Entertainment Districts in Reno

Artown is Reno's month-long arts festival held every July at Rancho San Rafael Regional Park, featuring over 500 events including outdoor concerts, theater, dance performances, film, and gallery shows. One of the largest urban arts festivals in the western United States, Artown has become a major annual draw that defines Reno's cultural identity.

Downtown Reno is Northern Nevada's compact casino entertainment district — centred on Virginia Street with the Reno Arch at its gateway, and extending along the Truckee River Riverwalk. Silver Legacy, Eldorado, Circus Circus, and the Whitney Peak Hotel cluster within walking distance alongside craft cocktail bars, restaurants, and the Reno Events Center. Reno offers a more accessible, less expensive alternative to Las Vegas for Nevada gaming.

Reno's MidTown District is the "Biggest Little City's" most creative entertainment neighborhood — a Virginia Street corridor where independent restaurants, craft cocktail bars, and independent businesses have created the most complete non-gaming entertainment experience in Northern Nevada. Reno's remarkable transformation from a gaming-dependent economy to a tech and arts hub creates a MidTown entertainment district of unusual creative vitality and economic dynamism.

Downtown Henderson NV is experiencing significant revitalization with new bars, restaurants, and entertainment venues emerging in the city just southeast of Las Vegas, including the Henderson Pavilion outdoor amphitheater and a growing local bar and restaurant scene that serves Henderson's rapidly expanding residential community.

Virginia Street in downtown Reno is the spine of the Biggest Little City's entertainment district, concentrating major casino hotels (Silver Legacy, Eldorado, Circus Circus, Harrah's, Peppermill), live music venues, bars, and restaurants along a walkable urban corridor. The downtown Reno entertainment district has undergone significant revitalization with the addition of boutique hotels, independent bars, and arts venues.