Late summer events in Lake Tahoe

Lake Tahoe continues to celebrate summer with an array of entertainment, culinary festivals, outdoor recreation, fireworks, and sports events, extending the season into October .

Here’s what happening for late summer in Lake Tahoe

Summer concerts

A schedule of star headliners will perform at the Harveys Outdoor Arena during the Lake Tahoe Summer Concert Series. Acts include Rod Stewart, Aug. 20 (rescheduled); Jon Pardi, Aug. 23; Ryan Bingham, Aug. 31; Pretty Lights, Sept. 6-7; Alabama, Sept. 13; Dan + Shay, Sept. 15; and Lainey Wilson, Sept. 20-21

Heavenly Village Summer Concert Series continues through Sept. 18 with live music on the main stage every Friday and Saturday (additional weekdays) from 5:45 – 9:15 p.m.

Labor Day Weekend
Heavenly Village Midway Art & Music Festival, Aug. 31-Sept. 1, includes an art show, Classic Car Show, full carnival rides, and a fireworks display Sunday, Sept. 1. With live music all weekend, the downtown gathering center will have four stages with artists performing bluegrass, funk, country and rock ‘n roll.

Tahoe Area Mountain Bike Association’s annual Rose to Toads challenges athletes to ride over 62 miles from Mount Rose to the famous Mr. Toads Wild Ride course in Meyers, Sunday, Sept. 8 tamba.org.

Running fanatics converge for a variety of iconic lakefront race locations and distances – 5k, 10k, half and full marathons, relays, and the famous triple trifecta – three half or full marathons in three days during the Lake Tahoe Marathon, Oct. 18-20.

Autumn Festivals
The Sample the Sierra farm-to-fork event returns Saturday, Sept. 21 at the Bijou Community Park in South Lake Tahoe. With booths filled by local restaurants, wineries, distilleries and breweries, patrons get to pair expertly crafted dishes with beverages only found in the Sierra Nevada. Also, throughout the festival homemade goods, sauces, spices, crafts, jewelry and apparel are available for purchase samplethesierra.com.

The annual Oktoberfest at Camp Richardson returns with ethnic food and desserts complemented by German beer and wines, Oct. 5-6 from 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. Weekend activities include live music, vendor booths and kids’ activities. Guests can enter various contests: beer stein holding, yodeling and costume competitions. Entry and parking are free camprichardsonresort.com.

The inaugural Meyers Mountain Fall Festival at Tahoe Paradise Park, Oct. 19-20 from 12 – 5 p.m., features a pumpkin patch, beer garden, food and craft booth vendors, and live music performances by Mescalito on Saturday and Broken Compass Bluegrass on Sunday. Attendees can participate in classic fall activities like pumpkin decorating, a Halloween costume contest, and a pie-eating contest.

The Tahoe Blue Event Center hosts the Lake Tahoe Comic Con, Sept. 14-15; Lake Tahoe Documentary Film Festival, Oct. 4-6; Tahoe Knight Monsters, the inaugural season of the ECHL hockey team’s home opener, Oct. 24; country artist Parker McCollum, Oct. 26; Comedian Jo Koy, Nov. 9; and the Black Crowes, Dec. 3. tahoeblueeventcenter.com 

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