Kick off the summer with Memorial Day weekend activities

Mother Nature almost always has something wacky in store for Northern Nevada over Memorial Day weekend. Rain or shine (or unexpected blizzard) there is something fun to be found in Carson City. Be ready for anything with this sneak peak of this weekend’s activities. Help honor those who have served our country with a flag placing at the Lone Mountain Cemetery, or at one of the several Memorial Ceremonies around the area.

FRIDAY:

• Memorial Day Specials at Empire Ranch Golf Course (free 18 holes with ACTIVE Military I.D.; free bucket of balls if wearing red, white, AND blue; free draft beer if wearing camouflage)
• Placing of American Flags on the gravesites of Veterans at the Veteran’s Cemetery inside Lone Mountain Cemetery (4pm; the public is invited to join the Disabled American Veterans and other local veteran organizations)
• Fourth Friday Jam Session at Comma Coffee (6pm; bring your instrument; Celtic, folk, Traditional American)
• GE Family Concert Series: Paperback Writer -a Tribute to the Beatles at Minden Park in downtown Minden (6:30pm; free)
• Carson Comedy: Justin Rivera at Carson Comedy inside the Carson Nugget (doors open 6:45, show starts 7:30pm; $15 day of show, $13 in advance; purchase tickets at the Guest Services Desk)
• >Epic Rides Unofficial Pre-ride Weekend: meet at the Firkin and Fox (7:30pm)
• Live Music with Escalade at the Carson Nugget Sports Bar (8pm-12am)

SATURDAY:

• Memorial Day Specials at Empire Ranch Golf Course (free 18 holes with ACTIVE Military I.D.; free bucket of balls if wearing red, white, AND blue; free draft beer if wearing camouflage)
• Epic Rides Unofficial Pre-ride Weekend: meet at the Cracker Box for coffee and breakfast (8am)
• Downtown Carson Spring Farmers Market – corner of Musser and N. Nevada St, behind Due Sorella (9am-1pm)
• Early Primary Election Voting Begins at the Carson City Clerk-Recorder's Office: 885 E. Musser (10am-2pm)
• Glenbrook Under Steam for Public Viewing and V and T #25 Steam Train Rides at the Nevada State Train Museum (9am-4pm; rides $8, $4 kids; museum admission $6, under 18 free)
• Virginia and Truckee Opening Weekend with live music, mimosas, and more: Round trip Train Rides -leave from Carson City Eastgate Depot: on Flint Drive, off U.S. Highway 50 East at 10am- Depart Virginia City Depot 3pm (Train tickets sold out)
• Celebration of Heroes Memorial Day Parade, Virginia City (12pm; Parade participants check in 10:30am, line up at 11:30am at the Fourth Ward School)
• Silver City Arts Group Monthly Acoustic Jam at the Silver City School House/Community Center: 175 High St., Silver City (3pm-5pm; Bring your instruments and/or your singing voice)
• First of the Season: Ghost Walking Tour led by Madame Curry – Meet at Third and Curry St., behind Firkin and Fox (6:30pm-8pm; $20 day of tour; please arrive 15 minutes early)
• Bluegrass and Strings Series: Growling Old Men in the in the Brewery Arts Center Performance Hall (7pm; $20 at the door)
• Beatles Flashback Benefit Concert at Piper’s Opera House, Virginia City (7pm-9pm; $25, tickets available at the Red Dog Saloon; benefit for Piper’s Opera House)
• Concert Series with Granger Smith at TJ's Corral Outdoor Arena at the Carson Valley Inn, Minden (gates 6:45pm, 7:30pm start; $23 for the party pit, $29 for reserved seating)
• Epic Rides Unofficial Pre-ride Weekend: meet at the Westside Pour House (7:30pm)
• Live Music with Escalade at the Carson Nugget Sports Bar (8pm-12am)
• Decades Party with DJ Bobby G at Living the Good Life: 1480 N. Carson (9pm; enjoy the different decades of music starting from the 70s and every hour it changes; dress in your favorite decade)

SUNDAY:

• Memorial Day Specials at Empire Ranch Golf Course (free 18 holes with ACTIVE Military I.D.; free bucket of balls if wearing red, white, AND blue; free draft beer if wearing camouflage)
• Basic Birdwatching at Washoe Lake State Park- Meet in Day Use area (9am-10am, please arrive 10 minutes early; limited Binoculars and bird guides available; park admission $7 per vehicle, $5 for NV residents)
• Glenbrook Under Steam for Public Viewing and V and T #25 Steam Train Rides at the Nevada State Train Museum (9am-4pm; rides $8, $4 kids; museum admission $6, under 18 free)
• Virginia and Truckee Opening Weekend with live music, mimosas, and more: Round trip Train Rides -leave from Carson City Eastgate Depot: on Flint Drive, off U.S. Highway 50 East at 10am- Depart Virginia City Depot 3pm (tickets limited, $52, seniors and veterans $48, kids 3-16 $32)
• Mary Kaye Knaphus in Concert at Piper’s Opera House, Virginia City (3:30pm-5:30pm; $20, tickets available at the Red Dog Saloon; benefit for Piper’s Opera House)
• Evolution: The Ultimate Tribute to Journey Concert in the Carson Nugget Ballroom (7pm; $15, $30 VIP)

MONDAY: Memorial Day

• Free Swim Day for all active and retired Military at Carson Hot Springs (7am-10pm; outdoor pool only)
• Memorial Day Specials at Empire Ranch Golf Course (free 18 holes with ACTIVE Military I.D.; free bucket of balls if wearing red, white, AND blue; free draft beer if wearing camouflage)
• Memorial Day Ceremony with American Legion Honor Guard Post 56 and Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 8660 at Dayton Cemetery: 34 Lakes Blvd, Dayton (9am; all welcome)
• Glenbrook Under Steam for Public Viewing and V and T #25 Steam Train Rides at the Nevada State Train Museum (9am-4pm; rides $8, $4 kids; museum admission $6, under 18 free)
• Memorial Day Ceremony for the Native American Indian community at the Historic Stewart Indian School Cemetery: located off Snyder Avenue, behind Corpus Christi Catholic Church, and across from the Stewart Indian School complex (10am)
• Sixth Annual Memorial Day BBQ- hamburgers, hot dogs, sausages, etc. at Evergreen Gene’s: 1811 N. Carson St. (11am-2:30pm; free for everyone, store discounts for veterans)
• Annual Memorial Day Ceremony to honor Service Members at Lone Mountain Cemetery (1pm)
• First Annual Pig Roast at Whiskey Tavern (2pm; $20 all you can eat; benefits the Carson City Veterans Coalition)
• Removal of American Flags from the gravesites of Veterans inside Lone Mountain Cemetery (4pm; the public is invited to help)