Las Vegas Events in November 2026: SEMA, the Grand Prix and Thanksgiving
November is the heavyweight month of the Las Vegas year: its two biggest annual events land three weeks apart, a free downtown festival runs against the Grand Prix on purpose, and Thanksgiving closes the month with a full leisure weekend. It is also the best weather of the year. Here is the month with the price pressure marked honestly.
The month, ranked by visitor impact
| Dates | Event | Crowd | Hotel pressure | Book by |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 3 to 6 | SEMA Show (LVCC) with AAPEX (Venetian Expo + Caesars Forum) the same days | More than 153,000 expected (SEMA); AAPEX adds tens of thousands | Extreme midweek | Now; SEMA guide |
| Nov 15 | Raiders vs Seahawks, Allegiant Stadium, plus HLTH (Venetian Expo) and RE+ (LVCC) conventions that week | 65,000 at the stadium | High | Game weekends sell the south Strip first; sports hub |
| Nov 19 to 21 | Las Vegas Grand Prix, night race Saturday Nov 21, 8:00 PM | 300,000+ across 3 days in 2025 | Extreme | Immediately; F1 hub |
| Nov 20 to 22 | Neon City Festival, free, Fremont Street and Downtown Las Vegas Events Center (Kaskade, Diplo, Marshmello, Subtronics among the announced names) | Large free event crowds (no official projection) | High downtown | Downtown hotels price up against the Grand Prix; book early |
| Nov 26 to 29 | Thanksgiving weekend: Eagles at Sphere (Nov 27 to 28), LISA at the Colosseum (Nov 27 to 29), Jonas Brothers at MGM Grand (Nov 28), UNLV vs Nevada at Allegiant (Nov 28) | Holiday leisure peak | High | Holiday weekend rules: Fri and Sat nights first |
Weather and crowd context
November highs run in the upper 60s, the best walking weather of the year, with cold desert nights. The crowd mix flips by the week: trade show badges for SEMA, international and high spend for the Grand Prix, families and football fans for Thanksgiving. The soft seams are the week of November 9 (between SEMA and Grand Prix load in, though residency weekends still fill Fridays and Saturdays) and the first days of the month before SEMA opens.
Residency anchors all month
Eagles at Sphere (Nov 13, 14, 27, 28, in the residency's final stretch), Metallica at Sphere (Thursday and Saturday pairs through March 2027), LISA's first K-pop residency at the Colosseum (Nov 12 to 14 and 27 to 29) and Lionel Richie at Encore Theater (Nov 11, 13, 14) keep Friday and Saturday rates floored at the north and center Strip even outside the headline weeks.
Plan the trip
Event guides: SEMA Show 2026 · Grand Prix hub · F1 road closures · race week survival guide · sports hub. Flights: SEMA week and Grand Prix week rate Extreme on the Flight Price Calendar; if your dates are flexible, the calendar shows exactly which November weekends carry the spike.
Dates and attendance verified October 26, 2026 against SEMA, Formula 1, the NFL schedule and LVCVA event listings. Neon City Festival publishes no attendance projection, so none is printed.
Frequently asked questions
What is on in Las Vegas in November 2026?
The strongest month of the fall: the SEMA Show (November 3 to 6, more than 153,000 expected), the Las Vegas Grand Prix (November 19 to 21, race Saturday November 21 at 8 PM, 300,000+ attendees across the 2025 edition), the free Neon City Festival downtown the same weekend as the Grand Prix (November 20 to 22), and Thanksgiving weekend (November 26 to 29) with Eagles at Sphere, LISA at the Colosseum and UNLV versus Nevada at Allegiant on November 28.
Is November a good month for a Las Vegas trip?
It is the best weather month of the year (highs in the upper 60s) and the most event dense, which cuts both ways: SEMA week and Grand Prix week are two of the most expensive weeks of 2026, while the weeks of November 9 and November 30 (before the December conventions land) are comparatively soft. Pick your week, not your month.
Do the Raiders play at home in November 2026?
Once: Sunday, November 15 against the Seattle Seahawks at Allegiant Stadium. UNLV also plays at Allegiant on November 7 (Wyoming) and November 28 (the Nevada rivalry game, Thanksgiving weekend).