☀️ Your guide to May in Las Vegas

🎉 Get a Taste of EDC on the Strip

For the first time ever, the Electric Daisy Carnival will throw a World Party Parade on the Las Vegas Strip to kick off celebrations for the weekend-long electronic dance music festival. You’ll see some of the same art cars and DJs that make EDC such a spectacle at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway, beginning at 6 p.m. on Thursday, May 14. The parade starts near Sahara and makes its way down the North end of the Strip before looping back.

🗳️ Vote Early and Vote Often

We’re kidding about the second part — but not the first part. It’s shaping up to be a big election year and Nevada’s primary is Tuesday, June 9. Weigh in on how our community is run during early voting, which begins Saturday, May 23 and continues through Friday, June 5.

🏀 Score an Aces Championship Flag

The Las Vegas Aces kick off a new season with an afternoon game against the Phoenix Mercury at T-Mobile Arena on Saturday, May 9. The team will receive rings during a pregame ceremony to celebrate their third WNBA championship in four years. The first 7,500 fans in attendance get something too: a free “Three of a Kind” flag.

• Hang that flag next to your City Cast Las Vegas pennant when you sign up to become a Neighbor during our spring campaign drive 👍

🏜️ Stay off the Beaten Path (When It’s Hot)

As the temperatures rise, it’s last call on some of our favorite hiking spots before they close to the public for summer. Some of the trails at Valley of Fire close on May 15. The National Park Service usually limits access to Goldstrike Canyon and other trails near Lake Mead, beginning in mid-May.

🤧 And Yes, Allergies

May is one of the worst months of the year for allergies in the Las Vegas Valley. Aside from medication and a shot of whiskey (which seems to work for me 🥃), there’s not much you can do about it — except improve a few things inside your home.

• May 1-2 Banana Ball at the Las Vegas Ballpark (sold out, but resale tickets are available)
• May 1-9: Mary J. Blige: My Life, my Story at the Park MGM
• May 2: The Lights Festival in Mesquite
• May 2-9: Duran Duran at the Fontainebleau
• May 5: An Evening with David Sedaris at the Smith Center
• May 6-30: No Doubt at the Sphere
• May 9: Las Vegas Aces vs. Phoenix Mercury (season opener) at T-Mobile Arena
• May 15-17: Electric Daisy Carnival at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway (Sunday passes remain available)
• May 23-28: BTS at Allegiant Stadium (good luck on the resale market)

What our team is consuming this month:

• Dayvid is collecting old and new books set in Las Vegas.
• Jacqueline is taking long walks and enjoying bonding time with her new rescue pitties, Shiva (9) and Indigo (5).
• Jacob is getting in his last bowls of ramen before it gets too hot.
• Jesse is reading “Scarcity Brain” by former UNLV professor Michael Easter.
• Layla is listening to jazz renditions of BTS hits at Ichabod's Lounge on May 26.
• Rob is trying the new cocktail menu (with a “Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas” theme) at the Laundry Room.