Events

Friday, December 18 at 7 PM kicks off a busy pre-holiday weekend at Comedy Cellar Las Vegas inside the Rio, and the room is one of the more genuinely fun 300-seat comedy venues you'll find anywhere in this city.Five TV-headliner comedians each take 15–20 minutes in the club's signature showcase format, rotating weekly so the […]

Jessimae Peluso opens her Las Vegas weekend at Jimmy Kimmel's Comedy Club on Friday, December 18 at 7:30 PM. Known from two seasons of MTV's Girl Code, Peluso builds her stand-up on raw personal storytelling, emotional honesty, and an unfiltered energy that grabs a room quickly.She started in Boston improv before moving to New York […]

Friday, December 18 at 7:30 PM at Reynolds Hall in The Smith Center — Nevada Ballet Theatre's The Nutcracker opens the final full weekend of performances with the first Friday night show of the run.The weekend-opening crowd gives this show a festive charge that the production more than earns: Balanchine's choreography, art deco era design, […]

Friday, December 18th at 8:00 PM, Spencer James hits the weekend at Brad Garrett's Comedy Club at MGM Hotel and Casino for the second-to-last full night of his holiday-week Las Vegas engagement.James is a homegrown Las Vegas comedian who has been honing his craft on clubs and cruise ships nationwide, building stand-up that blends personal […]

Friday night, December 18 at 8:00 PM at Sphere at The Venetian Resort is peak time for a production that has become one of the most financially successful entertainment events in Las Vegas history — nearly 3 million tickets sold and still drawing capacity crowds.The Wizard of Oz at Sphere wraps the AI-enhanced 1939 film […]

Saturday afternoon, December 19 at 2:00 PM at Reynolds Hall in The Smith Center — Nevada Ballet Theatre's The Nutcracker matinee is one of the great Saturday holiday traditions in Las Vegas, and the timing could not be better.Balanchine's choreography, full art deco visual design, and Tchaikovsky's sweeping score fill one of the city's finest […]

Saturday, December 19 at 5:00 PM at Sphere at The Venetian Resort drops you into Oz right at the heart of the holiday season. The early-evening Saturday show has some of the most electric energy in Sphere's weekly schedule — everyone is in a good mood and fully present.The Wizard of Oz at Sphere is […]

Saturday, December 19 at Jimmy Kimmel's Comedy Club — Cool Air Comedy with Skillz Hudson at 5:30 PM, the final full weekend before Christmas on the Las Vegas Strip at peak holiday energy.Hudson's residency hits its seasonal peak with this show: the Strip is at its most festive, the room is primed, and his relatable […]

Saturday, December 19 at Jimmy Kimmel's Comedy Club, Jessimae Peluso delivers the 7:30 PM show as Las Vegas heads into its holiday weekend. Her style blends confessional depth with sharp comic timing, making each set feel personal to the audience no matter how big the room gets.Peluso built her chops at the Cantab Lounge in […]

Saturday, December 19th at 8:00 PM — Spencer James headlines the biggest night of his holiday-week run at Brad Garrett's Comedy Club inside MGM Hotel and Casino.A Las Vegas comedian who has spent years building his stand-up on the road and coming home, James draws from Pryor's vulnerability, Hedberg's one-liner instincts, and a Bill Cosby-style […]

Saturday, December 19 at 9:30 PM — Comedy Cellar Las Vegas runs the late show at the Rio during one of the biggest travel weekends of December, and the room reflects the energy that Las Vegas brings to holiday season crowds.The showcase format delivers five headliner-level comedians in a single night, each working a tight […]