It's hard to outdo the nonstop party that is Las Vegas, 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 May and the National Finals Rodeo in December. October brings both the Jaycees State Fair and the Cashman Field PGA Invitational Golf Tournament.

Public holidays

• January 1 - New Year's Day
• third Monday in January - Martin Luther King Jr's Birthday
• third Monday in February - Presidents' Day
• last Monday in May - Memorial Day
• July 4 - Independence Day
• first Monday in September - Labor Day
• second Monday in October - Columbus Day
• November 11 - Veterans Day
• fourth Thursday in November - Thanksgiving Day
• December 25 - Christmas Day