Parades

Taking the phrase “have a ball” to a whole new level – it’s the 28^thannual Rocky Mountain Oyster Fry and St. Patrick’s Day celebration in historic Virginia City. Join daring revelers for a party that only the Comstock could throw. Sample tasty testes from cooks competing for the title of Best Rocky Mountain Oyster Cook in the West.

This full-on Irish testicle festival is the place to be for St. Patrick’s Day, complete with music and the most outlandish St. Patrick’s Day atmosphere found west of the Mississippi. Dress to impress in your St. Patty’s Day garb, walk in the parade, join the costume contest and get in on the Ballbreaker Saloon Crawl. Designated drivers will receive a special cup.

Or better yet, become a VIB’er – Very Important Baller and get front of the line access, a medallion noting your baller status and other perks.

Purchase your tickets today.

Cooks prepare these delectable concoctions in a way that will make you forget what you’re really eating. Taste them grilled, smoked, fried or even in a taco, or, go balls out and try them all. You can even sign up to cook up a tasty teste batch! This year, the prize purse is bigger. Come on, we’ve got the balls, do you? Register as a cook by filling out the Cooks Application here.

Wash down those tasty testes with a refreshing beverage as part of the Ball Breaker Saloon Crawl. Your cup grants you one free beer and a variety of samples at Virginia City’s participating historic saloons. All crawl participants receive discounts on full specialty drink orders. Designated drivers will receive a special cup and designation.

To purchase tasting packages or your Ball Breaker Saloon Crawl cups in advance, click here.

**ALL VCTC EVENTS ARE RAIN OR SHINE AND NON-REFUNDABLE**

The annual parade is part of the whole St. Patrick’s Day weekend activities which includes the Rocky Mountain Oyster Fry and the Ball Breaker Saloon Crawl. For more information on the weekend click here.

Celebrate our nation’s independence in historic Virginia City, where the streets are lined with red, white and blue, the parade is a celebration of Americana and you feel the boom of the fireworks in your bones. Throughout the day, Virginia City offers an authentic, home-town Independence Day experience with a parade, raffle and auction, the Comstock Cowboys Second Amendment Concert, old-west shootouts, shopping, train rides and of course the incredible fireworks display at dark.

Tentative schedule of events. Details to be provided. 

• 10 a.m. – 4th of July Celebration, throughout town
• Delta Saloon parking lot BBQ
• Noon – Parade
• Noon – 2 p.m. – Squeek Steel, Bucket of Blood Saloon
• 1 p.m. – Silverwing, Ponderosa Saloon
• 2 p.m. – Lady and the Tramps, Bucket of Blood Saloon
• 6 p.m. – Second Amendment Concert with David Johns and the Comstock Cowboys, Bucket of Blood parking lot
• Dusk (around 9:15 – 9:30 p.m.) – Fireworks launched from behind the Silverland Hotel

Help make our fireworks display possible by donating.

The Longhorn Cattle Drive down C Street is a kickoff to the Virginia City Rodeo & Fiesta del Charro. An up close and personal experience of these impressive animals followed by bull riding, wild broncs, mutton busting, Mexican bullfighting and more taking place at the Virginia City Arena and Fairgrounds.

This is a FREE event prior to the Virginia City Rodeo & Fiesta del Charro.

Celebrate the American labor movement and all the achievements of workers in our country up on the Comstock. Virginia City is proud to honor and celebrate the men and women who have made our country what it is today.

Bring your favorite little goblin dressed to scare to the Goblin Parade on Halloween. Check-in begins at 4 p.m. at the VC Jerky Company for the 5 p.m. start.