Last chance for Sample the Sierra early bird tickets

The early bird catches the worm – and in this case, the early bird gets special pricing for tickets to Tahoe’s only farm-to-fork festival Sample the Sierra! Early bird tickets for Sample the Sierra are available until August 1 and allow you to attend the festival for just $30 to fully experience dozens of restaurants, wineries, distilleries and breweries. Tickets will be priced at $40 per person from August 1 until the festival on September 6.

Returning for its sixth year, Sample the Sierra showcases the exquisite talents of regional chefs, as well as locally grown and prepared wines, spirits and brews, during a series of farm-to-fork events on Labor Day weekend in South Lake Tahoe. The 2015 festivities begin with a special Pop-Up Dinner on Friday, September 4 at Lake Tahoe Golf Course and culminate in the 6th Annual Sample the Sierra festival on Sunday, September 6 at Bijou Community Park. Festival goers can expect to taste perfectly paired samples of food and drink while listening to live music and enjoying special entertainment including the 4th Annual Sierra Chef Challenge and a cooking demonstration with cookbook author and eat local advocate Joanne Neft.

Visit www.samplethesierra.com to purchase your tickets.

Sample the Sierra is a collaborative effort on part of El Dorado County, Tahoe South and the Tahoe Chamber. This one-day festival focuses on geotourism in the Sierra Nevada with the goal to increase awareness of the region’s bounty, heritage, culture and activities.

This event is possible due to the support of our generous sponsors including our Festival Wine Glass Sponsor Cardinale Way; Festival Napkin Sponsors Camelot Party Rentals and South Tahoe Alliance of Resorts; Main Stage Sponsors Winters Construction Group, Tahoe Area Mountain Biking Association, Michael Hohl Motor Company and On Course Events; Sierra Stage Sponsors Granite Rocx, Deb Howard & Co., RPM Mortgage and South Tahoe Refuse & Recycling Services; Sierra Chef Challenge Sponsors Tahoe Beach Retreat & Lodge, Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Lake Tahoe, Edgewood Brooks’ Bar & Deck; and our Media Sponsors Getaway Reno/Tahoe, Sierra Heritage, Lake Tahoe Television and Tahoe Daily Tribune, KRLT/KOWL, K-Tahoe Radio and Tahoe Quarterly.