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The Pahrump Fall Festival brought joyous smiles to thousands over four days of fun.
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The carnival is always a popular attraction at the Fall Festival, drawing plenty of youngsters and the young at heart for thrilling rides.
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Sweeping down the giant slide, a couple of Fall Festival attendees were clearly enjoying their night.
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One of the Pahrump Fall Festival’s most traditional features is the rodeo, which took place both Sept. 20 and 21 at McCullough Arena.
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Working as a team, rodeo competitors strive to rope a calf as it sprints around the McCullough Arena.
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Bucking broncos brought an element of excitement to the Pahrump Fall Festival rodeo.
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With a theme of “Medieval”, many Fall Festival Parade entrants were true to the time period with knights battling aboard one entry.
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No parade feels complete without a marching band.
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A young princess waves to the crowd with sword held aloft at the Pahrump Fall Festival Parade.
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The Knights of Columbus dressed to theme at the Pahrump Fall Festival.
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Goodies fly through the air as a parade participant tosses them to the eagerly awaiting crowd at the Pahrump Fall Festival.
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Professional auctioneer Ski Censke is well-known for his dedication to the Pahrump community and was honored as this 2024 Pahrump Fall Festival Parade Grand Marshal.
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Miss Pahrump and her court were delighted to take part in the Pahrump Fall Festival Parade.
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The Pahrump Valley High School Trojans Girls Soccer team celebrated their triumph last year while marching in the Fall Festival Parade.
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Kids lined Hwy. 160 for the Fall Festival Parade, where they were able to gather up plenty of treats and goodies handed out by the parade entrants.
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Hosting the famous roasted corn booth, Southern Nye County Search and Rescue raised funds to support the group’s nonprofit organization at the Pahrump Fall Festival.
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Flashy rides off all shapes and sizes were included in the Fall Festival car show.
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Auto enthusiasts were able to take in a variety of different cars, trucks and other modes of transport at the Fall Festival car show.
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The long-lived art of spinning wool was on display at the Fall Festival Arts and Crafts/Food and Horticulture exhibit.
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Castles and dragons were crafted with finesse for the Fall Festival Arts and Crafts/Food and Horticulture exhibit.
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Prize-winning fruits and veggies were proudly displayed at Fall Festival, showing just what kind of garden items can be successfully produced locally.
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Youngsters were able to enjoy some time expressing their creative side at the Fall Festival.
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The Fall Festival included lots of games and activities for families, such as the hula-hoop contest.
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Performers took to the main stage to entertain the crowds throughout four days of Fall Festival fun.
The Pahrump Fall Festival returned for its 59th year this past weekend and thousands of area residents and visitors turned out to ring in the harvest season with all sorts of uproarious fun.
Kicking off the evening of Thursday, Sept. 19, the Fall Festival ran through Sunday, Sept. 24, offering four days of excitement that could tempt just about anyone out to Petrack Park.
Attendees enjoyed the ever-popular rodeo over two nights of rowdy competition, a pulse-pounding carnival full of rides and midway games and lots of entertainment on the main stage.
The festival also included a car show featuring an array of autos in all shapes and styles, an Arts and Crafts/Food and Horticulture exhibit highlighting the skills of local artists and gardeners, cornhole and horseshoe tournaments and an abundance of vendors with a wide variety of merchandise for shoppers to peruse.
The longstanding event also saw a return of one of its most quintessential elements, the Pahrump Fall Festival Parade, which attracted a huge crowd along Highway 160, all eager to see what this year’s parade entrants had put together.
Organized by the Kiwanis Club of Pahrump, the parade theme was “Medieval” and with entrants taking the theme to heart with knights in armor, princesses and maidens, castles and dragons, it was widely considered to be one of the best parades yet.
Contact reporter Robin Hebrock at rhebrock@pvtimes.com
