2012 Major Conventions

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2012 Major Las Vegas Conventions

 

Here are conventions of at least 10,000 attendees.  Our abbreviation for the Las Vegas Convention Center is LVCC.  We also have a list of the major holidays and sporting events so you can plan when to visit Vegas if you are trying to avoid crowds and get the best rates on hotels.

 

Because of the lack of 3 day weekends, major sporting events and large conventions, April may be a good time to visit.  Weather is not bad either (click here for more info). April's record high and low of 99 and 31 bracket an average high of 78 and average low of 54 fahrenheit.

 

January Conventions Location Start End Attendance
Promotional Products Mandalay Bay 1/2 1/6 18,500
CES LVCC 1/10 1/13 140,000
Photo Marketing Sands 1/10 1/13 27,000
Shooting, Hunting Sands 1/17 1/20 45,000
Adult Entertainment Hard Rock 1/18 1/21 30,000
World of Concrete LVCC 1/23 1/26 50,000
Surfaces Mandalay 1/24 1/26 25,000
World Market Winter World Market 1/30 2/3 50,000
February Location Start End Attendance
World Market Winter World Market 1/30 2/3 50,000
Safari Club Mandalay Bay 2/1 2/5 20,000
Sportsmen's LVCC 2/2 2/4 20,000
Auto Dealers LVCC 2/4 2/6 30,000
Off-Price Spring Sands 2/10 2/13 10,500
ENK Wynn 2/13 2/15 17,000
MAGIC LVCC 2/13 2/15 75,000
Wedding Portrait MGM 2/16 2/23 16,000
Western Veterinary Mandalay Bay 2/19 2/23 14,000
HIMSS12 Sands 2/21 2/24 30,000
Golf Course LVCC 2/24 3/3 20,000
Globalshop Sands 2/29 3/2 10,000
March Location Start End Attendance
Globalshop Sands 2/29 3/2 10,000
Nightclub&Bar LVCC 3/13 3/14 31,000
Pizza LVCC 3/13 3/15 10,000
ASD LVCC 3/25 3/28 41,000
ISC Sands 3/28 3/30 15,000
April Location Start End Attendance
Nat'l Assoc. Broadcasters LVCC 4/16 4/19 85,000
May Location Start End Attendance
Nat'l Hardware LVCC 5/1 5/3 35,000
Waste LVCC 5/1 5/3 16,000
Interop Mandalay Bay 5/6 5/10 15,000
Lightfair LVCC 5/9 5/11 22,000
Hospitality Design Sands 5/15 5/17 19,000
RECon LVCC 5/20 5/22 30,000
June Location Start End Attendance
JCK Mandalay Bay 6/1 6/4 31,000
Int'l Esthetics LVCC 6/9 6/11 32,000
Licensing Mandalay Bay 6/12 6/14 20,000
Infocomm LVCC 6/13 6/15 32,000
Great West Truck Sands Expo 6/14 6/16 11,000
Food Technologists LVCC 6/26 6/28 22,000
July Location Start End Attendance
Cosmoprof Mandalay Bay 7/17 7/26 23,000
AAU West Coast Nationals LVCC 7/19 7/29 15,000
Scentsy LVCC 7/25 7/27 20,000
Deafnation Mandalay Bay 7/30 8/1 23,000
World Market Summer World Market 7/30 8/3 50,000
August Location Start End Attendance
Deafnation Mandalay Bay 7/30 8/1 23,000
World Market Summer World Market 7/30 8/3 50,000
Orgill Sands 8/16 8/18 15,000
Off-Price Fall Sands 8/24 8/27 10,500
September Location Start End Attendance
Glassbuild LVCC 9/6 9/16 13,000
Int'l Vision Sands 9/7 9/8 14,000
Interbike Sands 9/19 9/21 25,000
MinExpo LVCC 9/24 9/26 37,000
October Location Start End Attendance
Gaming Sands 10/2 10/4 17,000
Convenience Stores LVCC 10/8 10/12 30,000
Specialty Graphics LVCC 10/18 10/20 23,000
Live Design LVCC 10/19 10/21 15,000
Auto Aftermarket/SEMA LVCC/Sands 10/30 11/2 115,000
November Location Start End Attendance
Auto Aftermarket LVCC/Sands 10/30 11/2 115,000
Geophysicists Mandalay Bay 11/4 11/8 10,000
Fabtech/Welding LVCC 11/12 11/14 30,000
December Location Start End Attendance
ASHP Mandalay Bay 12/2 12/6 23,000






Here are the major holidays for 2012 including sporting events such as Superbowl 46 and March Madness (which draw in huge numbers of bettors) and other events such as NASCAR, the marathon, Las Vegas Bowl, and NFR.  As of now, the Indycar finals are not going to be held in the late fall here in Vegas but the trucks should roll.  The Las Vegas Bowl date could vary by a few days from the estimated date.


2012 Holidays/Events Month Date Day Vegas Busy?
New Year's Jan 1 Mon Extremely
Martin Luther King Jan 16 Mon Somewhat
Chinese New Year's Jan 23 Mon Somewhat
Superbowl 46 Feb 5 Sun Extremely
President's Day Feb 20 0 Very
NASCAR Weekend Mar 9-11 F-Sun Very
March Madness First 4 Mar 13-14 Tu-W Somewhat
March Madness Round 2 Mar 15-16 Th-F Busy
Cinco De Mayo May 5 Sat Somewhat
Memorial Day May 28 Mon Extremely
Independence Day July 4 Wed Somewhat
Labor Day Sep 3 Mon Very
Columbus Day Oct 8 Mon Somewhat
Halloween Oct 31 Wed No
Veteran's Day Nov 12 Mon Somewhat
Thanksgiving Nov 22 Thu Not at all
Las Vegas Marathon Dec 2 Sun No
National Finals Rodeo Dec 6-15 Th-Sa No
Las Vegas Bowl* Dec 22 Sat No
Christmas Dec 25 Tue Not at all
*Not Confirmed


 

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