Vegas Shows In November 2026

Top Headliners and Residency Shows

For three nights the Strip becomes a racetrack. The Formula 1 Heineken Silver City Grand Prix takes over with grandstands wrapped around casinos and neon reflections streaking off carbon fiber. Saturday’s main race is the city’s highest-priced event of the year, with hotel rates soaring and pedestrian bridges closing to make room for the roar. Clubs like XS, Zouk, and Omnia keep the throttle open until dawn with A-list DJ sets from Tiësto and Zedd.

Best Shows by Category

Between the adrenaline of race week and the glow of the holidays, November balances speed and spectacle.

Cirque du Soleil Shows

Cirque thrives in November’s cool desert air. KÀ at MGM Grand rides a wave of renewed buzz, its updated projection system turns the battle-in-the-sky into a kinetic movie scene you can feel in your chest. “O” at Bellagio remains the city’s most elegant escape, a dream of light and water that stays sold-out even through race weekend. Over at New York-New York, Mad Apple turns late nights into organized chaos with brass bands, acrobats, and improv woven through nightclub energy.

Comedy Shows

Comedy rooms stay packed as travelers trade pit stops for punch lines. The energy is faster, funnier, and filled with race-week banter before giving way to Thanksgiving-week crowds looking for laughs between shopping runs.

Magic Shows

Vegas illusionists match the month’s high-octane mood with quieter moments of astonishment. David Copperfield at MGM Grand blends signature storytelling with subtle Halloween-afterglow visuals, levitations under strobe light and endings that fade into fog. Across the Strip, Shin Lim at The Palazzo delivers pure precision, his sleight-of-hand framed against minimalist staging that feels meditative amid the noise outside. At The STRAT, Banachek’s Mind Games offers cerebral misdirection in an intimate room, turning logic itself into part of the trick. Together, they prove that wonder in Vegas doesn’t always need volume — just timing.

Adult & Burlesque Shows

After dark, the Strip trades engines for intrigue. Absinthe at Caesars Palace stays the city’s wildest ticket — half circus, half fever dream, and always a little dangerous. The show’s spiegeltent hums with champagne and laughter as acrobats spin inches from the crowd. Rouge at The STRAT mixes aerial ballet with live jazz and candlelit staging, while Zombie Burlesque at Planet Hollywood keeps its tongue-in-cheek flair, blending retro camp with Vegas tease. Late-night audiences linger longer this month, rolling straight from race-day celebrations into velvet-lit theaters that feel both rebellious and refined.

Family-Friendly Shows

Families find their highlight inside The Sphere, where The Wizard of Oz continues its record-breaking run. The poppy-field sequence now adds scent-syncing and haptic gusts of wind, drawing gasps from kids and nostalgic smiles from parents. Mystère at Treasure Island remains Cirque’s playful classic, funny, and affordable even during race week. For a burst of rhythm and motion, Jabbawockeez at MGM Grand keeps the energy high with audience participation and brand-new choreography tuned to festival crowds. Thanksgiving travelers often fill these shows early, turning family entertainment into part of the holiday tradition.

November Show Dates With Most and Least Options

November’s show calendar stays consistent but doesn’t push into the ultra-high-volume tier seen in some other months. Instead, most dates fall into either a lighter band or a stronger, weekend-friendly band. That predictability can be an advantage: the decision isn’t about chasing rare “mega lineup” nights, but choosing between simplicity and flexibility.

Across the month, daily show counts generally range from about 43 shows on the lightest dates to around 49–50 on fuller nights, averaging roughly 46 shows per day.

Slower days

On these dates, listings tend to wrap up earlier, typically showing around 42–45 shows. Perfect for viewers comfortable committing earlier rather than comparing dozens of options late in the day.

• 📅 November 1 (Sunday)
• 📅 November 3 (Tuesday)
• 📅 November 5 (Thursday)
• 📅 November 8 (Sunday)
• 📅 November 10 (Tuesday)
• 📅 November 12 (Thursday)
• 📅 November 15 (Sunday)
• 📅 November 17 (Tuesday)
• 📅 November 19 (Thursday)
• 📅 November 22 (Sunday)
• 📅 November 24 (Tuesday)
• 📅 November 26 (Thursday)
• 📅 November 29 (Sunday)
  

Dates with the most options

November does not include true “overflow” nights that push beyond 50+ shows. Instead, the fullest lineups fall into the moderate tier, typically around 48–50 shows on Fridays and Saturdays are consistently the fullest nights of the week, even without the late add-on listings seen in peak convention months.

• 📅 November 2, 4
• 📅 November 6–7
• 📅 November 9
• 📅 November 11
• 📅 November 13–14
• 📅 November 16
• 📅 November 18
• 📅 November 20–21
• 📅 November 23
• 📅 November 25
• 📅 November 27–28
• 📅 November 30
  

November Dark Weeks

November’s citywide show volume remains strong, but isolated maintenance windows can affect specific productions. These pauses don’t reduce overall options, but they matter if a trip is built around a particular title. The most notable pause is Jabbawockeez being dark from November 17–21, with smaller one-off gaps for MJ ONE and Mystère earlier in the month.

Cirque du Soleil

MJ ONE (Mandalay Bay)

• Weekly Dark Days: Tuesday & Wednesday
• November Dark Date: November 2

Mystère (Treasure Island)

• Weekly Dark Days: Wednesday & Thursday
• November Dark Date: November 10

“O” (Bellagio)

• Weekly Dark Days: Monday & Tuesday
• November Status: Running as normal

KÀ (MGM Grand)

• Weekly Dark Days: Thursday & Friday
• November Status: Running as normal

Mad Apple (New York-New York)

• Weekly Dark Days: Sunday & Monday
• November Status: Running as normal

Production & Variety Shows

Jabbawockeez (MGM Grand)

• Weekly Dark Days: Tuesday & Wednesday
• November Dark Dates: November 17–21

Awakening (Wynn Las Vegas)

• Weekly Dark Days: Wednesday & Thursday
• November Status: Running as normal

Tournament of Kings (Excalibur)

• Weekly Dark Day: Tuesday
• November Status: Running as normal

Blue Man Group (Luxor)

• November Status: Running as normal

Magic & Variety Specials

David Copperfield (MGM Grand)

• November Status: No November dark period listed.

Penn & Teller (Rio)

• November Status: No November break listed.

• Weekly Dark Days: Tuesday & Wednesday

Where To See Shows In November

November’s crowd concentration follows event footprints more than seasonal patterns.

• Week 1 spreads pressure across the Convention Center and Strip, driven by SEMA and AAPEX.
  
• Week 3 is the most disruptive, with Formula 1 affecting Strip movement broadly and intensifying nightlife demand.
  
• Weeks 2 and 4 feel more balanced, with easier movement and fewer pressure points.
  

For show planning, alignment matters: quieter weeks support flexibility, while event-heavy weeks favor earlier decisions and fewer wait and see nights.