January 1, 2026 - All Day Local Las Vegas

The top events happening in Las Vegas this week!

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All Day Local
January 01, 2026

Welcome to All Day Local Las Vegas!

Bringing you the top events happening in Las Vegas this week

✨ January 1, 2026 Issue✨

🎊 Happy New Year! 🎊

The city’s easing back into a post-holiday rhythm, and we’ve added a fresh batch of events to help you kick things off. You’ll also find a list of Christmas tree recycling locations below (because it’s officially that time). Cheers to you and yours on an awesome 2026!

✨ In this week’s issue:

🎨 First Friday

Kick off 2026 in the Arts District with 100+ local artists, live music, food trucks, galleries, and featured artist Recycled Propaganda at the city’s biggest monthly art walk.

🧘‍♀️ Capricorn Hill: Surrealist Yoga

A yoga experience blending surrealist art, ASMR facial massage, tarot, sound, and dream-state movement in a radically inclusive, creatively charged space.

🛍️ Charleston Antique Mall Blowout Sale

Hunt for vintage treasures during this two-day annual sale with at least 15% off nearly every booth, perfect for collectors and thrifters alike.

📚 Winter Reading Challenge

Read anything you love for five hours in January and earn prizes at your local library. It’s open to kids, teens, and adults all month long.

✨ 111 Portal Ritual: Align, Activate & Attract

Step into the powerful 1/11 portal with astrology, sound healing, visioning, journaling, massage, and intention-setting designed to align you with your future self.

🎄 Christmas Tree Recycling Around Town

Give your holiday tree a sustainable send-off with multiple recycling options across Las Vegas, including pickup services and drop-off locations.

…but you know Vegas never stops so keep scrolling to the bottom for events like late-night markets, classes, and local sounds!

🌟 Sponsor Spotlight: Sage

Thank you to our first sponsor of the year - Sage!

Sage blends astrology, massage therapy, energy healing, and sound baths to help you reconnect with your body, mind, and spirit. Whether you’re seeking insight through the cosmos or peace through guided meditation, Sage offers a grounded path to balance and renewal.

As we step into the new year, Sage Moon is inviting the community to pause, reflect, and set intentions during her 111 Portal Ritual Workshop with HERwaistbeads on Sunday, January 11!

Source: Sage Moon

Want to get your company or brand in front of hundreds of our readers? Send us a message. We’d love to hear from you!

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Source: FIRST FRIDAY LAS VEGAS

🗓 Friday January 2

⏱ 5pm - 11pm

📍 Arts District on Main Street

Main St, Las Vegas, NV, 89101

💰 Free

Description:

First Friday is THIS WEEK! 🎉

Our first event of 2026 will host featured artist @recycledpropaganda, 100+ local artists and surrounding galleries, 25+ gourmet food trucks and surrounding restaurants, live music, and more for another magical night in the @cityoflasvegas ✨

Poster Art: @greenmorning.art 👽

Source: Poly Schmitt

🗓 Sunday January 4

⏱ 1:11pm - 3pm

📍 The Gather House

1028 Fremont St, Las Vegas, NV, 89101

💰 $22

Description:

Experience a Surrealist Art & Yoga Activation inspired by Dorothea Tanning and Max Ernst - exuberantly irrational.

ASMR with an 8-Minute Swirly Facial Massage

Tipsy Tarot reveals your mythical hybrid, your metamorphosis, your alter ego, your symbolism

* Curated Modern Playlist during Surrealist-Led Yoga practiced between a conscious/subconscious dream state.

Avant-Garde Installations (Dorothea pioneered art installations, after all) and a "landscape of wild fantasy"

Dress Code: Yoga in reds, golds, stripes, sweeping chiffon sleeves, electrified hair, tableau vivant. Do your thing, wear what you want.

Radically Inclusive Environment.

Mini Manifesto: The only real currency is intellectual curiosity and cultural fluency.

Source: Charleston Antique Mall

🗓 Wednesday December 31 - Thursday January 1

⏱ 10am - 6pm (closing early at 5pm on 12/31)

📍 Charleston Antique Mall

560 S Decatur Blvd, Las Vegas, NV 89107

💰 Prices for items vary

Description:

Join us for our biggest sale of the year with our highly anticipated two-day Blowout Sale from Wednesday, December 31st* thru Thursday, January 1st.

Every space is a minimum 15% off unless the item is marked "firm."

Source: Las Vegas-Clark County Library District

🗓 Friday January 2 - Saturday January 31

⏱ All Day

📍 Your Local Library

💰 Free

Description:

Step into a world of enchantment with our fairytale-themed Winter Reading Challenge! All kids, teens, and adults who read anything they like, for 5 hours during the month of January, will receive an age-appropriate prize.

From January 2-31, 2026, explore our vast collection of fun and thought-provoking titles, from books, audiobooks and magazines, to graphic novels, poetry, comic books, and more! Then track your reading online (see instructions below) or pick up a paper log from your library. Once you complete the 5 hours of reading, please bring your completed entry into your nearest branch from January 20-31 or attend one of our WinterFest events, and claim your prize! Limit one entry per person, while supplies last.

Don’t have your free library card yet? Now’s the perfect time to sign up! It only takes a few minutes to start enjoying all the amazing benefits, so #GetCarded and take the #WinterReadingChallenge today!

Source: Sage

🗓 Sunday January 11

⏱ 5pm - 8pm

📍 Gather House

1020 East Fremont St #100, Las Vegas, NV 89101

💰 Starting at $25. Tickets here.

Description:

Join us in person to align your energy, activate your power, and attract your dreams through the 111 Portal Ritual!

The 1/11 portal is a powerful energetic gateway for new beginnings, clarity, and conscious creation. Join us for an intimate community experience designed to help you align with your future self, activate your intentions, and attract what you’re ready to receive.

This ritual-style gathering blends astrology, sound healing, creative visioning, mindset work, and embodied adornment to support you in consciously aligning with your higher self in the year ahead.

✨ What to Expect

🔮 Astrology Insight

Receive intuitive astrological guidance from local astrologer Sage, focused on the themes of new beginnings, alignment, and activation. Learn how the 1/11 portal shows up in your chart and where your next chapter is asking to unfold.

🎶 Sound Bath Activation

Drop into a deeply grounding sound bath meditation designed to clear mental noise, regulate your nervous system, and create energetic space for manifestation.

✍️ Visioning & Future Self Writing

Guided by career + business coach Val, this ritual-style workshop will lead you through future self journaling, clarity prompts, and intention-setting practices to help you define what you’re stepping toward and to align with your higher self.

🎨 Vision Board Creation

Bring your intentions into form through hands-on vision boarding. Using imagery, words, and intuitive selection, you’ll create a visual anchor for the life you’re calling in.

💆‍♀️ Free, Donation-Based Massage

Our on-site massage therapist, Julian, will offer grounding, stress-melting chair massages to help your body soften as your intentions strengthen. Massages will be offered on a donation basis.

✨ HERwaistbeads Adornment

We are honored to co-host with HERwaistbeads, founded by Ofelia. Her waist beads are crafted with intention, color, and crystal energy, serving as a wearable reminder of alignment, embodiment, and the commitments you make to yourself during this portal.

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Below are the live Christmas tree recycling locations around town. If you have an artificial tree, you can bring it to Opportunity Village (6300 W. Oakey Blvd) from 9am to 4pm through Friday, January 9.

If you are unable to transport your live tree, UNLV Recycling has also partnered with Move It to help. They'll pick up your tree for $25.

Boulder City

Bravo Ball Field Parking Lot

  • 891 Avenue B

North Las Vegas

Aviary Park

  • 6750 Aviary Way

Cheyenne Sports Complex

  • 3500 E. Cheyenne Avenue

Seastrand Park

  • 6330 Camino Eldorado Parkway

Henderson

Acacia Park

  • 50 Casa Del Fuego

Anthem Hills Park

  • 2256 Reunion Drive

Arroyo Grande Sports Complex

  • 298 Arroyo Grande Boulevard

Capriola Park

  • 2155 Via Firenze

Discovery Park

  • 2011 Paseo Verde Parkway

Madeira Canyon Park

  • 2390 Democracy Drive

Mission Hills Park

  • 551 Mission Drive

Morrell Park

  • 500 Harris Street (at Basic Road)

Pecos Legacy Park

  • 150 N. Pecos Road

Whitney Ranch Recreation Center

  • 1575 Galleria Drive

City of Las Vegas/Clark County

Bruce Trent Park

  • 8851 Vegas Drive

Desert Breeze Park

  • 8275 Spring Mountain Road

Lowe's

  • 2465 N. Nellis Boulevard

  • 5050 S. Fort Apache Road

  • 7550 W. Washington

  • 4625 W. Charleston Boulevard

  • 2570 E. Craig Road

  • 6050 W. Craig Road

  • 5825 S. Eastern Avenue

  • 7751 N. El Capitan Way

  • 2875 E. Charleston Boulevard

Mountain Crest Park

  • 4701 N. Durango Drive

Nevada Division of Forestry Nursery

  • (Floyd Lamb Park at Tule Springs)

  • 9600 Tule Springs Road (US-95 N. at Durango)

Springs Preserve

  • 333 S. Valley View Boulevard

  • Closed Tuesday and Wednesday

Sunset Park

  • 2601 E. Sunset

Sunny Springs Park

  • 7620 Golden Talon Avenue

UNLV Rebel Recycling

  • Flamingo & Swenson (S.E. corner)

Southern Highlands

Inzalaco Park

  • 5801 Shinnecock Hills Avenue

Summerlin

Las Vegas Ballpark South Parking Lot

  • 1650 S. Pavilion Center Drive

RC Willey-Summerlin Adjacent Lot

  • 3850 S. Town Center Drive

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💎 Local Gem of the Week

Where’s your favorite hidden gem in town? 👀

Reply with your pick and we might feature it in next week’s issue!

📅 Save the Date (+ More Events)

More events are listed out below. Cheers!

January 2026

First Day Hikes List - Thursday, January 1

Día de Reyes - Saturday, January 3

WP Guest Artist Workshop - Saturday, January 3

BVP Story Walk - Friday, January 9

Rooting For You Open Mic Night - Friday, January 9

Horus Hobbies: Monthly Beerhammer - Saturday, January 10

The Holoholo Market - Saturday, January 10

Cosmic Swim - Friday, January 16

HERwaistbeads: Queens & Beads - Saturday, January 17

HERwaistbeads: Queens & Beads - Sunday, January 18

Tofu Tees: MLK Day Event - Sunday, January 18

Sew What?! Craft Session - Monday, January 19

Paddock Auto Oasis - Friday, January 30

702 Galentine’s Market - Saturday, January 31

Glow Together Market - Saturday, January 31

February 2026

Biggest Big Game Bash - Sunday, February 8

Dream Asia Festival - Friday, February 13 - Sunday, February 15

🔁 ONGOING EVENTS

Ethel M’s 32nd Annual Holiday Cactus Garden Lights - Various Dates from Thursday, November 6 - Saturday, January 3

Red Rock Canyon Events - Various Dates and Times Available

Rock Rink Downtown Summerlin - Friday, November 7 - Monday, January 19

Please note that event details, including but not limited to the date, time, location, agenda, speakers, and program content, are subject to change without prior notice. All Day Local Las Vegas is not responsible for these changes or any cancellations. Thank you for your support and understanding.