If you’re looking to ring in 2023 having a blast in town, you’ve come to the right place! Here’s a roundup of the local New Years Eve events:

New Year’s Eve Party & Buffet at Bowl Incline

Includes buffet dinner, late night buffet, unlimited bowling, unlimited arcade and billiards, champagne toast at midnight, DJ and dancing in upstairs lounge (upstairs lounge is 21+ only), NYE party favors, raffle drawing every hour (prizes include Bowl Incline Gear & Gift Cards). Tickets required.

New Year’s Eve: The Motet w/ Special Guests The Main Squeeze at Crystal Bay Club

VIP Meet & Greet with The Main Squeeze is also available. Includes special meet and greet with The Main Squeeze, a photo with The Main Squeeze, exclusive access to the private pre-show soundcheck with The Main Squeeze. Tickets required for the show and the optional meet & greet.

6th Annual East Coast New Years Party at Glasses Wine Bar

Be the first at the lake to welcome in 2023! Doors open at 6:30, DJ starts at 7pm. Ticket includes hats, appetizers, noisemakers, sparkling wine at “midnight” as we watch the ball drop in Times Square. Celebration attire suggested. NOTE: THIS EVENT IS NOW SOLD OUT

New Years Eve Party at Grand Lodge Casino

Bring in the New Year at the Grand Lodge Casino! We will have a live DJ from 8 pm to 1 am to kick off the New Year!

This past Saturday, we celebrated the season with our last Sip & Shop event. These events brought the community together, spread holiday cheer, and showcased the wide range of local businesses that we can support.

A BIG thank you to all of the local merchants and businesses that provided offerings for everyone to enjoy.

Country Club Plaza – December 3rd

• Austin’s Restaurant
• Cool Mess
• eXp Realty
• FUMO
• Incline Spirits
• Lakeside Personal Training
• Mountain High Sandwich Co.

Christmas Tree Village Center – December 10th

• Happy Tiers
• Karma
• Village Interiors
• Roam Wyld
• Koi Sushi
• Crosby’s
• Monaco Nails
• Mofo’s
• Thania’s Juice Bar

Village Plaza – December 15th

• State Farm
• Clearly Tahoe
• Village Toys
• Susie Scoops
• Coldwell Banker

Incline (Raley’s Center) – December 17th

• Dickson Realty
• Jiffy’s Pizza
• Crystal Nails
• Potlatch
• Alpine Realty International
• Mountain Hardware and Sports
• Raley’s
• Rookie’s Sports Bar and Grill
• Tahoe Specialty Flooring

Shop small, shop local! We have TWO MORE local Sip & Shop events, happening this week. Our amazing local merchants and restaurants are offering free food, drink, activities and/or deals to help you get your holiday shopping done while having fun (and feeling full). The Country Club Center and Christmas Tree Village Center both hosted successful Sip & Shop events for the community. (Photos at the bottom of this article).

Village Plaza Sip & Shop Event

Thursday 12/15 from 4pm – 6pm

Offerings include:

• State Farm: photos with Santa, hot cocoa bar, and drinks 
• Clearly Tahoe: ornament making
• Village Toys: free mini black bear plush for children under 10 years old and 20% discount on all purchases
• Susie Scoops: free kids scoop ice cream for children under 10 years old
• Coldwell Banker: to be announced

RSVP is NOT required for entry.

Incline (Raley’s) Center Sip & Shop Event

Saturday 12/17 from 1pm – 5pm

Offerings include:

• Dickson Realty: wine & popcorn
• Jiffy’s: pizza & soda
• Crystal Nails: appetizer, raffle drawing for free manicure & pedicure
• Potlatch: 10% off of jewelry
• Rodeo Joe’s: appetizers and wine
• Alpine Realty International: food or beverage
• Mountain Hardware: hot cider, cookies, gift for the first 40 shoppers after 1pm, and raffle for store gift cards
• Raley’s: to be announced
• Rookie’s: adult beverage
• Tahoe Specialty Flooring: to be announced

RSVP is NOT required for entry.

Bridget Giroux Design Sip & Shop Event

Saturday, December 17 from 10am – 4pm

Join us at our holiday pop-up, a curation of beautiful artisan made goods! We have brought together over 25 artists and designers, a mix of local talent and friends from afar. Browse our studio while sipping on festive champagne and discover gifts for everyone on your list. Based in Incline Village, Bridget Giroux Design is a mother-daughter interior design firm specializing in luxury, residential interiors. Advocates of art and design, the studio hosts monthly solo art shows for local talent and curated pop-up events!

Country Club Center & Christmas Tree Village Center Sip & Shop Event Photos –

This is your last chance to enter the Deck the Halls Lighting Contest! The contest is open to ALL Incline Village/Crystal Bay residents and businesses. Enter your festive residential light display, business light display, or business window display for a chance to win a prize. The resident winner receives a beautiful gift basket of locally made goods donated by Tahoe Gifting Co. The two business winners receive a free 1/4 page ad in our quarterly magazine reaching 9,000 local residents. Entries are due Friday 12/16 at midnight!

Our esteemed panel of judges, Mary Danahey Shelia Leijon, and Kathy Slocum, will be viewing officially entered displays on the evenings of 12/18 and 12/19 to select the winners!

Check out last year’s Brightest Residential Display winner, the Harrell Family! They created a Holiday Light Show set to music for the community to enjoy. Shows run every night Friday 12/16 – Tuesday 12/27 at 5:45 pm and 7:15 pm. Dress warm and bring a chair, the show is approximately 40 minutes long and is meant to be viewed from outside your car! Don’t worry, they can’t win the Lighting Contest two years in a row, so the title is still up for grabs this year.

Additionally, bring a non-perishable food item to be donated to Sierra Community House or make a donation through the QR code at the show to Tahoe Family Solutions.

Our local schools have gotten into the Holiday lighting spirit!

Incline Elementary School students have been busy putting their STEAM skills to work this holiday season! As part of a school-wide project, students have designed their own parade floats and route. They programmed robots to carry their floats through the halls of IES. The holiday parade is scheduled for Thursday 12/22 at 10am.

And not to be outdone, Incline Middle School created a holiday light display on the Nevada Jane Porch. The 7th and 8th graders created all of the displays, chose the songs, coded the light sequences, and programmed the 13-minute show. The show runs daily from 5pm-9pm, and they are entering the Deck the Halls Lighting Contest!

A huge thank you to Terry Barberry and Incline Education Fund for supporting this project.

A big THANK YOU to our current lighting sponsors:

IVCBA • Travel North Tahoe Nevada • UNR at Lake Tahoe • Washoe County Sheriff Office • Lake Tahoe School • Anonymous Donor • Rejuventation Massage • Barton Tahoe Realty • Sierra Lawyers • Tahoe Speech, Language & Learning Center • Incline Village Community Hospital • Horn Family • Tanya Soule, Realtor • Lake Tahoe School

We’re still looking for lighting sponsors to help us continue lighting the village! Check out the festive lights along Tahoe Blvd, and donate at the link below.

Thank you to our lighting participants, contest participants, and all businesses who have decorated!

Official contest entries as of 12/14/22:

Village Christian Thrift Shop • Bowl Incline • Lakeshore Realty • Pet Network Humane Society • Incline Middle School Robotics • Muratore Family • CalliBacci Acres • High Sierra Gardens • Sano Family

In the early days of Diamond Peak, the Northern Lights Celebration was a kick-off event to the ski season. It has grown into a month-long calendar of holiday events with something for everyone. With the holiday lighting introduced last year by IVCBA, a community tree lighting event, Candy Cane Village, is a natural addition to Northern Lights. Because there is SO MUCH going on from December 1- 4, this week’s Local Lens will highlight just this weekend’s festivities.

FOR THE FILM LOVER

The Tahoe Film Fest kicks off the first weekend in December every year. Did you know that films are shown at the Incline Theater, as well as at the Crystal Bay Club’s Crown Room and North Star? The Tahoe Film Fest begins on Thursday, December 1, and there should be a big crowd on Friday night at the Incline Theater to see The Fablemans, the story of Stephen Spielberg. 

FOR THE MUSIC LOVER

There are some tough choices to make this weekend, but not to be missed is the premiere performance of the North Tahoe Community Choir. It is directed by Donna Axton, also a renowned pianist.  The weather may be bad on Thursday, so it’s a good thing there are two performances, one on Thursday and one on Saturday night at St. Patrick’s Episcopal Church. 

OR mellow out with a glass of wine at Glasses Wine Bar and listen to the Doug Coomler Jazz Duo on Saturday night!

FOR THE SHOPPER

Hopefully you made the rounds to our merchants last weekend for Small Business Saturday. But DID YOU KNOW our local hospital has a gift shop? It is run by the Incline Village Community Hospital Auxiliary. I don’t know who their buyer is, but they have great taste. Deals can be found at their sale on Thursday and Friday. If you haven’t been to the hospital on Alder lately, you may find it busier than ever because of the full-time clinic and the specialty physicians that service our community, in addition to the emergency wing.  Use the side door to easily find the gift shop and use the new parking lot in back if the front is full.   Mountain Hardware and Sports hopes to open their expansion this weekend.  We can’t wait to see what they have!  Don’t forget to shop for your tree at High Sierra Gardens!

DECEMBER 3^RD EVENTS ON COUNTRY CLUB DRIVE

The day starts at Country Club Center for Sip and Snacks, moves to the UNR at Lake Tahoe campus for Candy Cane Village (and Santa!) and ends at the main lodge at the Hyatt for a S’mores Happy Hour. Between the lighting at all three locations, and the snow coming on Thursday, Incline is sure to be a winter wonderland!

FOR THE FOODIE

Sip and Snacks will be offered at several Country Club restaurants, i.e.  Austins, Fumo, Cool Mess, and the Mountain High Sandwich Co., plus hospitality at EXP Realty and Incline Spirits.

FOR THE FAMILY

Starting at 4pm at Patterson Patio on the campus of UNR at Lake Tahoe is Candy Cane Village. Nevada Santa and Mrs. Lollie Claus arrive in style, courtesy of the North Lake Tahoe Fire Protection District fire engine. A program featuring the choir from Incline Elementary School starts about 4:30 and culminates with the official lighting of a tree designated as the official community tree in Incline Village this year. Weather may cancel or alter this event. Stay tuned to social media for updates.

WEAR YOUR BOOTS on Saturday so you can walk down Country Club, aka Candy Cane Lane to the Hyatt to view the Gingerbread House and Train on display in the lobby.  S’mores Happy Hour and Storytime with Mrs. Claus is a perfect way to end the evening. Parking is free from 3-8 at the Hyatt main lodge. 

Join us on December 3rd to kick off the holiday season at Candy Cane Village, our very first community tree and holiday lighting event!

Attendees will be transported into a Holiday Village featuring Santa & Mrs. Claus, selfie station, holiday singalongs, official tree lighting, cocoa and cookies, community organization giveaways, choral performance by Incline Elementary School, and snow science activities at the neighboring UC Davis Tahoe Science Center. Feel free to come festive in your favorite holiday costume or holiday sweater!

This is a community event, open to all ages! Candy Cane Village is hosted by the University of Nevada at Lake Tahoe, on the Patterson Hall Patio from 4pm to 6pm. Parking is free at the main lot. See you there!

RSVP here (not required.)

Other events on December 3 include “Sip and Snack” at Country Club Center venues, Tahoe Film Fest, and the Hyatt’s  “S’more Happy Hour and Story time with Mrs. Claus” from 6pm to 7pm. 

Article and photo courtesy of Diamond Peak Ski Resort

 A cold November and successful snowmaking has allowed Diamond Peak to announce it will be opening for the 2022-23 season a week early on Saturday, December 3, 2022.

Diamond Peak will be opening with top-to-bottom terrain, ski and snowboard lessons, rental equipment, and food and beverage options at the Base Lodge.  Specific runs to be open for Opening Day are still to be determined. Details will be posted to Diamond Peak’s Conditions Page as they are available.

Winter Jobs Available

Diamond Peak is still hiring for several key positions at the resort. Indoor, outdoor, full-time and part-time positions are available with a starting wage of $20 per hour for most positions and $14 per hour for junior positions. Employees receive training, uniform, discounts and a free season pass. Positions and applications can be found on Diamond Peak’s Employment Page. 

Tickets, Rentals & Lessons on sale December 1st

Season passes and gift cards are already available online and 2022-23 season lift tickets, rentals and group lessons are scheduled to be available to book via Diamond Peak’s online store on December 1st. Private lessons can be booked over the phone by calling 775-832-1177, starting on December 1st.

Candy Cane Village December 3rd from 4-6pm

After celebrating Opening Day at Diamond Peak, head over to Candy Cane Village, our very first community tree and holiday lighting event! Attendees will be transported into a Holiday Village featuring Santa & Mrs. Claus, selfie station, holiday singalongs, official tree lighting, cocoa and cookies, community organization giveaways, choral performance by Incline Elementary School, and snow science activities at the neighboring UC Davis Tahoe Science Center. Candy Cane Village is hosted by the University of Nevada at Lake Tahoe, on the Patterson Hall Patio from 4pm to 6pm. View the details here.

Ski Season Kickoff Party December 9th

Diamond Peak, Village Ski Loft and Alibi are teaming up to throw an ugly sweater themed Ski Season Kickoff Party at Alibi Incline Public House (931 Tahoe Blvd, Incline Village) on Friday, December 9th from 7:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m.. The community is invited to celebrate with unique sweaters, goofy games, karaoke, prizes and the release of Alibi’s 2022-23 Snowflake White IPA, brewed specifically for Diamond Peak’s Snowflake Lodge. Diamond Peak season pass holders and those with a Diamond Peak lift ticket for December 9th will receive discounts on pints during the event. Details are posted here.

We are excited to bring back Deck the Halls Lighting Contest this holiday season! The contest is open to ALL Incline Village/Crystal Bay residents and businesses. Enter your festive residential light display, business light display, or business window display for a chance to win a prize. The resident winner receives a gift basket, and the two business winners receive a free ad in our magazine.

View contest details and enter to win here.

Additionally, check out the festive cheer around town! “IVCBA is proud to light up Incline Village once again with holiday lights on Tahoe Blvd,” announced Linda Offerdahl. “We have received so many comments and are pleased to get the Northern Lights season spirit off to a good start.”

However, we need your help! The more money that we can raise, the more we can decorate and light the village. Lighting sponsors will be recognized on our website and social media!

Become a lighting sponsor here.

New this year is the official community tree on the campus of UNR at Lake Tahoe. Decorated in red and white lights, it is slated to be turned on officially at the Candy Cane Village event on Dec 3 from 4-6.

Get the Candy Cane Village details here.

Check out our current lighting participants:

The Harrells, High Sierra Gardens, Christmas Tree Village, Raleys Incline Center, Village Center, Lakeshore Realty, Aspen Grove (beginning 12/7), Tahoe Time Plaza, Village Interiors window display (last year’s winner is back vying to win again!), Menath Building/Hamilton Realty Finance

A big THANK YOU to our current lighting sponsors:

IVCBA • Travel North Tahoe Nevada • UNR at Lake Tahoe • Washoe County Sheriff Office • Lake Tahoe School • Anonymous Donor • Rejuventation Massage • Barton Tahoe Realty • Sierra Lawyers • Tahoe Speech, Language & Learning Center • Incline Village Community Hospital

 ~ Tahoe Film Fest, Santa, Savings and Seasonal Events on Tap ~

The community and businesses in Incline Village and Crystal Bay, Nevada, are hosting the return of the popular Northern Lights Festival now through the end of the year. This month-long festival celebrates the holidays and promotes businesses and family-friendly events for locals and visitors to enjoy. The schedule is on the organization’s website at NorthernLightsTahoe.com, and most events are free.

“We are excited to introduce Candy Cane Village as our newest showcase event on December 3rd,” said Linda Offerdahl, Executive Director of the Incline Village Crystal Bay Community Association. “It is our community’s premiere family and lighting event and a festive part of all the events to enjoy this holiday season on the Nevada side of the north shore of Lake Tahoe.”

Candy Cane Village is hosted by the University of Nevada at Lake Tahoe on December 3^rd from 4:00 – 6:00 pm.  The campus is decorated with holiday lighting that includes a community tree with red and white holiday lights. Patterson Hall Patio will be transformed into a Holiday Village featuring Nevada Santa and Mrs. Lollie Claus.  Other events on December 3 include “Sip and Snack” at Country Club Center venues and the Hyatt’s  “S’more Happy Hour and Story time with Mrs. Claus.”   From 6pm to 7pm.  Self parking is complimentary at the Hyatt from 3 – 8pm.

Traditional events begin December 1- 4 with the Tahoe Film Fest. Other popular events are Brunch with Santa, sponsored by Tahoe Family Solutions and the Incline Village General Improvement District on December 11th at the Chateau and TOCCATA’s Messiah on December 12th at Cornerstone Church.

Sip and Shop Saturdays in the shopping centers and other businesses encourage everyone to shop throughout the community to support local merchants.

Deck The Halls Lighting Contest encourages businesses and residents to decorate their properties. The Griswold Award is given to the Brightest Display for residents and businesses. The Most Creative award is presented to the business with the best themed window display. 

“Other ‘not-to-miss’ events are Opening Day at Diamond Peak on December 8th, the Gingerbread Display with train in the lobby of the Hyatt Regency Lake Tahoe, concerts in the Crystal Bay Club’s Crown Room and the Christmas Eve, Christmas Day and Hanukkah services at our local churches,” said Offerdahl.  

For a complete calendar and more details visit Northernlightstahoe.com  

The Northern Lights Festival is organized by the Incline Village Crystal Bay Community Association (IVCBA).  Community sponsors include Travel North Lake Tahoe, University of Nevada at Lake Tahoe, Incline Village General Improvement District, UC Davis Environmental Research Center, Tahoe Film Fest, Cool Mess, North Lake Tahoe Fire Protection District, Hyatt Regency, Incline Spirits & Cigars, Austin’s, FUMO, Nevada Jane’s and Washoe County Sheriff’s Office.

IVCBA is dedicated to building and growing cohesiveness for the sustainability of Incline Village and Crystal Bay. We build communityby organizing events and promoting businesses and nonprofits. We invite you to join as a community member or as a business. Subscribe for free to our weekly SnapShot.