Here are Neon’s top picks for free things to do in Las Vegas from Friday, June 12, through Thursday, June 18.
friday
Award-winning author Julián Delgado Lopera, who penned the acclaimed novel “Fiebre Tropical,” reads from his new book “Pretend You’re Dead and I Carry You,” set in ’90s Bogota, Colombia, at 7 p.m. Friday at The Writer’s Block, 519 S. Sixth St.; thewritersblock.org.
saturday
Break out the black leather jackets and pomade when SoCal rockabilly trio the Rayford Bros. kick out the vintage jams at 10 p.m. Saturday at the Sand Dollar Lounge, 3355 Spring Mountain Road; thesanddollarlv.com.
Get dressed to impress in your brightest and best Day-Glo garb when downtown Boulder City transforms into an ’80s-inspired party with music, lights, dancing, shopping, food and more during the Neon Nights summer New Year 2026.5 party at 5 p.m. Saturday; bouldercity.com.
The third annual Bike Fest, a celebration of local mountain biking culture, is set for noon to 5 p.m. Saturday. Open to all ages and skill levels, it will feature a self-timed race, demos, drawings, live music and more; leecanyonlv.com.
Maybe score Dad that Father’s Day gift or just shop for yourself at the Beat the Heat: Trendy Jewelry, Crafts & Apparel market at 10 a.m. Saturday at the Las Vegas Paiute Tribe Wellness Center Gymnasium, 1279 Paiute Circle; facebook.com/LVPTHHSCraftmarket.
sunday
Las Vegas Pride hosts the Pride Outside Hike at 10:15 a.m. Sunday at the First Creek Canyon Trail at Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area; lasvegaspride.org.
tuesday
Check out the gallery reception for Vegas artist/photographer Melvin Morales’ new exhibition “Vistas: Beauty of the Desert,” a series of landscape photographs made across Nevada, at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday at the West Charleston Library, 6301 W. Charleston Blvd.; thelibrarydistrict.org.
See some of Vegas’ most promising young wordsmiths at the GEMS youth poetry series at 1 p.m. Sunday at The Wall at Area15, 3215 S. Rancho Drive; area15.com.
wednesday
Vegas’ favorite perpetually disgruntled clown Trombo hosts a night of burlesque, sideshows, live music and more at 9 p.m. Wednesday at the Double Down Saloon, 4640 Paradise Road; doubledownsaloon.com.
thursday
Enjoy live performances, vendors, family-friendly workshops, face painting, genealogy resources and more at Tofu Tees’ Juneteenth Freedom Day Fest at 4 p.m. Thursday at Fergusons Downtown, 1028 E Fremont St.; fergusonsdowntown.com.