Mexican Independence Day weekend could amount to a historic win for the Las Vegas economy as visitors flocked to Southern Nevada for a long weekend of notable events.
Thursday kicked off festivities with the Grupo Firme concert at Allegiant Stadium. The next day, the Life is Beautiful festival began its three-day run downtown. Then, UNLV football blew out North Texas on Saturday afternoon, just ahead of the Canelo Alvarez-Gennady Golovkin fight card. The weekend was capped off on Sunday with the Raiders’ 2022 regular season home opener at Allegiant Stadium.
In all, well over a hundred thousand fans were expected to attend the various events this weekend. That had Steve Hill, Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority president and CEO, and other officials optimistic about the weekend’s potential.
