Celebrate Fall with this 57th  annual tradition, the Pahrump Fall Festival! The festival started out as a simple harvest festival where a couple hundred people gathered to share the harvest, have fun and eat some good barbecue.

Today, the festival starts on a Thursday and continues for four days ending on Sunday. This event is brought to you by the Town of Pahrump providing free admission to the festival and entertainment. There is a fee for the rodeo and unlimited carnival ride bracelets are available for purchase.

The Fall Festival includes a parade that commemorates the occasion traveling down Highway 160. Saturday traffic comes to a stop on Highway 160 as the annual parade travels down the highway for about 2 miles with over 50 floats. Hundreds stand and cheer on the high school marching band and carnival of floats as they make their way down the town’s main highway.  This year’s theme is Stars & Stripes.

Rides, rides and more rides are another highlight of the festival! Kids and grownups alike come out to enjoy the thrill of riding the latest stomach twister. Rides include a roller coaster, a Ferris wheel and a boat load of fast turning rides for every thrill seeker. And no carnival would be complete without booths and booths of carnival games and your favorite carnival eats. Want to experience the excitement of riding a bull at the rodeo in a safe environment?

A highlight of the Fall Festival is the rodeo! The first festivals were made up of solely the rodeo and over the years the festival evolved into a 4 day celebration where the rodeo is still at the center of it all.

Hundreds of vendors gather at the Pahrump festival.  Many of the vendors sell food and beverages while others cater to arts and crafts. You can encounter everything from new gadgets to handmade gems.

Don’t miss the Arts and Crafts, Food and Horticulture exhibits at the Bob Ruud Community Center.

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HOT AIR BALLOONS!

Will launch Friday, Saturday and Sunday (weather permitted) at sunrise(6am).

2023 Fall Festival Hours of Operation 

Arts & Craft 

Run by the Pahrump Valley Quilters will be in the Bob Ruud Community Center. It will be open starting Friday September 23, 2022. 

Friday: 11am –6pm 

Saturday: 11am – 6pm 

Sunday: 10am–4pm 

Carnival 

Paradise Amusement will start Thursday September 22, 2022. The hours of operation are: 

Thursday: 5pm– Till close 

Friday: 3pm– Till close 

Saturday: 1pm – Till close 

Sunday: noon – Till close (Closing time depending on crowd) 

Live Entertainment will start Thursday September 21, 2023. The hours of operation are: 

Thursday: 5pm – Midnight 

Friday: Noon – Midnight 

Saturday: Noon – Midnight 

Sunday: 10am – 5pm 

Vendors will be open for business starting Thursday September 21, 2023. The hours of operation are: 

Thursday: 5pm – Midnight 

Friday: Noon – Midnight 

Saturday: Noon – Midnight 

Sunday: 10am – 5pm 

Cornhole Tournament will be Thursday September 21, 2023, the hours are: 

Cornhole Tournament Sign in @ 5:30pm 

Cost $20 per person Bring your own partner 

2023 Fall Festival Hours of Operation 

Horseshoe Tournament will be Friday & Saturday September 22 & 23, 2023 The hours are: 

Friday 9/22/2023 South Nevada Horseshoe Pitching Series 

Open to anyone Double HI/Low Sign In @ 5:30 pm Cost $ 20 per person 

Saturday 9/23/2023 Nevada State Horseshoe Pitching Association N.S.H.P.A 

Sanction Singles A, B, C class 30‘ and 40‘ 

Sign in @ 5:30pm Cost $20 per person 

For more information on Cornhole & Horseshoe Tournament Office 775–751–4813 or Cell 435–691–3857 

Car Show will be Saturday September 23, 2023. 

Parade 

By NCSO will be Saturday September 23, 2023. 

Willie Barer Grand Marshall 

Saturday: Start time 9am Line up at 6pm (Dandelion St) 

Rodeo 

By Ladner Rodeo Productions will be Friday September 22, 2023, and Saturday September 23, 2023. 

Gates open at 6pm both days 

Show starts at 7pm both days 

Mutton bustin, open barrel racing, ranch bronc, calf roping, breakaway, team roping and Bull 

riding. 

Entries open September 1st contact Ladner Rodeo 775–482–4611 or on Facebook Ladner Rodeo Productions