The Guide

America’s largest touring arachnid exhibit has arrived at the Las Vegas Science & Natural History Museum! The Art & Science of Arachnids is an interactive exhibit celebrating the fascinating world of spiders, scorpions, and their relatives. From hands-on activities learning web-weaving and silk science, to learning the Tarantella Dance and enjoying macro photography, museum visitors will get a chance to dispel myths about arachnids and learn about conservation and the important role they play in our ecosystem.

Included: live arachnids, arachnid sculptures and artwork, and web-weaving demonstrations and interactive stations. Also, discover the roles arachnids play in medicine, music, and folklore.

Celebrate stories, family, and creativity at Our Mothers' Gardens Book Festival—where words bloom live! Take your friends and family for a fun, inspiring day filled with books, creativity, culinary delights, and community vibes.

Among the activities, Nevada Humanities will host a zine-making workshop with Mei-Mei Mijares and Niko Mendoza. You can drop by and create a zine that celebrate family recipes, stories, and communities in Nevada. It is free and open to the public. All materials and instruction will be provided, and no prior experience is needed.

Around the Table programming is produced by Nevada Humanities as part of the national initiative By the People: Conversations Beyond 250, which is a series of community-driven programs created by humanities councils in collaboration with local partners, and was developed by the Federation of State Humanities Councils and the Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage.

Join Nevada Humanities at the 2026 Henderson Reads Book Festival, presented by the City of Henderson. Nevada Humanities invites Nevadans of all ages to send art postcards flying across the Silver State.

Create your own hand-made art postcard and write a short message about what you love about Nevada. The Nevada P.S. I Love You Postcard Project is an ongoing program to connect Nevadans across the state by sharing the things we love about Nevada. This project is free and open to all ages, while supplies last.

Free. More info at Get Tickets.

Selecting for specific wavelengths from the prismatic spectrum of color in natural light produces Austine Wood Comarow's color palette. Colors plucked from light are vibrantly alive and will shift and change as the filters rotate or as the viewer moves about, making the perception of the art an active component of the work.

After Austine’s sudden passing in 2020, Cara, Erika, and Charlotte kept up the family legacy as the artists of Austine Studios until it closed in 2025.

The nearby Spring Mountains Visitor’s Center, just outside Las Vegas on Mt. Charleston, features a 75-foot-long Polage art mural celebrating the flora and fauna of the desert that inspired so much of her work.

Join Nevada Humanities and narrative designer Ashley Warren at the third annual LegendCon! Learn more about TRPGs as a collaborative storytelling medium and the creation of Loreloop: The World We Live In, The World We Create. Loreloop was created by Nevada Humanities and is inspired by Nevada's past, present, and future. Participants will be guided through creating their own Loreloop characters and learn about the project's development.

A tabletop role-playing game is an interactive group story where your decisions determine the outcome. Participants will embark on a mission from Loreloop to solve a mystery in an abandoned atomic testing community. Exploring an underground laboratory uncovers one scientist’s dream of a better future.

No previous tabletop gaming experience needed. Loreloop is recommended for ages 13 and up.

“Art in Motion” is a vibrant celebration of movement and multidisciplinary collaboration. The concert will feature performances by CSN’s Concert Dance Company, debuting new works created in partnership with CSN Theatre, CSN Fine Arts faculty, and renowned Artist-in-Residence Dani Maloney. Currently a touring artist and choreography artist coach for Cirque du Soleil’s OVO, Maloney has set new work for the CSN company that reflects her extensive background in live performance and film.

The concert also marks a significant collaboration with CSN’s Theatre Program through Echoes of Heritage. Directed by Kishema Pendu Malik and Jason Nious, this devised theatre-dance work features original choreography by Ashely Martinez and Aaron Sullivan.

Also performing are CSN’s new touring and competition ensembles: The Red Rock Dance Ensemble and the World Cultural Dance Ensemble. The program also highlights the Capstone Projects of CSN Dance Majors Naoma Wickert, Gonzalo Castro Barbosa, and Saphira Hernandez.

“Art in Motion” is a vibrant celebration of movement and multidisciplinary collaboration. The concert will feature performances by CSN’s Concert Dance Company, debuting new works created in partnership with CSN Theatre, CSN Fine Arts faculty, and renowned Artist-in-Residence Dani Maloney. Currently a touring artist and choreography artist coach for Cirque du Soleil’s OVO, Maloney has set new work for the CSN company that reflects her extensive background in live performance and film.

The concert also marks a significant collaboration with CSN’s Theatre Program through Echoes of Heritage. Directed by Kishema Pendu Malik and Jason Nious, this devised theatre-dance work features original choreography by Ashely Martinez and Aaron Sullivan.

Also performing are CSN’s new touring and competition ensembles: The Red Rock Dance Ensemble and the World Cultural Dance Ensemble. The program also highlights the Capstone Projects of CSN Dance Majors Naoma Wickert, Gonzalo Castro Barbosa, and Saphira Hernandez.

The free week long celebration offers STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) action across Southern Nevada. Discover hands-on activities, interactive experiences, educational resources, and exciting career opportunities. Designed for all ages, the festival showcases the incredible world of science and technology that exists right in our community.

Free, but some events might require registration in advance, something you shouldn't wait to do.

Aid for AIDS of Nevada hosts its 36th Annual AIDS Walk Las Vegas at a new location. The event is the organization’s largest annual fundraiser supporting HIV prevention and client services across Southern Nevada.

The morning begins with a community festival and resource fair at 9 a.m., followed by the walk at 10 a.m. Walkers, entertainers, and businesses will gather to raise awareness and critical funding for individuals living with or affected by HIV/AIDS.

Selecting for specific wavelengths from the prismatic spectrum of color in natural light produces Austine Wood Comarow's color palette. Colors plucked from light are vibrantly alive and will shift and change as the filters rotate or as the viewer moves about, making the perception of the art an active component of the work.

After Austine’s sudden passing in 2020, Cara, Erika, and Charlotte kept up the family legacy as the artists of Austine Studios until it closed in 2025.

The nearby Spring Mountains Visitor’s Center, just outside Las Vegas on Mt. Charleston, features a 75-foot-long Polage art mural celebrating the flora and fauna of the desert that inspired so much of her work.