1. Marvel through the exquisite decors of most hotels, resorts and shopping malls.
ARIA Resort & Casino main lobby is embellished with a chocolate tiger and a 196-foot dragon that weaves its way around a money tree made of 88 golden coins. Also spectacular floral arrangements throughout the resort, as well as celebratory décor at Din Tai Fung and a special Buddha Garden at its North Valet.
Bellagio Resort & Casino festive Lunar New Year display through Saturday, March 5, the “Eye of the Tiger”
Caesars Palace elaborate decorations, including hanging lanterns, banners, and floral arrangements.
Downtown Summerlin larger-than-life Chinese dragon in the Dining Arroyo and an insta-worthy photo wall filled with festive décor located in the hallway near H&M.
Fashion Show Mall captivating Lunar New Year exhibition, with immersive décor.
Grand Canal Shoppes dazzling 34-foot-long golden dragon art installation located next to Louis Vuitton in the luxury wing and a lantern display near Smith & Wollensky.
MGM Grand Hotel & Casino vibrant floral décor, playful panda bears, and its iconic lion encircled by bright florals, live plants, trees, and red lanterns. The hotel and casino will also be adorned with yellow and red flowers, money trees, and banners offering blessings of wealth and good fortune. Friday, Jan. 28 to Tuesday, Feb. 15
Resorts World Las Vegas Lunar New Year-themed animations of larger-than-life blossoming money trees, all projected on its 50-foot LED Globe inside The District dining and shopping area.
The Venetian Resort Las Vegas has transformed its waterfall atrium and gardens with a grand tiger, weighing 1,500 pounds and standing 10 feet tall and 13 feet long.
Wynn Las Vegas gold-leafed tiger sculptures and hanging grand silk dragons in the Wynn Atrium.
2. Lunar New Year parade
Lunar New Year Celebration
Tuesday, Feb. 1 at 6 p.m
Downtown Summerlin
3. Lion blessings
Tuesday, Feb. 1 at 3 p.m.
Grand Canal Shoppes inside The Venetian Resort Las Vegas
New retailers in the shops receive a cultural blessing for good fortune for the year.
Famous Foods Street Eats stage will kick off the Lunar New Year celebration with lion blessings, martial arts, Chinese singers and folk dancers and an over-the-top cultural fashion show. The stage will host daily performances from 6 to 7:30 p.m. from Jan. 28 through Feb. 4.
4. Chinese New Year in the Desert at Downtown Las Vegas
Thursday, Feb. 3 to Sunday, Feb. 6
Fourth Street between Gass and Ogden Avenues
Events include a ribbon-cutting ceremony, gala dinners, and a kickoff feast with traditional dance performances.
Saturday, Feb. 5
11th Annual Chinese New Year in the Desert
5. Vibrant lion dances
Tuesday, Feb. 1
- 3 p.m.The Venetian Resort Las Vegas
- 7 p.m. Palace Station Hotel & Casino
Wednesday, Feb. 2 at 6 p.m. & 8 p.m. at Gold Coast Hotel & Casino
Thursday, Feb. 3
- noon at The Cromwell
- 1 p.m. Flamingo Las Vegas
- 2 p.m. The LINQ Hotel
- 3 p.m. Harrah’s Las Vegas
- 5 p.m Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino
Friday, February 4
- 6 p.m. ARIA Resort & Casino
Saturday, Feb. 5
- noon at Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino
- 1 p.m. Paris Las Vegas
- 2 p.m. Bally’s Las Vegas
- 3 p.m. Bellagio Resort & Casino
- 3 p.m. The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas
- 5 p.m. Caesars Palace
- 5 p.m. Mohegan Sun Casino at Virgin Hotels Las Vegas
- 5 p.m. Resorts World Las Vegas
- 5 p.m. Wynn Las Vegas
- 8 p.m. Red Rock Casino Resort & Spa
Sunday, Feb. 6 at 3 p.m. MGM Grand Hotel & Casino
6. Traditional fan dancers
Tuesday, Feb. 1 through Sunday, Feb. 6
Grand Canal Shoppes inside The Venetian Resort Las Vegas
St. Mark’s Square at 3 p.m.
Sky Garden at 3:30 p.m.
7. Decadent cuisine
China Poblano inside The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas Chinese New Year special menu available Tuesday, Feb. 1 to Friday, Feb. 11.
Gold Coast Hotel & Casino Chinese New Year special menu items at Ping Pang Pong and Noodle Exchange noodle bar. All Chinese New Year offerings are available from Friday, Jan. 21 to Friday, Feb. 4.
Harrah’s Las Vegas will offer Lunar New Year culinary specials at its Fulton Street Hall Noodle Bar.
Hakkasan Restaurant at MGM Grand Hotel & Casino will feature Wok-Fry Wild Seabass, a Xingfu Dim Sum Trio and Salt-Crusted Fortune Baked Chicken.
Traditional Dim Sum brunch at Jasmine inside Bellagio Resort & Casino.
Hainanese Style Half Chicken at Lemongrass inside ARIA Resort & Casino
Fresh Abalone with Sea Cucumber at Blossom inside ARIA Resort & Casino
Japanese Uni Sashimi at Morimoto inside MGM Grand Hotel & Casino.
Chef Kris Yenbamroomg’s Night + Market at Virgin Hotels Las Vegas will offer specialty, a la carte Chinese New Year-inspired dishes on Friday, Feb. 4 and Saturday, Feb. 5. Good Luck Tiger Noodles, sauteed egg noodles with black tiger shrimp, chili, onions, peppers and peanuts. Additional menu items include orange chicken, vegetable eggrolls and tofu wontons.
The Orleans Hotel & Casino delectable specials at Ondori Asian Kitchen. Menu items include the Lobster E-Mein special; the Prosperity in the New Year dish, featuring a fresh, steamed whole seabass; the Jīn Huá Yù Shù Jī special, featuring ham, black mushrooms, and half-boneless steamed chicken; the Fat Choy Pork Feet; and Fat Choy with Dry Oyster Soup.
Resorts World Las Vegas authentic fine-dining Chinese restaurant Genting Palace will prepare both a five-course prix fixe menu and an a la carte Dim Sum Brunch menu for the occasion. Kusa Nori will feature Lunar New Year-inspired specials from Friday, Jan. 28 through Sunday, Feb. 6, including a Misoyaki Mugifuji Pork Tomahawk served with cauliflower puree, shiso kaki compote and glaze; and Tokai Suzuki, made with steamed whole sea bass, shitake mushroom, lotus root and scotched sesame ponzu sauce. Famous Foods Street Eats will present “eight lucky street eats” from Sunday, Jan. 30 through Sunday, Feb. 6, with each dish symbolizing good fortune for the new year—items can be found at Nori Bar, Ah Chun ShandongDumpling, Boon Tong Kee, FUHU Shack, Ten Suns Braised Beef, and Sweet Eats. Other resort culinary highlights can be found at Fuhu, RedTail, Crystal Bar and Allē Lounge on 66, which will also feature festive Lunar New Year décor.
SAHARA Las Vegas at The Noodle Den, where Chef Guoming “Sam” Xin serves traditional Northern Chinese cuisine including his renowned hand-pulled noodles. The menu, available Tuesday, Feb. 1 to Sunday, Feb. 13, includes Peking Duck, Braised Pork Trotters, Shanghai Soy Sauce Prawns, U10 Scallops with XO Sauce, Abalone and Shiitake Mushroom on Baby Bok Choy, Pan Fried Seabass, Black Pepper Wagyu with Asparagus, and Braised Dongpo Pork Belly.
The Venetian Resort Las Vegas will present an array of Chinese New Year offerings at several restaurants and bars in its culinary collection. Embracing flavors from all over China, Mott 32 offers a special four-course menu with Abalone Fish Maw Soup, Steamed European Seabass, Wagyu Beef and more, available Friday, Jan. 28 through Saturday, Feb. 5. Chef David Chang’s Majordomo Meat & Fish will serve Longevity Lo Mein, which is said to encourage fortune and longevity in your life. Made with lobster and bok choy, the dish is tossed in chili oil and fresh ginger and served with crispy garlic sprinkled on top. In addition, the resort’s Cocktail Collective bars each have a specialty cocktail for the celebration. The Dorsey Cocktail Bar’s Lunar Lantern features Remy Martin VSOP, Benedictine, angostura, and lemon; Electra Cocktail Club is serving the Tiger Blossom, made with Remy Martin VSOP, lemon, simple syrup, and strawberries; and Rosina Cocktail Lounge’s Spicy Longevity features Remy Martin VSOP, allspice, lime, and ginger. Toast to the tiger, with specialty cocktails available from Sunday, Jan. 30 to Saturday, Feb. 12.
Wing Lei at Wynn Las Vegas, the only Chinese restaurant in North America to hold a Forbes Five-Star rating, brings back its Chinese New Year Brunch from Friday, Feb. 4 through Sunday, Feb. 6 and Friday, Feb. 11 to Saturday, Feb. 12. The tableside dim sum experience, complete with gold-tipped chopsticks, features fried or steamed dumplings, shrimp balls, BBQ pork buns, pot stickers and many other favorites. In addition, diners can also enjoy a lavish sushi station, prime rib carving board, noodle soup station, Peking duck presentation and an array of desserts. Wynn Las Vegas mixologist Mariena Mercer Boarini will also debut new cocktails to pair with the offerings at Wing Lei.
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