Las Vegas builds its entertainment into the resorts themselves. Most of the big rooms sit inside casinos, a few arenas stand between them, and downtown has its own scene under a mile-long canopy of LEDs. The line-ups change constantly; the buildings do not. This page maps the venues that are likely to be there next year, grouped by part of town, so you can see what is within walking distance of where you sleep.
We do not list showtimes, prices or who is playing which night. Those change weekly, and the only reliable source is the venue's own site or box office. Where a venue is home to a long-running resident show that is confirmed for 2026 and beyond, we name it.
South Strip
From Mandalay Bay north to Park MGM and the MGM Grand, the south end of the Strip has the heaviest concentration of large rooms: three arenas, a Dolby-equipped theater and two Cirque du Soleil productions. Distances between resorts are longer than they look, so allow time to walk.
arena
T-Mobile Arena
Behind New York-New York and Park MGM, set back from the Strip
Home ice of the NHL's Vegas Golden Knights and a regular stop for UFC events and major concert tours.
theater
Dolby Live
Park MGM
A large theater, formerly the Park Theater, fitted for live sound in Dolby Atmos and used for concert residencies, comedy and awards shows.
arena
MGM Grand Garden Arena
MGM Grand
An arena inside the MGM Grand, open since 1993, known for championship boxing and big touring concerts.
theater
KÀ Theatre
MGM Grand
Built for Cirque du Soleil's KÀ, a martial-arts epic staged on moving, tilting platforms; Cirque is selling tickets for KÀ into 2027.
arena
Michelob ULTRA Arena
Mandalay Bay
Mandalay Bay's arena, formerly the Mandalay Bay Events Center, home court of the WNBA's Las Vegas Aces and host of concerts and fights.
theater
Michael Jackson ONE Theatre
Mandalay Bay
Home of Cirque du Soleil's Michael Jackson ONE, an acrobatic show set to Jackson's recordings; on sale into 2027.
music venue
House of Blues Las Vegas
Mandalay Bay
A mid-sized club and concert room for touring rock, hip-hop, country and tribute acts.
Center Strip
Between Planet Hollywood and Treasure Island the Strip is at its densest, and most of these venues are an easy walk from each other. This is where the Bellagio fountains play, and where Sphere glows a block east of the Venetian.
theater
The Colosseum at Caesars Palace
Caesars Palace
Caesars Palace's big theater, built for headline residencies and still the resort's main stage for touring stars and limited concert runs.
theater
O Theatre
Bellagio
A theater built around a pool stage for Cirque du Soleil's "O", performed by acrobats, swimmers and divers in, on and above the water; on sale into 2027.
arena
Sphere
Sands Avenue, east of the Venetian
A spherical venue that opened in 2023 with a wraparound interior screen and an LED-covered exterior visible across the city; it hosts concert residencies and immersive films such as The Wizard of Oz at Sphere.
theater
The Venetian Theatre
The Venetian
A tiered theater that hosts touring Broadway productions, music residencies and comedy.
theater
Mystère Theatre
Treasure Island
Home of Mystère, Cirque du Soleil's longest-running Las Vegas production, a mix of acrobatics, clowning and live music; on sale into 2027.
theater
PH Live
Planet Hollywood
Planet Hollywood's main showroom, used for music residencies and comedy; the resort also runs smaller rooms for magic and revue shows.
theater
Absinthe
Spiegeltent, Caesars Palace
A circus-and-cabaret show for adults in a small tent on the Caesars Palace grounds, with performers working inches from the front row.
music venue
Brooklyn Bowl
The LINQ Promenade
A bowling alley combined with a concert stage, booking touring bands most weeks.
North Strip
North of the Fashion Show mall the resorts spread out, and the newest of them, Resorts World and Fontainebleau, have brought big theaters with them. The STRAT tower marks the far end, where the Strip meets downtown's approaches.
theater
Encore Theater
Wynn Las Vegas / Encore
An intimate theater at Wynn for headline concerts and comedy.
theater
Resorts World Theatre
Resorts World Las Vegas
A modern theater with flexible seating, opened with the resort and used for residencies and touring acts.
theater
BleauLive Theater
Fontainebleau Las Vegas
Fontainebleau's three-level theater, booked with concert residencies and one-off headline shows.
lounge
The STRAT Tower
The STRAT
The tallest freestanding observation tower in the United States, with observation decks, thrill rides near the top and the city's highest views at night.
Downtown
Downtown's casinos are older and closer together, and the nightlife spills into the street. Fremont Street Experience covers five blocks with a canopy of lights; east of it, Fremont East is a bar district, and south of the core sits the city's performing arts center.
district
Fremont Street Experience
The western blocks of Fremont Street, starting at Main Street
A five-block pedestrian mall under the LED Canopy, with free live music on three stages most nights and the SlotZilla zipline overhead.
district
Fremont East
Fremont Street east of Las Vegas Boulevard
A walkable strip of independent bars, lounges and small music rooms, created as an entertainment district by the city in the early 2000s.
theater
The Smith Center for the Performing Arts
Symphony Park, 361 Symphony Park Avenue
Opened in 2012; its main hall, Reynolds Hall, hosts touring Broadway shows, the Las Vegas Philharmonic and dance, while the smaller Cabaret Jazz room books jazz and cabaret.
free show
Downtown Container Park
707 Fremont Street
An open-air mall built from shipping containers; its giant metal praying mantis sculpture at the entrance shoots fire after dark on set nights.
district
18b Arts District
South of downtown, around Main Street and Charleston Boulevard
Galleries, vintage shops and bars; on the first Friday of each month the district hosts a large free street festival of art and music.
Off-Strip
Some of the biggest crowds gather away from the Strip itself: at the stadium across the freeway, at the university arena and at casino arenas used by locals. Plan transport ahead for these; event traffic is heavy.
arena
Allegiant Stadium
West of the Strip across I-15, near Mandalay Bay
Domed stadium of the NFL's Las Vegas Raiders, also used by UNLV football and for stadium concerts.
arena
Thomas & Mack Center
UNLV campus, Maryland Parkway
UNLV's multipurpose arena for basketball, concerts and the National Finals Rodeo each December.
arena
Orleans Arena
The Orleans, West Tropicana Avenue
A mid-sized arena at a locals' casino, used for concerts, hockey, college basketball tournaments and family shows.
theater
The Theater at Virgin Hotels
Virgin Hotels Las Vegas, Paradise Road
A concert theater a mile east of the Strip, booked with touring bands and comedy.
arena
Las Vegas Ballpark
Downtown Summerlin
A minor-league ballpark that opened in 2019, home of the Triple-A Las Vegas Aviators.
Free to watch
free
Fountains of Bellagio
Lake in front of Bellagio, visible from the Strip sidewalk
More than 1,200 water jets choreographed to music and light on an 8.5-acre lake, with shows through the afternoon and evening; free to watch. Shows can be cancelled in high wind.
free
Bellagio Conservatory & Botanical Gardens
Bellagio, off the main lobby
An indoor garden restaged five times a year, for each season and for Lunar New Year, with flowers, trees and large sculptures.
free
Lake of Dreams
Wynn Las Vegas
A nightly light, music and projection show on a lake behind a wall of trees; free to the public from Wynn's viewing terrace, with seats also available in the bars and restaurants that overlook it.
free
The Canopy music shows
Fremont Street Experience, downtown
Music-and-video shows play across the 1,375-foot LED Canopy at the top of each hour in the evening, between free live sets on the street stages.
free
The Mantis at Downtown Container Park
707 Fremont Street
A giant metal praying mantis outside the park's entrance that shoots flames after sunset on set nights, sometimes with a drum circle.
Before you buy tickets
- Buy tickets from the venue's own site or box office, or the ticket seller it links to. Resale sites and street sellers can charge far above face value, and fake tickets do circulate.
- You must be 21 to gamble or to linger on a casino floor in Nevada, and most nightclubs and many bars and lounges are 21+. Many shows have their own age rules; check before buying for teenagers.
- Downtown Container Park admits children until 9 p.m.; after that it is 21+.
- Dress codes vary: theaters are generally casual, while nightclubs set their own rules and enforce them at the door.
- Arenas and Sphere publish bag policies; check them before you go, since many allow only small or clear bags.
- Distances on the Strip are longer than they look. Allow time to walk between resorts, and plan rides home from arena and stadium events, when traffic is at its worst.
- Summer nights can stay well above 90 °F (32 °C); carry water when walking between venues.
When the sun goes down matters for outdoor shows: see sunset and dusk times. For distances between venues, use the walking calculator.
Sources
- cirquedusoleil.com/las-vegas
- news3lv.com/news/local/cirque-du-soleil-tickets-go-on-sale-for-las-vegas-residen (2026-09-22: Mystère, O, KÀ, Michael Jackson ONE on sale into 2027)
- fox5vegas.com/2026/09/22/cirque-du-soleil-opens-2027-ticket-sales-four-las-vegas
- fox5vegas.com/2026/08/15/cirque-du-soleils-mad-apple-close-new-york-new-york-sep
- filecache.mediaroom.com/mr5mr_mgmresorts/182153/download/Bellagio%20Fact%20Sheet (MGM Resorts Bellagio fact sheet 2026)
- wynnlasvegas.com/entertainment/lake-of-dreams
- wynnlasvegas.com/entertainment
- fremontstreetexperience.com/the-canopy/
- fremontstreetexperience.com/
- downtowncontainerpark.com/
- thesphere.com/
- fox5vegas.com/2026/08/31/wizard-oz-sphere-unveils-new-4d-effects/
- caesars.com/caesars-palace/shows
- caesars.com/planet-hollywood/shows
- venetianlasvegas.com/entertainment/the-venetian-theatre.html
- t-mobilearena.com/
- allegiantstadium.com/
- rwlasvegas.com/event-venues/theatre/
- thestrat.com/attractions/tower
- virginhotelslv.com/venue/the-theater/
- lasvegas.houseofblues.com/
- unlv.edu/maps/tmc
- news.dolby.com/en-WW/203399-dolby-and-mgm-resorts-international-launch-dolby-liv
- en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michelob_Ultra_Arena
- neon.reviewjournal.com/?p=2991259 (BleauLive)
- fox5vegas.com/2026/10/21/alanis-morissette-train-headline-fontainebleau-las-vega
- theculturetrip.com/north-america/usa/nevada/articles/a-brief-history-of-the-smit
- 18b.org/
- lasvegassun.com/places/fremont-east-district/
- mlb.com/news/athletics-to-play-in-las-vegas-during-spring-training
- en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Las_Vegas_Aviators
Uncertain or disputed
- MGM Resorts sites (bellagio., parkmgm., mgmgrand., mandalaybay.mgmresorts.com) time out or refuse our bot, so those official_url values could not be loaded. The Bellagio fountains URL appears in third-party listings; the parkmgm/mgmgrand/mandalaybay entertainment URLs follow MGM's standard pattern but are unverified. Please check by eye.
- Fontainebleau (fontainebleaulasvegas.com) returns 403 to our bot; linked to the home page rather than a deep link.
- KÀ: a 2024 announcement said 'through November 2026'; the Sept 2026 News3LV and Fox5 reports list KÀ among four shows on sale into 2027. Text says 'on sale into 2027', not an end date.
- Bellagio Conservatory being free: not stated in the fact sheet extract (the fountains are marked 'complimentary'); widely reported as free. Text does not say 'free' for the conservatory.
- Mantis fire show: Container Park's FAQ says it is operational at sunset on set nights; free-to-watch status not stated explicitly (it is outside the entrance).
- Fremont East official URL: no current city page found; linked Travel Nevada (state tourism), which returned 403 to curl but appears in search. Creation by the city in 2002 from Las Vegas Sun/other sources.
- Las Vegas Ballpark official_url milb.com/las-vegas returned 403 to curl; identified as official via search.
- House of Blues at Mandalay Bay, Brooklyn Bowl at LINQ Promenade, Absinthe in a Spiegeltent: confirmed by venue/aggregator sites; Brooklyn Bowl's own page returned an empty JS shell.
- Smith Center address (361 Symphony Park Ave) and Las Vegas Philharmonic as a resident: from general knowledge/Wikipedia; Smith Center site redirects through a ticketing session and could not be read.
- 'Summer nights well above 90 °F': general climate knowledge, no figure from NWS checked.
- Mystère as Cirque's longest-running Las Vegas show (opened 1993): Wikipedia and Cirque history; not stated on the pages checked.
- Circus Circus free circus acts left out: no source dated 2026 found.