When you and your friends come to Vegas, you all want to impress each other as to who knows this city better. But with a constant ebb and flow of openings and closures how do you possible stay in the know all the time? We've got your guide to being the Vegas Insider and really upping the ante among your crew when you hit Sin City.
You know you love Vegas. Come on, who doesn't?! Vegas offers a wonderland of travel experiences from racing Ferraris to noshing on some of the best cuisine the world has to offer -- basically everything and anything you can imagine you can do in Vegas. But I think you'll agree with me when I say that my favorite thing to do in Vegas is to party! However, with an ever-evolving list of hotspots how do you choose? We've outlined the latest must-visit party hotspots in our dear Sin City to help you have an epic and drunkenly memorable time.
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.
The second annual Life Is Beautiful festival is kicking off this weekend on Friday, Oct. 24. This year’s event is all about inspiring people to recognize the beauty in life – wherever they are in their personal lives – it is about embracing life, finding happiness and seeing the world from a different lens. To achieve this, the creator of Life is Beautiful enlisted local Las Vegas chefs to inspire patron’s palettes, a bounty of musicians to inspire the soul and they’ve grouped together world-renowned artists to invoke the heart and mind with unifying artistic themes.
It doesn’t matter who you are, you’ve at some point frequented a dive bar and enjoyed it. For those that claim they’ve never been to a dive bar, well, you are definitely missing out. If you’re in Vegas, then just know we’ve got an abundance of dive bars of all varieties depending on your personal preferences. Not sure what makes a good dive bar? Well, you’re in luck because we have 24-hours on a dive-bar bender that will help you find which one you like the most and why you need to make sure you frequent one every time you’re in Sin City.
If you don’t make it to LIMELIGHT at The Plaza Hotel & Casino by November 1, you will be missing out on one of the best shows ever creatively consummated. Making blanket statements like this isn’t often a good idea but, seriously, this is one of the best shows I’ve ever seen in oh-so-many realms.
It’s officially opened and while the lineup may be sparse as of now, the Downtown Las Vegas Events Center (DLVEC) is expected to house a number of events with the ability to host up to 15,000 patrons.
The DLVEC hosted The Great Vegas Gridiron Grill-Off BBQ & Tailgate Festival last weekend (Sept. 6-7) with the next event scheduled for Saturday, Sept. 20 featuring a live performance by Capital Cities. The concert begins at 9 p.m. with special guests by Joywave. Tickets range from $25 to $35 and will take place outside rain or shine with standing room only.
Here at Galavantier, we have no shortage of nerdism in our staffing, present company included. When you're a programmer, social media nerd, coder, LAN enthusiast or general geek in Las Vegas, there are a few places that are near and dear to your heart. We explore a few spots that our own team likes to frequent.
The sun sets. The sun rises. Wash, rinse, and repeat with more drinks. This is the Vegas lifestyle schedule we know and love, where day melds into night and fades back into a dreaded sunrise, so it's no wonder that our city has mastered the art of having restaurants meld into the nightlife scene with electrified grace. Here are some of our favorite ways to get dinner and wasted at the same time.
Taking downtown by storm is the fruition of growing restaurants, art galleries, bars and shops in the Arts District of Las Vegas known as 18-block zone or 18b. For those that love shopping vintage-style clothing and furniture, there are a number of stores in 18b that are right up your alley. Check out The Funk House with 1950s finds from paintings to lighting and art glass to ceramics.
For those that love shopping vintage-style clothing and furniture, there are a number of stores in 18b that are right up your alley. Check out The Funk House with 1950s finds from paintings to lighting and art glass to ceramics.
