Finding an event in Las Vegas is like trying to find sand
at the beach – it’s everywhere and is there
for the taking, much like the events in Las Vegas. A Las
Vegas event calendar can read like the longest laundry
list in history – every casino, from Westward Ho
to the Bellagio Las Vegas,
has something going on each night - sometimes even multiple
events in casinos with more than one theater. Since there
is always an upcoming event in Las Vegas, you’ll
rarely speak the words, “what do you want to do?”
You will, however, have many options in finding Las
Vegas tickets for every event.
If there is one thing that Las Vegas is famous for,
other than gambling and general debauchery, it is the
array of shows that occur on any given night. Though some
of the options fall squarely into the Vegas stereotype
of over-the-hill singers and comedians, they tend to be
the exceptions rather than the rule. You can get something
from all over the map – from music to comedy to
magic to showgirls to sports to circus acts, and that’s
only the super obvious examples. Cirque de Soleil have
a number of shows, from Mystere
to LOVE to Zumanity,
located all over the strip from Treasure
Island to the Mirage to New
York, New York. The Blue
Man Group can be found at the Venetian
year-round, while the Excalibur
has a medieval
show that will entertain entire families. If you want
to add an adult flavor to your Las Vegas event calendar,
try the Folies
Bergere at the Tropicana,
the famed Pussycat Dolls at Caesar’s
Palace or the underrated Crazy Horse in Paris at,
oddly the MGM Grand.
Another staple of Las Vegas shows are the various magicians
who work each hotel theater. Though you will have to go
on without Siegfried and Roy, you can still find Lance
Burton, Penn & Teller at the Monte
Carlo and Rio, respectively.
Las Vegas Concerts
The same goes for concerts – singers such as Elton
John have imbued a Las Vegas event calendar with a
touch of artistic credibility. No longer just the stopping
point for Elvis impersonators or overblown shows featuring
Celine Dion or
David Cassidy, a new breed of musical guests have made
their way to the top of any Las Vegas event calendar.
The House of
Blues in Mandalay Bay
features popular current artists, and is always an anticipated
upcoming event in Las Vegas. Comedy shows are just as
wildly popular, allowing visitors to choose between touring
acts along with Vegas regulars like Rita
Rudner or Don Rickles. Impressionists like Danny
Gans always seem to find a home in Las Vegas, too.
Las Vegas Boxing
Sporting events are huge in Vegas, and since the city
is the boxing capital of the world, any featured match
is always a talked-about upcoming event in Las Vegas.
Though Mike Tyson is no longer welcome, many of the other
top fighters are: Oscar De La Hoya, Lennox Lewis, Wladimir
Klitschko and Floyd Mayweather have all found their way
to the ring in Vegas. The MGM Grand Garden and Mandalay
Bay house all the top-flight fighters, but if you want
boxing without the famous names, tickets at Orleans
Hotel are relatively inexpensive for all the same
hard hitting action.
Las Vegas Convention Center Events
Las Vegas
Convention Center events are another aspect of the
city that never stops. Last February (the slowest month
in Vegas), there were over 150 convention
events throughout the city, from a meeting of the International
Gay Rodeo to that of Nebraska Bankers Association. The
Hilton remains the most sought after convention space
in the city, though the new digs in the Wynn Las Vegas
are giving it a run for its money. The Mandalay Bay convention
center is another top-flight example, and one of the busiest
- here you'll find the home to over 200 meetings per year.
Every profession seems to have some kind of link to one
of the convention centers, but you should still consider
yourself lucky if you ever get to visit the strip on the
company dime.
