🎸🍕 Reno’s biggest music discovery weekend is back for its 11th year! OffBeat packs 7 venues across the Brewery District with 45 performances spanning psych, soul, funk, punk, and everything in between. This year’s headliners include Of Montreal, RJD2, and Polyrhythmics. It’s a true “choose your own adventure” festival… Wander between dive bars, breweries, and pop-up stages, and walk away with a handful of new favorite bands. With multiple restaurants and food trucks within stumbling distance, you won’t go hungry between sets either. Wristband pickup starts Thursday, Oct 1 from 4-9 pm at the Black Rabbit Mead Parking Lot, so grab yours early and dive in! 🤘🎶 Plan your Off Beat experience and get all the details at OffBeatReno.com.

🎮🎼 Calling all gamers! This full orchestral concert celebrates decades of iconic video game soundtracks… Sonic the Hedgehog, Final Fantasy, and beyond. Performed live with a full symphony orchestra and stunning visuals synced note-for-note to the music. It’s a completely different way to experience the songs that soundtracked countless late-night gaming sessions, translating chiptune melodies into sweeping, cinematic arrangements. Whether you grew up button-mashing on a Sega Genesis or discovered these worlds decades later, the nostalgia hits just as hard live. Bring the whole crew. It’s a visual spectacle and a concert rolled into one! Visit GrandSierraResort.com for more details and tickets! 🕹️✨

🚽🏁 It cracks me up every time I see this is a “World Championship” event, so I had to include quotes. 😂 Only in Nevada does potty humor become a spectator sport! Teams of three costumed racers push homemade, wheeled outhouses down C Street in an all-out sprint toward the toilet paper finish line, all vying for the coveted “Fastest Outhouse in the West” title. Born from a real protest when outdoor plumbing was outlawed, this 37th annual event has grown into one of Nevada’s most beloved and ridiculous traditions. The Parade of Outhouses kicks things off, followed by qualifying heats and Sunday’s championship run. Grab a boardwalk spot, bring your best laugh, and cheer on the fastest-flushing team in the West! 💩🎉
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🕯️✨ There is something magical about hearing your favorite songs stripped down to their purest form and illuminated entirely by candlelight. The acclaimed Candlelight Concert Series brings a live string quartet to the intimate Celebrity Showroom for three completely different themed nights this October, each reimagining familiar music into something hushed, cinematic, and unforgettable. Doors open 45 minutes before each show, so arrive early, find your seat and your favorite beverage, and let the flicker of candlelight set the mood. Whether you catch one night or all three, this is a beautifully different way to experience live music.

COLDPLAY vs. IMAGINE DRAGONS TRIBUTE: Friday, October 9 (6:30 pm)
A TRIBUTE TO FLEETWOOD MAC: Friday, October 9 (8:45 pm)
A HAUNTED EVENING OF HALLOWEEN CLASSICS: Friday, October 23 & 30 (6:30 pm & 8:45 pm)

🤣🎤 Fluffy is back and bringing the laughs. Fresh off his hit Netflix special Legend of Fluffy, Gabriel Iglesias brings his signature blend of storytelling, sound effects, and larger-than-life charm to the Reno Events Center. Known for his warm, family-friendly humor and uncanny knack for voices, Iglesias has built a career on making massive rooms feel like a conversation with an old friend. Whether you’re a longtime fan or discovering him for the first time, expect a night of nonstop laughter. Find your tickets for a night with Fluffy at TicketMaster.com.

🎹✨🎼 Get ready for one of classical music’s most demanding and dazzling piano concertos! The Reno Philharmonic tackles Rachmaninoff’s legendary Third, a piece so technically formidable it’s often nicknamed “Rach 3” by musicians who dare to play it. Sweeping melodies, thunderous crescendos, and pure Russian romanticism fill the Pioneer Center for two performances only. Whether you’re a lifelong classical music fan or just curious what all the fuss is about, this showcase of world-class musicianship is one you won’t want to miss. Learn more and purchase tickets at RenoPhil.com.

🎪🎭🐘 Step right up! Broadway Comes to Reno kicks off its new season with the spectacle-filled Water for Elephants, based on the bestselling novel and hailed by The New York Times as “gorgeously imaginative.” Follow a young man who jumps a moving train and finds a new home and a new love with the remarkable crew of a traveling circus. Expect breathtaking circus acts, aerial artistry, puppetry, and a soaring original score woven through the story. This seven-time Tony-nominated production promises pure theatrical wonder from start to finish. Pick your seats and purchase your tickets in advance at PioneerCenter.com.

🐺🏈 Pack the stands, Wolf Pack fans, because this is the only home game on Nevada’s October schedule. After a bye week and back-to-back road trips to UTEP and NDSU, the Pack returns to Mackay Stadium looking to battle and beat San José State. Nothing beats a crisp fall Saturday cheering on the Silver and Blue with a stadium full of fellow Nevadans. Grab your gear, round up your tailgate crew, and howl loud, because this is the game to circle on your October calendar. Visit NevadaWolfpack.com for ticket sales in advance!

🎬🎼 Experience the magic of Hogwarts like never before as the Grand Theatre screens Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban while a live orchestra performs John Williams’ unforgettable score note for note. Watch time turn, dementors glide, and Buckbeak soar, all set to music performed live right in front of you. It is a perfectly spooky pick for the final weekend of October, blending cinema magic with the thrill of a live concert. Wands, cloaks, and house scarves are all welcome. Two showings mean two chances to catch the magic before Halloween arrives. Purchase your tickets online at GrandSierraResort.com ahead of the shows.