Frey Ranch Whiskey Harvest Festival Returns October 4

Fallon’s own Frey Ranch Distillery is inviting the community back to the farm this weekend for its fourth annual Whiskey Harvest Festival — a celebration of Northern Nevada’s fall season that mixes farm traditions with good food, live music, and, of course, world-class whiskey.

The free event takes place Saturday, Oct. 4, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the distillery, located on the Frey family’s 2,000-acre farm. Guests can expect everything from distillery tours and food trucks to artisan shopping and lawn games, with the beloved corn cannon set to make its return. Fallon’s own band, The Coaches, will provide live music throughout the day.

One of the most unique features this year comes courtesy of the U.S. Forest Service, which will host an ornament-making station. Visitors can use Frey Ranch bottle toppers and coasters to design decorations for the U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree, which is making its way to Washington, D.C. from Nevada this holiday season.

The festival will showcase 14 local artisan vendors offering everything from pottery and boots to homemade treats. Food and drink options include Rusty Canteen’s farm-fresh cocktails along with Bali Express, Otis’ Grill, Grandpa Archie’s Ice Cream, and more. Families are encouraged to bring a blanket, picnic on the lawn, and soak in the harvest atmosphere.

For the Frey family, the festival is more than a party — it’s a toast to the harvest season that sustains their “farm-to-glass” spirits. Frey Ranch is one of the only distilleries in the country that grows, harvests, distills, and malts 100 percent of its whiskey grains on site. Each fall, the ranch’s harvest of corn, wheat, barley, oat, and rye culminates in the October celebration.

This year’s Whiskey Harvest also marks the release of the Harvester Series: Second Harvest, an ultra-premium wheat whiskey made entirely from Frey’s own slow-grown grains. Future releases will debut annually at the festival.

Founded by Colby and Ashley Frey in 2006, Frey Ranch has become one of the nation’s leading ultra-premium whiskey brands while staying rooted in Fallon’s 170-year farming heritage. The distillery offers public tours and tastings every Saturday and continues to win national recognition for its sustainable, homegrown approach to whiskey making.

More information about the Whiskey Harvest Festival can be found at freyranch.com or on Frey Ranch’s Facebook page.