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Red, White Pine, & Blue

July 3 - July 5
Red White Pine and Blue Independence Day Festival

Red, White Pine, & Blue

Ely and White Pine County is the ultimate destination for your 4th of July celebrations! Be here for our Red, White Pine, and Blue Independence Weekend Festival!

Ultimate Fourth of July Destination

The entire community is getting involved for our Independence Day Festival! It’s an all-hands-on-deck celebration to ring in another year of the United States. You may find the ever-updating schedule of the week’s events below, or keep an eye on our Monthly Events Calendar HERE!

We have packed four days worth of events and goings-on for July 4th weekend. These events range from art shows, scavenger hunts, a historic downtown parade, free breakfasts’, and so much more! A true Independence Day Celebration for all ages!

Festival Events

Jul. 2 – Jul. 5, 2026

Thursday, Jul. 2

6pm, Ely Art Bank: “55 and Still Standing” Class of 1971 Reunion
11am-2pm, Nevada Bank & Trust: Annual Independence Day BBQ

Friday, Jul. 3

10am-2pm, Ely Art Bank: Open
10am-4pm Ely Renaissance Village Open
11am-4pm, Nancy Riedell Fine Arts Studio & Gallery: Welcome New Artists
11am-5pm, WP Middle School Gymnasium: All Class Reunion Registration & Tours of Building
11am-5pm, McGill: McGill Pool is Open
12pm-2pm, Ely: Open House Tours of St. Bartholomew’s Episcopal Church, Centennial Fine Arts Center, Ely Masonic Hall Building, & Ely Theatre
12pm-3pm: High School, Middle School, DEN (East Ely Grade), McGill Grade School Tours
1pm-6pm, Sunset Lanes Bowling Center: Open Bowling Social & Special
1pm, Ely Central Theater: Free Showing of “1776: The Musical”, Sponsored by Ely Rotary Club
4pm-6pm, Cave Lake State Park: White Pine Yacht Club Happy Hour
4:30pm, Nevada Northern Railway: Excursion to Robinson Canyon
5pm-8pm, Ely Renaissance Village: Wine Tasting & Social (Ticketed Event)
5pm-10pm, Broadbent Park: WP Athletic Booster BFD (BBQ Fun Dance)
5pm-7pm, Ely Art Bank: Photography by Jason Bath
7:15pm, Nevada Northern Railway: Sunset, Stars & Champagne Train

Saturday, Jul. 4

8am-10:30am, Bristlecone Convention Center: FREE Alumni & Community Breakfast
10am-2pm, Ely Art Bank: Open
10am-4pm, Ely Renaissance Village: Village is Open, Food Available For Purchase After Parade
10am, Courthouse Park Veteran’s Memorial: Tribute to the Veteran’s w/ live performance by The Swing Dolls
11am, Downtown Ely: Independence Day Parade
11am-4pm, Nancy Riedell Fine Arts Studio & Gallery: Welcome New Artists
11am-5pm, McGill: McGill Pool is Open
12:15pm, Broadbent Park: White Pine Chamber of Commerce Red, White & Blue Blowout
1215pm, Broadbent Park: EVFD Bar Open to Public
12:30pm, Broadbent Park: EVFD Cornhole Tournament
1pm, Nevada Northern Railway: Diesel Train to Robinson Canyon
2:30pm, Nevada Northern Railway: Guided Tour of the Musuem with Torpedo Demonstration
4pm, Commercial Club in Ruth: Pool Tournament
5:30pm-11pm, Nevada Northern Railway: Alumni BBQ, Music & Social (Ticketed Event)
6:30pm, Nevada Northern Railway:  Fireworks Express – 6:30pm
9pm, White Pine Golf Course: Fireworks presented by Great Basin Pyrotechnics

Sunday, Jul. 5

9am-11am, Iceplant Canyon: Group Mtn. Bike Ride hosted by Great Basin Trails Stewardship (Meet at Broadbent Park)
10am-2pm, Ely Art Bank: Open
10am-4pm Ely Renaissance Village Open
11am-4pm, Nancy Riedell Fine Arts Studio & Gallery: Welcome New Artists
11am-5pm, McGill: McGill Pool is Open
11:30am, Nevada Northern Railway: Excursion to Robinson Canyon
1pm-4pm, Ely Renaissance Village: Afternoon Garden Party/Fashion Show – Limited Tickets, call (702)292-0140

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