The holidays are now upon us and there is still time to take part in the many events and activities planned by the city. In addition to the many upcoming holiday track break camps, workshops and luncheons, the city is celebrating the diversity of the community throughout the month of December.

A variety of holiday traditions and celebrations will take place each Saturday in the city’s Cultural Corridor. “A December to Remember” will present special holiday programs that will showcase the diversity in our own community. Several downtown cultural facilities including the Old Mormon Fort, Lied Discovery Children’s Museum, Natural History Museum, Neon Museum, Reed Whipple Cultural Center, Las Vegas Library and Cashman Center, are participating in the event.

Events began in November and continue through Saturday, Dec. 23.

• Saturday, Dec. 16, 2 to 5 p.m., Reed Whipple Cultural Center, 821 Las Vegas Blvd. North. “Celebrating Kwanzaa” is the theme of this event, which will explore the history of the holiday, its principals and its symbols.
• Saturday, Dec, 16, 9 a.m. – 2 p.m., Old Las Vegas Mormon Fort  , 500 E. Washington Ave. Kids take center stage in making “take home” tree decorations all under the watchful eye of a turn of the century St. Nick.
• Saturday, Dec. 23, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Neon Museum Boneyard , McWillams Avenue and Las Vegas Boulevard North. “Very Vegas Holiday” will feature guided tours of the neon relics that have given Las Vegas its fame and fortune.
For more information on these activities, please call 229-5431.

For a complete list of holiday activities, download the Holiday Happenings brochure .

On behalf of all of us at the city of Las Vegas, we want to wish you and yours a joyous holiday season and a prosperous new year!