April Is A Big Month For Fun Festivals In Clark County

When you live in a sweltering desert like Las Vegas, you have to take advantage of the nice springtime weather while you can. That’s why April is a big month to enjoy a fun festival in Clark County.

First of all, there’s the annual Clark County Fair and Rodeo in Logandale. Just head north to the picturesque town of Logandale. Bring the entire family to check out some great rodeo action.

Plus, there’s plenty of live entertainment on stage and strolling around the fairgrounds. Of course, there’s a carnival for the kids. And be sure to enjoy all that delicious fair food.

The Clark County Fair and Rodeo is going on now through Sunday, April 14^th. For more information, click here.

Another fun festival in Clark County that you and the family will want to check out is the Las Vegas Highland Games. This event is presented each year by the Las Vegas Celtic Society.

This year’s event will take place Saturday and Sunday, April 13^th and 14^th at Craig Ranch Regional State Park in North Las Vegas. My wife and I went a couple of years ago and had a blast.

You’ll want to be sure to check out the opening or closing ceremonies. That’s when all the bagpipe and drum bands perform. Opening ceremonies are at noon each day. Closing ceremonies get going around 4 p.m.

In addition, the Highland Games are pretty cool. Watch athletes perform feats of strength. Games such as the caber (long log) toss, the stone put, the Scottish hammer throw, the weight throw, and the sheaf (bundle of hay) toss will keep you cheering competitors for hours.

Of course, adults can enjoy a mug of Guinness or other Irish/Scottish ale. For more information about this fun festival in Clark County, click here.

If you love music, then bring the family to Centennial Hills Park on Saturday, April 13^th. The City of Las Vegas presents this year’s Bluegrass Festival. The park is located at 7101 North Buffalo Drive. The event festival takes place from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.

Best of all, this event is free and open to the public. Enjoy fantastic bluegrass and Americana music acts such as The Blue Canyon Boys, The John Stickley Trio, Damn Tall Buildings, The Kody Norris Show, and Rhonda Vincent.

For more information on this fun festival in Clark County, click here.

Southern Nevada “foodies” always mark their calendars for the dates that the Great American Foodie Fest hits town. This year’s event will take place at the Galleria Mall in Henderson from Friday, April 26^th through Sunday, April 28^th.

Your $5 dollar admission fee gets you into the event space where you’ll choose delectable items from some of the nation’s top food trucks and specialty food vendors.

In addition, there’s a carnival area for the kids, Incidentally, children under 48-inches tall will be admitted free of charge. Of course, adults can tip a few at the beer and cocktail garden.

For more information about this delicious festival in Clark County, click here.

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If you have lived in the Las Vegas valley for any length of time, you have probably become familiar with all of the great festivals that happen here. It's sunny almost every day around here, we have warm temperatures throughout most of the year, and of course, very little rain. Plus, we are a huge tourist destination for people from all over the world. So, where does Nevada rank on a list of the top festival states in America?

Before we answer that question, let's get to some of the details contained in a recent study conducted by AirportParkingReservations.com, which was written by The APR Content Team, and published on May 10th, 2023.

This team based their findings on details which would concern your typical festival attendee: the number of festivals in each state, the average temperatures and the amount of sun and rain in the state, the amount of crime reported in the state, the average cost of three nights in a three-star hotel, the amount of money you'd pay for a bottle of Smirnoff (not sure why they chose that particular brand of vodka), the number of airports in the state, and the number of searches for "music festivals" on Google in each state.

Of course, one would figure that the states with the most festivals would easily top the rankings. States such as California, Texas, and Florida would have ranked somewhere in the top 3, but the high rate of crime in those states tanked them in the rankings. California also has pretty high costs for food, booze, and housing accommodations.

Before we get to the top 5 festival hotspots in the U.S.A. according to this study, I also wanted to point out the most popular music festivals in the nation.

Now, scroll on down and see if Nevada made it into the top 5 "Best Festival States In America."

The state of Kentucky comes in at #5 in this survey based on it's warm temperatures, low crime rates, and affordable housing during your stay. Booze is pretty inexpensive there too. You can go to the Kentucky Derby Festival and the Kentucky State Fair. Looking for a music festival? There's "Louder Than Life" and "Forecastle."

Once again, low crime rates, warm temperatures, and very affordable places to stay during your visit to one of the two festivals held in Mississippi each year. That's right, only two festivals, so it is difficult to figure out how this state ranked so high in the survey, but there you go. One of their state mottos is "The Hospitality State," so you know you'll be treated right.

"The Peach State" ranks third in this survey based on cheap booze, nice, warm temperatures, lots of sunlight, and one of the highest numbers of monthly searches for festivals. Music lovers can enjoy the "Imagine Festival" or the "Savannah Music Festival." The city of Atlanta also hosts its own film festival and an ice cream festival. Plenty to choose from in Georgia.

Our home state ranks very high in this survey because we get so much sun, very few rainy days, the booze is cheap (at the liquor store), and there are 14 festivals to choose from. The most well known festivals include "Burning Man," "Life Is Beautiful," and "Electric Daisy Carnival."

How does Wisconsin take the #1 spot in this survey? Well, they have the most monthly searches for festivals compared to all other states. The residents of this state must really love their festivals. Their summers don't last too long, so I'm sure they cram all 16 festivals that Wisconsin hosts into three or four months. Some of their most famous festivals include "Summerfest" in downtown Milwaukee, "Blue Ox" for bluegrass music lovers, and "Rock Fest."

Larry Martino is the long-time afternoon drive personality on 96.3 KKLZ. The views and opinions expressed in this blog are those of Larry Martino and not necessarily those of Beasley Media Group, LLC.

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