October 2014 Posts

Epic nights out shouldn’t mean epic sessions of planning, organizing, and scheduling between you and your mates. Since Galavantier lives and breathes Vegas nightlife, we’ve got a few tips and tricks under our belts that can make your night out on the town as legendary as you hoped it would be.

1. Take The Best Selfies

This city is in a content state of flux. We shutter venues and buildings left and right then revel in the excitement of a newcomer, poised to deliver judgement about all faults and strengths since we're all self-proclaimed experts. And maybe we are. If experience brings us wisdom, then perhaps Vegas can be the perfect judge of character, business and uniqueness.

Bardot Brasserie at Aria - Opening Early 2015

The Life Is Beautiful 2014 festival recently welcomed 90,000 attendees to Downtown Las Vegas for it's second annual music, food, and art fest on Oct. 24 - 26. The event is part of an annual movement to inspire people to live life to the fullest, to overcome issues and to fight against bullying as well as to learn, love and grow as individuals.

It’s back, it’s bigger and it’s bustier than ever before. The Las Vegas Burlesque Festival opens with pasties, glitter and oh-so-little costume attire at The Gold Coast Hotel & Casino. Check out the events below to see some good old-fashioned sexy strip-teasing.

It’s 2:00 am, you’re drenched in sweat, and your dancing feet ache like a mofo.  You head back to your table and notice the bottles are empty, the cocktail waitress trying to shoo you away, and all your friends scattered like confetti throughout the club. “I’m in Vegas dammit and I’m not gonna let this party end!”

Don’t let it end. Grab some grub, and one last drink while you’re at it. Have the best after-hours nightcap at the seven best places to eat after drinking in Las Vegas.

International bestselling author James Frey is upping the ante for readers of his new book Endgame: The Calling, which was just released October 7. He has unveiled a $500,000 gold coin collection and is challenging readers to use the clues inside the book to solve the puzzle and find a hidden key that will unlock the winnings. That’s right, this $500,000 prize is up for grabs for the first real-life adventurer willing to uncover the secrets and determine the location of this key.

hack·a·thon

/ˈhakəˌTHän/

noun

informal

1. an event, typically lasting several days, in which a number of people meet to engage in collaborative computer programming.

"a series of 48-hour hackathons to build new and awesome apps"

No matter where you may end up in Las Vegas, odds are you won’t be more than 10 minutes from a casino. Almost every hotel, gas station and even our airport attempt to entice you into throwing down a few bucks and hitting it big. With so many choices and so little time (visitors should definitely work on that last part), where should you go to bring home the major jackpot?

Craps

Winner: Casino Royale at the Best Western

One of the best events in Vegas is coming and this year's New Year's Eve celebration will be off the hook with everyone from Lady Gaga to Snoop Dogg hosting. We've outlined all of the events released so far to help you determine how to have an epic start to the New Year.

The seasons are quickly evolving into the end of the year and it's time to start planning how amazing you're going to look with the new twists & turns the weather is going to bring you! We've covered What To Wear This Fall in Las Vegas, but things are getting a bit chillier...well, as "chilly" as things get out here in the Vegas desert, but now it's time to think about what to wear in Las Vegas this winter.