# Live Shows in Nevada City | Performances, Musicals & Acts

- **Subtitle**: Find live performances in Nevada City — musicals, variety shows, dance and stage acts. Browse upcoming shows by date and venue and book tickets.
- **Category**: Performances
- **Type**: format

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## Featured Events

- **Event Name**: Comedian Vicki Barbolak at The Nevada Theatre 6pm
  - **Description**: Vicki, a fan favorite top 10 finalist on season 13 of America's Got Talent. Simon Cowell called her the best comedian we’ve had on this showAbout this EventVicki Barbolak shot from the trailer park to nati
  - **Date**: Fri, 02 Oct at 06:00 pm – Fri, 02 Oct at 07:30 pm (-07:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/nevada-city/comedian-vicki-barbolak-at-the-nevada-theatre-6pm/100002001683311669
  - **Venue**: Nevada Theatre
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  - **Categories**: entertainment, comedy, art, festivals

## About

For the lover of all things art there is a lot to catch; performing arts, musicals and theater events in Nevada City are all set to keep you entertained. There are these amazing and unforgettable performances in Nevada City that will keep you hooked for days long. This is your guide to the Nevada City show listings and all the top-rated performances so you never miss out on top-rated events. Explore the best of Broadway shows, plays and performances with us and book your tickets already.

## Performances Events in Nevada City

- **Event Name**: Comedian Vicki Barbolak at The Nevada Theatre 6pm
  - **Description**: Vicki, a fan favorite top 10 finalist on season 13 of America's Got Talent. Simon Cowell called her the best comedian we’ve had on this showAbout this EventVicki Barbolak shot from the trailer park to nati
  - **Date**: Fri Oct 02 2026 at 06:00 pm – Fri Oct 02 2026 at 07:30 pm (-07:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/nevada-city/comedian-vicki-barbolak-at-the-nevada-theatre-6pm/100002001683311669
  - **Venue**: Nevada Theatre
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  - **Price**: USD 22 to 25
  - **Categories**: entertainment, comedy, art, festivals
- **Event Name**: Nisenan Heritage Day: niṡek huṡwej "our wish"
  - **Description**: niṡek huṡwej - “our wish”
NISENAN HERITAGE DAY 2026
Sunday, October 11th
12:00pm – 4:00pm
Miners Foundry | 325 Spring Street, Nevada City CA

________________________________________

Join the Nevada City Rancheria Nisenan Tribe and HUṠWEJ for our 17th an
  - **Date**: Sun Oct 11 2026 at 12:00 pm – Sun Oct 11 2026 at 04:00 pm (-07:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/nevada-city/nisenan-heritage-day-niṡek-huṡwej-our-wish/200030721829742
  - **Venue**: Miners Foundry Cultural Center
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  - **Categories**: Art, Music, literary-art, Entertainment
- **Event Name**: True Stories: Celebrating Bill Gainer's Poetry and Literary Legacy
  - **Description**: Sunday, October 11 at 2:00pm
Nevada Theatre, Nevada City, California
$20 Suggested Donation (includes a book of poems by Bill Gainer)

Hosted by Julie Valin and Todd Cirillo with readings from:
Will Staple
The Poetry Crashers
Matt Amott
Rose Murphy
Evan "
  - **Date**: Sun Oct 11 2026 at 02:00 pm (-07:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/nevada-city/true-stories-celebrating-bill-gainers-poetry-and-literary-legacy/200030661981238
  - **Venue**: Nevada Theatre
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  - **Categories**: Art, literary-art, performances, fine-arts, Theatre, Entertainment, Nonprofit
- **Event Name**: The Walkaways - Phish Covers Covers - Live at the Crazy Horse
  - **Description**: The Walkaways are Portland’s Phish Covers Cover Band. Yes, you read that right - they don’t play Phish songs, they only play the songs Phish has covered, which happens to be a list of 700+ of the greatest songs in rock history. Like Phish, every show is u
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  - **Date**: Sat Oct 10 2026 at 09:00 pm (-07:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/nevada-city/the-walkaways-phish-covers-covers-live-at-the-crazy-horse/200030561316432
  - **Venue**: Crazy Horse Saloon & Grill
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  - **Categories**: Music, Entertainment, Festivals
- **Event Name**: 🎶 Trailhead Tavern LIVE Sweet Sixx - Riddim y Gold Tour
  - **Description**: 🎶Sweet Sixx brings their original West Coast Reggae Fusion to Trailhead Tavern in Nevada City on Friday, October 9 at 5:00 PM.

This is part of our Riddim y Gold Tour, bringing the Sweet Sixx sound from Baja to California Gold Country. Join us for an even
  - **Date**: Fri Oct 09 2026 at 05:00 pm (-07:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/nevada-city/trailhead-tavern-live-sweet-sixx-riddim-y-gold-tour/200030661980729
  - **Venue**: Trailhead Tavern
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  - **Categories**: Music, trips-adventures, Entertainment
- **Event Name**: Gold Country World Dance Showcase October 4, 2026
  - **Description**: GCWDS is a fast paced & fun trip around the World Thru Dance! Each show features dancers and is family friendly with children free under 12!
  - **Date**: Sun Oct 04 2026 at 02:00 pm – Sun Oct 04 2026 at 04:30 pm (-07:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/nevada-city/gold-country-world-dance-showcase-october-4-2026/100002001421845617
  - **Venue**: Nevada Theatre
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  - **Price**: USD 20
  - **Categories**: fitness
- **Event Name**: Hardly Strictly Celtic
  - **Description**: Saturday, October 24, 7:30PM
Nevada Theatre, Nevada City, California
$25 General Admission
$35 Reserved Seating

Paul Emery’s “Nevada City Live” series presents Hardly Strictly Celtic, a multi-generational evening of something new, something old, somethin
  - **Interested Audience**:
    - Count: 6
  - **Date**: Sat Oct 24 2026 at 07:30 pm (-07:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/nevada-city/hardly-strictly-celtic/200030661981441
  - **Venue**: Nevada Theatre
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  - **Categories**: performances, live-music, art, theatre, entertainment, kids
- **Event Name**: The Improverse - Improv for the Senses
  - **Description**: 🌌 WELCOME TO THE IMPROVERSE

Improv for the Senses

A 6-Week Improv Series + Live Performance
with Kimmi Ewing & Raina Satori

Step out of the ordinary and into a universe of play, spontaneity, creativity, and connection.

The Improverse is a commi
  - **Interested Audience**:
    - Count: 26
  - **Date**: Thu Oct 01 2026 at 06:00 pm (-07:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/nevada-city/the-improverse-improv-for-the-senses/200030721830047
  - **Venue**: 14370 Genasci Ranch Ct, Nevada City, CA 95959, United States
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  - **Categories**: entertainment, performances, workshops, art, comedy, theatre, storytelling
- **Event Name**: Shakedown Citi - Live at the Crazy Horse
  - **Description**: Shakedown Citi is a fresh new force on the jam band scene, born in the heart of a Grateful Dead parking lot at Citi Field in 2023.  When the band's members crossed paths on Shakedown Street, something clicked - and the music hasn't stopped since.

Rather
  - **Interested Audience**:
    - Count: 12
  - **Date**: Sat Nov 14 2026 at 09:00 pm (-08:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/nevada-city/shakedown-citi-live-at-the-crazy-horse/200030585024034
  - **Venue**: Crazy Horse Saloon & Grill
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  - **Categories**: music, entertainment, art, theatre, live-music

## Trending Events in Nevada City

- **Event Name**: 3rd annual Fall festival at the sanctuary
  - **Description**: You don’t want to miss our 3rd Annual Fall Festival at Dream Big Mini Farm Sanctuary on October 17th!We’re bringing together live music from 3 bands, local vendors, great food and drinks, kids’ arts and crafts, sweet treats, and a full farm expe
  - **Venue**: 12748 Kilham Mine Rd
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- **Event Name**: Comedian Vicki Barbolak at The Nevada Theatre 6pm
  - **Description**: Vicki, a fan favorite top 10 finalist on season 13 of America's Got Talent. Simon Cowell called her the best comedian we’ve had on this showAbout this EventVicki Barbolak shot from the trailer park to nati
  - **Venue**: Nevada Theatre
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- **Event Name**: 5th Annual Nevada City Oddities Show by The Menagerie Oddities Market
  - **Description**: Unlock the mysteries in our Cabinet of Curiosities during the 5th Annual Nevada City Oddities Show!About this EventWe invite you to celebrate a momentous occasion…On SATURDAY October 3rd (11am–6pm)
  - **Venue**: Miners Foundry Cultural Center
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- **Event Name**: Disco Inferno Halloween Ball
  - **Description**: The 5th Annual Disco Inferno Halloween Ball!About this EventThe Miners Foundry is thrilled to present the 5th Annual Disco Inferno Halloween Ball on Saturday, October 24, 2026, featuring the electric voices of Lorraine Ge
  - **Venue**: Miners Foundry Cultural Center
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- **Event Name**: Lyrics Born w/ Sista Kat & Pharroh - Live at the Crazy Horse
  - **Description**: After breaking new boundaries in the hip-hop world over the last 27 years, Lyrics Born is constantly pushing ahead with new waves of innovation. Born in Tokyo and based in the Bay Area, he has been a pioneer among Asian-American artists. The self-proclaim
  - **Venue**: Crazy Horse Saloon & Grill
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- **Event Name**: Night of the Rolling Dead
  - **Description**: Get ready for a spine-chilling night as the undead rise and the party comes alive at Night of the Rolling Dead!About this EventNIGHT OF THE ROLLING DEADMischief Night at the FoundryPres
  - **Venue**: Miners Foundry Cultural Center
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- **Event Name**: Nisenan Heritage Day: niṡek huṡwej "our wish"
  - **Description**: niṡek huṡwej - “our wish”
NISENAN HERITAGE DAY 2026
Sunday, October 11th
12:00pm – 4:00pm
Miners Foundry | 325 Spring Street, Nevada City CA

________________________________________

Join the Nevada City Rancheria Nisenan Tribe and HUṠWEJ for our 17th an
  - **Venue**: Miners Foundry Cultural Center
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- **Event Name**: Shaky Feelin at Crazy Horse, Nevada City
  - **Description**: Shaky Feelin returns to the Crazy Horse!  Its' always a dance party full of deep jams, blistering guitar solos, rocking originals and fun covers!

Shaky Feelin is a genre-bending, high-energy jam band that has been igniting stages for over 15 years. Forme
  - **Venue**: Crazy Horse Saloon & Grill
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- **Event Name**: Champion Mine Trail Race
  - **Description**: The Trail Race Everyone’s Talking About is Back!

The 2nd Annual Champion Mine Trail Race returns on Sunday, October 11, 2026 bringing even more trail-running fun to the streets and trails of Nevada City. Hosted by the Bear Yuba Land Trust and the Sierra
  - **Venue**: Miners Foundry
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## FAQs

- **Q**: What are the top Performances events in Nevada City?
  - **A:** Comedian Vicki Barbolak at The Nevada Theatre 6pm (Fri Oct 02 2026 at 06:00 pm at Nevada Theatre), Nisenan Heritage Day: niṡek huṡwej "our wish" (Sun Oct 11 2026 at 12:00 pm at Miners Foundry Cultural Center), True Stories: Celebrating Bill Gainer's Poetry and Literary Legacy (Sun Oct 11 2026 at 02:00 pm at Nevada Theatre), The Walkaways - Phish Covers Covers - Live at the Crazy Horse (Sat Oct 10 2026 at 09:00 pm at Crazy Horse Saloon & Grill), 🎶 Trailhead Tavern LIVE Sweet Sixx - Riddim y Gold Tour (Fri Oct 09 2026 at 05:00 pm at Trailhead Tavern).
- **Q**: What Performances events are happening in Nevada City this weekend October 2–4, 2026?
  - **A:** Comedian Vicki Barbolak at The Nevada Theatre 6pm (Fri Oct 02 2026 at 06:00 pm at Nevada Theatre), Gold Country World Dance Showcase October 4, 2026 (Sun Oct 04 2026 at 02:00 pm at Nevada Theatre), Comedian Vicki Barbolak at The Nevada Theatre 6pm (Fri, 02 Oct at 06:00 pm at Nevada Theatre).
- **Q**: How can I find Performances events in Nevada City?
  - **A:** You can discover upcoming Performances events in Nevada City on AllEvents.in. Browse by date, venue, or price to find events that match your interests.
- **Q**: How do I buy tickets for Performances events in Nevada City?
  - **A:** You can buy tickets directly through AllEvents.in. Many events offer online booking with options for free, paid, and early-bird tickets.
- **Q**: What are the popular venues for Performances events in Nevada City?
  - **A:** Some popular venues hosting Performances events in Nevada City include Nevada Theatre, Miners Foundry Cultural Center, Crazy Horse Saloon & Grill.
- **Q**: What is the price range for Performances events in Nevada City?
  - **A:** Prices for Performances events in Nevada City range from USD 20 to USD 25. Many events also offer free entry.
- **Q**: Who are the top organizers for Performances events in Nevada City?
  - **A:** Popular organizers hosting Performances events in Nevada City include Reno Tahoe Comedy, California Heritage: Indigenous Research Project, Paul Emery Music.
- **Q**: Are there any online Performances events available?
  - **A:** Yes, many Performances events are available online. You can filter for virtual events on AllEvents.in to attend from anywhere.
- **Q**: How can I get notified about new Performances events in Nevada City?
  - **A:** Follow the Performances category on AllEvents.in to get notified when new Performances events are listed in Nevada City.

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