30 demand-moving dates for the Las Vegas hotel market, compiled 2026-07-08 from public sources. 19 are rated high impact. Dates marked "verify" follow the event's recurring pattern but are not yet officially confirmed — check the source before pricing against them.
| Dates | Event | Impact | Where | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-26 → 2026-07-15 | World Series of Poker 2026 (Main Event tail in window) sport Full series May 26-Jul 15, 2026 at Horseshoe/Paris Las Vegas; $10K Main Event starts Jul 2, late reg through Jul 7 - the July weeks fall inside the window. Final table returns Aug 3-5, 2026 for ESPN broadcast. | medium | Horseshoe & Paris Las Vegas (Caesars, center-Strip) | source ↗ |
| 2026-07-03 → 2026-07-05 | Independence Day weekend 2026 holiday-compression July 4 falls on a Saturday in 2026 - peak leisure/pool-season weekend citywide. | high | Citywide / Strip | source ↗ |
| 2026-07-09 → 2026-07-19 | NBA Summer League 2026 sport All 30 teams, 76 games over 11 days; semifinals Jul 18, final Jul 19. | medium | Thomas & Mack Center / Cox Pavilion (UNLV) | source ↗ |
| 2026-08-10 → 2026-08-12 | MAGIC Las Vegas (August 2026, with Project & Sourcing at MAGIC) trade-fair Semi-annual apparel market week; co-located Project, Sourcing and Las Vegas Market overlap amplify citywide compression. | high | Las Vegas Convention Center | source ↗ |
| 2026-09-04 → 2026-09-07 | Labor Day weekend 2026 holiday-compression Labor Day is Mon Sep 7, 2026; traditionally one of the highest-occupancy leisure weekends of the year in Las Vegas. | high | Citywide / Strip | source ↗ |
| 2026-09-28 → 2026-10-01 | G2E - Global Gaming Expo 2026 trade-fair 25,000+ gaming-industry professionals. | medium | The Venetian Expo | source ↗ |
| 2026-10-13 → 2026-10-15 | IMEX America 2026 trade-fair Largest US meetings-industry trade show; ~15,000 participants, Smart Monday Oct 12. | medium | Mandalay Bay Convention Center | source ↗ |
| 2026-10-18 → 2026-10-21 | Money20/20 USA 2026 conference ~10,000+ fintech attendees with high-rated corporate travel. | medium | The Venetian Resort | source ↗ |
| 2026-11-03 → 2026-11-06 | SEMA Show 2026 trade-fair Automotive aftermarket mega-show; combined with co-located AAPEX it is one of the largest hotel-demand weeks of the year. SEMA Fest Nov 6. | high | Las Vegas Convention Center | source ↗ |
| 2026-11-03 → 2026-11-05 | AAPEX 2026 (co-located with SEMA) trade-fair 2,500+ exhibitors, runs concurrently with SEMA - same compression week. | high | The Venetian Expo | source ↗ |
| 2026-11-19 → 2026-11-21 | Formula 1 Heineken Las Vegas Grand Prix 2026 sport Night street race on the Strip, Thu-Sat Nov 19-21, 2026; extreme rate compression at Strip properties. | high | Las Vegas Strip Circuit | source ↗ |
| 2026-11-25 → 2026-11-29 | Thanksgiving weekend 2026 holiday-compression Thanksgiving is Thu Nov 26, 2026; leisure weekend sandwiched between F1 (Nov 19-21) and re:Invent (Nov 30) - unusually tight November calendar. | medium | Citywide / Strip | source ↗ |
| 2026-11-30 → 2026-12-04 | AWS re:Invent 2026 conference 60,000+ attendees across Caesars Forum, Mandalay Bay, MGM Grand, Venetian and Wynn; re:Inforce security content merged in for 2026. Pre-day workshops Sun Nov 29. | high | Multi-venue: Venetian, Caesars Forum, Mandalay Bay, MGM Grand, Wynn | source ↗ |
| 2026-12-03 → 2026-12-12 | Wrangler National Finals Rodeo 2026 sport 10 nightly performances; NFR-adjacent events (Cowboy Christmas, concerts, residency crossovers) fill the whole town for 10 days. Overlaps re:Invent Dec 3-4. | high | Thomas & Mack Center + citywide | source ↗ |
| 2026-12-31 → 2027-01-01 | New Year's Eve - America's Party 2027 holiday-compression ~340,000 visitors, Strip fireworks from multiple resort rooftops; highest single-night rate of the year. Falls on a Thursday, extending the weekend into Jan 1-2. | high | Las Vegas Strip / Fremont Street | source ↗ |
| 2027-01-06 → 2027-01-09 | CES 2027 trade-fair Media days Jan 5; ~130-140k attendees. The single biggest hotel-demand event of the Las Vegas year. | high | LVCC + Venetian Expo + Resorts World and citywide | source ↗ |
| 2027-01-19 → 2027-01-21 | World of Concrete 2027 trade-fair Education sessions Jan 18-21, exhibits Jan 19-21; ~50k attendees. Runs the same week as SHOT Show - severe mid-January compression. | high | Las Vegas Convention Center | source ↗ |
| 2027-01-19 → 2027-01-22 | SHOT Show 2027 trade-fair ~55k trade attendees; Industry Day at the Range Jan 18. Overlaps World of Concrete for a double-compression week. | high | Venetian Expo + Caesars Forum | source ↗ |
| 2027-02-06 → 2027-02-08 | Chinese New Year weekend (Year of the Goat) holiday-compression CNY falls Sat Feb 6, 2027 - historically the top international/baccarat weekend for Strip casinos, with premium Asian leisure demand through mid-February. | high | Strip casino resorts | source ↗ |
| 2027-02-12 → 2027-02-14 | Super Bowl LXI viewing weekend holiday-compression Game is Sun Feb 14, 2027 at SoFi Stadium (LA), first Valentine's Day Super Bowl, on Presidents' Day weekend - Vegas sportsbook/viewing-party demand stacks Super Bowl + Valentine's + holiday Monday. | high | Citywide sportsbooks / Strip | source ↗ |
| 2027-02-15 → 2027-02-17 verify | MAGIC Las Vegas (February 2027) trade-fair Held every February; exact 2027 dates not yet published - estimated mid-February from the recurring pattern (recent editions run Mon-Wed mid-month). | medium | Las Vegas Convention Center | source ↗ |
| 2027-03-18 → 2027-03-21 | NCAA March Madness opening weekend 2027 holiday-compression First/second rounds Thu-Sun Mar 18-21, 2027 (new 76-team format; opening round games Mar 16-17). No host duty needed - sportsbook viewing weekend is a perennial sellout. | high | Citywide sportsbooks / Strip | source ↗ |
| 2027-04-04 → 2027-04-07 | NAB Show 2027 trade-fair Exhibits Apr 4-7, conferences begin Apr 3; ~60k broadcast/media attendees. | high | Las Vegas Convention Center | source ↗ |
| 2027-04-05 → 2027-04-09 | ISC West 2027 trade-fair ~29k security professionals; SIA Education days bracket the mid-week exhibit days. Overlaps NAB - strong early-April midweek compression. | medium | The Venetian Expo | source ↗ |
| 2027-05-14 → 2027-05-23 | EDC Las Vegas 2027 (two weekends: Dusk & Dawn) music Expanded to two full weekends for 2027: 'Dusk' May 14-16 and 'Dawn' May 21-23, with 12-day Dusk-Till-Dawn programming May 14-24. ~150k/night attendance each weekend. | high | Las Vegas Motor Speedway + citywide | source ↗ |
| 2027-05-25 → 2027-07-15 verify | World Series of Poker 2027 sport 2027 schedule not yet announced; runs annually from late May to mid-July at Caesars center-Strip properties - estimated from the recurring pattern. | medium | Horseshoe & Paris Las Vegas | source ↗ |
| 2027-05-28 → 2027-05-31 | Memorial Day weekend 2027 holiday-compression Memorial Day is Mon May 31, 2027; kicks off pool season the weekend after EDC's second weekend - back-to-back late-May peaks. | high | Citywide / Strip | source ↗ |
| 2027-07-02 → 2027-07-05 | Independence Day weekend 2027 holiday-compression July 4 falls on a Sunday in 2027 (observed Mon Jul 5) - four-day leisure weekend. | high | Citywide / Strip | source ↗ |
| 2027-07-08 → 2027-07-18 verify | NBA Summer League 2027 sport 2027 dates not yet announced; held annually in Las Vegas over ~11 days in mid-July - estimated from the recurring pattern. | medium | Thomas & Mack Center / Cox Pavilion (UNLV) | source ↗ |
| 2027-08-09 → 2027-08-11 verify | MAGIC Las Vegas (August 2027) trade-fair Held every August; 2027 dates not yet published - estimated Mon-Wed in the second week of August from the recurring pattern. | medium | Las Vegas Convention Center | source ↗ |
This is the citywide headline layer — the same format your property calendar ($99/year) delivers, plus your neighborhood, your feeder markets' school breaks, negative drivers, and quarterly refreshes.