Las Vegas Christmas Events

Holiday Events at Town Square (6605 Las Vegas Boulevard South)
• The Holiday Nights & Lights Community Concert Series featuring school choirs, church choirs and local dance groups will be offered 6 p.m. Wednesdays through Dec. 17.
• “Snow in the Square” show will be at 7 p.m. Mondays through Thursdays, 7 and 8 p.m. Fridays through Sundays through Dec. 24.
• “Painting in the Square,” featuring easels and canvases for children, will be 2-4 p.m. Saturdays through Dec. 24.
• Photos with Santa will be offered 10 a.m.-9 p.m. Mondays through Saturdays and 11 a.m.-7 p.m. Sundays through Dec. 24.
• Pet photos with Santa will be offered 6-9 p.m. Wednesdays through Dec. 17, for dogs and cats only through Dec. 24

‘Believe in Magic Show’
When: noon, 2, 4 and 6 p.m. Fri.-Sun. through Dec. 8 and daily Dec. 12-17 and Dec. 19-24. Where: Great Hall, Fashion Show Mall, 3200 Las Vegas Blvd. South
Cost: Free
More info: 702-784-7000
Fashion Show mall’s annual free holiday show.

Winterfest 2008
When: Dec. 11-13
Where: Henderson Events Plaza, 200 S. Water St.
More info.: 267-2171
Spectacular Henderson Winterfest celebration, fun for the entire family.
• DEC. 11: “Sounds of the Season” concert by the Henderson Symphony Orchestra, 7 p.m.
• DEC. 12: Santa will be outside his cottage ready to chat with the kids, 5-8 p.m. International School Chorus, 5:15 p.m.
Tree lighting with Santa and Mayor James Gibson, 6-6:30 p.m.
Entertainment on the main stage, ice skating, pony rides, petting zoo, snow play area, Santa visits, gingerbread house viewing, 6:30-9 p.m.
Show Biz Kids, 7:30-8:15 p.m.
• DEC. 13: Winterfest parade down Water Street from Ocean Avenue to Pacific Avenue, 10-11 a.m.
Santa visits with kids, 11 a.m.-8 p.m.
Winterfest craft show with 65 vendors, 11 a.m.-5 p.m.
Ice skating, pony rides, petting zoo, snow play area, gingerbread house viewing, 11 a.m.-7 p.m.
Brown Junior High School Choir, 11:45 a.m.
Delly’s Young Entertainers & Bootleggers Ten Future Stars, 12:30-1:30 p.m.
Broadway Bound Divas, 1:30 p.m.
Brenda’s School of Dance, 2:15 p.m.
Green Valley Baptist Church Choir, 3:15 p.m.
“A Christmas Carol,” performed by Theatre in the Valley on the Events Plaza stage, 4:30 and 6:30 p.m.

2nd Annual Pioneer Christmas Celebration
When: 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Dec. 12
Where: Old Las Vegas Mormon Fort State Historic Park, 500 E. Washington Ave.
Admission: $1 for ages 13 and over (free for ages 12 and under)
More info: 702-486-3511
The park will host its second annual Pioneer Christmas celebration on Dec 12. Visitors will experience a 1860’s-style Christmas with Civil War soldiers, pioneer families, mountain men, spinners and weavers. This family friendly “Pioneer Christmas” celebration will include refreshments, live music, pictures with Santa, Dutch-oven cobblers and campfire marshmallows.

The “Festival of Trees” and a Christmas train scene by the Las Vegas Railroad Club will be on display from Saturday, Dec. 6 to Saturday Dec. 13. The park will be collecting canned food for those less fortunate during this time.

The Lakes Festival of Lights
When: noon to 6 p.m. Dec. 13
Where: intersection of Lake East and Lake Sahara drives, behind the Citibank building at 8725 W. Sahara Ave.
Admission: free
More info: 702-256-9998
The free festival, open to the public, focuses on family fun, with thousands of people joining in. There will be free entertainment, face painters, balloon twisters, magicians, a visit with Santa Claus, arts and crafts shopping, a vintage car show and exhibits. Outback Steakhouse dinners will be available for a donation. The event ends with the traditional electric light boat parade

Santa at Fashion Show Mall, 3200 Las Vegas Blvd. South
When: 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Mon.-Sat. and 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sun. through Dec. 24
Where: first floor near Nordstrom
More info: 702-369-0704

Santa at Boulevard Mall, 3528 S. Maryland Parkway
When: 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Mon. through Sat. and 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sun. through Dec. 24
Where: Brookstone Court
More info: 702-732-8949

Santa’s in Town
When: 5-8 p.m. Dec. 12, 16-17; 10 a.m.-8 p.m. Dec. 13
Where: Henderson Events Plaza in the Water Street District, 200 S. Water St.
More info.: 267-2171
Visit with Santa outside his cottage.

The Vegas Tenors Concert
When: 3 p.m. Dec. 20
Where: West Las Vegas Arts Center, 847 W. Lake Mead Blvd.
Admission: Free
More info: 702-229-4800
The Vegas Tenors will present a holiday concert on Dec. 20. These four professional performers, Lou Ragland, Freddie Empire, Lambus Dean and Latif Shadi, have performed as lead singers in some of the best-known performing groups in the world. The event is sponsored by the city of Las Vegas Department of Leisure Services

Mystic Falls Indoor Park
Where: Sam’s Town
When: daily at 6, 8 and 10 p.m.
More info: 702-456-7777
This holiday season it will be snowing inside the Mystic Falls Indoor Park at Sam’s Town Hotel and Gambling Hall. The park will be transformed with tree-lined walkways covered in lights and holiday decorations throughout. The shimmering centerpiece of this celebration is the Winter Wonderland Spectacular, a new show that takes guests on a magical journey through the sights and sounds of the season. With special lighting, dazzling water ballet, lasers and other special effects, this fanciful collage of festive scenes will awaken the holiday spirit. The show’s finale is complete with glistening, gently falling snow.

Bellagio Conservatory and Botanical Gardens
Where: Bellagio
When: Dec. 07-Jan. 3
Admission: Free
More info: 702-693-7111
Bellagio’s Conservatory and Botanical Gardens’ Shimmering Wonderland display will feature flying reindeer made of whole pecans, a charming snowman family created with 15,000 white carnations and an oversized wreath adorned with pine cones and a golden bow. In the center of it all, a 32-foot-tall spectacular holiday tree will send gazes soaring while musical sounds of the season will evoke fond memories of home. The display will also feature pink and red poinsettias, four 15-foot-tall grand toy soldiers, giant peppermint sticks and glowing ice bursts and giant holiday ornaments appearing to float mid-air.

Chocolate Wonderland
Where: Ethel M Chocolate Factory and Cactus Gardens, 2 Cactus Garden Drive, Henderson
When: Sundown to 10 p.m. through Jan. 1
Admission: Free
More info: 800-680-0150
The three-acre botantical cactus garden is decorated with thousands of lights. This year’s theme is Chocolate Wonderland.