Bernie Sanders is headed to Reno next week.

Sanders, a two-time Democratic presidential contender and longtime Independent senator from Vermont, will hold a rally at 5 p.m. on Wednesday, May 29 at City Plaza, 1 E. First St. in Reno. The event is free and open to the public, though attendees are encouraged to RSVP on the candidate’s website.

Wednesday’s event marks Sanders’ first 2020 campaign stop in Northern Nevada. The 77-year-old self-described Democratic Socialist visited Henderson in March. His last visit to the Biggest Little City came in October, when he stumped for Democratic U.S. Sen. Jacky Rosen during a late-campaign appearance at the University of Nevada, Reno.

Nevada, a critical first-in-the-west caucus state for presidential hopefuls, has attracted no shortage of interest from the roughly two dozen Democratic candidates vying to challenge President Donald Trump in 2020.

Many of the top contenders have found their way to Reno in the past few months, among them U.S. Sens. Cory Booker, D-N.J., Kamala Harris, D-Calif., and Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass.

James DeHaven is the politics reporter for the Reno Gazette Journal. He covers campaigns, the Nevada Legislature and everything in between. Support his work by subscribing to RGJ.com right here.