Las Vegas Conventions and Events—October 2007
Over the last 2 years, October has led all months of the year with sheer number of conventions but they tend to be smaller than average except for the big Auto shows at the end of the month.
The average daily total visitor count for October has been 106,534 and 109,193 for 2005 and 2006—both above average.
UNLV has 2 home games this month at Sam Boyd Stadium but we assume that most attendees will be Locals. The WBC title fight should be a great one but boxing no longer draws like it used to so there will probably be less than an 8K paid gate.
The auto shows (Automotive Aftermarket, AAPEX, SEMA and Autobody) are expected to draw 130,000 attendees. These will be held at the Convention Center and the Sands. If you don’t like crowds, October 23-29 does not have much convention activity.
Vegas Made Easy.com has a listing of all conventions of 1,000 or more and the overlapping running totals day by day.
In reality, conventions often lose attendance towards the very end of the show and sometimes conference goers will come early but our schedule should be a good rough rule of thumb and much more accurate than listing only a few large conventions.
Event |
Location |
Start |
End |
Attendees |
Sans Institute |
Caesars |
9/21 |
10/7 |
1,500 |
Electronic Retailing |
Venetian |
9/27 |
10/4 |
2,800 |
Diversified Business |
MGM |
9/30 |
10/3 |
1,500 |
Industrial Fabrics |
Convention Center |
10/3 |
10/5 |
9,000 |
Metalcon |
Convention Center |
10/3 |
10/5 |
8,000 |
International Vision Expo |
Sands |
10/4 |
10/6 |
16,000 |
Pacquiao vs Barrera (WBC) |
Mandalay Bay |
10/6 |
10/6 |
7,400 |
The Boomers Show |
Venetian |
10/6 |
10/7 |
10,000 |
Western Carwash |
Hilton |
10/7 |
10/9 |
2,000 |
Funeral Directors |
Convention Center |
10/8 |
10/10 |
6,000 |
Hanley Wood Exhibitions |
Mandalay Bay |
10/10 |
10/12 |
30,000 |
Labor Union Women |
Flamingo |
10/10 |
10/13 |
1,000 |
UNLV vs BYU Cougars |
Sam Boyd Stadium |
10/13 |
10/13 |
32,000 |
Transmission Rebuilders |
Hilton |
10/11 |
10/14 |
2,500 |
Medical Sonography |
Red Rock |
10/11 |
10/14 |
1,300 |
Pack Expo |
Convention Center |
10/15 |
10/17 |
30,000 |
Specialty Education |
Riviera |
10/15 |
10/17 |
1,000 |
Loan Tool Box |
Mirage |
10/15 |
10/18 |
2,400 |
Document Management |
Convention Center |
10/18 |
10/19 |
3,500 |
StonExpo |
Mandalay Bay |
10/18 |
10/20 |
8,000 |
THECALL |
Embassy Stes. Air. |
10/19 |
10/21 |
10,000 |
UNLV vs Colorado State |
Sam Boyd Stadium |
10/20 |
10/20 |
32,000 |
AFLAC |
Venetian |
10/21 |
10/25 |
3,000 |
Telemetering |
Riviera |
10/22 |
10/25 |
2,500 |
Urban Land |
Venetian |
10/22 |
10/26 |
2,200 |
Med-Surge Nurses |
Hilton |
10/24 |
10/27 |
1,100 |
York Air Conditioning |
Planet Hollywood |
10/25 |
10/26 |
1,000 |
Auto Parts Remanufacturers |
Riviera |
10/27 |
10/29 |
2,600 |
Cosmetology Schools |
Hilton |
10/27 |
10/30 |
1,150 |
California Grocers |
Mandalay Bay |
10/28 |
10/30 |
1,200 |
Automotive Aftermarket |
Convention Center |
10/30 |
11/2 |
130,000 |
AAPEX |
& Sands |
10/30 |
11/2 |
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SEMA |
|
10/30 |
11/2 |
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International Autobody |
Mirage |
10/31 |
11/3 |
40,000 |
Here is the running total, day by day, of all conventions with 1,000 or more estimated attendance. Note that we assume that the auto show attendees are probably the same people and that UNLV Football games get mostly Locals.
10/1 |
5,800 |
10/2 |
5,800 |
10/3 |
14,800 |
10/4 |
18,500 |
10/5 |
34,500 |
10/6 |
34,900 |
10/7 |
13,500 |
10/8 |
18,000 |
10/9 |
8,000 |
10/10 |
37,000 |
10/11 |
31,000 |
10/12 |
31,000 |
10/13 |
11,000 |
10/14 |
3,800 |
10/15 |
33,400 |
10/16 |
33,400 |
10/17 |
33,400 |
10/18 |
13,900 |
10/19 |
21,500 |
10/20 |
28,000 |
10/21 |
13,000 |
10/22 |
7,700 |
10/23 |
7,700 |
10/24 |
8,800 |
10/25 |
9,800 |
10/26 |
3,200 |
10/27 |
4,850 |
10/28 |
4,950 |
10/29 |
4,950 |
10/30 |
132,350 |
10/31 |
130,000 |
11/1 |
130,000 |
11/2 |
130,000 |
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