Celebrate 43 Years of North Lake Tahoe SNOWFEST with 10 days of events February 29th- March 9th, 2024.
Did you know that Tahoe’s SnowFest! Is part of a long and old tradition across much of the northern hemisphere?
Many countries and cities across the north host snow festivals annually, many dating back over 200 years. These events have many different names such as winter festival, winter carnival, snow festival, or frost fair. They are usually an outdoor cold weather celebration that occurs in areas where winter is long or severe, such as Siberia, Scandinavia, Canada and the northern United States.
Our Local SnowFest! Is considered the second largest snow festival in the country but it shares many similarities in origin, organization, and mythology with its northern neighbors.
The mission of SnowFest! was to promote Tahoe’s incredible weather and skiing early in March, as well as encourage tourism in a traditionally slow time for the area. The festival boasts several similarities to its northern counterparts. Check out more on the history of Snowfest!
SnowFest! has developed into an annual ten-day winter festival with many iconic events such as the Garwood’s Polar Bear Swim, the River Ranch Snow Sculpture Contest, The Olympic Valley Torch Light Parade, and the firehouse Pancake Breakfast to name a few. The event supporting local non-profits, public programs, and student organizations as well as highlighting the best of North Lake Tahoe’s winter activities and communities. For all the event information visit the website: tahoesnowfest.org
Activities Include:
February 26: Garwoods Kick-off / King and Queen Coronation w/ The Blues Monsters 5:00pm – 10:00pm Postponed to March 7
February 28: Le Chamois-Back to the Valley Throwback Party- Benefiting Lake Tahoe Ski Club Foundation 2p,;-5pm
March 1: North Tahoe Firefighters Association Pancake Breakfast Tahoe City 7:00 am-11:00am
March 1: Tahoe City SNOWFEST street fair (former Parade) 11:30am – 1:30pm
March 3: Tahoe City Dog Pull Hosted by Alpine Power Equip, benefiting Palisades Avalanche Dogs 11:00am – 12:00pm
Sunnyside Luau 4:00pm – 8:30pm
March 1: Garwoods Polar bear swim 12-4pm
March 1: SNOWFEST Fireworks w/ The NOMADS live music and food! 5:00pm – 8:00pm
March 2: The Great Ski race- Hosted by Tahoe XC Center
March 2: Sunnyside Luau- proceeds to Benefit Sierra Community House 4pm-8pm
March 3: Za’s 9th annual Clam Bake 5pm-8pm
March 4: Pete ‘n Peters bar Olympics 7pm-11pm
March 5: Poppy’s “Brain Freeze” Ice Cream Eating Contest 1pm-5pm
March 6: Snowfest Prom Night featuring TIM HIGH and THE MIGHTY Sponsored by PCV Painting & Basecamp Builders 6:30pm – 10:00pm
March 7: Bridgetender Fat Friday 3 Point Jam 5pm-9pm
March 8: North Tahoe PUD Pancake Breakfast 8am- 11am
March 8: Kings Beach Snowfest Parade 11:30am- 12:30
For all the events details and the FULL schedule check out: www.tahoesnowfest.org/schedule
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