Your Guide to Las Vegas in November 2026

November has more to offer in Las Vegas than open health care enrollment and the traffic headaches associated with the Las Vegas Grand Prix. There’s a fun month ahead — and we’ve got proof 👍

💀 Celebrations of the Dead

Even after October wraps up with Halloween, you can continue to honor spirits in the afterworld with Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) celebrations, which traditionally take place Nov.1 (All Saints Day) and Nov. 2 (All Souls Day).

🍕 Pizza Parties and Food Festivals

Las Vegas is full of great pizza and you can sample slices from our community’s best at the Las Vegas Pizza Festival at The Industrial event space on Nov. 14. If you want to pre-game for the big event, Double Zero Pie & Pub is hosting an all-you-can-eat, late-night Pizza After Dark party on Nov. 13. But why stop at pizza? The month is loaded with food festivals:

📚 Author Meet-and-Greets

Sure, you can celebrate Raider Nation in November 🏈 But how about Reader Nation too? The two-day festival brings together more than 200 authors, headlined by sci-fiction favorite Andy Weir, at the Horseshoe casino Nov. 13-14. We’re also excited to see Nevada Humanities host two events at Nevada State University: A discussion with former City Cast Las Vegas co-host Sarah Lohman about her book “Endangered Eating” on Nov. 12 and a conversation with Jennifer Battisti and Andrew Romanelli on “Nevada in Our Teeth, Crossing Highway 50: A Poet’s Guide to the Loneliest Road in America.”

🏜️ Nevada’s Great Outdoors

The Travel Nevada Adventure Center is now open in Boulder City, giving visitors a leg up on water paddling in the Colorado River, e-biking the River Mountains Loop Trail, and other outdoor activities. Get Outdoors Nevada is throwing a free celebration at the Las Vegas Civic Plaza on Nov. 9 to spread the world on the beauty of our local environment, volunteerism, and community engagement.

🎄 The Spirit of the Season

We’re excited about Thanksgiving, but Vegas likes to get a jump on the winter holidays early. Check out the return of the Holiday Cactus Garden at the Ethel M chocolate factory on Nov. 5. Glittering Lights kicks off a new season just one day later with a drive-thru holiday light show at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Universal Horror Unleashed at AREA15 shifts into winter holiday mode with the return of “Krampus and Kin” and the Las Vegas Ballpark transforms into the Enchant holiday theme park, starting on Nov. 20. Get your shopping done early with the Holiday Craft & Gift Festival at World Market Center Nov. 6-8.

🎸 Music Festivals

The general public is invited to SEMA Fest (which is kinda like the after-party for the SEMA Show auto industry expo) with The Offspring, Jimmy Eat World, and 311 on Nov. 6 at the Las Vegas Convention Center. Retired rockers KISS are reuniting for Kiss Kruise: Landlocked in Vegas, a weekend fan festival at Virgin Hotels Nov. 13-15 with live performances by various hard rock heroes. And while the Strip is preoccupied with F1 racing, the Neon City Festival takes over Downtown Nov. 20-22 with free performances by Diplo, Kaskade, The Fray, Cobra Starship, and more.