Whether you’re avoiding your family or bringing them along, Las Vegas is a great place to spend the Thanksgiving holiday. In Las Vegas, we love food. It only makes sense that we would enjoy a holiday where it places a very central role. We’re also very thankful in Las Vegas (really, what’s not to love?).
To celebrate, we’re sharing some spots for Thanksgiving eats and events. Plus, some ideas for Black Friday shopping. Let us know if you’ll be spending Thanksgiving in the desert with us!
Eats for Thanksgiving 2019 in Las Vegas
Beer Park at Paris Las Vegas
On Thanksgiving, Beer Park by Budweiser is the place to be for football fans. With 75 high-definition TVs, you won’t miss a second of the game. Beer Park will be serving up smoked Cajun turkey breast served with sweet potato mash, collard greens, spiced cranberry cornbread stuffing, and red-eye gravy. It all starts at 9 am on November 28th!
Tom Colicchio’s Heritage Steak at The Mirage
Tom Colicchio must love Thanksgiving because he is serving up some seriously delicious meals at two Las Vegas restaurants. At Heritage Steak, you can indulge in Heritage Turkey, sausage stuffing, market vegetables, and maple glazed sweet potatoes. Pair that meal with a glass of full-bodied red, and you’ll have yourself a great holiday meal.
Virgil’s Real Barbecue at The LINQ Promenade
Enjoy southern style barbecue for the holiday thanks to Virgil’s Real Barbecue. They’re offering an 8-person Thanksgiving feast for just $249. Your feast includes an 18-pound smoked turkey with giblet gravy, mashed potatoes, cornbread, sausage and pecan stuffing, sweet potatoes topped with marshmallows, homemade cranberry sauce, candied brussels sprouts with pecans and applewood smoked bacon, creole green beans, and buttermilk biscuits.
Mon Ami Gabi at Paris Las Vegas
Let Mon Ami Gabi relieve the pressure of hosting Thanksgiving dinner. After all, who doesn’t want to skip doing the dishes? For Thanksgiving, Mon Ami Gabi is offering a special holiday prix-fixe feast. It will be available on November 28th, from 11 am to 11 pm. Additionally, a Herb-Roasted Turkey Plate with all the fixings.
Carmine’s Italian Restaurant
Family style doesn’t get any better than at Carmine’s Italian Resturant. Carmine’s at The Forum Shoppes will offer a traditional Thanksgiving meal serving 6-8 people, available in the restaurant or to-go for $259.
Chow down on an incredible feast that includes an 18-pound smoked turkey with sausage and sage stuffing, homemade cranberry sauce, brussels sprouts with caramelized onions and applewood smoked bacon, sautéed string beans with julienned red peppers and toasted hazelnuts, baby carrots with fresh dill, sweet potatoes topped with marshmallows and maple syrup, and mashed potatoes with giblet gravy.
How many days until we can dig into such a decadent meal?
Black Friday Shopping Thanksgiving 2019 in Las Vegas
Miracle Mile Shops
Miracle Mile Shops remains open on Thanksgiving Day, offering the ideal opportunity to get a jump on holiday shopping. All of the center’s 170 specialty stores will be open on Nov. 26 from 10 a.m. to 11 p.m. Also, several stores will feature exclusive sales and offers.
Miracle Mile Shops is open 10 a.m. – 11 p.m. Sunday through Thursday and 10 a.m. – midnight Friday and Saturday.
Thanksgiving 2019 Las Vegas Events
The Mob Museum
Burn off some of those Thanksgiving carbs at the Mob Museum. On Thanksgiving Day, the museum is open from 10 am to 6 pm.
The museum highlights organized crime in the United States. Exhibits are interactive, fascinating, and feature one-of-a-kind Mob and law enforcement artifacts. You can learn all about the Mob’s internal workings and how they came to influences cities like Las Vegas.
Black Friday Book Signings with Nevada Authors
On Friday, November 24, between 11 am and 3 pm, four famous Nevada authors will sign their publications in the Museum’s retail store.
Books include “Las Vegas Babylon and Lost Las Vegas” by Jeff Burbank, “Discovering Vintage Las Vegas” by Paul Papa, “Getting Off on Frank Sinatra” by Megan Edwards and “The House Always Wins” by Brian Rouff. No admission fee is required to attend the signing, which will be held in the Museum store.
Bellagio Conservatory Display for Fall 2019
Five times a year, a talented and imaginative staff transforms the indoor atrium into a magical and seasonal scene. One hundred twenty gardeners are responsible for creating displays entirely of organic matter: flowers, greens, moss. The display requires over 10,000 potted plants that are then recycled after the display changes. Over 90% of all the materials used are recycled for future use.
You can (and should!) visit and explore their Fall display, seven days a week, and 24 hours a day.
Upcoming Bellagio Conservatory Displays:
Harvest: September 14, 2019 – November 30, 2019
Holiday: December 7, 2019 – January 4, 2020
Vegas Golden Knights vs. Arizona Coyotes
While everyone may be watching football on Thanksgiving. In Vegas, we’ll be thinking about hockey. The Las Vegas Golden Knights play the Arizona Coyotes on Friday, November 29th at 3 pm. It’s a home game at the T-Mobile Arena, so expect big crowds. Buy Tickets before they’re gone!
Aerosmith at Park Theater at Park MGM
See one of America’s greatest rock ‘n’ roll bands live at the Park Theater at Park MGM. The Grammy-winning band Aerosmith will rock their Deuces Are Wild show November 26th and 29th.
Thanksgiving in Las Vegas
Are you ready for Thanksgiving 2019 in Las Vegas? What do you like most about Thanksgiving, and do you have plans to spend it in Las Vegas? Thanks for reading, and we wish you an enjoyable holiday with your friends and family!