Western Heritage Festival

From Western Heritage Festival Website:

The Sparks Museum & Cultural Center is sponsoring the third annual Western Heritage Festival on Saturday, October 4, 2014, from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. The event is free to the public, drawing local and regional residents together to gain an understanding and appreciation of traditional Nevada arts and culture through experiential learning. The main festival events will occur in the Lillard Railroad Park and on the sidewalks of Victorian Avenue between 14th Street and Pyramid Way in historic downtown Sparks, Nevada.

Drawing from a rich heritage of ranching, railroading and mining, the Western Heritage Festival allows visitors to experience the unique diversity of Northern Nevada and the Reno-Tahoe region. Performances by authentic Cowboys such as Walt Bimbo Cheney, one of the original Cowboy Poets hailing from Elko, Nevada and a Fiddlers Showcase are a few of the highlights. The line-up of Western musicians, singers and fiddlers brings together some of the regions most talented yet often little known performers. Pow Wow drummers, the Eagle Wing Dancers and a Folkloric Dance Troupe round out the entertainment for the afternoon.

On-going activities and demonstrations throughout the day, include:

Saddle Making
Native American Basket Making
Quilting
Spinning
Tule Duck Making
Blacksmithing
Lariat Basket Making
Leather Stamping
Childrens Dummy Roping
Wild Burros
Artists
Crafters