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Las Vegas Indian Food and Cultural Festival (Mela) at Clark County Government Center Amphitheater is the Vaisakhi Mela revival, pani puri, samosas and Bollywood dance with 6,000-plus attendees.
Tip: Tickets are $14.41 for 9-plus, under-8 free; cash for the food stalls is faster than the QR-pay queues, henna artists run all afternoon.
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Las Vegas Restaurant Week, the Three Square Food Bank annual since 2007, runs 12 days of $20 to $120 prix-fixe menus across over 400 restaurants and donates a slice of every cover to hunger relief.
Tip: Menus drop on the website two weeks before; book the Strip-resort lunches first, the casual rooms hold day-of reservations on Resy and OpenTable.
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Great Vegas Festival of Beer in downtown Las Vegas is Nevada's largest craft beer festival, 200,000 sq ft of Fremont closures with 100-plus breweries, 500 brews and food trucks each March.
Tip: Early Entry tickets buy an hour from 14:00 with rare beers; the Motley Disco VIP tier covers gratuities and the food spread.
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Great American Foodie Fest in Las Vegas is the three-day West Coast food carnival at Desert Breeze Events Center, 100-plus vendors from birria tacos to Korean hot dogs with 30 rides.
Tip: General admission is $10 with unlimited 3-day reentry; the VIP tasting tickets ($45 to $85) cover the tasting samples, the rides ticket separately.
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San Gennaro Feast in spring at M Resort Henderson is the bi-annual Italian heritage festival, sausage and peppers, cannoli and zeppoles plus rides over five days each April and again in late September.
Tip: Free entry under 54 inches tall; Wednesday opening night's $20 unlimited-ride wristband is the cheapest entry, weekday crowds clear faster than Saturday.
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San Gennaro Feast in autumn is the 45th annual celebration of the Patron Saint of Naples at M Resort Henderson, sausage and peppers, cannoli and live international acts five nights.
Tip: Same vendor lineup as the spring edition; Saturday afternoon (13:00 start) is the friendliest for kids, Friday and Saturday nights run latest at 23:00.