UPDATE - Sept. 19
This weekend is the Pahrump Fall Festival and officials are giving a heads up to motorists about parade closures.
According to Nye County officials, parade groups will start lining up on Dandelion Street at NAPA starting at 6 a.m. The parade will start at 9 a.m. The route will run on Highway 160 from Dandelion Street and ending at Boothill Drive. Highway 160 from Calvada Boulevard to Boothill Drive will be closed starting at 8 a.m. as well as all side roads and outlets onto Highway 160 from Calvada Boulevard to Boothill Drive.
Officials said they expect roads to reopen by 11 a.m.
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Pahrump's Fall Festival is back.
The four-day event is scheduled to run from Sept. 21 through Sept. 24 at Petrack Park. It will be open from 5 p.m. to midnight on Thursday, noon to midnight on Friday and Saturday, and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Sunday.
The festival will feature a parade and this year's theme is Cowboys & Aliens. The parade will go down Highway 160 on Saturday morning and feature more than 50 floats.
There will also be rides including a roller coaster and Ferris wheel as well as carnival games, food, arts & crafts vendors, live entertainment, and a rodeo.
According to the festival website, there will also be a cornhole tournament on Thursday as well as a horseshoe tournament on Friday and Saturday. It costs $20 per person to enter those events.
The festival is free. However, it will cost $10 to go to the rodeo and carnival passes are $35.
You can buy tickets here and learn more about the event here.
