Las Vegas, Nevada
In 1829 Antonio Armijo, a Spanish Mexican explorer, discovered Las Vegas, Nevada as a pivotal resting area. In the 1800s, the Las Vegas Valley had an extensive green area or meadow; Vegas is “meadows” in Spanish. While heading north and west along the Old Spanish Trail from Texas, Armijo’s party frequently stopped in Las Vegas and used the abundant artesian spring wells in the valley.
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Las Vegas Qs
Culture
Music
Shows
Celebrities
Entertainers
Personalities
Vegas Spin-Off
january
- International Consumer Electronics Show
- Las Vegas Jewish Film Festival
march
- Monster Jam World Finals
- NHRA SummitReacing.com Nationals
- SHOWWEST
- Tennis Channel Open
april
- Arabian Breeders World Cup
- Las Vegas City of Lights Jazz Festival
- Las Vegas International Film Festival
- Rolex FEI World Cup
may
- AMA Supercross Finals
- FIM World Championship Supercross
- Maxxis Mini Moto SX
- Mesquite Amateur Golf Tournament
- World Series of Poker (through July)
- World Supercross GP
june
- CineVegas Film Festival
- Great West Truck Show
- Las Vegas International Chess Festival
july
- Fourth of July
august
- The Desert TSCO Vegas to Reno
september
- Las Vegas International Mariachi Festival
october
- Age of Chivalry Renaissance Festival
- Andre Agassi Grand Slam For Children
- Fetish and Fantasy Halloween Ball
- Justin Timberlake Shriners Hospitals for Children Open
- Las Vegas BikeFest
- Professional Bull Riders World Finals (through November)
november
- The Comedy Festival
- National Horse Show Indoor Championships
- Thanksgiving
december
- Christmas Day
- Maaco Bowl
- New Year’s Eve on the Vegas Strip
- Rock 'N' Roll Las Vegas Marathon & Half Marathon
- Wrangler National Finals Rodeo
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