From a speakeasy pub-crawl to pancakes on Commons Beach, to dinner with Mark Twain on a paddleboat, live concerts and a town photo there’s something for everyone this during Tahoe City’s big 150th Anniversary Weekend, August 30th through September 2nd. 

Vicki Kahn submitted and contributed to this story.

Tahoe City is celebrating it’s 150th (sesquicentennial) anniversary along with the 100th anniversary of Lake Tahoe Outlet Dam (where the iconic Fanny Bridge is located at the “wye” in Tahoe City), and Tahoe City’s Public Utility District is commemorating its 75th year of community leadership.

Below is a partial line up of just some of what’s in store for the Lake of the Sky’s historic North Shore town over Labor Day weekend. For a complete TC150 event calendar, click here.  You can also get the complete schedule on the FREE Lake Tahoe App - download at www.freelaketahoeapp.com. 


Throughout the entire Labor Day weekend there will be docents walking throughout town in historical period costumes, historic bicycles and automobiles parked throughout town, a Historical Treasure Hunt for the kids, passports with activity listings and prizes for adults all to be accompanied by music of the time.
 
Friday, August 30th
12:00 noon-2:00 PM 100th Annivsersary of the Lake Tahoe Dam Celebration
Presented by the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation

4:00PM - Opening Kickoff Receptions - Heritage Plaza (next to Syd’s Bagelry) and Watson Log Cabin (adjacent to Heritage Plaza) will be the place for a kick-off reception hosted by the Tahoe City Rotary Club with live ragtime music from CW Bayer and Mr. Spoons. The unveiling of historic banners throughout town will take place at this time.
 
5:00PM-8:00 PM  - “Speakeasy Pub Crawl” - this high-spirited 'crawl' will start at Fat Cat Deli and continue through out downtown Tahoe City.  Restaurants and bars in town will be offering cocktail drink specials celebrating Tahoe City’s 150th Anniversary.  Park your car and walk.

6:00PM  - Grand Opening - Museum of Sierra Ski History & 1960 Winter Olympics. At Boatworks Mall. Stop in and see the area's newest (and long-awaited) museum, featuring numerous displays and artifacts from the Sierra's extensive ski history, as well as the 1960 Winter Olympics, held in Palisades Tahoe.
 
Saturday, August 31st
4:00 PM -Tahoe City 150 Sesquicentennial Dinner - Gatekeeper’s Museum
 A once in a lifetime event celebrates150th anniversary of Tahoe City, 100 years of the Lake Tahoe Dam and 75 years of community leadership from the Tahoe City Public Utility District.  The theme of the evening is ‘Tahoe City – founded and sustained by people of character, committed to community.’  The evening kicks off at 4:00pm with tours of the outlet dam, cocktails,  and live music.  Dinner begins at 5:30pm and will be served under the trees at Gatekeeper’s Museum.  An entertaining cast of characters including Mark McLaughlin, Carol Jensen, Carol Van Etten and David Antonucci will regale you with colorful tales of the history of the Tahoe City community.  Tickets are available for $75 each through the TCPUD at 530-583-3796 or online at www.tahoecity150.brownpapertickets.com.
 
Sunday, September 1st - Commons Beach Events
 9:00AM  Pancake Breakfast - Commons Beach in the heart of Tahoe City
Wake up and smell the coffee on the beach at the Town Pancake Breakfast at Commons Beach.  Cost is $8/adults , $5/kids 12 and under and includes pancakes, sausage, bacon, orange juice, coffee and hot chocolate.
 
10:00 AM - Washoe Tribe Eagle Wing dancers - Commons Beach. The Washoe Tribe Eagle Wing dancers perform onstage at the beach.

12:00 noon -  Judge Vernon Honeymoon Paddle Event

3:00 PM - Free Concert on Commons Beach - Part of Tahoe City's ongoing Concerts at Commons Beach.

4:00PM - Town Portrait Photo - A commemorative town photo of all the local folk will take place on Commons Beach. 
 
Monday, September 2nd
10:00 AM - Bloody Mary Brunch - The merriment continues with a bloody Mary/ mimosa brunch with delicious brunch items at Jake’s on the Lake located in the Boatworks Mall.

6:00 PM - Mark Twain Dinner Cruise on the Tahoe Gal -  A dinner cruise with Mark Twain on the Tahoe Gal paddle wheel boat with the North Lake Tahoe Historical Society. Call 530-583-1762 for tickets.

5:00 PM - Big Band Concert - Sugar Pine Point State Park on Tahoe’s West Shore.

Below is a partial line up of just some of what’s in store for the Lake of the Sky’s historic North Shore town over Labor Day weekend. For a complete TC150 event calendar, click here.  You can also get the complete schedule on the FREE Lake Tahoe App - download at www.freelaketahoeapp.com.