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October 2026
Upcoming · October 2026Dates and times are local to each event. Browse earlier months for past events.

October 6, 2026

Oct6
Starts 6:00 PMPanacaNot stated

Bella Voce choir rehearsals begin October 6 in Panaca

Panaca Band Room

October 8, 2026

Oct8
Starts 9:00 AMCalienteEvent is free; park entry applies ($5/day). Camping fees apply ($25/day).

Nature Journal Workshop

Day Use Area Pavilion #1

Oct8
Starts 7:00 PMCalienteNot stated

Meet Caliente council candidates at Side Track — October 8

Side Track Restaurant

October 9, 2026

Oct9
All dayPanaca$196.10 listed on the official tourism calendar; confirm at booking

Lincoln County Photo Festival

Lincoln County Fairgrounds

October 10, 2026

Oct10
Starts 10:00 AMPiocheAdmission not stated; books available for purchase

Mrs. Mojo book signing at The Vault — October 10

The Vault

Oct10
Starts 11:00 AMCaliente$25

Decoupage Magnets and Ornaments at Fruend’s Tea House — October 10

Fruend’s Tea House Inn

October 17, 2026

Oct17
Starts 11:00 AMCaliente$40

Beginning Acrylic Art with Shelley Hartman at Fruend’s Tea House — October 17

Fruend’s Tea House Inn

October 21, 2026

Oct21
Starts 1:00 PMCalienteNot stated

Community Baby Shower scheduled in Caliente on October 21

October 23, 2026

Oct23
Starts 5:00 PMAlamo$50 per run; spectator admission not stated

Alamo breakaway roping jackpot — October 23

Alamo Fairgrounds

October 24, 2026

Oct24
Starts 7:30 AMPanaca$65 for 3.6 miles; $75 for 10.31 miles; $85 for 18.64 miles; confirm sunset add-on price

Battle Born Trail Run at Cathedral Gorge

Cathedral Gorge State Park Group Use Area

Oct24
Starts 9:00 AMAlamoSpectator admission not stated; contestant entry fees listed by organizer

Alamo high school and junior high rodeo scheduled for October 23-25

Alamo Fairgrounds

Oct24
Starts 11:00 AMCaliente$25

Bread Dough Ornaments at Fruend’s Tea House — October 24

Fruend’s Tea House Inn

Oct24
Starts 5:00 PMAlamo$100 per man; spectator admission not stated

Alamo team roping jackpot — October 24

Alamo Fairgrounds

October 27, 2026

Oct27
Starts 6:00 PMCalienteFree; advance registration required

High-desert gardening workshop — October 27 in Caliente and online

UNR Extension, Lincoln County Office and online

October 30, 2026

Oct30
Starts 5:30 PMCalienteNot stated

Night at the Museum in Caliente — October 30

Caliente Heritage Boxcar Museum

October 31, 2026

Oct31
Starts 7:00 PMAlamoFree

Halloween Night Hike at Pahranagat Refuge

Upper Pahranagat Lake day-use pavilion

News

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What Lincoln County is talking about, planning for, and doing next.

Conceptual illustration of neighbors attending a rural public meeting; not the Lincoln County Library Board.
News Panaca

Library board to consider staffing, leadership and bylaws October 9

The October 9 agenda lists proposed staffing and board changes. These are items for consideration, not decisions already made.

Published Oct 3, 2026Read Story
Conceptual illustration of residents at a rural planning meeting; not an actual Lincoln County meeting.
News Pioche

October 8 planning agenda includes Alamo and Panaca parcel proposals

The Planning Commission will consider parcel changes and review natural-resources planning. The agenda does not establish approvals.

Published Oct 3, 2026Read Story
Conceptual illustration of paperwork and a calendar for a public notice.
News Countywide

Comments open through October 15 on NDOT Alamo and Panaca discharge-permit renewals

NDEP lists October 15 at 5 p.m. as the comment cutoff for two proposed groundwater-discharge permit renewals involving NDOT maintenance facilities.

Published Oct 1, 2026Read Story

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