It took the closure of every bank in the state to cancel one Candy Dance over the past century. Not even sugar rationing during World War II could stop the fundraisers in Nevada’s first settlement.

CARSON VALLEY, Nev. — The annual Candy Dance Arts and Crafts Faire returns to Genoa, Nevada this weekend. On Saturday, September 29 and Sunday, September 30 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., faire visitors will ...

Editor's note: The following was written for the 1997 Candy Dance. In 1919, when many towns were coming into the age of streetlights, Genoa residents, feeling the need to have the new electric gadgets ...

A century-old tradition of candy and dancing in Nevada’s oldest town will arrive in tiny Genoa this weekend. “Everyone is super excited about having the event and keeping the Candy Dance tradition ...