Silver Palooza Music and Art Festival 2025
A Celebration of Music, Creativity and Community
Silver City, NV — May 28, 2025 – A beacon of creativity, energy, and community spirit, the Silver Palooza Music and Art Festival is thrilled to announce its eagerly anticipated return in 2025. Taking place from June 21, 2025, from 11:00 am to 6:00 pm, this year’s FREE event promises to be an unmissable fusion of live music, art, cultural history, and unforgettable experiences. Fast becoming one of the region’s most beloved cultural gatherings, Silver Palooza is set to transform the historic Silver City Schoolhouse and Park into a lively and joyful gathering celebrating art, music and culture.
Festival Grounds are located at 385 High Street, Silver City, Nevada 89428
Festival details, schedule and map are at www.silvercitynevada.com
About the Festival
In its fifth year, the Silver Palooza Music and Art Festival has earned its burgeoning reputation as an unmissable, relaxed, family friendly and free event that elevates local artists and artisans, musicians and the cultural history of the Comstock.
This year’s event will feature an array of musical genres including folk, blues, funk, pop and rock n roll, a perfect line-up for sitting and listening or dancing all day!
Silver Palooza isn’t just a FREE festival—it’s an experience. Silver City is a laid-back community, nestled in the beautiful high desert Virginia Mountain range just ten miles from Carson City and twenty miles from Reno. After the boom-and-bust economy of the gold rush, Silver City was nearly a ghost town, when in the mid-1960s it experienced a cultural renaissance. Young people began to move into town to take advantage of the low real estate prices, start families and create a new kind of community. It became a hub of artistic, cultural and intellectual expression. Silver Palooza is a gathering to celebrate that heritage and invite the wider community of Northern Nevada and eastern California to experience it.
Unmissable Highlights
Silver Palooza 2025 will feature:
· A Star-Studded Lineup of local musical acts with headliners including Margret’s Funk Band, Gary Wheeler Band and Darren Senn, alongside an eclectic mix of up-and-coming and established acts including MW featuring Mylo McCormick, Steve Funk, Betty & James and The Fourth Generation. Get ready to immerse yourself in music that spans genres and generations.
· Artisan vendors include handmade jewelry, repurposed and redesigned clothing, and hand-made artesania from Oaxaca, Mexico
· There will be a hula hoop workshop perfect for kids and adults
· The Silver City Preservation Society will serve up delicious food at their taco and fruit stand and sling great drinks from the bar (Margaritas included!)
· Stilt walkers will entertain the crowd, adding a fun circus vibe to the event
· Balloon animals
· Silver City Preservation Society will host a silent auction of gift baskets with creative themes, lovingly assembled and donated by local residents and businesses
· Silver City has been working on a community mural in the Silver City Park for the past year. The Silver City Preservation Society received a grant from the Nevada Arts Council to design and paint the mural, enlisting the expertise of Tridentata Arts to facilitate the design process and painting. Festival attendees will have the pleasure of seeing the finished mural for the first time
· In celebration of the 60th Anniversary of the historic music venue, the Red Dog Saloon in Virginia City, there will be a screening of the documentary film by Mary Work, The Life and Time of the Red Dog Saloon and a Q & A with the film maker. The Red Dog Saloon was founded by Silver City Residents in the mid-1960s. There will also be a display of vintage Red Dog Saloon memorabilia
Stay Connected
For a schedule, additional festival details, and updates please visit https://www.silvercitynevada.com or follow us on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/SilverCitySchoolHouse
What to Bring
· Lawn chairs, blankets
· Sunscreen, hats and water bottles
· Cash or credit cards
· Curiosity and good vibes
About Our Sponsors and Volunteers
The Silver City Preservation Society (SCPS) is the producer and lead sponsor of Silver Palooza. SCPS is a 501c3 nonprofit formed to manage the Schoolhouse building and develop community programs and art and culture programming. Proceeds from the bar, food stands, auction, and donations support the Silver City Preservation Society.
We are also grateful for the generous support of grant, cash and in-kind sponsorship from Lyon County, Carson Nancy, Cassinelli Construction, Evangeline Presents, Yellow Truck Productions and the Red Dog Saloon.
Silver City Arts is a committee of local residents who help produce arts and culture programming in Silver City. Silver City Arts volunteers graciously help with setup, clean up, run the bar and food stands and help with all aspects of production. We could not put on Palooza without them and are deeply grateful for their support.
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