In The News – Summer 2026 Lake Tahoe music guide: Concerts, festivals and shows around the lake (May-July)
May 14, 2026 | Member Submitted
Originally published in the Tahoe Daily Tribune, 05/14/2026, written by Victoria Mastrocola
A summer in Lake Tahoe is made up of more than just beautiful hikes, refreshing lake dips, river floats, and days spent beachside. It’s time for Tahoe’s vibrant music scene to fire on all cylinders, bringing a variety of jams to venues all around the lake. To make things easy, we’ve gathered a list of concerts, festivals and shows – both free and for purchase, in the months of May, June and July – so you can get out there and start swaying those hips.
Major Concerts and Festivals
Lake Tahoe Shakespeare Festival – Incline Village
July 3 – August 23 at Theatre at Sand Harbor
- Billy Nation: A Tribute to Billy Joel – July 6
- Reno Philharmonic Orchestra – Decades: Back to the 80’s – July 13
- Keith Anderson: A High-Energy Country Hits Concert – July 14
- The Doo Wop Project – July 20
- Sierra Nevada Ballet: Coppélia – July 27
- Reno Jazz Orchestra: Trekkin’ Tahoe: A Jazz/Rock Odyssey – July 28
Gambler’s Run Music Festival – Crystal Bay
July 23-25 at Crystal Bay Club
The lineup:
- The String Cheese Incident
- Big Head Todd & The Monsters
- A mystery guest(s) to be announced on May 25
- Diggin Dirt
- Octave Cat
- Sicard Hollow
- Robert Jon & The Wreck
- Chalk Dinosaur
Tahoe Joy Festival – Tahoe City
Sunday, June 7, 12 p.m.-7p.m. at Commons Beach
The lineup:
- Dead Winter Carpenters
- Matt Axton & Badmoon
- Lazwell
- Sonido Sueno
- Little Hurricane