Imagine Ending Hunger Experience
2023-10-20 18:00 - 21:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | Renaissance Reno, One Lake St., Reno, NV
Join the Food Bank of Northern Nevada in celebrating 40 years of community service at the Imagine Ending Hunger Experience. This milestone event not only commemorates the organization’s history but also raises funds for its ambitious future endeavors.
Exciting and interactive experiences await you:

Bocce Experience: Play bocce, billiards, ping pong, and arcade games at Renaissance Reno’s Bundox Bocce. Enjoy delicious dishes inspired by RLAB and other treats, along with one drink ticket per person.
RLAB Experience: Indulge in a unique dining experience at RLAB, where Chefs Mark Estee and Sean Munshaw will prepare a 3-course meal with wine pairings in the demonstration kitchen. Two seatings available.
VIP Experience: Start your evening with a special Chef’s Reception hosted by Food Bank President and CEO, Nicole Lamboley. VIP guests will also have exclusive access to the VIP Lounge.

Please note that this event is for those aged 21 and over.
Learn more and secure your ticket(s) here.

Fore the Love of Art
2023-10-21 12:00 - 17:00 | Lakeridge Golf Course, 1218 Golf Club Dr., Reno, NV, 89519
Tour the lovely Lakeridge Golf Course during Fore the Love of Art, a safe art experience complete with theatrical performances, musical productions, and a dance performance. A different take of the performing arts with performances by Sweet and Lethal Burlesque, Reno Jazz Syndicate, and a performance by a local theater group. Attendees will get the chance to climb into your golf cart built for two for 3 unique performances and then a spot for champagne at the top of the course.
Learn more and purchase your ticket(s) here.

The Purple Gala
2023-10-21 17:00 - 21:00 | Renaissance Reno, One Lake St., Reno, NV
The Domestic Violence Resource Center invites you to join them in celebrating 46 years of dedicated domestic violence advocacy at their annual fundraising event. This gathering provides a unique opportunity for the community to actively participate in supporting individuals and children who seek assistance on a daily basis. Attendees can look forward to an evening filled with a dinner, an engaging auction, and the recognition of the esteemed Hannah Humanitarian Award recipients.
Learn more and secure your ticket(s) here.

Red Shoe Gala
2023-10-21 17:00 - 22:00 | Atlantis Casino Resort Spa, 3800 S. Virginia Street, Reno, NV, 89502, United States
Attend the Ronald McDonald House Charities Northern Nevada Red Shoe Gala for a night of fun and games. Dress in your finest attire and don a pair of red shoes for an unforgettable evening. Enjoy classic games like Giant Connect 4, Hopscotch, Hula Hoops, and a Candy Bar filled with your favorite treats.
Learn more and purchase ticket(s) here.

33rd Annual Tahoe Chocolate & Wine Festival
2023-11-03 18:00 - 21:00 | Hyatt Regency, 111 Country Club Dr., Incline Village, NV
Join the Sierra Community House for a special wine and chocolate tasting experience. Indulge in a selection of local wines and chocolatier creations, savor heavy appetizers, bid in a silent and live auction, and show off your best moves on the dance floor.
Secure your ticket(s) here.

11th Annual Chemistry of the Cocktail
2023-11-03 18:00 - 22:00 | Terry Lee Wells Discovery Museum, 490 S. Center Street, Reno, NV, 89501
Prepare to be transported into the future at the 11th annual Chemistry of the Cocktail – The Discovery’s annual fundraising event. Sip futuristic craft libations, enjoy truly innovative fare created by the experts at Blend, and take part in inventive activities designed to convey you into decades well ahead of our own, all while providing much-needed financial support for The Discovery.
Futuristic Fare
Enjoy futuristic flavors featured in the appetizers, dinner and desserts expertly prepared by Blend.
Innovative Libations
Imbibe future-forward libations crafted by beverage innovator Michael Moberly.
Silent Auction
Bid on an array of items—everything from dining, to sports packages, to travel, and more!
Learn more and secure your ticket(s) here.

Fleas the Season
2023-11-11 10:00 - 18:00, 2023-11-12 10:00 - 18:00 | Neil Road Recreation Center, 3925 Neil Rd, Reno, NV, 89502
The Reno Punk Rock Flea Market’s second holiday celebration, Fleas the Season, is set for November 11-12 at the Neil Road Recreation Center in Reno. As a non-profit in its first holiday season, the event features twelve bands, 60+ local vendors, food trucks, kids’ crafts, a live Krampus, and more.
Transitioning from Sparks to Reno, this family-friendly event offers punk rock yoga, Cosplay for Kindness, and live music, including bands like December Pilot and Middle Aged Queers. Attendees can enjoy food trucks, shop at vendor booths, and participate in activities like a video game corner and the infamous stuffie pit.
Co-founder Jessi Sprocket Janusee encourages holiday shopping with live music, art, and family fun. The event partners with Black Rabbit Meads for a special bar. Open from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., entry is $5 pre-sale, $10 at the door, and kids under 12 enter free.
For more details, visit rprfm.org.

Power of the Purse
2023-11-17 18:00 - 21:00 | Downtown Reno Ballroom, 401 N Center St., Reno, NV
The celebration of women’s economic power takes center stage at an annual event where over 1000 guests gather at the Reno Ballroom. With women constituting more than half of the U.S. population and influencing 85% of consumer spending, this premier holiday shopping experience emphasizes supporting local vendors, indulging in food and beverages, and participating in a renowned high-end purse raffle. The event serves as a key fundraiser for the Nevada Women’s Fund, contributing to their scholarship and grant programs. Since 1983, the fund has awarded over $9.4 million in academic scholarships for women in Northern Nevada and granted funds to support women and children in the community.

2023 Turkey Tournament
2023-11-18 10:00 - 16:00 | Wildcreek Golf Course, 3500 Sullivan Lane, Sparks, NV, 89431
The 2023 Turkey Tournament benefits First Tee Northern Nevada. Call 775.851.2332 to register.

An Evening with Lynette
2023-11-19 17:00 - 20:00 | Grafted Whiskey & Wine Bar, 7300 Rancharrah Pkwy., Ste. 160, Reno, NV
Join The Eddy House at Grafted Whiskey & Wine Bar for a dinner featuring good food, good wine, and even better conversation with their founder, Lynette Eddy.

STEP2's 2023 Jingle & Mingle Gala
2023-12-01 18:00 - 21:00 | Silver Legacy Resort & Casino, 407 North Virginia Street, Reno, NV, 89501
Join STEP2 for an evening dedicated to commemorating the triumphs of the year, paying tribute to the women uplifted through the organization, and expressing their gratitude to their treasured donors and supporters.

Tour & Composting Party
2023-12-03 13:00 - 15:00 | 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 | NV
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 | 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
