MARK TWAIN DAYS FESTIVAL | April 21 -23, 2023

A new capital city festival celebrating the life of Mark Twain in Carson City.

“Never let the truth get in the way of a good story.” (Mark Twain)

CLICK HERE for the event website with full schedule of events including a special Twain Cocktail Train, Bow Tie Ball, look-alike contest, picnic and gift basket auction, vendors and so much more. 

It was here in Carson City that Samuel Longhorne Clemens started signing his work under the pen name Mark Twain. Twain commenced his writing career with the Territorial Press, writing letters to the editor. The first letter that he signed using his new pen name was a humorous description of a party that he attended at the home of the former California Governor J. Neely, a story that was published on January 31, 1863 – signed “yours dreamily, Mark Twain”.