"The launch of a new community tradition." That is how The Village at Rancharrah announced its Fall Harvest Market in September. The same announcement gives the end date. The series is eight Saturdays, October 3 through November 21, 2026, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on the central lawn at 7100 Rancharrah Parkway.
Three of those Saturdays have already happened. Five are left, and the last one is also the day the Village holds its 2026 Grand Tree Lighting. The Village's fall harvest season and its holiday season meet on that single Saturday, and the lawn goes from one to the other within the same afternoon.
Five Saturdays, Counted Out
Here is what's left for anyone within a short drive of Rancharrah Parkway, starting this weekend:
- Saturday, October 24. The fourth market of the eight.
- Saturday, October 31. Market hours end at 1 p.m., well before evening Halloween plans.
- Saturday, November 7. The first market in November.
- Saturday, November 14. The last market that doesn't share the day with another Village event.
- Saturday, November 21. The final market in the morning and the Grand Tree Lighting in the evening.
Every one runs 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. A few of the Village's recurring calendar entries show end dates past November 21. However, the market announcement and the description on each event both give November 21 as the final Saturday. The Village events page is the quickest place to check before you head over.
Who Is Actually on the Lawn
The Village says the market brings together about 20 local growers, food producers, artisans and craft vendors. It is presented by Prema Farm, which is also on the vendor list. The published lineup reads like a full weekend's grocery run with some gift shopping mixed in.
- Produce and pantry: Prema Farm, Palomino Valley Farm, Growth & Greens Urban Farm, Happy Mushroom and Mountain Mushroom
- Things for the kitchen counter: Calolea Olive Oil, Pasta Fresca, Nevada Brining Company, Hippie G Jam, Sasquatch Foods
- Coffee for the 9 a.m. arrival: Segara Coffee
- Gifts and the house: Sierra Water Gardens Floral, Terroir Herbals, Honed by Jones, Candidly Said + Imperfectly Crafted, Pink Elephant
- For the dog waiting at home: Pet Wants Reno
- Also on the list: The Radish Hotel
The produce list in the announcement covers two seasons at once. On one side it names stone fruits, sweet corn and tomatoes. On the other it names delicata squash, pumpkins, apples, beets, cabbage, carrots, potatoes, mushrooms and peppers. The Village describes the series as a celebration of the region's "peak harvest season," and peak harvest is exactly what an eight-week window is built around.
Why the Calendar Stops Where It Does
Look at the Village's own fall programming and the end date makes sense. The market sits inside a sequence where each event hands off to the next. October's newsletter went out with the market at the top, then Oktoberfest on Sunday, October 11, hosted by Armando & Sons and The Village Well with First Take OomPah! on the music. That afternoon has passed. Next is the tree lighting, then Small Business Saturday, then the run-up to Christmas.
Ending the market on November 21 makes the morning a harvest event and the evening a holiday event, both on the same lawn, with Santa arriving at 4 p.m., three hours after the last vendor's closing time.
November 21, Hour by Hour
The last Saturday has a gap in the middle. The market wraps at 1 p.m., and the holiday program starts three hours later.
| Time | What's happening |
|---|---|
| 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. | Final Fall Harvest Market on the central lawn |
| 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. | Santa at The Village |
| 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. | 2026 Grand Tree Lighting event |
| 5:00 p.m. | Choir performance |
| 5:30 p.m. | The tree is lit |
For households that want to do both ends of the day, the gap matters. A morning at the market and an evening at the Grand Tree Lighting means two trips to the same lawn with a quiet afternoon in between. Families timing a visit with Santa have a three-hour window that opens before the choir and closes after the tree is lit.
The Storefronts Around the Lawn Keep Going
The market tents come down for the year after November 21. The businesses around the lawn are what keep the Village running on Saturdays after the vendors leave, and several of them are already selling for the holidays.
Armando & Sons was voted #3 Best Butcher Shop in the USA TODAY Readers' Choice Awards, according to the Village's October newsletter. For anyone shopping for a holiday roast once the farm stands are gone, the butcher counter is a few steps from the lawn.
The Village Well bills itself as South Reno's only self-pour craft beer taproom, with 30 taps and artisan pizza. It's the easiest place nearby to fill the hours between the market and the tree lighting.
Great Gold is the Village's mountain-Italian dinner spot, from the team behind the original Great Gold in Truckee. It serves Tuesday through Saturday, 5 to 9 p.m., at 7300 Rancharrah Parkway, Suite 160. Edible Reno-Tahoe reported that the restaurant took over the former Grafted Whiskey & Wine Bar space, with 80 seats inside and 40 on the patio. Saturday dinner service begins at 5 p.m., the same time the tree-lighting event starts, so dinner can follow straight on from the evening.
Elixir Superfood & Juice at 7300 Rancharrah Parkway, Suite 130 is open daily from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. It's open before the market starts and well after the choir finishes.
Dorinda's Chocolates has brought back its award-winning Pumpkin Truffle as the monthly flavor, per the Village's October newsletter.
After the Last Market, the Calendar Runs on Pickups
With the Saturday market finished, the Village's late-fall schedule is less about browsing and more about fixed dates.
Perenn Bakery is taking preorders for complete, ready-to-heat Thanksgiving dinner packages sized for groups of about 10 to 12. Pickup is Wednesday, November 25. Perenn's menu also lists a Christmas package for pickup on December 24, 2026, with early pickups at Perenn Rancharrah. Ordering details are due out in November.
Small Business Saturday lands one week after the final market, on November 28, and runs from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. The Village describes it as a day for local boutiques, pastries, handmade chocolates and gifts for pets, friends and family. It's the first Saturday since early October without farm tents on the lawn, and the shopping hours stretch eight hours past the market's 1 p.m. close.
Wolf Pack Fridays also continues weekly through the year. The Village invites everyone to wear silver and blue and shop the local businesses at the start of each weekend.
Counting from this Thursday, that leaves five Saturday mornings to buy delicata squash and mushrooms from local growers on the Village lawn. On the fifth, the tree is lit at 5:30 that evening.
If you live near Rancharrah, you likely know how much the Village's calendar shapes weekends here, and the Kirsch Real Estate Team keeps track of that too. If you're thinking about what your Rancharrah home is worth as the year winds down, request a private consultation and we'll walk through it with you, ideally on a weekday so your Saturday stays free for the market.
