LeadsCon Party Guide: Las Vegas 2026
LeadsCon Las Vegas 2026 runs April 22-24 at MGM Grand.
We figure you already know who you want to see on stage and network with in person, this is your side quest and adventure guide.
If you’re looking for the full LeadsCon itinerary and agenda, you can see it here.
The Official LeadsCon Parties
Rhinestone Rodeo Welcome Party
Wednesday, April 22 | 4:00 - 5:30pm
LeadsCon 2026 kicks off with The Rhinestone Rodeo and it's worth showing up to. It's an open bar welcome party with live music, and the venue will be full of the exact people you paid to be in the same room with.
The best part: it's included with your conference registration.
Happy Hour
Thursday, April 23 | 4:00 - 5:00pm
The dangerous thing about Las Vegas is that any hour can be happy hour. Just walk through the casino at 7 AM and you'll see someone drinking a beer and depleting their net worth every time they spin the slot.
That said, there will be a dedicated and a more reasonably scheduled Happy Hour for this event. Location is TBD but you'll catch wind very quickly when there.
Additional Vegas Side Quests
Gambling & Casino Hopping
You spend your days optimizing funnels and arguing about attribution. Gambling is just that with better lighting and free drinks. Here are a few guides based on your preferred game:
AP Guide to Slots and slot strategies
Best Blackjack for low rollers in Las Vegas
Blackjack for high rollers in Las Vegas
If you want to drink for free while you're at it: https://www.vegaslinqs.com/blog/how-to-drink-for-free-and-cheap-in-las-vegas
The Mob Museum
In this economy, it’s good to have multiple sources of income. You can find creative inspiration at the Mob Museum.
Four floors of organized crime history inside Las Vegas's former federal courthouse, with artifacts from the St. Valentine's Day Massacre, interactive exhibits, and a basement speakeasy called The Underground that serves craft cocktails behind a password posted on their Instagram.
Open 9am to 9pm daily, The Underground runs until midnight on weekends.
Admission starts at $34.95 and well worth it. https://themobmuseum.org/
Fremont Street
If you're downtown for the Mob Museum you definitely need to swing by Fremont Street. It's a sideshow that's a main show, but isn't a specific show at all. If that makes any sense.
The original Vegas, five blocks downtown, and a completely different animal than the Strip. Better casino odds, better people watching, and and anybody trying to shill you something is confined to a circle drawn on the ground.
On any given night you'll find:
Hot girls with whips working the crowd
Acrobats doing cool things, but they seem to talk more than they're doing backflips
Drunk people with three-foot-tall daiquiris
Are people getting spanked by nurses because they did not finish their meal at Heart Attack Grill
Live music from three different stages simultaneously
A giant praying mantis made of metal that spits fire
Rent a Lambo, Bentley, or Rolls
Dream Exotics is the most well-reviewed exotic rental company in Las Vegas and their spring 2026 sale runs through April 30th.
The fleet has Rolls-Royce Cullinan, Ghost, Dawn, and Wraith, plus Lamborghini, Ferrari, Bentley, and Aston Martin if you want to go a different direction.
https://dreamexoticrentalcars.com/
Shoot Machine Guns…and more
Machine Guns Vegas is built around the same weapons used by military special operations units, with themed packages including the Seal Team 6 Experience, a Gamer's Package with weapons from popular video games, and group combo packages for anyone who wants to bring people along. There's a VIP lounge on site and the whole setup feels more like something out of John Wick or James Bond.
Book at https://machinegunsvegas.com/
Battlefield Vegas has over 1,000 weapons systems including full-auto options, a recently renovated facility, and military Humvee hotel pickups that set the tone before you even walk through the door.
You can even crush a car with a tank. It's insane.
Book at https://www.battlefieldvegas.com/
Take a Helicopter Ride Over the Strip
Maverick Helicopters runs the Vegas Views tour starting at $139 per person, departing directly from the Las Vegas Strip terminal. The flight covers the full skyline including the Bellagio fountains, the Sphere, Wynn, Caesars, Allegiant Stadium, and downtown Las Vegas from a luxury Airbus helicopter with wrap-around glass.
Book the night flight because the Strip from the air after dark is a true experience.
https://www.maverickhelicopter.com/las-vegas/experiences/las-vegas-nights-tour
Party at Spearmint Rhino Las Vegas
This is Sin City, so of course we need to mention the best gentlemen's club in Las Vegas. It's open 24 hours, they'll send a complimentary limo to pick you up and drop you at the VIP entrance, and on any given night there are more than 400 entertainers, six full-service bars, and private VIP rooms and cabanas throughout.
Dress code is upscale casual, no athletic wear or sandals.
Get Free Entry + Complimentary Drink
Notible Nightclubs
XS Nightclub at the Encore is one of the most consistently decorated clubs in the country and draws world-class DJs throughout April.
Friday and Saturday are the nights to be there. Contact Sebastian for VIP service.
Omnia Nightclub at Caesars Palace has three rooms including the main floor, a dedicated hip-hop room, and a rooftop terrace over the Strip.
Friday and Saturday. https://omnianightclub.com/
Drai's Nightclub at the Cromwell is the best hip-hop club on the Strip, with a rooftop setup and the kind of bottle service crowd that fits this conference well.
Best nights are Thursday through Sunday. https://www.draisgroup.com/
Dining & Experience
There's too much to do in this town. And we didn’t even touch on the food. Go off the strip if you want a decent meal without the pricetag. And if you don't care, there's a lot of amazing places on the strip. The buffets are going to have huge lines. The only ones worth going to would either be Wynn or Caesar’s. Palms is a quick Uber ride off strip and has a solid Buffet too.
Pretty much any restaurant with the celebrity name attached will not live up to their reputation.
If you want something reasonably cheap and consistent, In-N-Out and Starbucks are going to be your best bets.
The best advice we can offer: enjoy yourself, lower your expectations, carry cash, and tip reasonably. Everything else will fall into place.
