FESTIVALS AND EVENTS
- February-March: North Lake Tahoe Snowfest. http://www.tahoesnowfestival.com/
- March: The Great Ski Race. http://www.thegreatskirace.com/. Ski it if you dare, or just join us at the party at the finish line just behind Cottonwood restaurant in Truckee.
- May: Annual Best of Tahoe Chefs feast and silent auction, Squaw Valley. For info, call 530-550-2300.
- May through October: Tahoe City Farmers Market at Commons beach, 8AM to 1PM.
- May: Indian Valley Century, Greenville CA. www.indianvalley.net.
- June: Squaw Valley Fine Arts Festival
- June: Tour de Manure organized bike ride, Sierraville, CA. http://sierravillefireandrescue.com/biketour.html
- June through September: Tahoe City Beach Concert Series at Commons Beach. Tel. 530-583-3348.
- July: ARTOWN performing arts festival at various locations in the Reno area. http://www.renoisartown.com/.
- July-August: The Lake Tahoe Shakespeare Festival at Sand Harbor. Tel. 800-74SHOWS or http://www.laketahoeshakespeare.com/.
- July-August: Lake Tahoe Music Festival. Tel. 530-583-3101 or www.tahoemusic.org.
- August: Summer Music on the Beach, Kings Beach. Tel. 530-546-9000 or www.ntbamainstreet.org.
- August: Hot August Nights in Reno. This event draws huge crowds to celebrate America’s love affair with the automobile. http://www.hotaugustnights.net/.
- August: Concours d’Elegance and Wooden Boat Week at Carnelian Bay. Every year this festival draws some incredible classic boats. This year’s marquee features “Boats of the Twenties”. http://www.laketahoeconcours.com/.
- September: Great Reno Balloon Race, a very fun hot air balloon festival. Get there early for the mass ascent. We did this in 2007 and it was very fun and memorable. http://www.renoballoon.com/.
- September: Camel Races at Virginia City. No kidding . . . this will be the 49th running of the International Virginia City Camel Race. For a complete schedule of races and the Sunday parade, see http://www.visitvirginiacitynv.com/calendar_events.aspx.
- September: Lake Tahoe Autumn Food and Wine Festival, at the Village at Northstar. 888-229-2193 or http://www.GoTahoeNorth.com/foodandwine.
- September: Tour de Tahoe organized ride around Lake Tahoe (72 miles). http://www.bikethewest.com/tourdetahoe.html.
- September: Reno National Championship Air Races at Stead Airport, about 15 miles north of Reno and it’s quite an event, featuring air races of different classes/vintages, a dizzying array of exhibits and tours, and a wide variety of air show acrobatics. http://www.airrace.org/indexJS.php.
- September: ArtBark Fest at Squaw Valley. Free festival commemorating “man’s best friend”. Tel. 530-583-WAGS or http://www.TheBarkFestival.com.
- September: Tahoe Sierra Century: organized bike ride on the north shore to benefit Tahoe schools. 30, 60, and 100 mile options. www.tahoesierracentury.com.
- September: Truckee Renaissance Faire at the Truckee Regional Park, a benefit for Truckee area schools. http://www.truckeerenfaire.org.
- October: Downtown Truckee Wine Walk and Shop from noon to 4PM (admission includes commemorative glass, unlimited wine tasting, and 5 food tickets).
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