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A Ravers Guide To Race Week: Parties & Pop-Ups During The Las Vegas Grand Prix

Las Vegas Race Week
Courtesy: Formula 1. Credit: Mark Thompson / Getty Images.

When Las Vegas welcomes Formula 1 back to town for the Las Vegas Grand Prix this weekend, the city’s already heart-racing entertainment offerings are set for a major tune-up.

In addition to high-octane action on the track, the world’s most prestigious motorsport competition is known for bringing the party to each of its world tour stops across the 24-race Formula 1 season, and another run of race week festivities is set to light up Las Vegas with a four-day slate of parties and pop-ups from November 21-24.

Whether you’re a motorhead, house head, bass head, or just like having fun, Sin City has a little more for everyone this weekend. Get revved up for Race Week with EDM Maniac’s top party and pop-up picks below.

Daily Race Watch Parties & Pop-Ups

Las Vegas Race Week
Courtesy: Williams Racing.

Above the Race at Palms Hotel
Palms Casino Resort
November 21 – 24
Tickets

Watch all four days of race action from the Las Vegas strip’s famous Eiffel Tower at the Palms Hotel.

Bellagio Fountain Club Watch Party
Bellagio Resort & Casino
November 22 – 24
Tickets

Trackside and waterfront race viewing from the Bellagio’s legendary Fountain Club, in the heart of the strip.

The Boulevard Experience at The Cosmopolitan
The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas
November 21 – 23
Tickets

Watch the high-speed action on massive high-definition screens at the Cosmopolitan, an official Formula 1 Heineken Silver Las Vegas Grand Prix watch party with unlimited complimentary bites and non-alcoholic beverages.

Daily Formula 1 Team-Specific Pop-Ups
November 21 – 24
All open to the Public

Ultimate Race Week Pit Stop (Red Bull)  – Wynn-Encore Hotel
Williams Racing Fan Zone – New York-New York Hotel & Casino (under the Brooklyn Bridge)
Mercedes-AMG Petronas Pop-up – ARIA Resort & Casino
Ferrari Pop-up Boutique – Bellagio Resort & Casino
Aston Martin British Bloodline Experience – Fontainebleau Las Vegas
MoneyGram Haas F1 Team Show Car & Memorabilia Display – The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas

Show your support for your favorite F1 team at several city-wide pop-ups with racing simulators, team merchandise, food and drink specials, surprise guests, and much more.

Thursday, November 21

Las Vegas Race Week
Courtesy: MEDUZA / James Hype.

MEDUZA & James Hype present: Our House
Zouk Nightclub at Resorts World Las Vegas
Doors: 10:30PM
21+
Tickets

Chart-topping house artists MEDUZA and James Hype bring their barnstorming “Our House” event series back to Zouk Nightclub. Mattias Vitale, one-third of the Italian trio, will play B2B with the British wonder on the opening night of Resorts World’s full-throttle Race Weekend party series. 

Dom Dolla – Race Week
LIV Nightclub at Fontainebleau Las Vegas
Doors: 10:30PM
21+
Tickets

Fresh off the release of his new collaborative single, “Cave” with Tove Lo, Aussie house favorite Dom Dolla returns to command the decks at one of Las Vegas’ newest superclubs as part of his ongoing LIV residency.

Steve Aoki – Race Weekend
Hakkasan Nightclub at MGM Grand
10:30PM – 4AM
21+
Tickets

After dropping his ninth and arguably most ambitious studio album yet, Paragon, in June, Steve Aoki kicks off race weekend at TAO Group’s Hakkasan. A performance from the cake-throwing EDM icon and longtime Las Vegas resident on a peak Sin City weekend should get your motor running.

Marshmello with special guest Orlinski
XS Nightclub at Encore Las Vegas
Doors: 10:30 PM
21+
Tickets

Fun-loving, beat-dropping masked DJ Marshmello plays Wynn-Encore’s famous XS Nightclub less than a week removed from the release of his new EP, The R∞ts, in all of its OG Mello glory. He’ll be joined by French contemporary artist and party-starting DJ Richard Orlinski.

RVLTN & Bassrush present Delta Heavy
SUBSTANCE
Doors: 10PM
21+
Tickets

RVLTN and Insomniac’s Bassrush partner to bring heralded UK drum & bass duo Delta Heavy to downtown Las Vegas’ newest venue, SUBSTANCE, now in full swing after its grand opening in July. They’ll be joined by stateside genre frontrunner REAPER and Las Vegas local LÜTZ.

Barry’s LIFT Race Week Las Vegas
Zouk Nightclub at Resorts World Las Vegas
Thursday – Sunday
Classes: 8:30AM, 11:30AM, 1:00PM, 2:30PM
All Ages
Free RSVP for Barry’s members only

Barry’s Bootcamp is setting up shop at Resorts World’s Zouk Nightclub, where Barry’s members can start their race week right with one of four daily LIFT workout classes inside the world-class superclub, followed by a trifecta of recovery, energizing and pampering “zones” and giveaways.

Friday, November 22

Las Vegas Race Week
Courtesy: Joint Seafood / Resorts World.

The Pit Stop
The Complex at Resorts World Las Vegas
Friday – Saturday
3PM – 1AM
All Ages
Free to the public

Stop by The Complex at Resorts World Las Vegas for Grand Prix watch parties while enjoying exciting activations like racing simulators, a limited-edition indoor go-kart experience, exotic car shows, and top-notch bites from Kusa Nori sushi, Wally’s charcuterie, ¡VIVA! tacos and ceviche, and more.

INDULGE: Race Week Edition
Ayu Dayclub at Resorts World Las Vegas
21+
Tickets

On the heels of its successful summer debut, Resorts World is bringing back its INDULGE fine dining food festival with a Los Angeles-inspired race week menu. The walk-around tasting at Ayu Dayclub will feature restaurant pop-ups curated by Industry Only, including menus from Los Angeles Michelin-starred restaurant Camphor and Joint Seafood chef Liwei Liao, Chimmeliar, Holy Basil, Ospi, Prince St. Pizza, Tacos 1986, and more.

The event will also feature luxurious Dorsati caviar bumps and unlimited beverages from Big Noise beer, an interactive Bites & Bashes cocktail bar, Kace tea, and Liquid Death water, as well as pop-up bars from Casamigos and Erewhon.

Kaskade & deadmau5
Zouk Nightclub at Resorts World Las Vegas
Doors: 10:30PM
21+
Tickets

Progressive house icons Kaskade and deadmau5 return to Zouk for a race week special as part of their exclusive Resorts World residencies. From their trailblazing solo careers to their critically acclaimed joint project, Kx5, the dance music heroes have earned 14 combined Grammy nominations and cemented their place in Las Vegas clubbing history.

John Summit & Cloonee
LIV Nightclub at Fontainebleau Las Vegas
Doors: 10:30PM
21+
Tickets

After another dizzying summer of major tour appearances and dropping his debut album, house and techno megastar John Summit plays race week on his Las Vegas home turf at LIV. The show will also feature a closing performance from fellow resident and in-demand tech house selector Cloonee.

Neon City Festival
Downtown Las Vegas
November 22 -24
Daily Performances: 5:30PM – 10PM
All Ages
Open to the public

Spanning multiple downtown blocks near Fremont Street and the Arts District, Las Vegas’ inaugural Neon City Festival will host musical performances from Alison Wonderland, Seven Lions, TroyBoi, The All-American Rejects, Neon Trees, Russell Dickerson, and many more.

The free festival will also feature food and drink specials from local restaurants and bars, laser art shows, street entertainers, and a special 3D show on the Fremont Street Experience’s famous “Viva Vision” LED canopy, among other surprises.

Vroom Vroom: Kaz James
Allē Lounge on 66 at Resorts World
12AM – 5AM
21+
RSVP for Dorsia members only

Motorsports lifestyle brand Race Service teams up with LA’s Future Primitive and Resorts World to host a rare intimate race weekend party way up on the hotel’s 66th floor. Night one kicks off with veteran DJ, producer, and singer-songwriter Kaz James, fresh from launching his new krushes label, and a surprise special guest.

RVLTN & Bassrush present LAYZ
SUBSTANCE
Doors: 10PM
21+
Tickets

SUBSTANCE’s bass-heavy race week continues with a headline performance from dubstep darling LAYZ on the Las Vegas leg of her Aftershock tour. She’ll be joined in support by red-hot experimental bass talent DRINKURWATER and rising bass artist AlienPark.

Saturday, November 23

Las Vegas Race Week
Courtesy: ILLENIUM / Zouk Group.

ILLENIUM
Zouk Nightclub at Resorts World Las Vegas
Doors: 10:30PM
21+
Tickets

Melodic bass superstar and global festival headliner ILLENIUM plays Resorts World’s 26,000-square-foot Zouk Nightclub on the penultimate night of its High Octane Music Week parties.

Vroom Vroom: WhoMadeWho & Carlita
Allē Lounge on 66 at Resorts World
12AM – 5AM
21+
RSVP for Dorsia members only

After headbanging with ILLENIUM at Zouk,  it’s just a short ride up the elevator for house and techno grooves at night two of Race Service’s Vroom Vroom afterparty. Performances will come from revered Danish trio WhoMadeWho, playing one of their famous hybrid DJ sets, and surging Turkish-Italian house artist Carlita, who just released her debut album.

KETTAMA
Discopussy
10PM – 3AM
21+
Tickets

Irish sensation and G-TOWN Records boss KETTAMA brings his high-octane techno and rave-influenced house cuts to Discopussy, playing a 360-degree set that’s sure to blow the rough off Las Vegas’ longtime house and techno hotspot.

Martin Garrix – Race Weekend
Marquee Dayclub Dome at the Cosmopolitan
Doors: 11AM
21+
Tickets

Get the most out of your day and catch a rare daytime performance from Dutch chart-topper, EDM superstar, and this year’s world No. 1 DJ, Martin Garrix, at the TAO Group nightclub’s famed Marquee Dayclub Dome, a climate-controlled pool deck enclosed by a nearly 23,000-square-foot orb.

Swedish House Mafia

XS Nightclub at Encore Las Vegas
Doors: 10:30 PM
21+
Tickets

Soundtrack your Saturday night with iconic supergroup Swedish House Mafia’s catalog of euphoric hits at Wynn-Encore’s XS Nightclub right on the Las Vegas strip. The trio of Axwell, Steve Angello, and Sebastian Ingrosso will be joined by GORDO, who will close out the event.

Sunday, November 23

Las Vegas Race Week
Courtesy: Carl Cox Motorsport.

Carl Cox – High Octane Music Week Closing Party
Zouk Nightclub at Resorts World Las Vegas
Doors: 10:30PM
21+
Tickets

Who better to close race weekend than self-proclaimed petrolhead Carl Cox? The British techno legend famously runs his own racing team, Carl Cox Motorsport, and his speedy grooves should be a perfect fit for when Zouk waves the checkered flag on its High Octane party series.

Calvin Harris
LIV Nightclub at Fontainebleau Las Vegas
Doors: 10:30PM
21+
Tickets

Club resident, world-leading DJ, and Grammy-winning superproducer Calvin Harris sets Fontainebleau’s multi-level LIV Nightclub alight with his endless stream of dance-pop hits.

Tiësto – Race Weekend
OMNIA Nightclub at Caesars Palace
Doors: 10:30PM
21+
Tickets

Tiësto at OMNIA is a Las Vegas tradition, and it’s sure to be another star-studded affair when the Dutch legend touches down in Sin City for race week with his decade-spanning catalog of hits in nearly every electronic music genre, from trance and big room to house, techno, and even fresh drum & bass.

Black Coffee
XS Nightclub at Encore Las vegas
Doors 10:30PM
21+
Tickets

South African amapiano icon and Grammy-winning musician Black Coffee is the driving force behind the afro house genre’s surging popularity in recent years. Stop by Wynn-Encore’s XS Nightclub to hear the master at work, closing out the venue’s race week celebrations.

Metro Boomin
LIV Nightclub at Fontainebleau Las Vegas
Doors: 10:30PM
21+
Tickets

Known for his chart-topping work with artists like Future, Young Thug, Travis Scott, and more, Grammy-nominated artist Metro Boomin is the face of modern hip-hop and trap music production. Catch the acclaimed beatmaker in a rare live performance to close out LIV’s race week party gauntlet.

Written by
Peter Volpe

Journalism student at The Ohio State University with a passion for culture and fat basslines.

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