February Events Schedule for Las Vegas
12 of the 53 biggest conventions scheduled for Las Vegas this year will take place in February including MAGIC (men’s clothing) which should bring in about 120,000 visitors. Here are the larger ones for Vegas.
| Event |
Location |
Start |
End |
Attendance |
| MAGIC |
Convention Center |
2/12 |
2/15 |
120,000 |
| Shooting, Hunting |
Convention Center |
2/2 |
2/5 |
45,000 |
| World Shoe Assoc. |
MB, Sands |
2/21 |
2/24 |
37,000 |
| Restaurant Show |
Convention Center |
2/26 |
2/27 |
28,000 |
| Hospitality Expo |
Convention Center |
2/26 |
2/27 |
28,000 |
| Nightclub & Bar |
Convention Center |
2/26 |
2/27 |
28,000 |
| The Show |
Convention Center |
2/26 |
2/27 |
28,000 |
| Western Veterinary |
Mandalay Bay |
2/17 |
2/21 |
15,000 |
| Int’l. Wireless Comm. |
Convention Center |
2/27 |
2/29 |
15,000 |
| Off-Price Specialist |
Sands |
2/10 |
2/14 |
12,500 |
| Fencetech |
Mandalay Bay |
2/5 |
2/7 |
10,000 |
| Int’l. Roofing Expo |
Convention Center |
2/21 |
2/23 |
10,000 |
However, Vegas should see close to half a million attendees for sporting events with Super Bowl 42 near the start of February and Pole Day for Nascar at the very tail end (UAW-Dodge and Sam’s Town races will fall in the first 2 days of March).
In addition, boxing middleweights Pavlik and Taylor, and WWE wrestling come to town. UFC 81 (mixed martial arts) is likely to sell out as does other UFC events.
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Super Bowls will draw about the same number of visitors as New Year’s which is around 300,000. Because of the additional seating, Nascar should push 160,000 this year although the hotels won’t feel as crowded as a typical160,000 visitor event because RVs are popular among Nascar fans. There are indications Vegas may get another Nascar event but not this year—perhaps 2009.
Below are all events with estimated attendance of 1,000+ for February with a chart that shows the overlapping attendance for Las Vegas events. The overlapping attendance is the much better gauge of how crowded Vegas will be.
| Event |
Location |
Start |
End |
Attendance |
| Guardian Building Products |
Paris |
1/25/2008 |
2/2/2008 |
4,000 |
| SIA Snowsports |
Mandalay Bay |
1/29/2008 |
2/1/2008 |
17,000 |
| Surfaces |
Sands |
1/30/2008 |
2/1/2008 |
40,000 |
| Memorytrends |
Convention Center |
1/31/2008 |
2/2/2008 |
36,200 |
| Photo Marketing Assoc. |
Convention Center |
1/31/2008 |
2/2/2008 |
36,200 |
| Shooting, Hunting |
Convention Center |
2/2/2008 |
2/5/2008 |
45,000 |
| UFC 81 |
Mandalay Bay |
2/2/2008 |
2/2/2008 |
16,000 |
| Superbowl 42 |
Glendale, AZ |
2/3/2008 |
2/3/2008 |
300,000 |
| Reverse Logistics |
Planet Hollywood |
2/4/2008 |
2/6/2008 |
1,000 |
| Fencetech |
Mandalay Bay |
2/5/2008 |
2/7/2008 |
10,000 |
| Day Spa |
Sands |
2/5/2008 |
2/7/2008 |
2,500 |
| Debt Buyers Assoc. |
Mirage |
2/5/2008 |
2/7/2008 |
1,500 |
| Inside Self-Storage |
Venetian |
2/5/2008 |
2/8/2008 |
1,000 |
| Grand Slam Club/Ovis |
Riviera |
2/6/2008 |
2/11/2008 |
3,000 |
| Sysco |
Cashman Center |
2/6/2008 |
2/6/2008 |
2,500 |
| Forever Living |
Flamingo |
2/6/2008 |
2/10/2008 |
1,000 |
| Off-Price Specialist |
Sands |
2/10/2008 |
2/14/2008 |
12,500 |
| Market Trade Show |
Venetian |
2/11/2008 |
2/13/2008 |
7,500 |
| Rental Industry |
CC, MB |
2/11/2008 |
2/14/2008 |
1,200 |
| MAGIC |
Convention Center |
2/12/2008 |
2/15/2008 |
120,000 |
| Curvexpo, Inc. |
Venetian |
2/14/2008 |
2/16/2008 |
2,200 |
| Pavlik v. Taylor |
MGM |
2/16/2008 |
2/16/2008 |
9,000 |
| WWE No Way Out |
Thomas & Mack |
2/17/2008 |
2/17/2008 |
9,000 |
| Western Veterinary |
Mandalay Bay |
2/17/2008 |
2/21/2008 |
15,000 |
| Western Petroleum |
Mirage |
2/19/2008 |
2/21/2008 |
3,300 |
| Power-Gen |
Rio |
2/19/2008 |
2/21/2008 |
2,500 |
| Wholesale Marketers |
Hilton |
2/20/2008 |
2/22/2008 |
2,000 |
| World Shoe Assoc. |
MB, Sands |
2/21/2008 |
2/24/2008 |
37,000 |
| Int’l. Roofing Expo |
Convention Center |
2/21/2008 |
2/23/2008 |
10,000 |
| Vacuum Dealers Trade . |
Convention Center |
2/21/2008 |
2/23/2008 |
4,000 |
| Surface Fabrication |
Convention Center |
2/22/2008 |
2/23/2008 |
3,500 |
| Educode |
Orleans |
2/25/2008 |
2/29/2008 |
1,200 |
| Contract Bridge |
Riviera |
2/25/2008 |
3/2/2007 |
1,200 |
| Catersource |
Convention Center |
2/26/2008 |
2/27/2008 |
4,000 |
| Restaurant Show |
Convention Center |
2/26/2008 |
2/27/2008 |
28,000 |
| Hospitality Expo |
Convention Center |
2/26/2008 |
2/27/2008 |
28,000 |
| Nightclub & Bar |
Convention Center |
2/26/2008 |
2/27/2008 |
28,000 |
| The Show |
Convention Center |
2/26/2008 |
2/27/2008 |
28,000 |
| Int’l. Wireless Comm. |
Convention Center |
2/27/2008 |
2/29/2008 |
15,000 |
| Electric West |
Convention Center |
2/27/2008 |
2/29/2008 |
6,000 |
| Awards And Recognition |
Convention Center |
2/27/2008 |
2/29/2008 |
5,000 |
| Digital Signage |
Convention Center |
2/27/2008 |
2/28/2008 |
4,000 |
| Nascar |
LV Motor Speedway |
2/29/2008 |
3/2/2008 |
160,000 |
| USA Coaches Clinics |
Riviera |
2/29/2008 |
3/2/2008 |
1,300 |
| 2/1 |
97,200 |
| 2/2 |
92,200 |
| 2/3 |
340,000 |
| 2/4 |
46,000 |
| 2/5 |
61,000 |
| 2/6 |
22,500 |
| 2/7 |
19,000 |
| 2/8 |
5,000 |
| 2/9 |
4,000 |
| 2/10 |
16,500 |
| 2/11 |
24,200 |
| 2/12 |
141,200 |
| 2/13 |
141,200 |
| 2/14 |
135,900 |
| 2/15 |
122,200 |
| 2/16 |
11,200 |
| 2/17 |
24,000 |
| 2/18 |
15,000 |
| 2/19 |
20,800 |
| 2/20 |
22,800 |
| 2/21 |
73,800 |
| 2/22 |
56,500 |
| 2/23 |
54,500 |
| 2/24 |
37,000 |
| 2/25 |
2,400 |
| 2/26 |
34,400 |
| 2/27 |
64,400 |
| 2/28 |
32,400 |
| 2/29 |
189,700 |
| 3/1 |
162,500 |
| 3/2 |
162,500 |
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Archived convention schedules: 10-2007,11-2007, 12-2007, 1-2008 |
