Northern Nevada Memorial Day Weekend Events

Fox Reno’s weekend listings on Saturday, May 23, 2026, pointed Northern Nevada residents to a holiday lineup that stretched from downtown Reno to Carson City and Virginia City. The schedule mixed youth sports, live events, small-town attractions and Memorial Day observances across the region, with several family-oriented events starting late morning or around midday. Visit Reno Tahoe, Visit Carson City and Virginia City tourism pages also showed a broader pattern: the holiday weekend was being used as both a summer kickoff and a lead-in to Monday’s formal remembrance ceremonies. The result was a regional calendar built around short drives rather than one single headline event. ### Where was the biggest Reno event this weekend? The Reno-Sparks Convention Center was hosting the Jam On It Memorial Day Tournament from May 23 through May 25, according to Visit Reno Tahoe. The event listing said nearly 700 teams from eight Western states were expected to compete over three days, with more than 1,300 games scheduled on 52 courts. The tournament’s scale made it one of the weekend’s largest draws in Reno proper. (foxreno.com) Visit Reno Tahoe said the event was open to boys from second grade through varsity and girls from fourth grade through varsity, with each team guaranteed at least four games. ### Which nearby towns had the clearest Memorial Day programming? Virginia City’s Memorial Weekend schedule was among the most defined. (visitrenotahoe.com) The town’s tourism page said the Celebration of Heroes Parade would begin at 12 p.m. Saturday, May 23, on C Street, and described the event as honoring servicemen and women who died in military service. The same listing tied the parade to the opening weekend of the V&T Railroad season. St. Mary in the Mountains Catholic Church in Virginia City also scheduled a Memorial Day weekend bake sale. The church listing showed hours of 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on May 23, noon to 4 p.m. on May 24 and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on May 25, with access to the church museum below. ### What was happening in Carson City? Casino Fandango in Carson City was advertising its annual Rockin’ Ribfest as a free, all-ages event with rib cookers, barbecue vendors, arts and crafts, a beer garden and live music, according to Visit Carson City. (visitvirginiacitynv.com) The tourism listing available Saturday carried 2025 dates — Friday through Monday, with 11 a.m. starts on Friday through Sunday — but the event remained part of the city’s holiday-weekend promotional calendar. (visitvirginiacitynv.com) Visit Carson City’s broader events pages also showed family-oriented options around the same weekend, including circus performances at Fuji Park. That underscored how the capital city was leaning on a cluster of attractions rather than a single downtown festival. ### Was this mostly entertainment, or were there memorial events too? Fernley’s Northern Nevada Veterans Memorial Cemetery was preparing for a Memorial Day ceremony on Monday, May 25, at 11 a.m., according to This Is Reno. (visitcarsoncity.com) The publication reported that the event was free and open to the public and would run about one hour. That Monday ceremony gave the weekend a clear split. Saturday and Sunday listings emphasized travel, sports and family outings, while Monday’s calendar turned more directly toward remembrance. (visitcarsoncity.com) Fox Reno’s own Memorial Day weekend roundup sat alongside a separate station item about the Nevada Veterans’ Coalition inviting the public to honor fallen service members in Fernley. ### How should readers use the weekend listings? Fox Reno’s homepage on Saturday featured “Northern Nevada events this Memorial Day Weekend” as a local item, while community and tourism calendars filled in the details town by town. (thisisreno.com) Because some partner listings showed mixed publication dates or older event pages, the most reliable approach was to use the station roundup as a starting point and then confirm times with the host venue or tourism calendar before leaving. (foxreno.com) Monday, May 25, remains the next fixed point on the calendar. The Fernley memorial ceremony is scheduled for 11 a.m., and regional listings from Fox Reno, Visit Reno Tahoe, Visit Carson City and Virginia City tourism pages continue to carry the latest weekend event information. (thisisreno.com) (foxreno.com)