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Published August 19, 2026
The Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority laid out the city’s Mexican Independence programming on August 12, and the shape of it is clear. The weekend of September 11 through 13 carries almost everything, then the calendar goes quiet for a day before Alejandro Fernandez plays El Grito night on Tuesday, September 15. The Las Vegas Latin shows calendar covers the bookable end of it.
The Full Mexican Independence Weekend Schedule
| Date | Artist / Show | Venue | Starting Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 10-11 | Elias Medina | SAHARA Las Vegas | N/A |
| Sept 11 | MANA | T-Mobile Arena | N/A |
| Sept 11-13, 18-19 | Marc Anthony | BleauLive Theater, Fontainebleau | N/A |
| Sept 11-12 | Gabriel Iglesias | The Chelsea, Cosmopolitan | N/A |
| Sept 11-12 | Matute | The Venetian Theatre | N/A |
| Sept 11-12 | Felipe Esparza | MGM Grand Theater | $64 |
| Sept 12 | Marco Antonio Solis | Dolby Live, Park MGM | N/A |
| Sept 4-13 | Carin Leon | Sphere | N/A |
| Sept 12 | Zoe | The Colosseum, Caesars Palace | $97 |
| Sept 12 | Grupo Duelo | House of Blues | N/A |
| Sept 12 | Jose Maria Napoleon | The Pearl, Palms | N/A |
| Sept 12 | Los Angeles Azules | PH Live, Planet Hollywood | $64 |
| Sept 12 | Teo Gonzalez and Jorge Falcon | The Palazzo Theatre | $70 |
| Sept 12 | Trio Los Panchos | SAHARA Las Vegas | N/A |
| Sept 13 | Los Tucanes de Tijuana | PH Live, Planet Hollywood | $98 |
| Sept 13 | Soda Stereo | Dolby Live, Park MGM | $69 |
| Sept 13 | Palomazo Norteno | MGM Grand Garden Arena | N/A |
| Sept 13 | Yolanda del Rio | The Pearl, Palms | N/A |
| Sept 13 | Alex Fernandez | SAHARA Las Vegas | N/A |
| Sept 15 | Alejandro Fernandez with Camila Fernandez | MGM Grand Garden Arena | N/A |
| Sept 15 | Ralph Barbosa | Summit Showroom, The Venetian | N/A |
| Sept 15-16 | Emmanuel | The Venetian Theatre | N/A |
| Sept 11-12 | Cristian Castro | Resorts World Theatre | N/A |
Alejandro Fernandez plays MGM Grand Garden Arena on El Grito night
Alejandro Fernandez brings the De Rey A Rey Tour to MGM Grand Garden Arena on Tuesday, September 15, at 9 p.m. His daughter Camila Fernandez opens. The tour is billed as a tribute to his late father, Vicente Fernandez, who died in 2021, so the set is built largely on another man’s catalog performed by his son on the most symbolic night of the Mexican calendar.
Two days earlier, Vicente’s grandson Alex Fernandez closes SAHARA Las Vegas’s four-night Mexican Independence run on Sunday, September 13, at 8 p.m. SAHARA bills it as his first Las Vegas show. Elias Medina opens the run on September 10 and 11, and Trio Los Panchos plays September 12. Between the Sunday and the Tuesday, Vicente’s son and both of his grandchildren appear on Strip stages inside three days.
Emmanuel And Ralph Barbosa Also Play Vegas On El Grito Night
Alejandro Fernandez is not the only reason to stay through Tuesday. The Venetian Theatre hosts Emmanuel both September 15 and 16, and comedian Ralph Barbosa plays the Summit Showroom on September 15 only. A few days earlier, on September 11 and 12, Cristian Castro brings his Nada Solo Exitos tour to Resorts World Theatre. None of these three dates overlap with the Fernandez family bookings, so El Grito week carries more than the MGM Grand and SAHARA shows already on the calendar.
Friday September 11 is the arena night
The arenas carry the Friday, though not the way it looked a few weeks ago. MANA play T-Mobile Arena, but Banda MS’s planned MGM Grand Garden Arena date with Xavi has been canceled. Marc Anthony opens a five-date BleauLive Theater run at Fontainebleau that also covers September 12, 13, 18 and 19. Gabriel Iglesias, Felipe Esparza and Matute all begin two-night runs that carry into Saturday, while Marco Antonio Solis plays a single date, Saturday, September 12, at Dolby Live at Park MGM. Carin Leon, separately, headlines Sphere across seven dates from September 4 through 13.
Saturday September 12 moves into the showrooms
Saturday spreads out instead of concentrating. Zoe plays The Colosseum at Caesars Palace, Grupo Duelo takes House of Blues, and Jose Maria Napoleon extends his farewell tour to the Pearl at Palms. Los Angeles Azules tickets start at $64 for the Cumbia Sin Fronteras Tour at PH Live inside Planet Hollywood, which is the most reasonably priced of the Saturday headline bills.
Comedy runs alongside all of it. Iglesias adds his second night at The Chelsea, Esparza plays the Aces of Comedy lineup at MGM Grand Theater, and Teo Gonzalez and Jorge Falcon tickets start at $70 for their joint show at The Palazzo Theatre. Eight separate bills sit on that Saturday, which makes it the night where choosing actually costs you something.
Sunday September 13 is the night with room left
Sunday is the quieter of the three and the easier one to book late. Los Tucanes de Tijuana play PH Live, Soda Stereo bring the ECOS Tour to Dolby Live at Park MGM, Palomazo Norteno returns to MGM Grand Garden Arena with the Clase Maestra Tour, and Yolanda del Rio plays the Pearl. Alex Fernandez closes Fiesta Mexicana at SAHARA the same evening. Soda Stereo starts at $69 on Spotlight.
The Same Weekend Has A Nightlife Side Too
Concerts are not the only reason the Strip fills up this weekend. Carin Leon’s Sphere run spills into the nightclub scene as well, with takeover nights at LIV Nightclub at Fontainebleau running all four nights of the weekend, including Mexican artist Codiciado on September 11. Puerto Rican reggaeton star Chencho Corleone, who rarely plays Las Vegas, headlines Hakkasan Nightclub at MGM Grand on September 12, and Farruko closes out Omnia Nightclub at Caesars Palace on September 13. Afrojack also plays his final 2026 daytime set at Marquee Dayclub at The Cosmopolitan on September 12. None of these nightclub dates are ticketed through Spotlight, but they round out a weekend built almost entirely around Latin music on the Strip.
Zoe, Los Tucanes and Soda Stereo are on sale now
El Grito falls midweek this year, which splits the celebration between a loaded weekend and a single Tuesday arena night. Carlos Santana’s House of Blues residency then runs September 16 through 27. Live dates and current prices sit on each show page, so you can confirm the night before you commit to it.
