See and smell and learn about this early American camp cooking technique. Taste Tickets will be sold for tastes from Sunday’s Cook Off.
Cast Iron Cook Schedule
Friday - Ongoing - All Day
Classes on cast iron care and seasoning new cast iron by Dave Herzog, official Dutch Oven Cook of the 2002 Salt Lake Olympics.
Saturday - Ongoing - All Day
Demonstrations and classes on outdoor Dutch oven cooking.
Sunday
7:00 AM - Breakfast Cook Off begins
9:00 AM - Breakfast Cook Off judging
9:30 AM - Main Dish, Bread & Desert Cook Off begins
1:00 PM - Main Dish, Bread & Desert Cook Off judging and public tasting
Carson & Mills Park RailRoad
Ride our 2-foot-gauge railroad behind a replica of a diesel switcher engine in an open gondola or a covered passenger car for a 1¼ mile fun-filled family adventure.
C & MP RR Schedule Ongoing - All Days, All Weekend Long
Train Rides - daily from 11 AM to 6 PM. Nominal charge.
Civil War Volunteers
Under the auspices of the Comstock Civil War Reenactors of Reno, featured are both Union and Confederate troops and an 1860’s civilian town with living history demonstrations. Highlights include the Fife & Drum Corps, a working hospital, Christian Commission, tavern, and store fronts offering their wares, such as spinners, weavers, a ladies shop, and more... The Nevada Civil War Volunteers display a stunning living history area as well.
Pueblo de Nevada
Lively music and atmosphere to help you enjoy the feeling of Old Nevada.
Mountain Man Camp
See what life was like in the early 1800's. Take part in 'hawk & knife throwing, make a fire with flint & steel, and load a muzzle-loading rifle or pistol. Music of the day. Trade goods from that era that can be used today.
Mountain Man Encampment Schedule
Ongoing - All Days, All Weekend Long
Trader's Row, Bead Weaving, Mountain Man History
Friday
1:00 PM - ‘Hawk Throwing Demonstration
3:00 PM - Loadin’ & Shootin’ Muzzleloaders
Saturday
11:30 AM & 2:00 PM - ‘Hawk Throwing Demonstrations
11:30 AM to 4:30 PM - Music by Wild Sage
12:00 PM - Buckskinning Demonstration
1:00 PM - Fire Starting with Flint & Steel
2:00 PM - Loadin’ & Shootin’ Muzzleloaders
3:00 PM - Trap Setting Demonstration
4:00 PM - ‘Hawk Competition
Sunday
11:00 AM - Loadin’ & Shootin’ Muzzleloaders
11:30 AM & 2:00 PM - ‘Hawk Throwing Demonstrations
11:30 AM to 4:30 PM - Music by Wild Sage
12:00 PM - Buckskinning Demonstration
1:00 PM - Fire Starting with Flint & Steel
2:00 PM - Trap Setting Demonstration
3:00 PM - ‘Hawk Competition
Native American Village
Authentic dancers in colorful regalia dance to ancient drum rhythms. Hand-made original Native American arts and crafts.
Native American Village Schedule
Ongoing - All Days, All Weekend Long
Native American crafts
The National Pony Express Association will demonstrate how the mail made it from St. Joseph, Missouri to Sacramento in 1860 and 1861. See the "mochila" passed from rider to rider, meet the men and horses that rode the trail that united the west.
Pony Express Schedule
Ongoing - All Days, All Weekend Long
Meet the riders and their horses
At the Civil War Battleground
Saturday 11:30 PM & 3:30 PM - Mochila Exchange
Sunday 12:30 AM ∓ 3:00 PM - Mochila Exchange
Gunfighter Stage
See the American West come alive, experience the gunfights, the drama, the action. Come see the humor and excitement that came out of the American West. Watch as the stories unfold, some true and some that could have been true.
This year, we welcome: Legends of the American West from Angels Camp, CA
Spirits of the Old West from Stockton, CA
Black Bart Gunfighters from Willits, CA
Pistols and Petticoats from Inland Empire, CA
Gunfighters, Inc.
and more....
Produced and sponsored by the Nevada Gunfighters, Carson City's own.
Gunfighter Stage Schedule
Ongoing - All Days, All Weekend Long
Gunfighter shows
BAC In Time Kids
BAC In Time Kids lead pioneer games and dances. BAC To Broadway Kids perform tunes from classic Broadway shows. Both these groups are part of the Brewery Arts Center on-going children’s program.
BAC In Time Kids Schedule
Ongoing - All Days, All Weekend Long
Participate and have fun
Camel Rides
Where you can do more than talk to the animals.
Ongoing - All Days, All Weekend Long
Camel Rides - nominal charge
Stagecoach Rides
Thrill to this Abbott-Downing replica 6-passenger coach pulled by a 4 up team of horses.
Saturday & Sunday
Take a Stagecoach ride for a nominal charge, but... beware of the highwaymen
Silver Rendezvous Concert – In the Pony Express Pavilion
FRIDAY, JUNE 13TH at 7 – 10 PM
Super Special Silver-State Star-Studded Silver Rendezvous Concert
Featuring Dave Stamey and Richard Elloyan and
Starring Michael Martin Murphey
Main Stage
A Hootin' hollerin' musical good time. FREE Entertainment goes on all weekend long.
Main Stage Entertainment Schedule Saturday
10 – 11 AM Opening Ceremonies (in the big field)
11- 11:30 AM Tom Hiatt & The Sundown Riders
11:45 - 12:15 PM Karen Quest-Cowgirl Tricks
12:30 – 1:15 PM Sourdough Slim, the Yodeling Cowboy
1:30 – 2:00 PM Victorian & Old West Western Fashion Show
2:15 – 3:00 PM Tom Hiatt & The Sundown Riders
3:15 – 3:45 PM Karen Quest-Cowgirl Tricks
4:00 – 4:30 PM Sourdough Slim, the Yodeling Cowboy
4:45 – 5:15 PM Tom Hiatt & The Sundown Riders
7:00 – 10:00 PM David John & the Comstock Cowboys
FREE Concert – bring your chairs or set on a bale of our hay
Sunday
10 – 10:30 AM Cowboy Church – outdoors under the cottonwoods
11 – 11:30 AM Tom Hiatt & The Sundown Riders
11:45 – 12:15 PM Sourdough Slim, the Yodeling Cowboy
12:30 – 1:00 PM Karen Quest-Cowgirl Tricks
1:15 – 1:45 PM The Jig's Up
2:00 – 2:30 PM Tom Hiatt & The Sundown Riders
2:45 - 3:15 PM Sourdough Slim, the Yodeling Cowboy
3:30 - 4:00 PM Karen Quest-Cowgirl Tricks
4:15 - 5:00 PM Tom Hiatt & The Sundown Riders
Kid's Stick Horse Rodeo Games
Includes Stick Horse Barrel Racing, Stick Horse Trail Ride, and Stick Horse Race. Gentle Horses Provided. Prizes awarded. Join the Western Fun! Ages 2 to 13 can participate free.
At the Civil War Battleground Saturday - Near the Stagecoach
1:15 - 2:15 pm Stick Horse Rodeo Games
Civil War Battleground
Experience the sound and fury of Civil War battles and skirmishes. Canon and soldiers. Also, mochila exchanges by the Pony Express.
Sunday 11:00 AM - Civil War Cannon Battles
12:30 AM & 3:00 PM - Mochila Exchange
Mountain Man Stage
Enjoy old-tyme music by the Hot Two. Stomp your feet, clap your hands and dance along to reels, jigs, and ballads of the pioneer days.
Mountain Man Stage Schedule
Ongoing - All Days, All Weekend Long
Performances by The Hot Two and Sourdough Slim
Horseshoe Tournament
Spend a lazy afternoon like grandpa did, pitchin’ horseshoes and swapping tall tales.
Saturday 11:00 AM - Tournament
Food Court
Feast on a variety of foods, including Indian Tacos, barbeque, kettle korn, funnel cakes, and more... Chow down before the Friday night or Saturday night concerts.
Crafts Fair
Everything from jewelry to clothes, from carvings to pottery, from toys to memorabilia. Stroll, shop, and enjoy. Something for every member of the family.
