The Reno Tahoe area offers a wide variety of fun for the entire family with year round events that are incredibly fun, family oriented, and, in the case of the Virginia City Camel Races, a little bit weird. From Genoa’s Candy Dance, to Carson Valley Days, to the Reno Balloon Races, Reno has something for everyone in your family. When wildfire season hit Lake Tahoe with surprise this fall, we ventured down to the clean air in Virginia City to check out the Virginia City Camel Races for the first time. I brought my camera because I was feeling a little bit creative that day and as a Reno Event Photographer, I’m always looking for fun and inspiring Reno Tahoe events to photograph.
For 63 years, Virginia City has been hosting the camel (and ostrich races) after it started as a prank between started as a prank two newspaper editors. It was an absolutely hysterical good time and one that I would be loath to miss in the future. From zebras to emus, camels, to ostriches, there’s something wild and wacky here happening at every moment and we loved every second of it! If you’re looking to make a weekend of it, Virginia City is quite the historic mining town and worth exploring. From historic saloons to haunted hotels, ghost tours, and a local gin, it’s got it all!
Reno Corporate Special Event Photographer Lauren Lindley Photography
Holding a corporate conference or retreat in Reno, NV
Reno, NV is the perfect destination for your company retreat, destination executive meeting, or corporate conference. With a wealth of large and small venues to choose from, Reno also has the added bonus off offering a wealth of nightlife thanks to the casino filled downtown, funky cultural experiences in the homegrown area of Midtown, and is perfectly located at the nation’s most epic outdoor playground: Lake Tahoe. From elegant and classy city views on the rooftop of the Nevada Art Museum, which can host events of up to 1400 people, to the grand conference center and meeting rooms of the Grand Sierra Resort, which can hold breakout meetings, corporate events and conferences in 200,000 square feet of up to 4,000 guests.
I absolutely love the main photo. What a fun assignment.
It’s a wild annual event and SO fun!