NNRY Santa's Reindeer Flyer
2025-12-26 16:30 - 18:00, 2025-12-27 16:30 - 18:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Nevada Northern Railway, 1100 Avenue A, Ely, NV, 89301, United States
The Nevada Northern Railway celebrates the holiday season with an adventure to the North Pole on Santa’s Reindeer Flyer Christmas Train!
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Fire & Ice Winter Festival - 2026
2026-01-16 09:00 - 20:00, 2026-01-17 08:00 - 22:00, 2026-01-18 08:00 - 21:00 | Ely, NV, 89301, United States
Fire & Ice Winter Festival – 2026
It’s here: The Fire and Ice Winter Festival – 2026 celebrates everything White Pine County offers during the winter months.
The community-wide festival will once again have multiple events throughout the area for people of all ages. Locations include Nevada Northern Railway, downtown businesses, and Ward Mtn Recreation Area, and Cave Lake State Park. Bring the entire family down for activities around sports, arts, food and drink, tournaments, live music and more. Snow Sculptures are entirely dependent on the weather, but keep your fingers crossed! Teams interested in competing should contact the convention center at (775) 289-3720.

Friday January 16th –9am-4:30pm, Desert Rose Ceramics: Open Ceramics Painting11am-4:30pm: White Pine Public Museum is Open!3:30pm-4:30pm, Downtown Ely: Mural Walking Tour, Meet at Economy Drug6:30pm, Bristlecone Convention Center: FREE Concert, feat. Runaway Fire
CalTech DSA 2000 Space Trivia w/ Prizes During Band Set Breaks

Saturday, January 17th –8am, Ward Mtn. Recreation Area: Ely Outdoor Enthusiasts Bristlecone Birkebeiner Winter Fest9am-4:30pm, Desert Rose Ceramics: Open Ceramics Painting11am-4:30pm: White Pine Public Museum is Open!12:00pm-5:00pm, Shooters Bar & Grill: Pool Tournament1:00pm, Nevada Northern Railway: Train Excursion through Robinson Canyon1:00pm-4:00pm, Sunset Lanes Bowling Center: Bowling Tournament2:00pm, Ely Central Theater: Feature Length Movie4:30pm-8:00pm, Outpost Bar: Pool Tournament6:00pm, Nevada Northern Railway: Fireworks Off the Back of the Train7:00pm, Nevada Northern Railway: Art Sculpture Bonfire, A Food Truck Will Be Parked & Open
7:00pm, Nevada Northern Railway: CalTech DSA 2000 Stargazing Station w/ Professional-Grade Telescopes7:00pm, Ely Central Theater: Feature Length Movie8:00pm, Outpost Bar: Karaoke!!!

Sunday, January 18th –8:00am, Broadbent Park: Art Contest Begins!!!9:00am, Cave Lake State Park: Morning Hike11am-4:30pm: White Pine Public Museum is Open!11:00am-3:00pm, Broadbent Park: A Food Truck Will Be Parked & Open
11:00am-3:00pm, Broadbent Park: CalTech DSA 2000 Daytime Sun Telescopes Set Up for Viewing11:00am-3:00pm, Broadbent Park: Ice Horseshoe Tournament11:00am-3:00pm, Broadbent Park: Cornhole Tournament, Must Register Before Event, Call (775) 296-64952:00pm, Broadbent Park: Ice Sculpture Contest Ends & Displays Are Ready For Judging!2:00pm, Ely Central Theater: Feature Length Movie
5:00pm, The Outpost: Sip and Paint Night5:30pm, Broadbent Park: Fireworks Display presented by Great Basin Pyrotechnics6:30pm, Veterans Park, Ely: Nighttime Glow Disc Golf Tournament, Sign-Up in Advance, Call (775) 289-37207:00pm, Ely Central Theater: Feature Length Movie

More Info about the Bristlecone Birkebeiner can be found HERE!
More Info for the entire festival can be found HERE!

GET LIT (Jan. 2026)
2026-01-18 14:00 - 15:00 | Bristlecone General Store, 115 S. Baker Ave., Baker, NV, 89311, United States
GET LIT (Jan. 2026)
Bristlecone General Store Book Club

Great Basin Virtual Speaker Series
2026-01-27 18:00 - 20:00, 2026-02-24 18:00 - 20:00, 2026-03-24 17:30 - 20:00, 2026-04-21 18:00 - 20:00 | NV
Great Basin Virtual Speaker Series
Great Basin Virtual Speaker Series per Great Basin National Park foundation:
“In 2026, Great Basin National Park celebrates its 40th anniversary – a milestone shaped by decades of scientific research, stewardship, and community passion. To honor this legacy and expand access to the stories that make the Park extraordinary, Great Basin National Park Foundation is launching a monthly Virtual Speaker Series.
‘Whether you’re a longtime Park enthusiast and explorer, or someone discovering Great Basin National Park for the first time, the series will offer a unique opportunity to see the Park through new perspectives. We hope you’ll join us!”
Tuesday, January 27, 6 pm pacific time – Kick-Off Program
Superintendent Stories
Our kick-off event will feature three former Great Basin National Park superintendents whose leadership and passion helped define Great Basin National Park’s identity, protect its resources, and expand its impact, sustainability, accessibility, and significance.
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Tuesday, February 24, 6 pm pacific time – The Park / Art Connection
What happens when painters, photographers, and composers immerse themselves in one of the most remote and inspiring landscapes in America? How do creativity, conservation, and place intertwine? And why does art matter in National Parks?
In this program we will be joined by four former Great Basin National Park Artists-in-Residence – painters, writers, and composers – to discuss why and how art benefits national parks and national parks benefit artists.
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Tuesday, March 24, 5:30 pm pacific time – Packrat Middens: Uncovering Thousands of Years of Biotic Change in the Great Basin
Did you know that packrat’s preserved nests have provided significant insight into Great Basin’s climate and biota through time? Discover packrats’ biological and ecological significance to mammalian research and beyond with Dr. Ally Coconis, packrat researcher and Curator of Mammalogy at the Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History.
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Tuesday, April 21, 6 pm pacific time – Water Warriors
Water is essential to life in the Great Basin desert. In this program, writer Michael Branch will share stories from his new book project, Water Warriors, which tells the inspiring story of how a colorful and diverse underdog alliance of rural Nevadans won a monumental battle in the water wars of the west, and helped safeguard water essential to life within the Great Basin region.
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NNRY Photoshoots and Workshops
2026-02-13 08:00 - 22:00, 2026-02-14 08:00 - 22:00, 2026-02-20 08:00 - 22:00, 2026-02-21 08:00 - 22:00, 2026-02-26 08:00 - 22:00, 2026-02-27 08:00 - 22:00, 2026-02-28 08:00 - 22:00 | Nevada Northern Railway, 1100 Avenue A, Ely, NV, 89301, United States
NNRY Photoshoots and Workshops
If you think you were born one hundred years too late to witness the glory of steam railroading, then we have good news for you: you weren’t. There still exists a place where steam locomotives rule the rails, and there’s no better opportunity to view and capture them forever than at the NNRY Photo Weekend Spectacular!
Hidden away in the high desert of east central Nevada is a time capsule like no other: the Nevada Northern Railway National Historic Landmark. Annually during the first two weekends in February, time travel is possible. Come to Ely, Nevada and set your watch back a century, and photograph vintage railroading.
The Nevada Northern Railway is not a mishmash of equipment from different railroads or different countries, nor is the equipment prettified or garish. This is the original railroad equipment in the original paint schemes in the original setting. All equipment has been on the property for decades, and some if it more than a century, all of it still operating on the original track that was graded and laid a century ago.
What can you expect during the photo shoots? World-class photographic opportunities, steam locomotives pulling vintage freight and passenger cars that are original to the railroad. Here, trains are still made up with wooden cars whose origins date back as far as 1872. The crews will be in period dress, adding to the experience.
So why come to Ely in the winter? If you think that Steam locomotive 93 looks good on an 85-degree day in August but wait till you see it on a frosty February day. Billowing white clouds of steam plus plumes of black & gray smoke towering above the canyons and valleys. Snow? Weather here can be capricious! It can range from blizzard conditions to cobalt blue skies sometimes within minutes. In the past we’ve experienced every type of meteorological conditions that wintertime Ely experiences, including shirtsleeve weather. But regardless of the weather, the show goes on.
Participants have won numerous photo contests, recording timeless scenes of a historical railroad that are second to none.
Learn More About the NNRY Photo Weekend Spectacular HERE!
Discover More White Pine County Events HERE!

4th Annual Mardi Gras Parade in Baker
2026-02-14 09:00 - 12:00 | Downtown Baker, Baker, NV, United States
4th Annual Mardi Gras Parade in Baker
SAT. FEBRURARY 14
There’s no time like the present to get excited about our most fabulous winter event and start designing/building your floats!

4th Annual Mardi Gras ParadeSaturday, February 14th at 10am in downtown Baker

This year’s parade theme is LOVE and/or FIRE HORSE in honor of Valentine’s Day (date of the Parade) and Chinese New Year (which happens to fall on Mardi Gras, Tues, Feb 17).
Floats and costumes can embrace this theme or just have a Mardi Gras flare! Dogs, horses, bicycles, quads, fire trucks, ranch vehicles – anything goes!

Invite your family and friends to come watch the festivities. Bundle up and grab some beads as the saints go marching in and then stick around for more fun throughout town. Laissez les bons temps rouler!

GET LIT Book Club (2026)
2026-02-15 14:00 - 16:00, 2026-03-15 14:00 - 16:00, 2026-04-19 14:00 - 16:00, 2026-05-17 14:00 - 16:00, 2026-06-14 14:00 - 16:00 | Bristlecone General Store, 115 S. Baker Ave., Baker, NV, 89311, United States
GET LIT Book Club (2026)
Bristlecone General Store Book Club

FREE Movie Night - Interstellar
2026-02-23 18:30 - 21:00 | Ely Central Theater, 145 W 15th St, Ely, NV, 89301, United States
FREE Movie Night – Interstellar

Free movie at Ely’s Central Theater on Monday, February 23rd at 6:30PM.

Join DSA scientist for the first of their Science Fiction Film Series. The evening will feature a short introduction to the relevant science concepts in the film including black holes, worm holes, and time warps given by
scientists. Optional science Q&A and telescopes afterwards. Free and open to all!

Find More Events HERE!

White Pine Arts Impact Roundtable
2026-04-28 18:00 - 21:00 | Bristlecone Convention Center, 150 Sixth Street, Ely, NV, 89301, United States
White Pine Arts Impact Roundtable
This year, we will be hosting our first convening of arts enthusiasts, organizations, and businesses. Get together with several like-minded groups/community members who adore White Pine County’s arts assets. Share who you are, what you do, and discover what’s to come in White Pine’s arts.
6:00PM at the Bristlecone Convention Center
Food and Drinks Will Be Provided
We’ll see you here for the Convening of Arts Organizations and Businesses!

Music in the Park
2026-05-09 12:00 - 21:00 | Veteran’s Memorial Park, 801 Clark Street, Ely, NV, 89301, United States
Music in the Park
May’s largest and biggest concert and free BBQ in Ely! Save the date!

First Friday Night Market
2026-06-05 18:00 - 20:00 | Downtown Baker, Baker, NV, United States
First Friday Night Market
First Friday Night Market! Downtown Baker. Food. Music. Artisan Crafts. Dancing.
Celebrate Community Spirit with a stroll down Main Street in Baker, NV. Eat at our 2 delicious food trucks: the 487 Grill & Sandra’s Mexican Food. Splurge on some locally made handicrafts and talk with the artisans. There will be live music in the Stargazer Inn courtyard. Stop by the Bristlecone General Store for beverages, books and bling!

A Night With Laura Ingalls Wilder
2026-06-05 19:00 - 21:00 | Centennial Fine Arts Building, 910 East Aultman Street, Ely, NV, 89301, United States
A Night With Laura Ingalls Wilder
Join the community at the Centennial Fine Arts Center for A Night With Laura Ingalls Wilder.
Based on The Little House on the Prairie series.
This is a very special Chautauqua presentation being done by Kathleen Boswell. Kathleen has been doing this program for several years through the Missouri State Humanities.

When: Friday, June 05, 2026
Where: The Centennial Fine Arts Center
910 Aultman St. Ely NV, 89301
Donations at the door benefit the Fine Arts Center.
Sponsored by the White Pine Community Choir Association and White Pine County Tourism and Recreation.
Please contact Lorrain Clark (775) 296-2239 for details.
More Events HERE!

Ely Indoor Market
2026-06-06 09:00 - 14:00 | Shoshone Education Center, 250 Heritage Drive, Ely, NV, 89301, United States
Ely Indoor Market
Support Local Vendors
Saturday, June 6
9:00am – 2:00pm
Shoshone Education Center
250 Heritage Dr.
Plants, Avon, Tres Leches Cakes, Tupperware, Collectibles, more…

THE WIND: Podcast Performance with Fil Corbitt
2026-06-12 19:00 - 21:00 | Bristlecone General Store, 115 S. Baker Ave., Baker, NV, 89311, United States
THE WIND: Podcast Performance with Fil Corbitt
Friday, June 12th: 7pm, Bristlecone BackyardFIL IS BACK! Get ready for my new favorite episode of The Wind as Fil does a live production of “The Circumambulation of a Sacred Mountain.” Through stories and soundscapes you will be enthralled with the ancient spiritual practice of walking around a place or object rather than up, over or through.
For more information call: 775-234-7323
Funding for this event is provided through a grant from White Pine County Tourism & Recreation in partnership with White Pine Main Street.
