It only takes four days to celebrate statehood in Nevada. The annual Carson City Nevada Day events will observe the 147th year since joining the union, with the theme, “Nevada’s Great Outdoors,” Oct. 27-30.

At any given moment on parade day along Carson Street, visitors will see the best of the state’s high school marching bands intermingled with hundreds of horses, led by boot-clad men with Old West chaps, flowing beards and a turn-of-the-century spirit. The ladies of the Wild West are clad in garb that range from Victorian conservative to saloon risqué. Food fare around Carson City is authentically cowboy, with cast-iron pots brimming with bean, bacon, chili and stew concoctions, cornbread and plenty of brews and sarsaparillas to wash it all down.

The parade is Oct. 29 from 10am-1pm.

For a complete list of Nevada Day events, go online.