Wishing You a Frightful and Delightful Halloween!
This October, may your treats be many and your tricks be few. From the entire NTBA staff and board, we hope you have a SWEET HALLOWEEN! While NTBA gears up for the not-to-miss fall event, Passport to Dining, we encourage you to get out there and explore this magical time of year! From pumpkin patches, hay rides, corn mazes, fall festivals, halloween events, and trick-or-treating… North Lake Tahoe and its surrounding areas offer all sorts of festive fun!
Let's Give 'em PUMPKIN to Talk About!
- Take a trip to visit the Andelin Family Farm. The Fall Festival located in Sparks, Nevada, has a little bit of something for the entire family. The Pumpkin Patch & Adventure Farm offers u-pick pumpkin patches, wagon rides, barrel train rides, mini zips lines for kids, friendly farm animals, and more. The 5 acre Corn Maze is fun for all ages. You can help defend the city from a zombie invasion at Zombie Paintball. Tickets sell out often so buy yours early. Corn Creepers Haunted Attraction is nearly a 1/2 mile of haunted corn path. It is one of the top fall attractions in Northern Nevada!
- Visit the Delfino Corn Maze and UPick Pumpkins on Apple Hill in Placerville. Start your visit trying to tackle our tricky 2-acre corn maze full of dead ends and roundabouts, then search and pick your perfect pumpkin off the vine in our 3-acre u-pick pumpkin patch.
- Visit the Christmas Valley Pumpkin Patch on October 16 and 17 from 10-4pm which will benefit neighbors who lost their homes in Caldor and Tamarack Fires. One hundred percent of the profits go through the Community Disaster Resource Center. Enjoy the pumpkin patch, petting zoo, corn maze, music, face painting, baked goods and more at the Celio Ranch in Meyers.
- Truckee Elementary Pumpkin Patch returns on Saturday, October 30 from 12-4pm. Join in for games, prizes, delicious food, cake walk, spooky selfie station, pumpkins and more. Be sure to enter he costume contest starting at 2pm. 11911 Donner Pass Rd., Truckee.
Trick or Treat?
- Bring your children of all ages to Truckee for the free TRUCK-EE-TREAT event on Friday, October 29 from 4-6pm. Trick-or-treating through the streets of Historic downtown Truckee and at the Community Arts Center for candy, toys, books and more.
- Tahoe City Public Utility District is teaming up with local businesses to offer a free, fun, and safe location for families to Trick-or-Treat in Downtown Tahoe City on Halloween, October 31 from 3-5pm. TCPUD will be set up at Heritage Plaza and will have maps available of all the participating businesses.
Frightful Family Friendly Fun!
- ‘Scarecrows on Parade’ in Tahoe City! Take to the streets of downtown Tahoe City where each year, you can enjoy the witty, scary, and funny creations that are created by businesses, schools, and the community. Vote for your favorite scarecrow, ballot coming soon!
- Javelins & Jack-O-Lanterns at the Crown Motel & Family Resort in Kings Beach. Join in on Halloween weekend (Oct. 29-31) for pumpkin carving on the lakeside deck. The Crown will provide the pumpkins and carving tools, you provide the spooky creativity. Once dusk arrives, pumpkins will be put out on javelins on the shore for a ghostly display. Saturday evening features a costume contest for guests to share their best Halloween looks. Entry is free!
- Halloweekend at Homewood is back and spookier than ever! When the sun goes down the goblins, ghosts, and ghouls come out to Homewood Mountain Resort from October 21-24. Join in for a peak-to-shore fright-fest featuring spooky fun for the whole family. Take a stroll through the Trick-or-Treat village at South Base featuring face painting, pumpkin decorating, and more! For a truly terrifying experience, join at dusk for a chilling chairlift ride — if you dare! Try not to scream as the Quail Chair whisks you through one haunted scene after another — but rider beware, the only way out is riding the chairlift back down to the bottom!
- Friends of Tahoe Truckee Waldorf presents their Autumn Festival on Sunday, October 17th from 11am-3pm. Don’t miss out on old fashioned apple pressing, crafts, pumpkins, music, food & wine, games, raffle, storytelling and more!
- Join BGCNLT for Harvest Fest: Tricks, Treats, and Spooky Eats! On October 29th from 5-7pm, enjoy a costume contest, glow room, haunted house, and dinner! All takes place at the Kings Beach Clubhouse, 8125 Steelhead Avenue in Kings Beach. Masks required, no cost to attend.
Enjoy a Spooktacular Night Out!
- Come one, come all for Halloween Rock n’ Roll Circus at Alibi Ale Works in Incline Village on Saturday, October 30 from 8-10pm. Evening entertainment featuring local rockers Metal Echo and mesmerizing circus aerialists from Tahoe Flow Arts. Free admission and prizes for best costumes!
- The 42nd Annual Freakers Ball is back at MontBleu Resort Casino — Saturday night, October 30. This south lake tradition boasts being Lake Tahoe’s largest Halloween bash. Don’t forget to show up in your best costume for a chance to win $10,000!
- The 1975 cult classic, The Rocky Horror Picture Show, is back at the Tahoe Art Haus on Halloween Night at 10pm. Costumes are encouraged!
Explore & Enjoy Autumn Adventures!
Get Outside
- Take a hike. We all know fall is the best time to experience the changing colors. To watch the area transform, head outside and enjoy a hike of various difficulty levels. Aspen groves around the lake we recommend are: Mt Rose, Page Meadows, Marlette Lake, and Spooner Lake. Make sure to dress in layers for the cooler weather and bring plenty of water. If you’re looking for a guided tour, the Tahoe Adventure Company offers various fall foliage hikes.
- Play a round of golf. Old Brockway Golf Course plans to stay open through Thanksgiving weekend 2021. Enjoy this historic 9-hole course with 3,400 yards in a beautiful setting made even better by fewer golfers on the course towards the end of the season.
- Explore by bike. The Tahoe Rim Trail, Tunnel Creek Trail in Incline Village, or Northstar California, home to Northern California’s largest bike park are our favorites. Pro tip: Use the Mountain Biking Guide for more routes.
- Explore the shore. Take advantage of less crowded beaches and fewer people on the water. Walk the beach or take a tour offered through Tahoe Adventure Company.
- Climb beautiful settings. The mountains and crags in and around the Lake Tahoe Basin offer a great opportunity for rock climbing for all ability levels as well as a picturesque venue. Group and private courses are offered through Tahoe Adventure Company.
Taste the Fall Flavors
- Passport to Dining. Our 16th annual fall social gathering is the not-to-miss event of the season! Enjoy North Tahoe’s most flavorful fundraiser on Thursday, November 4, 2021 from 6–9pm at the North Tahoe Event Center, Kings Beach, CA. We’re bringing together up to 30 restaurants, caterers, breweries, and wineries for a night of unlimited tastings to excite the palate. Come experience one-of-a-kind flavors from a variety of local and regional vendors while you bid on the extensive silent auction. Purchase Tickets
Night Out
- All Night Happy Hour every Tuesday at Spindleshanks from 5-8pm. $10 appetizers + $8 house wine and well drinks. If Tuesdays don’t align with your schedule, come see us Wednesdays through Sundays from 5-6pm for the same stellar deals. Check Facebook or call us (530) 546-2191 for upcoming live music dates.
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Form a team or just drop in Alibi Ale Works to play at little trivia for some awesome prizes! Trivia Tuesday in Incline Village begins at 7pm. Or visit on Wednesdays in Incline for Bingo Night.
- Live music. We always on the hunt for live music in North Lake Tahoe. Look no further than the Crystal Bay Casino for live shows almost every Friday and Saturday throughout fall. Check out the lineup on their event calendar.
- Did you hear the news? Karaoke at The Grid Bar & Grill will continue into the fall! Every Thursday and Sunday night 9pm to close.
- Monday Night Football. Need we say more? Join Tahoe Biltmore each Monday during the NFL regular season for Happy Hour starting at 3pm including drinks, food, fun atmosphere, and free entry to the $175 prize board. $1 domestic drafts (including 805 drafts on Monday nights only), $2 well drinks, $2 Jäger shots, and $4 Patron shots. Stay for all the SWAG and great food including $0.25 wings.
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Our favorite keytar hero, Chris Costa performs Friday and Saturday nights at the Tahoe Biltmore. Happy Hour goes until 7pm and the music starts at 8pm.
Time to Get Crafty
- Join silk artist, Louise Noel and North Tahoe Arts, for a one day journey into the brilliant and joyous realm of silk painting on Saturday, October 16 from 10-3pm.
- Craft your own bead and wire Tree of Life art that can be displayed as a sun catcher or wall hanging. North Tahoe Art’s guest artist, Sally King, guides you through basic wire wrapping techniques, proper use of tools and incorporating beads to personalize your tree. Workshop date is Saturday, October 30 from 1-3pm. Enroll your kiddos too, ages 12 and up welcome.
- Kids Art Thursdays are back through Fall in Kings Beach at North Tahoe Arts satellite workshop, The Art Barn. Dates are October 29, November 4, 11, & 18, from 3-5pm. Kids aged 7-12 are welcome. Reserve your spot here.
- Not the crafty type? Then come view North Tahoe Arts’ Fall in Tahoe Members Exhibit and Sale going on now through November 3. It’s a fun way to get inspired, meet local artists, and get involved in the Tahoe art scene.
