October Happenings – from YouTube.com
October is chock full of events and interesting things to do in Las Vegas. One of the biggest things in Vegas this month is Metallica. The hard rock band has been playing the Sphere for the last few weekends, and that continues throughout the month, including Oct. Oct. 22, 24, 29 and 31, plus Nov. 5 and 7. The group returns in January. And at the Hard Rock Cafe, you’ll find a special Metallica memorabilia and photography pop up.
• On Oct. 16, the Hard Hat Lounge on South Industrial Road is hosting its annual block party. The historic dive bar’s blow out promises a night of music, food, drink and raffles, and is looked forward to by locals and visitors every year. Plus, it’s free to attend. On the other end of the spectrum, Joël Robuchon at MGM Grand celebrates with a White Truffle Experience Oct. 16-17. Reservations are stiff for this one, and if you don’t get one, consider getting a reservation for any other night for some of the finest dining in Vegas.
• Luke Combs Category 10 at Flamingo is finally here, with opening celebrations continuing through Oct. 18, featuring free line dancing and special performances by artists TJ Favella, Desert Heat and DJ Eric Rhodes. This place is massive, with three floors and seven bars, including The Still bourbon-focused bar and the 3000-foot The Eye rooftop, with a DJ, line dancing and Strip views. The highly anticipated Now You See Me Live in Las Vegas kicks off at the MGM Grand Theater inside MGM Grand Hotel & Casino on Oct. 17, and if you’re a fan of the movies, wait until you see the real thing!
• Hofbrauhaus on Paradise Road continues its Oktoberfest celebration with continues with celebrity keg-tapping throughout October. Magician David Goldrake presides Oct. 16, pro BMX athlete Ricardo Laguna is Oct. 17, mentalists The Conjurers are Oct. 24, Olympic gold medal winner Oksana Baiul is Oct. 30 and on Halloween, the whole cast of Sexxy The Show stops in. Other Oktoberfest events include a free beer with purchase of a giant pretzel at Golden Circle Sports Bar at Treasure Island; and at The Mob Museum downtown, a craft beer and museum tour on Mondays, Thursday and Fridays talks about beer history, and the influence of the mob on beer, and you get to try craft beers, too! Speaking of beer, Brews Best Beer Garden comes to Town Square Oct. 17, and benefits the New Vista charity. Enjoy unlimited tastings, music and food. Not Oktoberfest, but definitely beer, too: BJ’s Brewhouse and Restaurant hosts a Spooktoberfest Five-Course Beer Dinner on Oct. 26, with five courses of beer like pumpkin ale and Sweet Sin chocolate porter paired with Halloween and autumn-inspired dishes. $45 in advance, $50 day of. There are locations all over the Vegas valley.
• On Oct. 25, Ferraro’s Ristorante on Paradise Road hosts its La Gerla wine dinner with special guest Alberto Passeri. This is a fabulous family-owned Italian restaurant that Vegas locals love. Alex Steakhouse at El Cortez also opened this month, so if you’re downtown, this is the place to be.
• Happening now through the end of the month are a bunch of Halloween events, parties, cool cocktail events and more. Through Oct. 24 on Fridays and Saturdays, Downtown Summerlin’s Parade of Mischief will see a motley crew of spooky characters thrilling families. Also in Summerlin in the western valley, Kingdom of Zombies at Las Vegas Sportspark occurs Fridays through Sundays, plus Thursday, Oct. 29, with mazes, a Zombieball challenge to fight the undead and a Museum of Monsters.
• Cool cocktails and Halloween décor abounds at Jammyland in the Arts District, where through Nov. 2, the Black Lagoon Popup brings undersea graveyard décor and Halloween-inspired cocktails designed by bartenders Erin Hayes and Kelsey Ramage. The iconic Sand Dollar celebrates with its own popup, The Haunting on Spring Mountain, a cocktail pop-up experience that features Halloween-themed libations as well, like the Widow’s Whisper, Scream-Sicle, Liquid Labatomy and more. For more beverage fun, Glitter Gulch Tiki downtown transforms into Tiki in Wonderland through Oct. 31, with Wonderland-themed drinks, including the Curiouser & Curiouser, the Drink Me peach colada and the Off With Their Heads.
• At Rio on Saturdays, you’ll find the Haunted Brunch. This brunch show isn’t just constrained to October, but you can marvel at the weirdness every weekend with interesting acts and tasty food. And at Palms nearby, check out the Haunted Inn, where a huge pop up offers presents the experience of spending time in a haunted hotel, with cocktails, food, roaming characters and mini performances all around. The Haunted Inn is free to enter. But will you check out?
• Resorts World Las Vegas has several events and specials across its venues, like the Friday, Oct. 30 appearance of Megan Thee Stallion at Zouk Nightclub, for Hottieween. Expect FABULOUS costumes. Also on Oct. 30, Allē Lounge on 66 transforms into Masquerade on 66, where costumes are also encouraged, and a contest will judge the best one. Themed cocktails, dramatic décor and a special wine tasting flight round out the offerings. And the view is hard to beat! Plus, through Nov. 22, Here Kitty Kitty Vice Den celebrates Dia de los Muertes with themed drinks and décor.
• On the day itself, Oct. 31, Fremont Street Experience is holding a huge Costumes Under the Canopy competition. Come in your best outfit, enjoy themed bands and VivaVision shows. Shark Reef Aquarium at Mandalay Bay always has a Halloween celebration, and Hallow-Reef from Oct. 30-31 includes trick or treating and activities . A blood drive in the nearby convention center at Mandalay Bay from 9 a.m.-2 p.m. on Oct. 30 seems apropos for the holiday.
• If you are looking for a unique way to celebrate, Westgate Las Vegas is offering Halloween Suite packages, where Universal Horror Unleashed’s first anniversary’s means a bundle of amenities and tickets to the popular attraction. And although availability is obviously limited, the Halloween suite at the resort is available year-round, so no matter if you score a package or not, you might be able to indulge next trip.
• Some other October happenings: The Bellagio Conservatory and Botanical Gardens is decked out in fall splendor, with Casting Tranquility…Autumn Artistry, where the seasonal display features vignettes of mountain cabins, campfires, tranquil ponds, waterfalls and a huge representation of a young fisherman and his dog. At Aria, wander past the Aria Patisserie to scope out the Autumn Atelier, a display of fun seasonal themes. Through Oct. 31, highlighting Breast Cancer Awareness, Tao Asian Bistro at The Venetian Resort, Beauty & Essex at The Cosmopolitan, Hakkasan at MGM Grand and Lavo, sport menu items in several shades of pink, like the Pink Wonder Wheel at Beauty & Essex, and the pink Spiky lemon dessert at Hakkasan.
• And from Oct. 31-Dec. 31, the SIPS pop-up at VISTA Cocktail Lounge brings SIPS Drinkery House, the 2023 winner of the World’s 50 Best Bars to Caesars Palace. Experience drinks like the Mosaic cocktail and the Purple Rain, courtesy of Marc Alvarez and Simone Caporale, who founded the Barcelona venue in 2021, and has received critical acclaim ever since.
And that’s just the tip of the iceberg on October events in Vegas. We’ll see you there!
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