NNRY Star Train
2025-08-22 19:00 - 21:30, 2025-08-29 19:00 - 21:30, 2025-09-05 19:00 - 21:30, 2025-09-12 19:00 - 21:30, 2025-09-19 19:00 - 21:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | Nevada Northern Railway, 1100 Avenue A, Ely, NV, 89301, United States
For those of you who aren’t fortunate enough to live up here in the Rural Inter-Mountain West, you are missing our breathtakingly beautiful night sky. For those of you who live in these parts, you may not have taken the time lately to stop and gaze at the Heavens. Either way, plan a special night out with those beautiful stars of ours. This area has one of the darkest skies in the lower 48 states which provides the setting for our wonderful night skies, which is why there is the Nevada Northern Railway Star Train.
Nevada Northern Railway’s Star Train pulls out of Ely on selected Summer evenings with the Dark Rangers of Great Basin National Park aboard. These rangers love the night sky as much as we all do, but they probably know a whole lot more about stars than all of us put together. They will guide us on our journey to find interesting things up in the Heavens on this journey. We will stop the train away from town to take full advantage of the dark night skies. The National Park Service Rangers will have special telescopes set up for viewing the night sky, and will be there to tell us all about it.
Watch a video of the experience as covered on the CBS This Morning Show
What to expect:

Our trains feature on-board restroom, wheelchair accessibility, and snacks and beverages available for purchase.
The Star Trains are pulled by one of our vintage diesel locomotives, and leave around sunset, so you will have a chance to see the sun as it sinks down over the Steptoe Valley. It is a great time of day to admire the rural Intermountain West at its best.
It is usually clear up here at night, but the train will still operate and the Park Rangers will still be on-board with an astronomy show-and-tell regardless of what Mother Nature dishes up.
Would you also like to take the trip up toward the old Ruth Mining District on a train pulled by a steam locomotive? Who wouldn’t? We also have a steam-powered excursion train departing at 4:30 pm on Friday afternoons, and another one at 1:00 pm on Saturday. During the check-out process you can add a Four-Day pass at a reduced rate to go on additional train rides while you are here.
Note that the trains depart from and return to Ely, NV with National Park Service Rangers on board. The train does not travel into or from Great Basin National Park. Ely is the closest town to Great Basin National Park (1h west), so it makes a logical hopping-off point for an extended visit to the Park. Don’t miss the opportunity to explore the rest of the National Park, including Lehman Caves.

Learn more about the Railway by clicking HERE!

Ely Renaissance Village OPEN
2025-08-23 10:00 - 16:00, 2025-08-29 10:00 - 16:00, 2025-08-30 10:00 - 16:00, 2025-09-05 10:00 - 16:00, 2025-09-06 10:00 - 16:00, 2025-09-12 10:00 - 16:00, 2025-09-13 10:00 - 16:00, 2025-09-19 10:00 - 16:00 (America/Los_Angeles) and 1 more date | Ely Renaissance Village, 400, Ely, NV, 89301, United States
Ely Renaissance Village Open!
For the ultimate heritage experience of White Pine County, the Ely Renaissance Village may top the list.
Tour a total of nine houses, seven of which have each been themed after a different ethnic background that helped shape our community. The Village is made for vacation planning and is open Fridays and Saturdays in the summer. Check out the 360 video below, which allows you to click and drag different views as it provides you a feel for the site before visiting it in person: https://bit.ly/3hGMr5d

Learn More Here!

NNRY Wild West Express
2025-08-23 16:30 - 18:00, 2025-09-06 16:30 - 18:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | NV
NNRY Wild West Express
Wild West Express Tickets and More Info at www.NNRY.com

Summer Concerts in the Park - 2025
2025-08-23 18:00 - 21:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Broadbent Park
Ely Summer Concerts in the Park – 2025
Join us this summer for our Ely Summer Concerts in the Park – 2025! We’re very excited to keep the music going this summer, and it’s all taking place at Broadbent Park. Looking forward to seeing the community come down for these FREE shows. Let’s support these amazing musicians and let them feel welcome. Everyone is invited! These shows are made for families, and blankets in the grass.

August 23rd – David Henry Band
Keeping Americana alive in an Indie Rock world!
David Henry and his band bring elements of country, folk, rock, and soul to every one of their passionate, ambitious performances. Three-part harmonies, ascended guitar leads, a driving rhythm section, and fiery songwriting delivers a show that is unmistakably David Henry.
Website: David Henry
Facebook: David Henry Band Facebook
Instagram: David Henry Sather-Smith (@davidhenryband) • Instagram photos and videos
Spotify: David Henry | Spotify
YouTube: David Henry – YouTube

Leaping Learners
2025-08-26 10:00 - 11:00, 2025-09-02 10:00 - 11:00, 2025-09-09 10:00 - 11:00, 2025-09-16 10:00 - 11:00, 2025-09-23 10:00 - 11:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | White Pine County Library, 950 Campton St, Ely, NV, 89301, United States
Leaping Learners
Ages 3 – 4
A Traditional Preschool Story Hour
10am – 11am

Ely Elks Lodge Bingo
2025-09-04 18:00 - 20:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | Ely Elks Lodge, 694 Campton St., Ely, NV, 89301, United States
Ely Elks Lodge Bingo
Bingo every first Thursday at the Ely Elks Lodge. Hot dogs and Chili are sold. Great time, great people, and BINGO!!!

WPC Library Chess Club
2025-09-12 10:00 - 11:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | White Pine County Library, 950 Campton St, Ely, NV, 89301, United States
WPC Library Chess Club
Second Friday

American Graffiti FREE Showing
2025-09-15 19:00 - 21:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Ely Central Theater, 145 W 15th St, Ely, NV, 89301, United States
American Graffiti FREE Showing
Can’t wait to see the community turn out for American Graffiti Free Showing!
Where: Ely Central Theater
When: Sept 15, 2025 at 7:00pm
Vintage Chevrolet Club of America (VCCA) is coming through Ely, NV on their 19th Annual Southwest Fall Tour. As part of their visit, they have partnered with the Ely Central Theater and White Pine County Tourism and Recreation for a free showing of the 1973 film American Graffiti, and the whole community is invited!
There will be a donation booth set up at the front of the theater. All donations benefit a local charity of VCAA’s choice.
A giant group of vintage Chevrolets parked outside our iconic Ely Central Theater is not a sight you want to miss! Can’t wait to see the community turn out and welcome the club to town.
VCAA will be in Ely Sept. 14-19, providing a perfect lead-in to the racers that will be in town for Silver State Classic Challenge!

About VCAA’s 19th Annual Southwest Fall Tour:
September 14-19, 2025 | Ely, NEVADA 19th Annual Southwest Fall Tour. Join us on the “Loneliest Road in America” for a week packed full of a passel of Wild West Nevada adventures. Ride the Ghost Train of Old Ely (pulled by the steam engine!), tour the depths of Lehman Caves, visit the official Pony Express Site, gander at the heavens through the Park Ranger’s telescopes and maybe visit a couple ghost towns, and much more! Also, there will be a lot of driving of your vintage Chevrolets and GMCs, limited to 1912-54. Registration deadline is September 1, 2025. For more info, contact Dean Echols at 2049 N. Mohave St., Chino Valley, AZ 86323, 928-710-4325 or deanechols38@gmail.com.

Caleb Montgomery FREE Concert
2025-09-19 18:30 - 21:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Broadbent Park
Caleb Montgomery FREE Concert
Silver State Classic Challenge, in partnership with White Pine County Tourism and Recreation, presents Caleb Montgomery Free Concert.
Where: Broadbent Park
When: The concert begins after the downtown procession of cars, approximately 6:30 p.m.
Continuing just off the Tour and Rec. Summer Concert Series, this free concert will carry much of the same vibe. Made for the community, families, and blankets in the grass.
We are very proud to be partnering with Silver State Classic Challenge for this free concert and seeing Caleb Montgomery live!
Silver State Classic’s parade begins at 5:30 p.m. and proceeds through the downtown on the Friday of the event. The cars will head directly into Broadbent Park, park for everyone to admire, and then be on display Saturday morning.
Caleb Montgomery FREE Concert

Caleb Montgomery, also known as The Cosmic Cowboy, is a rising Americana and progressive country artist from Susanville, California. Rooted in five generations of musical heritage and influenced by legends like Sturgill Simpson, Tyler Childers, and Pink Floyd, Caleb blends traditional country storytelling with bold, genre-bending sound. His debut album Food Stamps Don’t Buy Flowers made an immediate impact—reaching #1 on the Apple Music Americana Chart, #2 on the Apple Music Country Chart, #5 on iTunes Hot Country, and #22 on the Billboard Americana Chart. A two-time Josie Music Award nominee (Male Vocalist & Emerging Artist of the Year), Caleb is currently touring nationwide with his band The Wild West Show, building a passionate grassroots following across the U.S. With a new release on the horizon, Caleb is poised to become one of the defining voices in modern country music.

BLURBS
“A fresh force in modern country—Caleb Montgomery blends grit, soul, and psychedelic edge into a sound that’s as daring as it is timeless.”
“The Cosmic Cowboy rides again, and this time he’s taking the whole genre with him. Montgomery’s debut is raw, real, and remarkably refined.”
“With one foot in the honky-tonk and the other in outer space, Caleb Montgomery reimagines country music for a new generation.”
“Montgomery’s breakout success is no accident—his writing cuts deep, his performances electrify, and his voice feels like home.”
“A chart-climbing artist with the soul of a storyteller. Caleb Montgomery is what happens when tradition and innovation meet on the open road.”
Socials:
Instagram – @calebjoelmontgomery – https://www.instagram.com/calebjoelmontgomery/
YouTube – @calebjoelmontgomery – https://www.youtube.com/@CalebJoelMontgomery
Facebook – @calebjoelmontgomery – https://www.facebook.com/calebjoelmontgomery/
TikTok – @calebmontgomery – https://www.tiktok.com/@calebmontgomery

About Silver State Classic Challenge:
For the past three decades, driving enthusiasts from around the world have gathered on the third Sunday September in the Nevada high desert for the one of the truly most unique automotive events.
Traverse 90 to 120 miles of closed, two-lane public highway, comprised of long fast straights, sweeping corners, blind dips, even carving through a twisty canyon. The current course record stands at 219.6430 mph average speed, as recognized by the Guinness Book of World Records.
The best part is, if you’ve got the nerve, a little cash, and a fast ride, you too can join them to run as fast as you can, legally, down a public highway.
Discover More about This Year's Siver State Classic Challenge HERE!

Take it to the Lake Half Marathon & 10K
2025-09-20 | Cave Lake State Park, US Highway 93-Success Summit, Ely, NV, 89301, United States
Take it to the Lake Half Marathon & 10K
Take it to the Lake Half Marathon & 10K takes place on September 20 in the beautiful Schell Creek Mountains outside Ely, NV and ends at Cave Lake State Park! We also offer a one-mile kids fun run!
All routes, but the kids fun run, are on a dirt road. The half marathon is challenging 6.5 mile run up and over Success Summit (1,601 ft elevation gain!), with the rest all downhill but the last half mile. The 10K starts on Success Summit and a fast downhill (except the last half mile)!

Trophies will be awarded to the top three male and female in the half marathon, relay, and 10K. Everyone gets a race t-shirt and a finisher medal! Stay for the free BBQ and raffle at the finish line and enjoy the beautiful scenery at Cave Lake State Park!
Half Marathon – $50
10K – $40
Kids Fun Run – $10
Start Times:
Half Marathon, walking – 7am
Half Marathon, running – 7:30am
10K – 8am
Kids Fun Run – 10:30am
Shuttle times:
Half Marathon (walking & running):
5:45-6:00 AM
10K 7:00-7:15 AM

For event details and registration:
www.elyoutdoorenthusiasts.org
You Want More? Why? But Okay, Silver State Classic Challenge is Also this Weekend. Learn More HERE!

Taste of Italy Dinner Train
2025-09-20 18:30 - 20:00 UTC | Nevada Northern Railway, 1100 Avenue A, Ely, NV, 89301, United States
Taste of Italy Dinner Train

Taste of Italy Dinner Train

This is an annual gala fundraiser for the railroad. Your coaches will be pulled by one of our century-old steam locomotives for a special dinner trip on the Nevada Northern Railway mainline. It will be our pleasure to serve you a classic, multi-course Italian meal, complete with flowing wine, and dessert. Adults only on this train.
Taste of Italy Train Ride is sponsored by:

The Gianoli Family
First National Bank of Ely
Hector Briceno & Isela Suarez of Ely’s own Mr. Gino’s

Tickets and More Info at www.NNRY.com

Free Community First Aid Classes
2025-09-23 18:00 - 20:00, 2025-09-24 18:30 - 20:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | NV
Free Community First Aid Classes
When: Sept 23rd-26th, 2025
Why: Learn basic first aid to serve and support your family, community and more
All Ages Event:
Lund Tuesday Sept 23rd 6:00pm at Lund Fire Station
Ely Wednesday Sept 24th 6:30pm at Fire Station 1 by the Airport
McGill Thursday Sept 25th 6:30pm at McGill fire Station
Ruth Friday Sept 26th 6:30pm at the Ruth Community Center
