The Tahoe Resource Conservation District will host the 6th annual Autumn Fest at the Lake Tahoe Demonstration Garden, located at Lake Tahoe Community College from 11am-4pm on Sept. 16.

The free festival, run in cooperation with LTCC, includes activities for all ages.

This is a celebration of sustainability, gardening and the seasons in Tahoe.

Autumn Fest will feature live music, a silent auction, a local artisan market and food vendors, crafts and games, pony rides and talks on backyard conservation landscaping and local environmental issues. New this year is the plant swap — donate a plant, swap a plant, or donate for a plant — to highlight native and Tahoe-adapted varieties.

Autumn Fest is a zero-waste event. South Tahoe Refuse Co. and Full Circle Compost of Carson City are donating their recycling and compost services to help keep Autumn Fest environmentally sustainable.