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Max Verstappen won the Saturday-night race on the Strip from second on the grid; Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri were then thrown out for excessive plank wear, handing George Russell second and Kimi Antonelli third.

LVCVA and CES leaders cut the ribbon on the rebuilt Central Hall a day before CES 2026, completing a $600 million makeover that brings the three oldest halls up to the standard of the 2021 West Hall and links them under one roof.

The LVCVA reported 38.5 million visitors for 2025, down 7.5% from 41.7 million in 2024 and capped by a 9.2% drop in December, with hotel occupancy down 3.3 points to 80.3%.

The Latin Recording Academy named Daddy Yankee its 2026 Person of the Year on 7 April 2026, to be honored at a gala in Las Vegas on 11 November during Latin Grammy Week.

Shania Twain hosted the 61st Academy of Country Music Awards at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas on 17 May 2026, where Ella Langley won all seven of her nominations, a record for one artist in a year, and Cody Johnson won his first Entertainer of the Year.

BTS won Artist of the Year at the fan-voted 52nd American Music Awards at Las Vegas's MGM Grand Garden Arena, hosted by Queen Latifah, while KATSEYE, SOMBR and Sabrina Carpenter took three trophies each.

A 200-ton steel truss was attached to a buttress on the east side of the ballpark on 1 June, the first piece of the arching roof that will top out about 290 feet over the field, roughly the height of the MGM Grand across Tropicana Avenue.

A new 10-year deal between Las Vegas Grand Prix, Inc., Clark County and the LVCVA keeps the Saturday-night Strip race on the Formula 1 calendar through 2037.

HPE's four-day Americas conference at the Venetian Expo, where Antonio Neri's keynote pitched the network as the foundation of the agentic enterprise and HPE launched Juniper switches for AI factories, agent governance with NVIDIA and eight new quantum partnerships.

Queensland abandoned its plan for a new downstream dam in July 2026 and committed instead to rebuilding Paradise Dam's existing wall back to its original height.

The conveyor-belt sushi branch began trial service on July 20 and draws family diners at Binjiang Paradise Walk.

Zoox turned its free Las Vegas robotaxi service into a paid one on 10 August 2026, its first commercial market, after NHTSA granted the first commercial exemption for a vehicle with no manual controls.

Broadcom's VMware conference ran 31 August to 3 September at The Venetian Convention and Expo Center, where it launched VMware Private AI Cloud and VMware AI Factory and said Explore moves to Resorts World in May 2027.

From 3 September 2026 Zoox riders could book driverless trips between Harry Reid International Airport and the Las Vegas Strip, the company's first airport service, with pickups at both Terminal 1 and Terminal 3.

Waymo began welcoming its first public riders in Las Vegas on 14 September 2026, running Ojai robotaxis over a nearly 24-square-mile zone along the Strip.

The Latin Recording Academy announced the 27th Latin Grammy nominees on 16 September 2026, led by Edgar Barrera with 10 and by Karol G, Rosalia, Jorge Drexler and CA7RIEL & Paco Amoroso with seven each.

A newly opened tonkatsu and soba restaurant in Kyoto Station, with a branch-specific published menu.

Hamasushi opened its Jinan Xicheng branch on September 19. The October local report confirms salmon sushi at this new branch.

The casino industry's biggest annual trade show runs 28 September to 1 October 2026 at the Venetian Expo, expecting over 25,000 gaming professionals from 120-plus countries and some 400 exhibitors.

Money20/20 USA, billed as America's number-one fintech event, returns to Las Vegas on 18-21 October 2026 with 11,000-plus senior attendees, 3,400-plus companies and keynotes from Kalshi's CEO, Adyen's risk chief and PNC's chairman.

The business-aviation industry's annual convention and exhibition takes over the Las Vegas Convention Center's West Hall for three days.

Oracle's flagship AI conference returns to The Venetian in Las Vegas for four days of keynotes from co-CEOs Mike Sicilia and Clay Magouyrk, product demos and training.

About two miles of twin tunnels under Paradise Road open stations at Virgin Hotels, the old Gordon Biersch site behind Sphere and 4744 Paradise by UNLV, the hub for Loop rides to Harry Reid airport, ahead of the Las Vegas Grand Prix.

The automotive aftermarket's biggest trade show runs 3-6 November 2026 at the Las Vegas Convention Center, with thousands of custom vehicle builds and new products and a public day on Friday 6 November.

The Latin Recording Academy hands out the 27th Latin Grammys in 60 categories at the MGM Grand Garden Arena, live on Univision; Edgar Barrera leads the nominations with ten, and Rosalía, Karol G, Jorge Drexler and CA7RIEL & Paco Amoroso have seven each.

Round 21 of the 2026 Formula 1 season: 50 laps of the 6.201 km Las Vegas Strip Circuit, with the race starting at 8 p.m. local time on Saturday 21 November.

AWS's annual cloud and AI conference fills six Las Vegas venues from Nov 30 to Dec 4 with more than 2,200 sessions, led by CEO Matt Garman's opening keynote at The Venetian on Dec 1. For 2026 the re:Inforce security conference is part of the week.

Charles Oliveira faces Diego Lopes for the BMF title at T-Mobile Arena on December12. Alex Pereira meets Sergei Pavlovich in the heavyweight co-main; the venue lists a2p.m. local event start.

NAHB's residential construction show takes over the Las Vegas Convention Center for three days as part of Design & Construction Week.

The broadcasters' and media-technology industry's flagship show returns to the Las Vegas Convention Center on 4-7 April 2027, with conferences and workshops from 3 April; the 2026 edition drew more than 58,000 registered attendees.

The Academy of Country Music Awards hold their 62nd show at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas on Sunday, 16 May 2027, a year after Ella Langley won a record seven ACMs and Cody Johnson Entertainer of the Year there.

Subalpine meadows in bloom.