Truckee Thursdays 2023
If it is a Thursday and you are in Truckee, California between mid-June through early August it would be a Truckee Thursday event night!
Each year, thousands of locals and visitors have made this a summer tradition by heading down to the Historic Downtown Truckee area between 5 p.m. – 8:30 p.m., and you’ll want to include it on your summer must-do list too!
You’ll find age-appropriate activities for everyone including a kids area, food trucks/vendors, local merchant promotions (restaurants, shops, services) beer garden (must be 21+ and over for alcohol drinks), and a street festival atmosphere with local vendor booths lined up and down the center of Downtown Historic Truckee providing a great shopping opportunity.
Never been? Think of this event as a large fun block party festival with live music, a beer garden, a lot of arts and crafts booths with many wonderful items to consider buying, along with the local downtown Truckee shops and restaurants that will be open too.
We try to make it to this event at least a couple of times each season, and each time I go, I always walk away thinking that the greater Truckee and North Lake Tahoe area has the best local summer events!
Check out this video from a previous Truckee Thursday video to get an idea of street fair event:
Each year there are new vendors and things to try and experience. Look for beer tasting, wine and/or tea, coffee sampling, free live music, and a diverse selection of arts and crafts vendors to shop. These seasonal events really allow locals and visitors to easily enjoy the amazing Tahoe lifestyle our area has to offer everyone.
The kick-off of Truckee Thursday this year will be June 22, 2023 and the last one on Thursday, August 10, 2023. summer from 5 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
If you haven’t made plans to be in our area, now is the time to book your summer vacation plans to be here!
This local weekly event is admission FREE for everyone, so there’s no reason to not come and enjoy Truckee Thursdays!
- Event Goer Tip: One of the best event-goer tips I can give to someone who has not been to a Truckee Thursday event before is to plan ahead for parking – be patient as you try to find a spot to park in, and don’t give up if you have to try several locations to get that parking spot.
Parking in the downtown Truckee area is very limited, so one option is to take advantage of the free shuttle services.
Here is a link to the 2023 shuttle schedule
Taking advantage of any of the free shuttle services into the Truckee Thursday event will mean you don’t have to worry about finding a parking spot!
Come hungry! There is a good variety of food-service vendors and truck, along with food stands. The earlier in the event the shorter the lines, so if you want to eat during prime time, be prepared to be patient and wait in line.
In the past there have been more than eighty (80) different artisans, along with commercial and non-profit vendors.
It’s hard to know how many vendors we will have this year, so it is important to come out and support those that do come to the event.
There will be year-around merchants, artists, and food vendors with all sorts of interesting, unique, and delicious goods to choose from.
- Event Goer Tip: Don’t forget to bring along your shopping bag. California is a shopping bag free state, so plan ahead and bring your own recyclable bag so you can easily carry any items you purchase.
Truckee Thursdays Live Music Schedule for 2023:
- June 22, 2023 | Johnson Party
- June 29, 2023 | Dirty Cello
- July 6, 2023 | Anderson Ackerson Myer
- July 13, 2023 | Mescalito
- July 20, 2023 | On/Off
- July 27, 2023 | Pacific Roots
- August 3, 2023 | El Cajon
- August 10, 2023 | Coburn Station
To learn more, or find out about updates go to the official Truckee Thursdays, website here!
This local event is incredibly popular, and visitors from all over the area come out to enjoy the experience of being outside in one of the best mountain settings around!
See you at one of the Truckee Thursdays 2023 summer events this year!
You might also be interested in some of our other North Lake Tahoe – Truckee area events.
In the past, we have had a number of other free and fun weekly events to enjoy all summer (weather and safety protocols permitting).
Check out the links for the most current and available information for each event:
- Tuesday
- Truckee Farmers Market (Truckee Regional Park) | 8 a.m. – 1 p.m. May 9 – Oct 17, 2023
- Gray’s Crossing Truckee | PJ’s at Gray’s Crossing | No Event in 2023
- BluesDays Village at Tahoe Palisades – Live Music | 6:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.
- Wednesday
- Thursday
- Farmer’s Market Downtown Tahoe City (Commons Beach) | 8 a.m. – 1 p.m. May 11 – Oct 12, 2023
- The Great Bingo Revival – Olympic Valley at the Village at Palisades Tahoe | 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 P.m. June 29 – July 27, 2023 Locations of the event will vary among the different restraurants.
- Truckee Thursdays (Downtown Historic Truckee) | 5 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. June 22 – August 10, 2023
- Friday
- Saturday
- Truckee Saturday Farmers Market (Downtown Historic Truckee at the Railyard Parking Lot) | 8 a.m. – 12 noon
- Sunday
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Truckee Thursdays 2023