Schedule of Events 2023

The schedule is updated as events are added

Sunday, May 21st

* 10 a.m. – Pageant – King & Queen Coronation
Tonopah Convention Center

Monday, May 22nd

* 6 p.m. – Talent Show
Tonopah Convention Center

Thursday, May 25th

* 8 p.m. – JBD Party Kick-Off Karaoke
TLC Tonopah Liquor Company

Friday, May 26th

* All Day – Vendors
Downtown Event Plaza

* 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. – Jackie Boor Book Signing
Central Nevada Museum

* 12 p.m. – Local Talent
Downtown Event Plaza

* 1 p.m. Tomahawk Jones Band
Downtown Event Plaza

* 2 p.m. – Annabelle Forshee
Downtown Event Plaza

*3-5 p.m. – Whiskey Tasting
TLC Tonopah Liquor Company

*3-8 p.m. – Boys & Girls Club “Kick Off for Summer”
Lot next to Hometown Pizza

* 3:30 p.m. – Frozen T-Shirt Contest
Downtown Event Plaza

* 4 p.m. – Stein Holding Contest
Downtown Event Plaza

*4:30 p.m. – Art Jones Band
Downtown Event Plaza

* 6:30 p.m. – Bartender’s Race
Downtown Event Plaza

* 8 p.m. -Lie for Fun
Downtown Event Plaza

Saturday, May 27th

* All Day – Vendors
Downtown Event Plaza

* 7-9:30 a.m. – Muckers Pancake Breakfast
Elks Lodge

*8 a.m. to 6 p.m. -Boys & Girls Club “Kick Off for Summer”
Lot next to Hometown Pizza

*9 a.m. -5:00 p.m. – Blacksmithing Demonstrations
Mining Park Blacksmithing Area

* 9 a.m. – Parade Line-Up
VFW Post 1103

* 9:30 a.m. – Professional Sanctioned Horseshoe Singles Tournament
Joe Friel Sports Complex
(Sign-ups by 10 a.m., start at 10:30)

* 10 a.m. – Jim Butler Days Parade
Main Street

* 1/2 hr after Parade – Parade Winners Announcement
Mizpah Hotel Lobby

* 10:30 a.m.-4 p.m. – Craft Fair
Tonopah Convention Center

* 11 a.m.-1 p.m. – Wine Tasting
Mizpah Hotel Jack Dempsey Room

* 11 a.m.-4 p.m. – Gold Panning
Elks Lodge

* 12 p.m. – Nevada State Mining Championships
Elks Lodge
(No-host bar provided by the Elks)

* 2-4 p.m.– Sheriff Tom Logan Graveside Footstone Dedication Ceremony with Nye County Sheriff Joe McGill
Old Tonopah Cemetery

* 3-5 p.m. – Whiskey Tasting
TLC – Tonopah Liquor Company

* 6 p.m. – Team Branding
Tonopah Fairgrounds

* 7 p.m. – Central Nevada Racing Association
Tonopah Speedway
(Opens at 6 p.m.)

* 9 p.m. – Lie For Fun 
TLC – Tonopah Liquor Company

Sunday, May 28th

* 7-10 a.m. – Muckers Pancake Breakfast
Elks Lodge

* 9 a.m.-12 p.m. – Youth & Junior Mining Events
Elks Lodge
(Sign-Ups at 9 a.m., event at 9:30 a.m.)

*9 a.m. -5:00 p.m. – Blacksmithing Demonstrations
Mining Park Blacksmithing Area

* 10 a.m. – Non-Sanctioned Doubles Horseshoe Tournament
Joe Friel Sports Complex
(Sign-ups by 10 a.m., start at 10:30)

* 11:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. Jackie Boor Book Signing
Tonopah Mining Park

* 2-6 p.m. – Jim Butler Stampede
Tonopah Fairgrounds & Arena
Gates open at 2 p.m.
–Tickets available at the Mizpah, Tonopah Town Office, TLC, A-Bar-L, Blitz Creek Bar & Grill (Hadley) & Bella Vita Salon

* 2 p.m. – Jim Butler Days Raffle Drawing
Tonopah Convention Center

* 7 p.m. – Dave Stamey Concert
Tonopah Convention Center
FREE Admission Sponsored by Ioneer – No Host Bar by TLC

Monday, May 29th

* 10 a.m. – VFW Memorial Day Ceremony
Tonopah Cemetery

* 12 p.m. – VFW Memorial Day Ceremony
Goldfield Cemetery

* 1 p.m. – VFW Memorial Day Ceremony Tonopah Army Air Field Airmen’s Memorial Wall
VFW Post 1103
Lunch to Follow, Public Invited

Tonopah Historic Mining Park Silver Top Headframe Drawing by Ken Curtis


Tonopah Historic Mining Park

Free admission
Friday, May 26 through
Sunday, May 28,
9 a.m. until 5 p.m.

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