Lake Tahoe Highlights Autumn With Traditional Favorites And Inaugural Events
As summer transitions to Autumn, Visit Lake Tahoe boasts a wide range of live entertainment, must-try food and drink festivals, sporting competitions, and Autumn packages paired with leaf peeping and outdoor recreation.
Visit Lake Tahoe has curated autumn trip-inspired deals with significant savings on hotels and activities, including free cruises for kids, paddleboarding adventures, dining credits, pre-fixe menus. New “Awe and Then Some Autumn Deals” will keep popping up all autumn long: visitlaketahoe.com.
Outdoor recreation continues well into the fall; it’s prime season for biking, hiking, fishing, scenic boat cruises, kayaking and more. Heavenly Gondola will operate weekends, Friday - Sunday until 7th October.
SPECIAL OFFERS:
- Harrah's Hotel and Casino - 25% off
- Margaritaville Resort Lake Tahoe - 20% off
- The Landing Resort & Spa - 20% off
- Golden Nugget Hotel & Casino - 25% off and $20 food voucher
INAUGURAL EVENTS
The Tahoe Games Mountain Sports Festival is a two-day festival headquartered at the Lake Tahoe Amphitheatre at Caesars Republic with a professional mountain bike big air competition, morning yoga, kids bike jam, snow tubing, a vendor village, rounded out with live music from The Expendables, Jacobs Castle, 880 South, The Happys, Crowd Surf League, and Lake Tahoe DJ, 27th – 28th September.
The Tahoe Blue Event Center is having its inaugural curling event featuring Olympians, world champions, and fan favorites with the Grand Slam of Curling, 4-9th November. It is a competitive series with the top 16 men’s and 16 women’s curling teams battling it out on this ice in the last major curling event before the 2026 Olympics. This event will also feature live music, fan activations, and interactive experiences over six days.
AUTUMN FESTIVALS
- Tahoe Wine + Feast at the Tahoe Blue Event Center will feature 50+ top chefs from around the country, 18th September including James Beard Award-winning Chef Jon Bonnell of Bonnell's Restaurant Group in Fort Worth, Tex; Brian Reimer from Los Angeles; Star Maye from Nashville; Will Preische Abby Road Farm in Oregon; and Jennifer Carson Sonoma Sauces & Cake Creations. More than 300 wines will complement the small plates served by the chefs to provide gourmets an eclectic selection of creations. There will be samples from the finest winegrowers and restaurants in California, Oregon, Washington, as well as some spirits and brews.
- Oktoberfest celebrations commence at South Lake Brewing Co, 27th September from 12-8 p.m. with live music by the Bread & Butter Band and Aaron Gorton, seasonal brews, food trucks, costume contests, competitions, limited edition booths and steins, games and prizes, craft vendors, face painting kids activities and more. An ode to the Munich festival and a favourite for visitors and locals, Camp Richardson Resort’s Oktoberfest runs 4th-5th October 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily. Lederhosen are optional but encouraged. Well known for its family-friendly activities, face painting, pumpkin patch, balloon art, beer and wine garden, and Oktoberfest menu, the festival features a vendor’s row and contests that range from beer stein holding to yodeling and costume contests for people and dogs. Camp Richardson is a historic spot that offers a variety of outdoor activities like biking, nearby hiking, and full-service marina for water recreation as well.
- Meyers Mountain Fall Festival at Tahoe Paradise Park returns for its 2nd edition, 11th - 12th October with a pumpkin patch, beer garden, food and craft booths, and live music performances by Jelly Bread on Saturday and Broken Compass Bluegrass on Sunday. Attendees can don their Halloween costumes early, decorate pumpkins, and enter in pie-eating contests.
With more than 75 plaudits and accolades from national media outlets, Visit Lake Tahoe combines the distinctive appeal of two worlds: unparalleled natural beauty and an array of world-class outdoor recreation, entertainment, nightlife and gaming. As a responsible tourism destination, it offers a balanced approach regarding social and environmental impacts to preserve its appeal for generations. For information visit www.VisitLakeTahoe.com.
