Reno has a handful of weekends each year when most of the town is booked for the same reason. This page lists them with the dates the organisers have published, a link to each organiser, and where to look for an open home. Where a date is not posted yet, we say the month and stop there.
The calendar
Every date below was read from the linked official page on November 11, 2026. Organisers change dates between years, so open the link before you plan around one.
| Event | Dates | Where in the area | Official source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nevada Wolf Pack football | Saturday, November 21, 2026, against Hawai’i | Mackay Stadium, University of Nevada, Reno campus | Wolf Pack football schedule |
| Reno Rodeo | Mid to late June. 2027 dates not posted yet. | Nevada State Fairgrounds, Reno | renorodeo.com |
| Artown | July. 2027 dates not posted yet. | Reno | artown.org |
| Hot August Nights | August. 2027 Reno and Sparks dates are not confirmed here. | Reno and Sparks | hotaugustnights.net |
| Burning Man (Black Rock City) | August 29 to September 6, 2027 | Black Rock Desert; Reno is the nearest city of any size | burningman.org |
| Great Reno Balloon Race | September 9 to 12, 2027 | Reno | renoballoon.com |
| Street Vibrations Fall Rally | September. 2027 dates are not confirmed here. | Downtown Reno, with rides to Tahoe, Carson and Virginia City | Visit Reno Tahoe event list |
One event you will see elsewhere is not here
The National Championship Air Races left Reno after 2023. Older lists still show them. They are not a Reno event now, so do not plan around them.
How early do these weekends book?
We are not going to quote you a number of months, because we have no published figure we could stand behind, and neither does anyone else we could cite. The pattern is plain enough without one. The nights on and just around a big weekend are the first ones to show as taken, and the homes closest to the event go before the ones further out. If a date matters to you, look at the home’s open dates before you spend time on anything else.
Each Duvoire home has its own page under Rentals that shows its open dates for the next 60 days and real prices for stays of a few nights and a week at its next open dates, cleaning, fees and tax included. The booking calendar on the same page gives the exact total for any dates. For an event more than 60 days away, such as the balloon race in 2027, the booking calendar is the answer. A home’s page also accepts dates in its address, so a link can open it with check-in and check-out already filled in.
Next 60 days: football, basketball and the first snow
The last Nevada Wolf Pack home football game of 2026 is on Saturday, November 21, at Mackay Stadium, against Hawai’i, kickoff 7:30 p.m. per the football schedule. The stadium is on the university campus, just north of downtown, so homes in central Reno are the shortest trip.
Men’s basketball plays at Lawlor Events Center, also on campus. The basketball schedule lists home games on November 14, November 18, November 28, December 2, December 9, December 12, December 29 and January 8. Saturday games, such as November 14, November 28 and December 12, are the ones a guest planning a weekend is most likely to notice.
Mt. Rose, the ski area on the road between Reno and Lake Tahoe, says on its own site that it opened for the season on November 6. Snow conditions change by the day, so read the resort’s page for what is running. For New Year’s Eve plans, the Visit Reno Tahoe event list is the place to look.
Reno Rodeo: June
A ten-day professional rodeo at the Nevada State Fairgrounds, which Visit Reno Tahoe puts in June each year; its 2026 dates were June 18 to 27. The 2027 dates are not on the rodeo’s own site yet (it says to check back this fall), so watch renorodeo.com. The fairgrounds are on North Wells Avenue in Reno. Homes close to them are likely to go first, so check a home’s open dates once the dates post.
Artown: July
A month of arts events in Reno each July, which Visit Reno Tahoe says the community has embraced since 1996. It is spread out rather than a single weekend, so no one night is the crush. Programme and dates are on artown.org.
Hot August Nights: August
A classic-car event with activity across Reno and Sparks; the Visit Reno Tahoe list puts it in August. The organiser’s site, hotaugustnights.net, showed no year-specific 2027 dates for Reno and Sparks when we read it (one undated block reads July 30 to August 8), so we are not printing any. Cars cruise through both cities, which makes the choice between Reno and Sparks less important than usual. Homes close to the action tend to go first; the open-dates view on a home’s page will show what is left.
Burning Man: late August into September
The festival itself is in the Black Rock Desert, not in Reno. Burning Man’s own site lists Black Rock City for August 29 through September 6, 2027. Reno matters because it is the nearest city of any size, and because the Burner Express bus program has boarded riders at the Reno-Tahoe airport; its page says to check back in May for 2027 details. People headed to or from the desert often need a bed in Reno at one or both ends, so the nights just before and just after those dates are the ones to look at.
Great Reno Balloon Race: September
Hot air balloons over Reno, with launches in the early morning. The race’s own site, renoballoon.com, lists September 9 to 12, 2027 and has a parking and transportation page for the launch site. Early starts mean the useful question is how close the home is to the launch site, not how close it is to a restaurant. Homes close to the launch site tend to go first.
Street Vibrations Fall Rally: September
A motorcycle rally centered on downtown Reno, with rides out to Tahoe, Carson and Virginia City, per Visit Reno Tahoe. It falls in September, the same month as the balloon race, so a guest hoping for both should check both sets of dates. We have no 2027 date for it from an official page we could open, so none is printed. A downtown Reno home is the closest to the action; homes in Sparks are a short drive.
Where to look once you have a date
Duvoire manages 20 homes in Reno and Sparks and 6 around Lake Tahoe and Truckee. Start with Reno and Sparks homes or Lake Tahoe and Truckee homes. For a particular kind of stay, there are pages for large groups, pet-friendly homes and homes with a hot tub. If you cannot decide between Reno, Tahoe and Truckee, read where to stay in Reno, Lake Tahoe and Truckee.
Frequently Asked Questions
Which Reno weekends fill up the most?
The ones with a large event on them: the Reno Rodeo in June, Hot August Nights in August, Burning Man at the end of August (Reno is where many people stop on the way), the Great Reno Balloon Race in September and the Street Vibrations motorcycle rally later in September. We do not publish occupancy figures, so treat this as a pattern rather than a statistic: nights on and around those weekends are the first to be taken, so look at a home’s open dates early.
When is the Great Reno Balloon Race in 2027?
The race’s own website lists September 9 to 12, 2027. Check that page for the schedule within those four days, because the launches are in the early morning and the order of events can change.
When is Burning Man in 2027, and can I stay in Reno?
Burning Man’s own site lists Black Rock City for August 29 through September 6, 2027. Reno is the nearest city of any size, and the Burner Express bus program has run buses from Reno, boarding at the Reno-Tahoe airport. Its page for 2027 says to check back in May. Many people spend a night or two in Reno before or after the event, so the nights at either end of those dates are the ones to look at.
Are the 2027 dates for the Reno Rodeo, Artown, Hot August Nights and Street Vibrations announced?
Not on the official pages we checked. The Reno Rodeo is usually in June, Artown runs through July, Hot August Nights is in August and the Street Vibrations Fall Rally is in September. We list those months only, and each event’s official website is linked on this page, because a guessed date is worse than none. Once an organiser posts dates, the home pages on duvoire.com show which nights are open.
How do I see which Duvoire homes are open for an event weekend?
Every Duvoire home has its own page under /rentals/ showing its open dates for the next 60 days and real prices, cleaning, fees and tax included, for stays of a few nights and a week at its next open dates. The booking calendar on that page gives the exact total for any dates, including dates further out than 60 days. A home’s page also accepts dates in its address, so you can send someone straight to a home with check-in and check-out already filled in.
Does Duvoire have homes for a larger group or a stay with a dog?
Duvoire manages 20 homes in Reno and Sparks and 6 around Lake Tahoe and Truckee. For a bigger group, a pet, or a hot tub, start with the matching guide pages on duvoire.com for large groups, pet-friendly homes and hot tub homes, then check a specific home’s open dates for your weekend.
Know your dates? Let us check.
Tell us when you are coming and how many of you there are, and we will tell you what is open. Call (775) 200-1742 or send the details through.
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Michael is a Reno-Tahoe property owner and hospitality expert who founded Duvoire to bring institutional-grade management with a personal, local touch to every property in the region. He writes about vacation rental strategy, market trends, and property investment across the Sierra Nevada.
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