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It's pretty hard to upstage the dollar-driven party pumping that is Las Vegas in everyday wear, but some diehard enthusiasts have been known to try. It would be sacrilegious for Sin City to close down its own peculiar devotions for a religious holiday (though it does take time out for Christ's birthday) but the city does have a few annual events and festivals.

Locals wear the green for the St Patrick's Day Parade in March. It's chaps and chili during the Helldorado Days Rodeo & Western Festival in June and the National Finals Rodeo in December. October brings both the Jaycee State Fair and the Cashman Field PGA Invitational Golf Tournament.

Presidents' Day
official holiday: third Mon in Feb
Christmas Day
official holiday: 25 Dec
Memorial Day
official holiday: last Mon in May
Independence Day
official holiday: 4 Jul
Christmas Day
official holiday: 25 Dec
Labor Day
official holiday: first Mon in Sep
Veterans’ Day
official holiday: 11 Nov
Veterans Day
official holiday: 11 Nov
St Patrick's Day
festival/event: Mar
National Finals Rodeo
festival/event: Dec
New Year’s Day
official holiday: 1 Jan
Super Bowl
festival/event: late Jan
Jaycee State Fair
festival/event: Oct
Martin Luther King Jr Day
official holiday: third Mon in Jan
Thanksgiving Day
official holiday: fourth Thu in Nov
Columbus Day
official holiday: second Mon in Oct
Columbus Day
official holiday: second Mon in Oct
Martin Luther King Jr Day
official holiday: third Mon in Jan
Presidents’ Day
official holiday: third Mon in Feb
Thanksgiving
official holiday: fourth Thu in Nov
Labor Day
official holiday: first Mon in Sep
Independence Day
official holiday: 4 Jul
Cashman Field PGA Invitational Golf Tournament
festival/event: Oct
Thanksgiving
official holiday:
Helldorado Days Rodeo & Western Festival
festival/event: May
Labor Day
official holiday:
New Year's Day
official holiday: 1 Jan
St Patrick's Day
festival/event: mid-Mar
Mardi Gras
festival/event: Feb/Mar
Halloween
festival/event: 31 Oct
Kentucky Derby
festival/event: May
Memorial Day
official holiday: last Mon in May

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