Edible Reno-Tahoe

Tour & Composting Party
2023-12-03 13:00 - 15:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Be the Change Project’s Urban Homestead
Join Be the Change Project for a fun, informative, and maybe even inspirational compost-making volunteer afternoon. They’ll lead a tour of our permaculture urban homestead and work together building some big compost piles to use in their garden and food forest. It’ll be a fun way to meet other interesting people, learn some of the basics of permaculture and composting, and make a big contribution to the Be the Change Project’s gardens at the same time.

Holiday Jazz: Music of the Season
2023-12-03 14:00 - 16:00 | The Theatre, 505 Keystone Ave, Reno, NV, 89503
Join the Reno Jazz Orchestra for a festive musical extravaganza. This event features the Reno Youth Jazz Orchestra opening for the main act—a two-hour holiday jazz showcase directed by Dr. Doug Pierce and featuring vocalist Cliff Porter.
Immerse yourself in the magic of the season with big band renditions of holiday classics, including “Snow Samba,” “Sugar Rum Cherry,” “God Rest ye Trombones,” “Let it Snow,” and more. Bring friends and family for a joyous celebration, as the orchestra, renowned for its 17-piece ensemble, sets the stage for an unforgettable holiday experience.

Reno Soup Week benefiting STEP2
2024-01-21 - 2024-01-28
Join in the celebration of National Soup Month by enjoying a delightful week of savory soups, whether in the comfort of your home or at local establishments in the community.
All Reno Soup Week packages have limited availability and with the event’s soaring popularity in 2023, our Reno Soup Week packages are in high demand. Purchase your soup package HERE.
The 2024 Reno Soup Week participating soup locations are:

Bangkok Cuisine
Blackrock Wine Co.
Grafted Whiskey & Wine Bar
Mari Chuy’s Tequileria Y Botanas
Nothing To It! Culinary Center
Pignic Pub & Patio
Süp
The Cheese Board (Midtown & South Reno)
The Wheyfarer

This event benefits STEP2 and 100% of the proceeds will go toward efforts to break the cycle of addiction and violence in families.

Brew Haha
2024-02-02 20:00 - 23:00 | Nugget Casino Resort, 1100 Nugget Avenue,, Sparks, NV
Brew HaHa, Sierra Arts Foundation’s annual fundraiser, invites attendees to sample 100+ regional beers and libations. VIP ticket holders get early access, appetizers, and exclusive auction opportunities. Craft brewers, distillers, and 40+ local artists showcase their creations. The event, at Nugget Casino Resort, features live performances by Left of Centre

Social Science: Sci-Fi Strikes Back, Again
2024-02-03 19:00 - 22:00 | Terry Lee Wells Discovery Museum, 490 S. Center Street, Reno, NV, 89501
Social Science is The Discovery’s wildly popular adults-only, brain building event series featuring science demonstrations, hands-on labs, expert presentations, music, libations, and tasty bites.
Use the force, go back to the future, phone home, and get beamed up during an evening of sci-fi exploration inspired by galaxies far, far away. Get hands-on with the science that makes the fiction fantastic at this intergalactic event.
Ticket price includes two drinks and complimentary tasty bites.

Dead Plant Society: Starting Seeds Indoors
2024-02-10 10:00 - 14:00 | Urban Teaching Farm, 1700 E 2nd Street, Reno, NV, 89502
Whether you have a full backyard or an apartment balcony, growing your own seedlings for fresh herbs, fruits, or vegetables can be fun and “dirt cheap”! In this workshop Urban Roots will share the basics of starting spring and summer seedlings indoors including materials needed, correct temperature, planning and watering. One lucky Dead Plant Society attendee will go home with a complete indoor-gardening set up including heating mat, soil, seeds, spray bottle and grow light.

North Lake Tahoe SNOWFEST
2024-02-29 - 2024-03-10 | North Lake Tahoe
North Lake Tahoe SNOWFEST is one of the largest winter mountain festivals on the west coast. This annual event celebrates the best of North Lake Tahoe and all it has to offer by showcasing the relationships between the North Lake Tahoe community and the people who visit. The mission of this event is to support local nonprofits, public programs, student organizations, and scholarships, through the production of our unique ten-day festival.

Wine N Ice Fest
2024-03-08 12:00 - 19:00 | Alibi Ale Works, 10069 Bridge St, Truckee, CA
Truckee River Winery’s 2024 Wine n’ Ice benefits the Truckee River Watershed Council, a local nonprofit dedicated to protecting and restoring our watershed. Watch as competitors sculpt 300lb blocks of ice into awe-inspiring sculptures. This year’s carving competition will be centered around a theme and each sculpture must be inspired by Truckee Big Life! The Top 3 contestants will win an assortment of prizes. The Grand Prize Winner will receive a trophy, prizes, and more!
The carving will begin at 12pm with judging taking place around 5pm. The main attraction will be the ice carving, but we’ll also have costume contest with awards going to an Individual, Couple, and a Group at 4:00p, photo back drop for guests, food and beer from Alibi Ale Works, outdoor games and – of course – wine from Truckee River!

Bighorn Chukar Feed
2024-03-16 16:30 - 21:00 | Bighorn Tavern, 6135 Lakeside Dr., #113, Reno, NV

Reno Farm Aid 2024
2024-03-17 12:00 - 23:00 | Cypress, 761 S Virginia St, Reno, NV
Kid Rocker presents Farm Aid, a one day music festival with proceeds to benefit Reno Food Systems!!

Empty Bowls Soup Night
2024-03-18 17:00 - 19:00 | Truckee High School, 11725 Donner Pass Rd, Truckee, CA, 96161
Join Sierra Community House for an evening of compassion and community at the Sierra Community House Empty Bowls Event, where they are dedicated to fostering connections and empowering our community. This event will be hosted at Truckee High School in the Cafeteria from 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm.
Savor a delightful array of soups expertly prepared by local renowned chef Meredith Miller Elliott, accompanied by fresh bread and refreshing beverages. But the experience doesn’t end there – the first 50 attendees will be gifted a unique ceramic bowl as a token of our gratitude for your invaluable support.
Empty Bowls is a grassroots movement embraced by artists and craftspeople worldwide, raising funds for food-related charities to address hunger in their communities.
Sierra Community House stands as a pillar of support, offering family strengthening, crisis intervention, hunger relief, and legal services. With locations in Kings Beach, Incline Village, and Truckee, we’ve provided 293,000 meals to our North Tahoe/Truckee neighbors over the past year.

STEP Back 2 the '80s with The Breakfast Klub
2024-03-22 18:00 - 22:00 | Silver Legacy Resort & Casino, 407 North Virginia Street, Reno, NV, 89501
It’s about to get totally tubular! Get transported back to the past and join STEP2 for a totally rad ’80s fundraising concert with The Breakfast Klub on March 22, 2024, at the Silver Legacy Resort Casino.

Global Gala Silver Celebrations
2024-04-11 17:30 - 21:30 | Grand Sierra Resort, 2500 E 2nd St, Reno, NV
Join the Northern Nevada International Center for their biggest fundraiser of the year benefitting refugee resettlement, language access, and international exchange programs.

Classics & Cocktails
2024-04-19 18:00 - 21:00 | Atlantis Casino Resort Spa, 3800 S. Virginia Street, Reno, NV, 89502, United States
Supporting the Reno area’s at-risk or in-need children, the Hot August Nights Foundation hosts its annual fundraiser gala, at the Atlantis Casino Resort Spa, the event aims to raise funds for the Foundation and its continued mission.Classics &
Cocktails includes live and silent auctions, live entertainment, and special guests along with an open bar, dinner provided by the Atlantis Casino Resort Spa, and the opportunity to give back to the community. Funds raised help provide assistance for programs for which support is either limited or not available and can include scholarships for secondary education, supporting primary education and its students in areas of economic hardship, and promoting other worthy assistance programs for those in-need and at-risk children in the community. The gala is one of two annual fundraising events for the Foundation. The other takes place during the annual Hot August Night event with the auctioning of a donated vehicle. To date, MAG Auctions has helped raise over $500,000 during the Foundation car auction.

All In For Kids Gala
2024-04-20 18:00 - 22:00 | Grand Sierra Resort, 2500 E 2nd St, Reno, NV
All In for Kids Gala celebrates our students and showcases the amazing stories that happen every day thanks to you.

Take Back the Night
2024-04-24 11:00 - 15:00 | TMCC Student Center
TBTN is an event that happens on college campuses across the United States to bring awareness to sexual violence issues and provide an opportunity for survivors and others to share their experiences with violence in a powerful space after rallying and marching together. The event is designed to support survivors wherever they may be in their healing journey and provide our community with an opportunity to show solidarity and allyship. TBTN is part of a global initiative to end sexual and relationship violence and an event where all people join together to speak out against sexual and domestic violence.

Wild Women Artists & Friends Silent Auction & Show
2024-05-03 16:00 - 20:00, 2024-05-04 10:00 - 16:00, 2024-05-05 10:00 - 13:00 | Nevada Museum of Art, 160 West Liberty, Reno, Nevada, 89501
Wild Women Artists are pleased to announce a silent auction benefitting the Kathleen Durham Emerging Artist Award and Scholarship. Wild Women Artists have funded this scholarship for over 20 years and in partnership with the Nevada Museum of Art, we aim to endow this incredible award in perpetuity.
This scholarship is always in conjunction with the Northern Nevada Scholastic Art Award which showcases our young local artists each year.
You will be greeted by the Folks from Underwood who are always excited to attend.
A show with direct sales is also included at the auction.
Schedule of Events:
May 3 – Reception
May 4 – Auction/Show
May 5 – Winners Pick Up

But First, Dessert
2024-05-10 17:00 - 21:00 | Reno Sparks Convention Center
But First, Dessert 2024 is a premier evening with Eddy House, celebrating our mission through powerful stories of youth in our community who are working towards sustainable independence. The event features a unique pre-dinner dessert competition between local businesses where guests decide the winner.

Derby For Hope
2024-05-10 18:00 - 21:00 | Nugget Casino Resort, 1100 Nugget Avenue,, Sparks, NV
Inspired by the thoroughbred race we all watch and love, the theme for Festival of Hope 2024 is Derby. So, break out your wide-brimmed hats and seersucker suits and sip on mint juleps while bidding on the best auction items in town.
Your support will assist local children and their families dealing with catastrophic childhood illnesses. We invite you to join us for our Derby night festival including hosted cocktails and hors d’oeuvres, entertainment, and silent and live auctions.
The Give Hope Foundation’s Festival and auction is operated solely through the generosity of volunteers. 100% of the proceeds will go directly to families in our community.

Orchestrating Change
2024-05-18 12:30 - 15:30, 2024-05-19 12:30 - 15:30
Note-Able Music Therapy Services (NMTS), a Reno nonprofit offering music therapy and adaptive music programs, is partnering with the Reno Chamber Orchestra (RCO) to present a free screening of the documentary Orchestrating Change as a part of Mental Health Awareness Month. Orchestrating Change is a documentary about the Me2/Orchestra (Me2/), the world’s only orchestra for people living with mental illness. The film focuses on the journey of Ronald Braunstein, who was shunned from the classical musical community after making his bipolar diagnosis public at the age of 30.

2024 Salute to Women of Achievement
2024-05-23 11:30 - 13:30 | Downtown Reno Ballroom, 401 N Center St., Reno, NV
Join Nevada Women’s Fund in celebrating exceptional women at the 2024 Salute to Women of Achievement luncheon. This special event honors the determination, passion, and dedication of women in our community, spanning various backgrounds and roles that contribute meaningfully to their workplaces, families, and communities.
Since 1983, Nevada Women’s Fund has had a profound impact, raising and awarding over $9.4 million in education scholarships to women from Northern Nevada and providing grant funding to organizations supporting women and children.

RMHCNN 38th Annual Golf Tournament
2024-05-31 | Arrowcreek Golf Club

Biggest Little Golf Tournament
2024-06-03 08:00 - 17:00
Join Big Brothers Big Sisters of Northern Nevada at beautiful Somersett Golf & Country Club! We will welcome both a morning and an afternoon round of golfers for a day on the links along with silent auction, raffle, and a host of fun games and prizes.
The club offers an 18-hole par 72 golf course that plays to 7,252 yards from its championship tees. Players will enjoy it all with free Drink Cart access throughout the day followed by a BBQ celebration!
Proceeds will bring trusted, caring adult mentors into the lives of the northern Nevada children who need them most.

Achieve Tahoe's Summer Wine Tasting
2024-06-03 08:00 - 17:00 | PlumpJack Cafe & Bar, 1920 Olympic Valley Rd, Olympic Valley, CA, 96146

Wine on the Water
2024-06-08 13:00 - 16:00 | North Tahoe Event Center, 8318 N Lake Blvd., Kings Beach, CA, 96143
15th Annual, Wine on the Water, we raise a toast for a purpose! Your support fuels the mission of the Boys & Girls Club of North Lake Tahoe. Funds raised at this annual event contribute to providing a safe and enriching environment for local youth, offering educational programs, mentorship opportunities, and recreational activities that empower the leaders of tomorrow.

Achieve Tahoe's Summer Wine Tasting
2024-06-28 17:00 - 20:30 | PlumpJack Cafe & Bar, 1920 Olympic Valley Rd, Olympic Valley, CA, 96146
Support outdoor recreation programs that build health, confidence, and independence for people with disabilities while enjoying wine from some of Northern California’s top wineries at Achieve Tahoe’s Summer Wine Tasting.

Horses & Harmony Benefit Concert
2024-07-27 16:30 - 21:30 | LEAD with Horses, 19440 Annie Lane, Reno, NV, 89521
Every year, LEAD with Horses puts on a benefit concert, fundraiser, and auction to raise money and build awareness for the work we do in equine assisted therapy.
Horses & Harmony brings community members together to enjoy music, the outdoors and to raise funds to support life-changing horse programs. The concert features Reno’s Decoy band. Your support can help to make this event a true success.
