Events

Tuesday, December 22 at 2:00 PM — Reynolds Hall at The Smith Center hosts Nevada Ballet Theatre's The Nutcracker matinee just three days before Christmas, and there is no better way to spend a Tuesday afternoon in Las Vegas this close to the holiday.NBT's Balanchine production delivers every seasonal detail: the Land of the Sweets, […]

Tuesday, December 22 at 5:30 PM — three days before Christmas in Las Vegas, and Vicki Barbolak brings Trailer Park Happy Hour to Jimmy Kimmel's Comedy Club for a pre-holiday set. Las Vegas at this point in December is fully electric, and a 5:30 PM Tuesday show is a smart way to anchor the evening […]

Tuesday, December 22 at 7:30 PM puts Michael Yo at Jimmy Kimmel's Comedy Club just three nights before Christmas — Hot Mess Comedy right in the thick of Las Vegas's most electric week of the year.Yo's comedy is personal, fast, and fueled by the kind of life experience you can only get by being a […]

Tuesday, December 22 at 9:30 PM — Comedy Cellar Las Vegas runs the late show at the Rio two nights before Christmas, and the room takes on a celebratory buzz that a mid-week night in December rarely earns anywhere else.Comedy Cellar's showcase format stacks five television-headliner comedians in a single show, each doing 15–20 sharp […]

Wednesday evening, December 23 at 7:30 PM at Reynolds Hall in The Smith Center — Nevada Ballet Theatre's The Nutcracker performs on Christmas Eve eve, one of the most atmospheric slots in the entire run.NBT's company performs Balanchine's choreography in art deco costume and design, with Tchaikovsky's score setting the tone for a season that […]

Wednesday, December 23 at 7:30 PM at Jimmy Kimmel's Comedy Club — Christmas Eve Eve in Las Vegas, and Vicki Barbolak closes out the last full week of the year with Trailer Park Happy Hour. The holiday-week crowd at the Linq is one of the most energized audiences the year produces, and the 7:30 Wednesday […]

Wednesday, December 23 at Jimmy Kimmel's Comedy Club is a 9:30 PM show on Christmas Eve eve — possibly the most festive night of the entire residency calendar. Carlos Mencia performing two nights before Christmas in Las Vegas is the kind of combination that only makes sense in this city, and it absolutely works.His comedy […]

Wednesday, December 23 at 9:30 PM — Comedy Cellar Las Vegas fills the room at the Rio on Christmas Eve Eve, and the crowd is in full holiday stride by the time the first comic hits the stage.Five rotating comedians, each headliner-caliber, take the stage in the club's signature showcase format: 15–20 minutes per comic, […]

Christmas Eve, Thursday December 24 at 2:00 PM — Reynolds Hall at The Smith Center hosts Nevada Ballet Theatre's The Nutcracker matinee on one of the most special afternoons of the entire year.There are few better ways to spend Christmas Eve than watching NBT's dancers perform Balanchine's choreography as Tchaikovsky's score fills this Las Vegas […]

Christmas Eve at 7 PM — Comedy Cellar Las Vegas at the Rio runs an early show on December 24, and the room fills with visitors and locals who chose a great comedy club over every other option Las Vegas offers tonight.The five-comedian showcase puts rotating TV-headliner talent on stage, 15–20 minutes each, in a […]

Christmas Eve at Jimmy Kimmel's Comedy Club: Carlos Mencia, Thursday, December 24, 9:30 PM. Spending Christmas Eve at a Strip comedy club is its own very Las Vegas tradition, and Mencia's material on family dynamics, cultural identity, and the way different backgrounds collide is fitting for a room full of people who chose comedy over […]

Christmas night at 9:30 PM — Comedy Cellar Las Vegas keeps the lights on at the Rio for a late show on December 25, and the room fills up with people who decided laughter is exactly the right call for a holiday evening.Five rotating headliner-level comedians work through 15–20 minute sets in the club's showcase […]