Happy Chinese New Year
Vegas is full of fun celebrations for the New Year. One of my favorites with the kids is visiting the Bellagio gardens. It has become our annual tradition. If you haven't been, check it out - they are decked out for the Year of the Goat. This is an easy freebie as there is no cost to enter the gardens.
Chinese New Year 2015, the Year of the Goat (Sheep/Ram), falls on February 19th through March 5th. Did you know that people born during the Year of the Goat are believed to be creative, intelligent, dependable, and calm?!?
This is your year if you were born in 1919, 1931, 1943, 1955, 1967, 1979, 1991, 2003, 2015
If you aren't sure what year you were born or the kiddos - you can check it out here!
Activities:
~ Bellagio: Bellagio's Conservatory & Botanical Gardens invites guests to celebrate the Year of the Goat during Chinese New Year with a vibrant display that features as it's centerpiece, a 14-foot-tall grassy mountain. A family of five animated goats that stand proudly on the mountaintop, turning their heads to observe the gardens below.
The West Garden's front fence is lined with I-Ching coins, while in the East Garden, a 12-foot-tall lantern sits atop a pond that holds 21,000 gallons of water, live Koi fish and four bonsai trees perched atop pedestals.
Beneath a moongate wall in the South Garden, three Chinese children, with clothes adorned with 1,000 hand-cut flowers each, dance around a pond surrounded by bamboo and trees brimming with lanterns.
Live music performances by the Las Vegas-based Beijing Trio will take place in the South Garden from 4:30 p.m. – 6 p.m. nightly.
On view January 9 - March 15, 2015
Hours: Open 7 days a week, 24 hours
The Year of the Goat art installation will run through March. 1, 2015
Other planned activities will include a ceremonial dragon and lion dance, complete with firecrackers and eye painting ceremony. The dance will begin at The Venetian's lavish Porte Cochere, making its way through The Venetian Casino, into The Palazzo Waterfall Atrium, through The Palazzo Casino and end in the upper Palazzo Porte Cochere. The colorful spectacle will feature a parade of dancers and musicians dressed in elaborate costumes playing authentic music.
~ Wynn Las Vegas and Encore: They will welcome guests with three 600-pound ram sculptures gilded in gold leaf that greet you as you enter the property in the Wynn atrium and in front of the High Limits area at Encore. The nine-foot-tall, 13-foot-long. 600-pound ram sculptures will be on display through March 4, 2015 in honor of Chinese New Year.
Celebrate The Year of the Ram at Wynn Las Vegas and Encore with a traditional lion and dragon dance ceremony on Saturday, February 21 at 6 p.m. starting at South Valet entrance at Wynn and and concluding at the Encore front desk. Guests can participate in the ceremony and follow the 90-foot-long dragon, and eight lions as they parade through Wynn and Encore to live music, firecrackers and special acrobatic shows performed by the lions.
Wynn's atrium will feature Chinese-inspired floral and sculpture displays, including more than 8,000 red and yellow chrysanthemums, and more than 100 fruiting tangerine trees, which are symbols of good luck in the Chinese culture, will be on display throughout the resorts beginning Feb. 17.
~ Cosmopolitan: 'Dotting of the Eyes' ceremony at the Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas. In celebration of the Year of the Sheep, The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas will hold the traditional 'Dotting of the Eyes' ceremony on Sunday, Feb. 22 at 2 p.m.
Location: The resort's entrance at the East Side entrance off Las Vegas Boulevard.
During the ceremony around 30 performers will 'awaken' a dragon and lions by dotting their eyes with red paint. Once awakened, the twisting and turning dragon will lead a parade of lions and dancers throughout the casino floor.
Also in honor of Chinese New Year, The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas welcomes "Lucky Cat". A 9-foot-tall interactive art exhibit, "Lucky Cat" is based on the fabled Japanese cultural icon of good fortune, maneki-neko. Designed to reward the curiosity of those who stop and explore, "Lucky Cat" dispenses a fortune card to all who place their hand on its paw. For a select few, this fortune will function as a golden ticket to a variety of experiences at The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas.
Hours of Operation: Daily 4:00 PM to 11:00 PM
~ Aria: The Aria hotel and casino will transform its main lobby with a 7-foot-tall, gold, energy efficient LED illuminated ram made from recycled aluminum to celebrate the Year of the Ram.
Hanging from the lobby ceiling will be a 229-foot dragon surrounded by 140 red lanterns and located behind ARIA Resort & Casino's front desk will be three 5-foot-tall Chinese Deities personifying happiness, wealth and longevity.
Celebrate The Year of the Ram at Wynn Las Vegas and Encore with a traditional lion and dragon dance ceremony on Saturday, February 21 at 6 p.m. starting at South Valet entrance at Wynn and and concluding at the Encore front desk. Guests can participate in the ceremony and follow the 90-foot-long dragon, and eight lions as they parade through Wynn and Encore to live music, firecrackers and special acrobatic shows performed by the lions.
Wynn's atrium will feature Chinese-inspired floral and sculpture displays, including more than 8,000 red and yellow chrysanthemums, and more than 100 fruiting tangerine trees, which are symbols of good luck in the Chinese culture, will be on display throughout the resorts beginning Feb. 17.
~ Cosmopolitan: 'Dotting of the Eyes' ceremony at the Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas. In celebration of the Year of the Sheep, The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas will hold the traditional 'Dotting of the Eyes' ceremony on Sunday, Feb. 22 at 2 p.m.
Location: The resort's entrance at the East Side entrance off Las Vegas Boulevard.
During the ceremony around 30 performers will 'awaken' a dragon and lions by dotting their eyes with red paint. Once awakened, the twisting and turning dragon will lead a parade of lions and dancers throughout the casino floor.
Also in honor of Chinese New Year, The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas welcomes "Lucky Cat". A 9-foot-tall interactive art exhibit, "Lucky Cat" is based on the fabled Japanese cultural icon of good fortune, maneki-neko. Designed to reward the curiosity of those who stop and explore, "Lucky Cat" dispenses a fortune card to all who place their hand on its paw. For a select few, this fortune will function as a golden ticket to a variety of experiences at The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas.
Hours of Operation: Daily 4:00 PM to 11:00 PM
~ Aria: The Aria hotel and casino will transform its main lobby with a 7-foot-tall, gold, energy efficient LED illuminated ram made from recycled aluminum to celebrate the Year of the Ram.
Hanging from the lobby ceiling will be a 229-foot dragon surrounded by 140 red lanterns and located behind ARIA Resort & Casino's front desk will be three 5-foot-tall Chinese Deities personifying happiness, wealth and longevity.
~ LINQ: The 4th Annual Chinese New Year in the Desert/Las Vegas Spring Festival will be held at The LINQ Promenade. This inaugural event will feature a live authentic dragon dance by the Las Vegas Lohan School of Shaolin, and cultural entertainment.
Dates: February 20, 2015 - February 21, 2015
Times: 1:00pm-10:30pm
Location: The LINQ Promenade just behind the High Roller.
Each day, the festival will feature a live dragon and lion dance, an International Vendor Village with Asian food and arts and crafts. Live entertainment will include many cultural presentations.
For more information and the full entertainment schedule go to www.cnyinthedesert.com. All events are FREE and open to the public.
~ Las Vegas Spring Festival Parade hosted by McDonald's, Saturday, February 21, 2015 at 11am in Downtown Las Vegas on 4th Street and Gass Avenue.
To commemorate the rich history and celebrate the most important holiday of the Asian community, McDonald's Las Vegas Spring Festival Parade is meant to bring the community together and showcase the most extravagant and colorful floats.
~ Las Vegas Chinatown Plaza, 4255 Spring Mountain Road. Las Vegas
Come celebrate Chinese New Year at the largest and most exciting New Year Celebration destination in Las Vegas, the Las Vegas Chinatown Plaza. Sample the biggest authentic Asian food gathering in Vegas. Everything from Canton, Mandarin, Vietnamese, Japanese, Hong Kong, Hawaiian cuisine, you name it, it will be on display.
Performances: Lion Dance, Dragon Dance, Chinese Acrobat, Chinese Martial Arts, Japanese Taiko Drums, Japanese Dance, Chinese Folk Dance, Polynesian Dance, Korean Dance and Vietnamese Dance.
Other activities: Chinese Arts & Crafts, Calligrapher, Chinese Fortune teller and Lots of vendors.
Date: February, 22nd, 2015, Celebration starts at 10am until 5pm.
Cost of admission will be $3.00 for adults and $1 for Children ages 6-12. Children 5 and under are free.
To commemorate the rich history and celebrate the most important holiday of the Asian community, McDonald's Las Vegas Spring Festival Parade is meant to bring the community together and showcase the most extravagant and colorful floats.
~ Las Vegas Chinatown Plaza, 4255 Spring Mountain Road. Las Vegas
Come celebrate Chinese New Year at the largest and most exciting New Year Celebration destination in Las Vegas, the Las Vegas Chinatown Plaza. Sample the biggest authentic Asian food gathering in Vegas. Everything from Canton, Mandarin, Vietnamese, Japanese, Hong Kong, Hawaiian cuisine, you name it, it will be on display.
Performances: Lion Dance, Dragon Dance, Chinese Acrobat, Chinese Martial Arts, Japanese Taiko Drums, Japanese Dance, Chinese Folk Dance, Polynesian Dance, Korean Dance and Vietnamese Dance.
Other activities: Chinese Arts & Crafts, Calligrapher, Chinese Fortune teller and Lots of vendors.
Date: February, 22nd, 2015, Celebration starts at 10am until 5pm.
Cost of admission will be $3.00 for adults and $1 for Children ages 6-12. Children 5 and under are free.
Our Quick Guide to the Dragon and Lion Dance Ceremonies:
Hakkasan Restaurant: Feb. 19th - Hakkasan at MGM Grand
The Venetian & The Palazzo: Feb. 19th at 3pm - The Venetian porte cochere andthrough the casino to The Palazzo
Bellagio: Feb. 19th 5:00 p.m. - Main porte cochere and through the casino
M Resort Spa Casino: Feb. 19th at 6 p.m.Beginning and ending in the hotel lobby
MGM Grand: Feb. 20th at 1 p.m - Main lobby and through the casinoHarrah's Las Vegas: Feb 20th at 5 p.m. - Harrah's Hotel Lobby
The LINQ Hotel & Casino: Feb 20th 6:30 p.m. - The LINQ Hotel Lobby
The LINQ: Feb 20th at 7:00 p.m *Lions, dragon and martial artists
Flamingo Las Vegas: Feb 20th at 7:30 p.m. - Flamingo's South West Entrance
The Cromwell: Feb 20th at 8:30 p.m
Planet Hollywood: Feb 21st at 12 p.m.- through casino floor
Paris Las Vegas: Feb 21st at 1 p.m. - Paris Hotel Lobby
Bally's Las Vegas: Feb 21st at 2 p.m. - Bally's North Entrance
Caesars Palace: Feb 21st from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m - Caesars' Main Entrance
Wynn Las Vegas: Feb 21st at 6 p.m.- starting at South Valet entrance at Wynn
ARIA: Feb. 21st at 6:30 p.m. - Main porte cochere/valet and through the casinoCosmopolitan of Las Vegas: Feb. 22nd at 2 p.m. - East Side entrance off Las Vegas Blvd
Chinatown Festival: Feb 22nd from 10:00am - 5:00pm
Rio All-Suite: Feb 25th at 7 p.m. - Rio's Hotel Lobby
Gold Coast: Feb 26th at 6:00 p.m - on the casino floor.
Palms: Feb 27th at 6pm - Lion Dance will be at the main entrance
Treasure Island: Feb 28th at 12:00 p.m.
Hard Rock: Feb. 28th at 5:00pm - beginning and ending in the hotel lobby
*If you know of any other activities or celebrations, please send us an email.
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