With over 40,000 people in attendance, Helldorado Days offers a 4 day pro rodeo, a parade, carnival, treasure hunt for gold, whiskerino contest, golf tournament, poker tournament, art show and auction, trail ride, exhibits and food. For 4 days the Original Strip Downtown Las Vegas is transformed into Helldorado Days as the event takes over several vacant downtown blocks between Las Vegas Blvd and 7th Street from Stewart Avenue to Mesquite and builds a rodeo arena and carnival from the ground up.

Everyone is invited to celebrate Las Vegas Helldorado Days May 13-16. Helldorado rodeo tickets are on sale now, call (702) 870-1221 or visit www.elkshelldorado.com for ticket locations. Tickets prices are $10 for general admission adult tickets, free for ages 10 and younger, for the May 13 rodeo only. Tickets for the May 14-16 rodeo performances are priced at $15 for adults, $8 for ages 12 and younger. The first five rows of special flip-up seats are priced at $25.

Helldorado Days pro rodeo and western lifesyle elebration is an outdoor community event celebrating Las Vegas’s tribute to the wild west and produced by the Benevolent and Protective Order of the Elks Lodge No.1468. Helldorado Days which began in 1935, is the longest running civic event in the history of Las Vegas, originally created as a means to encourage tourism to the city upon completion of the Boulder Dam. Helldorado Days is a non-profit community event. The members of Elks Lodge No. 1468 are committed to assisting children and veterans in need and have given back over $75,000 in 2009 and over $4 million to the community since 1935.

Tickets are available at these area locations:

Elks Lodge 1468, 4100 W. Charleston Blvd. Hours: noon to 8 p.m. Monday – Friday, noon to 6 p.m. Saturday and noon to 4 p.m. Sunday.

Sahara Coins, 7293 W. Sahara Ave., Suite 106. Hours: 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday – Friday, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday.

Sunset Saddlery & Feed, 241 Elliot Road in Henderson. Hours: 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday – Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday.

El Cortez Hotel, 600 Fremont St., Casino Cage and Gift Shop. Hours: 24 hours.

Plaza Hotel & Casino, 1 Main St., Gift Shop. Hours: 7 a.m. to 10 p.m.

Fitzgeralds Casino, 301 Fremont St., Gift Shop. Hours: 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. daily.

Boot Barn, 7265 S. Las Vegas Blvd. Hours: 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday – Friday, 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday and 9:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday.

Intermountain Farmers Association, 3176 W. Martin Ave. Hours: 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday – Friday, 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday.

Shepler’s Western Wear, 4700 W. Sahara Ave. Hours: 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday – Saturday, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday.

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