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Las Vegas Holiday Nightlife Calendar 2026
Las Vegas nightlife peaks around holiday weekends. From New Year's Eve to Halloween, these are the biggest party weekends of the year — and we can get you on the guest list for every one of them, completely free.
2026 Calendar
Every Major Party Weekend
January 6–9, 2026
CES Week
CES (Consumer Electronics Show) is the world’s largest tech convention and it takes over Las Vegas every January. Over 100,000 tech professionals floo...
View guide →January 16–19, 2026
MLK Weekend
Martin Luther King Jr. Weekend is one of the first big party weekends of the year in Las Vegas. The three-day holiday Monday gives visitors an extra n...
View guide →February 8, 2026 (Super Bowl Sunday)
Super Bowl Weekend
Super Bowl weekend turns Las Vegas into the ultimate sports and nightlife destination. Whether the game is in Vegas or not, every sportsbook on the St...
View guide →February 2026 (Awards typically early February)
Grammy Weekend
While the Grammy Awards ceremony takes place in Los Angeles, Las Vegas has become a major destination for Grammy weekend celebrations. Multiple venues...
View guide →February 13–15, 2026
Valentine’s Day
Valentine’s Day in Las Vegas is romance amplified to the highest level. Couples flock to the Strip for world-class dining, luxury hotel suites, and un...
View guide →February 14–16, 2026
Presidents’ Day Weekend
Presidents’ Day Weekend gives Las Vegas a three-day holiday surge right in the middle of February. With Monday off for many Americans, the Strip fills...
View guide →February 17, 2026 (Year of the Horse)
Chinese New Year
Chinese New Year is a massive celebration in Las Vegas thanks to the city’s deep ties to Asian tourism and gaming. Every major casino on the Strip rol...
View guide →March 15 – April 6, 2026
March Madness
March Madness in Las Vegas is a three-week celebration of college basketball, sports betting, and nonstop nightlife. Sportsbooks overflow with fans wa...
View guide →March 17, 2026 (Tuesday)
St. Patrick’s Day
St. Patrick’s Day in Las Vegas goes far beyond green beer. The Strip lights up green, O’Sheas at The LINQ throws a legendary party, and nightclubs run...
View guide →April 10–12 & 17–19, 2026
Coachella Weekend
Coachella may be in Indio, California, but Las Vegas reaps the benefits every April. Thousands of festival-goers use Vegas as their pre-party or after...
View guide →April 18–20, 2026
4/20 Weekend
4/20 Weekend has become a major party event in Las Vegas since Nevada legalized recreational cannabis. The city embraces the holiday with special even...
View guide →April 23–25, 2026 (Pittsburgh, PA)
NFL Draft Weekend
The 2026 NFL Draft is being held in Pittsburgh, PA — but Las Vegas remains the best city in the country to watch it. Sportsbooks at Wynn, Caesars, and...
View guide →May 2, 2026 (Saturday)
Kentucky Derby
Kentucky Derby Day in Las Vegas is one of the most electrifying sports events of the year — and watching it from the sports betting capital of America...
View guide →May 2026 (Typically first Saturday in May)
Lovers & Friends
Lovers & Friends is a massive R&B and hip-hop festival held at the Las Vegas Festival Grounds. The lineup features iconic 90s and 2000s artists alongs...
View guide →May 1–5, 2026 (Fri May 1 + Sat May 2 are core nights; Tue May 5 is the holiday)
Cinco de Mayo
Cinco de Mayo in Las Vegas is a full-blown fiesta. The city’s massive Mexican-American population plus tourist energy creates an incredible party atmo...
View guide →Sunday, May 10, 2026
Mother’s Day
Mother’s Day in Las Vegas is a full-day celebration. The city’s top dayclubs, rooftop pools, and nightclubs all run special Mother’s Day programming t...
View guide →May 13–19, 2026
EDC Week
EDC Week is the seven-day stretch surrounding Electric Daisy Carnival. Every nightclub and dayclub on the Strip books headliner DJs for special events...
View guide →May 14–17, 2026
ACM Awards
The Academy of Country Music Awards have deep roots in Las Vegas, and the ceremony brings the biggest names in country music to the Strip every year. ...
View guide →May 15–17, 2026 (estimated)
EDC Las Vegas
Electric Daisy Carnival is the largest electronic dance music festival in North America, drawing over 150,000 fans per night to the Las Vegas Motor Sp...
View guide →May 18–20, 2026
Billboard Awards
The Billboard Music Awards bring the biggest names in music to Las Vegas for one of the most star-studded weekends of the year. Held at a major Strip ...
View guide →May 22–25, 2026
Memorial Day Weekend
Memorial Day Weekend is the unofficial start of summer in Las Vegas and one of the biggest nightlife weekends of the year. Pool party season is in ful...
View guide →June 2 – July 15, 2026
WSOP
The World Series of Poker is the most prestigious poker tournament on the planet, and it takes place in Las Vegas every summer. Tens of thousands of p...
View guide →June 5–7, 2026 (estimated)
Pride Weekend
Las Vegas Pride Weekend is one of the most vibrant and inclusive celebrations on the Strip. The annual Las Vegas PRIDE Festival and parade in downtown...
View guide →Sunday, June 21, 2026
Father’s Day
Father’s Day in Las Vegas is the ultimate boys’ trip weekend. Whether dad is a sports fanatic, a country music fan, a nightlife enthusiast, or just wa...
View guide →July 3–5, 2026
4th of July
The Fourth of July in Las Vegas is a spectacle of fireworks, pool parties, and all-night celebrations. Multiple casinos launch coordinated fireworks d...
View guide →June 29 – July 4, 2026 (International Fight Week)
UFC Fight Week
UFC International Fight Week is the Ultimate Fighting Championship’s annual celebration in its hometown of Las Vegas. The week features a massive pay-...
View guide →September 4–7, 2026
Labor Day Weekend
Labor Day Weekend marks the grand finale of pool party season in Las Vegas. Dayclubs and nightclubs go all-out for the last big summer weekend with st...
View guide →September 12, 2026 (estimated)
Boxing Mega-Fight
When a mega-fight comes to Las Vegas, the entire city transforms into a global spectacle. Boxing and MMA superfights at venues like T-Mobile Arena and...
View guide →TBD 2026 (Typically May or September)
Boxing Weekend
When a major boxing pay-per-view lands in Las Vegas, the entire Strip transforms into fight week. From weigh-ins at MGM Grand to after-parties at ever...
View guide →September 18–19, 2026 (estimated)
iHeartRadio Festival
The iHeartRadio Music Festival is one of the biggest music events of the year, bringing together A-list performers across every genre for two nights a...
View guide →September 25–27, 2026 (Downtown Las Vegas)
Life Is Beautiful
Life Is Beautiful is a three-day music, art, and food festival held in downtown Las Vegas that has become one of the city’s signature cultural events....
View guide →October 17–18, 2026
When We Were Young
When We Were Young is the emo, pop-punk, and rock nostalgia festival that has taken Las Vegas by storm. Held at the Las Vegas Festival Grounds on the ...
View guide →October 30–31, 2026 (Halloween falls on Saturday)
Halloween
Halloween in Las Vegas is a multi-night costume party across the entire Strip. Since Halloween falls on a Saturday in 2026, expect the biggest possibl...
View guide →November 3–6, 2026
SEMA Show
The SEMA Show (Specialty Equipment Market Association) is the world’s largest automotive aftermarket trade event, drawing over 160,000 car enthusiasts...
View guide →November 20–22, 2026
F1 Grand Prix
The Formula 1 Las Vegas Grand Prix has instantly become one of the most glamorous events on the global sporting calendar. The race takes place at nigh...
View guide →November 26–29, 2026
Thanksgiving Weekend
Thanksgiving weekend in Las Vegas is an underrated gem for nightlife. While the rest of the country is doing leftovers and Black Friday shopping, Vega...
View guide →December 3–12, 2026
NFR / Rodeo Finals
The Wrangler National Finals Rodeo is a ten-day event that brings the cowboy culture to Las Vegas every December. Over 170,000 rodeo fans pack the Tho...
View guide →December 31, 2026
New Year’s Eve
New Year’s Eve in Las Vegas is the biggest party night of the year. Every club on the Strip goes all-out with A-list DJ lineups, open bars, champagne ...
View guide →DJ Lineups by Holiday
Top DJs at Las Vegas Holiday Weekends
Each major holiday brings confirmed headliners to Vegas's biggest venues. Click any DJ to see their full holiday schedule, venue details, and no-cover guest list options.