Vegas Music, Eating & Sports activities Occasions to Look Ahead to in 2026
Mulling a visit to the leisure capital of the world this yr? Perhaps you must also think about visiting the sports activities and eating capitals of the world, too, since they’re all the identical place now. Listed below are the highlights we all know to this point about what feels like a very good yr for that Vegas trip.
Music Concert events, Residencies & Festivals
No Doubt members Gwen Stefani, Adrian Younger, Tony Kanal and Tom Dumont will reunite for 18 reveals on the Sphere this yr. (Picture: Getty composite)
Most of 2026’s music highlights will proceed to occur on the Sphere, as a result of most are continuations of residencies that started this yr (Eagles, Backstreet Boys, Phish, Zac Brown Band and Kenny Chesney).
Tickets to Dolly’s Parton’s bought out the day they went on sale, making her solely the fourth performer in Colosseum historical past to perform this feat after Celine Dion, Garth Brooks and Adele. (Picture: Stay Nation)
The standout exception would be the launch of first No Doubt “tour” because the Gen X superstars went on indefinite hiatus in 2013.
One enormous non-Sphere spotlight will likely be Dolly Parton’s six Caesars Palace reveals, which she postponed in November as a consequence of an unexplained sickness. Her make-up dates (Sept. 17-26) will mark her first Las Vegas residency in 33 years.
Stadium spectacles will likely be headed by nation stars Luke Combs and Morgan Wallen, and rockers AC/DC, Foo Fighters, and Weapons N’ Roses. And on the pageant entrance, EDC and “When We Have been Younger” each return, however the actual information is that “Sick New World” will do it after canceling its 2025 version.
Date
Act / Occasion
Venue
Jan. 1-2
Duran Duran
BleauLive Theater at Fontainebleau Las Vegas
Jan. 2-3
Jennifer Lopez
The Colosseum at Caesars Palace
Jan. 2-3
Backstreet Boys
Sphere
Jan. 9, 10, 16, 17
Zac Brown Band
Sphere
Jan. 15-31
Blake Shelton
The Colosseum at Caesars Palace
Jan. 20-21, 24-25, 28, 30-31
Zayn Malik
Dolby Stay at Park MGM
Jan. 21-Feb. 1
Santana
Home of Blues at Mandalay Bay
Jan. 23-24, 30-31; Feb. 20-21, 27-28; Mar. 20-21, 27-28
The Eagles
Sphere
Feb. 3-28
Def Leppard
The Colosseum at Caesars Palace
Feb. 13-21
Marc Anthony
BleauLive Theater at Fontainebleau Las Vegas
Feb. 13-15
Hilary Duff
Voltaire at The Venetian Resort Las Vegas
Feb. 14-28
New Children on the Block
Dolby Stay at Park MGM
Mar. 5-14
“Illenium”
Sphere
Mar. 6, 7, 11, 13, 14
Foreigner (The Hits Orchestral)
The Venetian Theatre at The Venetian Resort
Mar. 18, 20, 21, 25, 27, 28
Boy George & Tradition Membership
The Venetian Theatre at The Venetian Resort
Mar. 21
Luke Combs
Allegiant Stadium
Apr. 16-18, 23-25, 30; Might 1-2
Phish
Sphere
Apr. 24-25, 29; Might 1-2
Cyndi Lauper
The Colosseum at Caesars Palace
April 25
“Sick New World” pageant
Las Vegas Competition Grounds
Might 1
Morgan Wallen
Allegiant Stadium
Might 6-June 13
No Doubt
Sphere
Might 15-17
“Electrical Daisy Carnival” (EDC)
Las Vegas Motor Speedway
June 19, 20, 24, 26, 27
Kenny Chesney
Sphere
July 18
Ed Sheeran
Allegiant Stadium
Aug. 1
AC/DC
Allegiant Stadium
Aug. 22
Weapons N’ Roses
Allegiant Stadium
Sept. 4-13
Carín León
Sphere
Sept. 17-26
Dolly Parton
The Colosseum at Caesars Palace
Sept. 26
Foo Fighters
Allegiant Stadium
Oct. 17
“When We Have been Younger” pageant
Las Vegas Competition Grounds
Oct. 31
Doja Cat
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Eating: All of the Strip Information That’s Match to Eat
Las Vegas’ 2026 eating calendar is stacked with heavyweight debuts, chef‑pushed imports, and lengthy‑awaited returns — the type of openings that shift the town’s meals dialog.
Gabriela Cámara of Mexico Metropolis’s iconic Contramar, will open a restaurant at Fontainebleau this yr. (Picture: Meals Community)
Main the pack will likely be Cantina Contramar at Fontainebleau, the primary US restaurant from Gabriela Cámara of Mexico Metropolis’s iconic Contramar. Count on her signature seafood, broader regional Mexican cooking, and a design by acclaimed architect Frida Escobedo.
Nation star Luke Combs will take over the vacated Margaritaville house on the Flamingo with Class 10, a three-story honkytonk that includes meals, drinks and nation music this fall.
On the Sahara, James Beard Award–profitable chef Kwame Onwuachi is slated to open Maroon, a Caribbean steakhouse mixing jerk traditions, Afro‑Caribbean flavors, and New York swagger. It replaces Bazaar Meat, which relocated to The Venetian.
Wynn Las Vegas is including critical star energy with Sartiano’s Italian Steakhouse, a sibling to the New York authentic. With Alfred Portale as culinary director, the menu merges Italian classics with fashionable American steakhouse polish.
Lastly, the town’s most anticipated restaurant return belongs to Lotus of Siam. The native Thai favourite will transfer again to its authentic Industrial Heart residence — now expanded to roughly 19,000 sq. toes – solely a mile east of the Sahara.
Sports activities Spotlight Reel
The massive sports activities information is NBA Commissioner Adam Silver’s dedication to deciding this yr whether or not the NBA will develop. Las Vegas and Seattle are the front-runners for a brand new workforce. After that, listed below are all the large sports activities occasions we find out about to this point.
Occasion
Venue
Jan. 24
UFC 324: Gaethje vs. Pimblett
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Mar. 7-8
Huge League Weekend (A’s v. LA Angels)
Las Vegas Ballpark, Summerlin
Mar. 14-15
Pennzoil 400
Las Vegas Motor Speedway
April 18-19
WrestleMania 42
Allegiant Stadium
Might 26-July 15
World Collection Of Poker
Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas
June 8-14
A’s Homestand (v. Milwaukee Brewers and Colorado Rockies)
Las Vegas Ballpark, Summerlin
Oct. 3–4
South Level 400
Las Vegas Motor Speedway
Nov. 19-21
Components One (Las Vegas Grand Prix)
Las Vegas Strip Circuit
Dec. 3-12
Nationwide Finals Rodeo
Thomas & Mack Heart
