Sept. 3, 2025 (SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif./Nev.) – As summer transitions to fall, Visit Lake Tahoe boasts a wide range of live entertainment, must-try food and drink festivals, sporting competitions, and fall packages paired with leaf peeping and outdoor recreation.
This fall, 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 Oct. 7.
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, Sept. 27-28.
The Tahoe Blue Event Center is having its inaugural curling event featuring Olympians, world champions, and fan favorites with the Grand Slam of Curling, Nov. 4-9. 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.
FALL FESTIVALS
Sample the Sierra farm-to-fork event returns Sept. 6 at the Bijou Community Park in South Lake Tahoe. With 40+ booths filled by local restaurants, breweries, wineries, and distilleries, patrons can expertly pair crafted dishes only found in the Sierra Nevada. The festival also features an array of artisanal goods, sauces, spices, crafts, jewelry and apparel: samplethesierra.com. Kids 9 and under receive free admission when accompanied by an adult.
Tahoe Wine + Feast at the Tahoe Blue Event Center will feature 50+ top chefs from around the country, Sept. 18 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, Sept. 27 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 favorite for visitors and locals, Camp Richardson Resort’s Oktoberfest runs Oct. 4-5, 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, Oct. 11-12 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.
DANCE THE NIGHT AWAY
Season-ending acts at the 7,000-seat Lake Tahoe Summer Concert Series amphitheater at Caesars Republic include Teddy Swims, Sept. 6; Darius Rucker, Sept. 13, and Megan Moroney, Sept. 20
The South Shore Room at Harrah’s Lake Tahoe has an abundance of live music throughout this fall with Vegas icon Wayne Newton, Sep 7; Get the Led Out Led Zeppelin experience, Sept. 23; The Struts with Dirty Honey, Sept. 24; blues-rock Robin Tower, Sept. 26; Rocky Horror Picture Show, Oct. 3; Penny & Sparrow, Oct. 12; Alfred Robels, Oct. 17; R & B singer Allen Stone, Oct. 19 and Yung Gravy, Oct. 24.
Bally’s Lake Tahoe offers a variety of entertainment from comedian Trey Kennedy’s “The Relatable Tour,” Sept. 13; chart-topping rapper Prof, Oct. 23; and the iconic 46th annual Freaker’s Ball, Oct. 25.
Zach Williams, an American Christian rock artist from Bono, Arkansas, will perform with friends We The Kingdom, Ben Fuller, and Leanna Crawford for the Revival Nights Tour at the Tahoe Blue Event Center, Oct. 8.
Golden Nugget’s new sportsbooks will show Canelo Álvarez vs. Terence Crawford the ultimate boxing fight on massive wall-to-wall screens with premium sound, comfortable seating, and an atmosphere that puts viewers right in the action.
Contact: Jenn Boyd or Phil Weidinger, Weidinger Public Relations, 775-588-2412 or jennifer@weidingerpr.com.
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About the Lake Tahoe Visitors Authority
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 about lodging, recreation, events, and mindful travelat Visit Lake Tahoe, call 1-800-288-2463 or log onto www.VisitLakeTahoe.com.