & Ag, which are to encourage the conservation and prosperity of ranching in Western Nevada, promote the benefits agriculture provides wildlife and the community, teach participants about eagle habits, habitat, and life cycle and the history of agriculture in Carson Valley and demonstrate an example of agri-tourism that will potentially enhance profitability for local agriculture operations and businesses.

Hot August Nights visits Minden Park

On the beautiful sun filled day of August 5th, 2010 Minden Park was the Official Lunch Stop for the Hot August Nights Poker Run. With over 900 registered vintage cars scheduled to visit the Carson Valley this provided visitors and residents the chance to see the vintage cars of Hot August Nights without the crowds. It was a step back in time as the vintage cars lined the streets around Minden Park and along Esmeralda Avenue. With 50's, 60's and 70's music provided by McClain's Mobile Music and DJ Service and variety of food provided by our local restaurants and service clubs the day was complete for both visitors and participants of Hot August Nights. See you in 2011!

Hot August Nights Poker Run

More than 850 cars are expected to participate in the Hot August Nights Poker Run on Thursday August 5th. The classic cars will make their way to Carson Valley representing some of the 5,500 entrants in this year’s nationally recognized 24th Annual Hot August Nights, one of Northern Nevada’s premier annual events.

The cars will participate in a 110-mile seven stop poker run which begins at Baldini’s in Reno, continues through Carson City to Minden Park and then parades over Kingsbury Grade to South Lake Tahoe, finishing up at Legends at Sparks Marina. For the seventh year, the Minden Park stop will be the official lunch stop featuring an up close and personal way to view these beautiful vehicles and have an opportunity to speak with the owners!

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Tour Around Nevada: Lets Bring 'em Here!

Nevada Magazine will visit one Nevada community per issue and
present the town with a Tour Around Nevada plaque and framed story. So lets tell our story! If we get enough votes for our beautiful Carson Valley, we will be featured in Nevada Magazine. This will be a great opportunity for the Carson Valley to be showcased. And lets be honest we all know that this is the best place in Nevada ;) So please Click Here to vote for your community, and we will show 'em what we got!

Summer is in the Valley

It is that time of year again. It is FINALLY warming up, the trees are in full bloom, and there is sooo much to do here in the  Carson Valley. With the passing of our signature summer kick off event, Carson Valley Days, we are offically in the thick of it. Every Tuesday and Wendsday there are wonderful farmers markets going on, where you can get the freshest fruits, veggies and meats from our local growers. In addition to these every weekend seems to be chalk full of great goings on. There are concerts and movies in the parks, wine tastings, bike rides, BBQ's and everything in between. So now that summer is truly in swing make sure to give the Carson Valley a visit, and to help plan your day trip or weekend getaway check out our Calendar of Events.