A parade from the Capitol to Mills Park will kick off today's Rendezvous celebration.
The 9:30 a.m. procession will feature a Wells Fargo stagecoach, Hoofbeats horse-drawn wagon, Mountain Men, Civil War volunteers and Native Americans.
Their route will follow Carson Street to William Street and then to Mills Park, where they should arrive by 10 a.m.
Lacy J. Dalton will headline the Carson Rendezvous in Mills Park today.
Today is the second and busiest of the three-day event, with entertainment such as cowboy poet Sourdough Slim and the gunfighter spectacular serving as opening acts for the celebrated country-western singer.
The Rendezvous opened Friday afternoon with a 'hawk throwing demonstration and shooting by the muzzleloaders.
The Rendezvous is a celebration of Carson's history with farriers and a Civil War encampment. Gunfighters roam Mills Park and there is an Indian village.
The modern-day Rendezvous event recreates the rendezvous from Carson's 19th century pioneer days, when mountain men, Indians and townsfolk gathered in the fledgling town.
The modern farriers will demonstrate their skills with a horseshoe-making contest. They will be judged on speed and accuracy.
This will be the 17th version of the Rendezvous, which was started by the Chamber of Commerce in the mid-'80s to serve as a kickoff to the tourist season.
Today's schedule
9:30 a.m. to 10 a.m. - A Grand Procession and Parade beginning at the Capitol going north along Carson Street then east on William Street to Mills Park. Featuring the Wells Fargo stagecoach, Hoofbeats horse-drawn wagon, Mountain Men, Civil War Volunteers and Native Americans.
Main Stage
10 a.m. - Opening ceremonies
11 a.m. - Comstock Cowboys
12:15 p.m. - Capitol City Cloggers
1 p.m. - Sourdough Slim
2 p.m. - Comstock Cowboys
4 p.m. - Lacy J. Dalton concert
6 p.m. - Gunfighter Spectacular (at Gunfighter Stage)
7 p.m., 8 p.m. and 8:45 p.m. - Comstock Cowboys
7:45 p.m., 8:30 p.m. - Cowboy "Lip Sync"
Civil War Battleground
11:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. - Battles and Skirmishes
Farriers Competitions
10 a.m. - Divisions I, II and III, Classes 1, 2 and 3
12:45 p.m. - Divisions I, II and III, Classes 4 and 5
Gunfighters' Stage
11 a.m., 1:30 p.m. and 2:30 p.m. - RF&J Stunts
Noon, 2 p.m. and 3 p.m. - Virginia City Gunslingers
6 p.m. -Great American Stunt Productions "Spectacular"
Mountain man Encampment
11 a.m. -Military Guns and history
11:30 a.m. and 2 p.m. - 'Hawk Throwing Demonstrations
11:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. - Music by Old Kit & Bodie Jack
Noon - Buckskinning Demonstration
1 p.m. -Fire Starting with Flint and Steel, Cooking with a Dutch Oven (Apple Cobbler)
2 p.m. - Loadin' & Shootin' Muzzleloaders
3 p.m. - Trap Setting Demonstration
4 p.m. - 'Hawk Competition
Native American Village
11 a.m., 2:30 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. - Wind Spirit Dancers and songs by Gayle Hanson-Johnson
Pueblo de Nevada
Noon, 1:15 p.m. and 3:30 p.m. - Latin Energy Dancers, Rosella Nunez and Las Estrelitas Dancers
