The Nevada Day Parade: Downtown festivities sun-up until sundown

The Nevada Day parade, with all of its corresponding events, is my favorite thing that Carson City has to offer. Normally, I would just have the complete listing of everything Saturday has to offer in my weekend event summary, but Parade Day offers a few challenges. Namely, there is just so much going on in downtown Carson City that creating a separate listing seems easiest for all of my readers. Whether it’s the bloody marys, the beard contest, or running into long-lost friends that gets you there, it's going to be a beautiful, sunny day. If you have a particular float that you’re keeping an eye out for, you’ll find the parade line-up HERE. Have a great parade day, Carson City. Happy 153rd Anniversary of Nevada’s Admission to us all.

SATURDAY: Nevada Day Parade Day
Carson Street will be closed from Winnie Lane to Fairview from 8 a.m. until 6 p.m.

• — Nevada Day Classic 8K and 2 mile Run/Walk – Begin in Telegraph Square, finish on Carson Street in front of the Carson Nugget (6am-7:30am packet pick-up and same day registration on the second floor of the Carson Nugget Casino, $40 – same day registrants will not be officially timed; 8am, all racers begin at Telegraph Square; costumes encouraged; food and a raffle after the race on the second floor of the Nugget; This year’s event benefits Guide Dogs for the Blind)
• — BAWN Pancake Breakfast Buffet at Red’s Old 395 (6am-10am; Buffet of pancakes, scrambled eggs, bacon, sausage, potatoes, coffee, orange juice and hot cocoa; $6/$3 kids)
• — Carson Lodge #1 Pancake Breakfast in the dining hall at Carson Lodge #1, 113 E Washington St, at the corner of Carson and Washington (6am-11am; $5)
• — Republican Women’s Pancake Breakfast at the Governor’s Mansion (7am-9:30am; includes pancakes, eggs, ham, orange juice and coffee; $6 for Adults and $3 for Kids 10 and younger. Proceeds go towards scholarships of $1,000 each to two deserving seniors from Carson and Dayton High Schools.)
• — Comma Coffee's 17th Birthday Party (7am-10pm)
• — Parade Pre-party with Bloody Marys and Mimosas at Remedy’s (7am)
• — Bacon Bloody Marys, Breakfast Burritos, and full bar at Living the Good Life: 1480 N. Carson (7am)
• — Bloodys and Breakfast Burritos at The Union Carson: 302 N. Carson (7am)
• — Breakfast and Bowling at Carson Lanes (breakfast served 7:30am-11am, unlimited bowling 9am-12pm; $13, $8 kids 8 and younger)
• — Breakfast and Bloodys at the Tap Shack: 112 Rice St. (8am; biscuits and gravy, breakfast burritos, and more)
• — Nevada Day Specials at the Fox Brewpub (8am; $5 20oz select craft draft beer and 16oz double bloody marys for $5)
• — ReMax Balloon Launch (8am; Some balloons take off right on Hwy 395, near Stewart Street, others take off from a nearby field)
• — Second Annual Northern Nevada Fall Fest in the Max Casino Parking Lot: 900 S. Carson St. (8am-4pm; shopping, a kids zone with bounce houses, slides, velcro wall, sumo suits, Zippy Pets, a free kids Halloween craft booth, face painting for a fee, raffles, giveaways, swag bags; collection site for canned food and cold weather/hygiene necessities for those in need)
• — Craft and Downtown Business Fair in Arlington Square, across from the Carson Nugget (8am-6pm)
• — Free Admission to the Nevada State Museum (8:30am-4:30pm)
• — Free Admission Day and Rides on the McKeen Motor Car at the Nevada State Railroad Museum (9am-4:30pm; Rides last approximately 20 minutes and depart from the museum grounds 10am-4pm; Fares are $8 for ages 12 and over, $4 for museum members and ages 4-11, and FREE for ages 3 and under)
• — Open House and Breakfast Potluck at Yaple’s Ballroom (9am; stay to watch the parade at 10am; bring a dish to share)
• — Flyover of Military Aircraft and a moment of silence for Las Vegas(10am)
• — 79th Nevada Day Parade ‘Arts and Entertainment’ down Carson Street: Williams Street to the Carson Mall (10am-2pm)
• — Annual Nevada Day Art Show in the Nevada Artists Association Gallery at the Brewery Arts Center (10am-4pm)
• — Annual Nevada Day Cornish Pasties at the Elks Lodge: 515 N. Nevada St. (11am-3pm; hamburgers and hot dogs also available)
• — 43rd Annual World Championship Single Jack Drilling Contest - NEW LOCATION: held in the parking lot of the at the Max Casino (11am; Contestants have 10 minutes using a 4 1/2 pound hammers and a 3/4” bit of steel to drill as deep and as fast as they can into a 4,320 pound piece of Sierra White Granite)
• — DürtyNV Presents The Nevada Day Halloween Party at the Brewery Arts Center (DJs outside 11am-10pm, DJs inside the Black Box Theaters 10pm-2am; Bleachers, Seating, Centralized Firepit, and full bar; co-hosted by Roska Entertainment)
• — RSVP Nevada Day Carnival and Celebration at Mills Park (12pm-9pm; carnival rides, Wheelhouse Skate Expo, games, DJ music, as well as food and craft vendors. Wristbands for all-day unlimited rides cost $30. Visit the RSVP booth at Mills Park for a $5 off coupon.)
• — Annual Chili Feed hosted by Senator Dean Heller in the Carson Nugget upstairs Banquet Center (12pm-2pm; free chili with all the fixins)
• — 35th Annual La Ka Lel Be Pow Wow in the Multi-Use Athletic Center: 1860 Russell Way, next to the Boys and Girls Club (12pm-9pm; free admission; Horseshoe Contest sign ups 12pm-1:30pm, tournament begins at 2pm, $20 per team, no late sign-ups allowed; potluck dinner break 5pm-7pm; Grand Entrance 2pm AND 7pm)
• — Outdoor Art Show at the Carson City Art Gallery: 110 S Curry Street (1pm-5pm)
• — Tours of the Nevada State Governor’s Mansion: 606 Mountain St. (2pm-4pm; free)
• — 'Tribute to the American Red Cross’ Capital City Community Band Concert at the Amphitheater in the Legislative Mall (2pm; weather permitting, bring a chair/blanket to sit on)
• — Annual Nevada Day Beard Contest NEW LOCATION - held in the McFadden Plaza at the corner of Third/Curry (following parade, approximately 2pm; no entry fee, the contest is open to anyone with a beard, and admission is free to spectators)
• — Brewfest 2017 and DJ Wess Neal in in Arlington Square, across from the Carson Nugget (2pm-6pm)
• —Telegraph Square Block Party with Live Music by the Trippin King Snakes: corner of Curry and W. Telegraph (3pm-6pm; sponsored by the Westside Pour House)
• — Home Means Nevada: Standing with Vegas Roller Derby Double Header at the Marv Teixeira Pavilion in Mills Park: 1111 E. William Street (doors open 3pm; 4pm Carson Junior Victory Rollers vs. the Motown Misfits; 6pm Carson Victory Rollers vs. the NV East Roller Girls; Admission $15, 10 and under free; Snacks and beer will be available for purchase; All Proceeds will benefit the Las Vegas shooting victims and their families)