Attended another great italian festival and had some great food and enjoyed the great entertainment. This time I went solo since my wife was back east, but I still have a great time dancing and singing along. This time they had the correct dates on my ticket and website so looks like they corrected that issue we ran during the last festival. Overall, I had a blast and can't wait until the next one in April/May 2026. read more

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Ugh very disappointing. I thought it would be this huge festival with so many options but it turned out to be disappointing and not much to see. Only stayed for an hour, had maybe 2 items there but definitely could've gone to eat at a nice hole in the wall restaurant. I wish there was more to see here for sure. Even the vendors selling food, I could tell wasn't that great just by looking at it. My bf decided to get a pizza and I was giving him a chance to prove my instincts wrong but it was not good and that's exactly what I thought. read more

San Gennaro Feast - Festivals Near Me - Henderson, Nevada

I've lived in Vegas for many years, but I've never been to this festival due to the high winds that always seem to come during this weekend. It was a beautiful day! On top of the entrance fee, the food is expensive, and you can go to some quality Italian restaurants here in town and get better food than what is served here. We did have a Ghost Slushy that was pretty fabulous and without alcohol. So shout out to them for great beverages. We went early, so there wasn't a long line. The vendors were o.k. Now that I've done this once, I won't be doing this again. read more

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The Mrs & I attended the local San Gennaro Feast & really enjoyed our visit. Plenty of food vendors with all manner & styles of cuisine. We found a vendor called "The Smoking Hen House" which had a great bacon wrapped chicken, among other items. Delicious! It was hot but we found some shade & watched several of the live shows. Had a wonderful time. read more

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It opened at 1 pm and we also went on the last day, Sunday. We arrived 30 minutes early and man, staff was giving us a hard time. The cashier wouldn't sell me any tickets, so I used the kiosk. Couldn't hardly see anything on it because of the sun shining on it. $15 just to walk in. As soon as the doors opened, we stopped at one of the food vendors. We were staving. Well, I didn't know, we were going to have to wait another 15 minutes until we could eat. It was hard to find any vendors that had food ready. One vendor told us it was going to be an hour to get food from him... it was 1:00 pm, and vendors were still setting up... I was already so disappointed. This was the first time I ever experienced this from any of the festivals I have been to in Vegas. It didn't matter what time you got there, they were ready.. The staff was really good about cleaning the tables and they had a lot of seating. It was way too hot to stay long, so maybe they should think about hosting this event more in March or April... This was my 2nd time going and probably my last. It's too hot, the food is expensive, it should be free admission, they're late setting up and a lot of staff don't seem to want to be there. read more

First time going, and it was fun. We just came for the food, and we loved it. We got sausage, pizza, gelato, fried rice balls with ham and cheese, cannolis... so many yummy options! There's also rides, fair games for prizes and vendors selling items like jewelry, dream catchers and more. There are places to get your face painted... it's really cute. read more

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I've been to the San Gennaro Feast twice now and neither experience has been a good one. I've been to many food festivals and I'm not shocked by the absurdly high prices or the insanely long lines that usually go hand and hand with these, but this one just seems to so lackluster. Ignoring the my first visit in 2021 entirely, yesterday was Mother's Day and my mother in law (who is from Italy) wanted to go and check this fest out. We arrived not long after opening and it was actually really nice to see the place not overly crowded, so much shorter lines especially when the sun is out. The price of admission is $15 which basically means you will pay for the ability to pay more to get food, so yeah, that's pretty shot to start off with. We took a lap of the property before making any food choices and there's a semi decent array of food around, a lot of which is just a mirror image of some of the other vendors. When it comes to shops, its a mixture of the same things you'll find at the local swap meets, T-Mobile, People selling stuff from Temu, and like 4 booths selling socks and crystals....pretty much nothing representing any sort of Italian culture. We started off with some cucumber lemonade which was pretty good, but then made the mistake of hitting up the Arancinus booth and getting the actual worst Arincinis I have ever consumed in my entire life. We ordered a six pack of them, half with sausage and half of the plain ones (I did not try those). I was the first to dig in and immediately bit into an ice cold Arincini, like the middle was basically completely cold. After the rest of my family took some bites we realized that every single one of them was cold......cool. The bad food experience basically, lack of entertainment outside of 12 year olds singing pop songs, and basic carnivale rides had us just leaving and going to get food at the M. Overall, I truly believe this is one of the worst festivals in Las Vegas (still not as bad as the German festival that only offered one singular German vendor). I've been at night and during the day, and both experience was so lackluster I will not be making this mistake for a third time. Save some money and go eat somewhere else. read more

San Gennaro Feast - Took for IG, wish I didn't. - Festivals Near Me - Henderson, Nevada

My mother is from Sicily and I grew up in a heavily influenced Italian American household. We used to frequent San Gennaro as kids here in Vegas, before it got so big! I have vivid memories of coming to this festival and watching my Sicilian grandparents dance to the live Italian music, eating delicious and authentic Italian food, and just having a good time with my family for hours here. It's been a handful of years since I've been, and this year it was at the M Resort, which was pretty convenient cuz it's more on our side of town. There wasn't a ton of parking because they blocked off the M parking garage from where we were so we had to park in a dirt lot which was honestly fine. We bought tickets at the kiosk they had out front and it was easier than waiting in line! We walked in and there was a lotttt of food to be had. Not only just Italian food but they had a lot of other options too. The last time we went here a few years ago, the food wasn't that good. It felt mass produced. So when I saw the Romanos tent, I knew I had to go to that to get some good local Italian eats. I do wish they had more local spots in here but honestly all the food was much better this year. I got meatballs and cannoli and they were delicious. My husband got a meatball sub from another vendor and he said it was pretty tasty. When we first got there, there were so kids signing on the stage in English. I was like darn. But before we left, I got to see a guy sing in Italian later on and everyone was waving Italian flags. Warmed my heart to see! They had a tonnnnn of rides this year. Like so many more than I remember from last time. Less vendors selling clothes and whatnot and I wish there was a vendor selling some clothes that said italia on it because I really wanted a hat! Oh well. Haha. Definitely a fun experience and we will be back again next year. read more

Yummmmmmmm food! Great food, great entertainment & great rides! Fun for everyone! Shopping too! What else would you want?! read more

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Very disappointing. Not at all what we thought it would be. Food not good, dessert even worse. The venders probably have never been to Italy. Wow what a big disappointment San Gennaro Feast was not what we thought it would be ..Food is cooked by 4th generation American Italians who honestly don't know how to cook, bake or even speak Italian .Andre you have to pay to get in .. read more

Used to go to this festival years ago when my son was young. It was bigger. Food was better. There weren't so many window companies or AT&T trying to sell stuff. Now there are few merchandise vendors, the food is definitely not up to quality for the prices they charge (to be fair, I had sausage and peppers, the sausage was decent, but the peppers were way overcooked and slimy). I specifically went for stuffed artichokes and I found some, but they looked like they had been sitting for hours and were wilted. Needless to say, I probably won't be back read more

Me and my friend went first time to this event, not knowing what to expect. We went on opened day right at the gates opened. First off it is held at M casino in a parking lot adjacent to the actual casino. The parking was not well signed at all and we did not see any handicap parking (but maybe missed it) due to my friend having mobility issues it was hard for her to get to the main entrance from the parking garage. The people we bought the tickets from are very disorganized and we're not sure how to operate the credit card payment machine. ( maybe because it was first day not sure, hope they get better though) The tickets are 15 dollars for one ticket so we ended up paying abt 36 dollars for 2 tickets all in. There was not much for shopping except mostly kids things and some candles. They try to get you into raffles when you first enter the festival grounds. The foods were nothing special king of just normal carnival food pizza, sausage peppers and onions. Although I did have a excellent lobster roll that was on the positive side. The Rides are also nothing special just carnival type rides You could theoretically be in and out of this fairly quickly. It was not a big size at all. The stage had som good entertainment but not really something you could sit and watch for a extended period of time. I believe the San Genaro festival is overpriced for what you get and also you have to buy rides and food tickets separately so it is not all inclusive. FYI... Would I recommend it not really, but I also would not tell you to stay away. It is like any other church carnival nothing special but can kill a evening if your board read more

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Wow! I'm not sure why this place is getting g destroyed on Yelp.... What the hell do people expect...? It's a weekend festival once a year and this years is actually one of the best. The place was packed but we were able to just park at the M garage and walk across (5 minutes). Our friends joined too. They got there and were able to get a table, drinks and food immediately. We checked out a couple of the food venues, shopping venues, did some rides and even threw some axes. Spent about 180 (not bad) and we had a blast. That doesn't include the free music. Towards the end of the night we went to one the bars and had some great mixed drinks and Whiteclaws. no complaints here... but we also aren't a bunch of b****s read more

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You pay to get in, should be free because you are going to over- pay for everything inside. Sausage sandwich with peppers, $18. Watery hand made lemonade $12, rides for kids, $4-$6 each for a couple of minutes. The music when we were there were a few kids singing on stage....Don't bother!! read more

Wheel chairs hard to push around and over the large cable covers on the paths. 3 trump booths??? Why??? At a festival? Not the place for that at all, lot of upset people I talked to over that Mess. I guess he's getting desperate. read more

Ugh.... It's been several years since I've gone to the San Gennaro Feast in Las Vegas. Now, I've been to the San Gennaro Festival in NYC when I spent a year living in NYC. If you really want to experience San Gennaro, I would highly recommend going to the one in New York City in Little Italy. San Gennaro Feast, Las Vegas, was located this year off of the 215/Sunset near Ikea. I was really disappointed in the San Gennaro Festival this year. Luckily, I found a coupon online for a $2.00 off print-out for each adult paid. The total for entrance for [2] adults was $16.00. Parking was also paid for - $5.00 donation, or $10.00 for VIP parking. For unlimited rides, it was $35.00 on Saturday. Many of the games to play were $5.00 each. My family and I easily spent $100.00 on just entrance, kids rides, and game cards. The food was really expensive as well. There were a wide variety of food vendors, but we ended up selecting the following -Chicken Fettucine Alfredo -Sicilian pizza slice -Pickle Hot Dog -Mozzarella Hot Dog -Sausage with Peppers/Onions -Several Beverages The food costed over $75.00. Pretty much all of the food was cold, except for the Pickle Hot Dog and the Chicken Fettucine Alfredo. The food was alright, but not worth the money invested. I did not see much cultural reference at the San Gennaro event. The San Gennaro event in Little Italy (NYC) references much of the community, and festivities. The rides towards around 5:00 P.M on Saturday, for the kiddie rides, also lost power. This included any of the pay-to-charge card stations in that area. The rides were inoperable for about a hour. It's one of the more popular events events in Las Vegas, but I wouldn't recommend it. It's extremely expensive for the food, rides, and carnival games. read more

San Gennaro Feast - Festivals Near Me - Henderson, Nevada

I had a lot of fun! Delicious food, easy to get to and parking, fun music and ambiance...really nothing not to like other than the crowds. One star off only because of the limited wine selection (only had California wine). Other than that I'll definitely return! read more

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I've been coming to the San Gennaro fest with my half Italian boyfriend for four years now. I'll just get the bad out of the way. I wish they had more selection of Italian foods since it's an Italian food festival. There are probably around 30 tents and more than half are completely unrelated to the theme serving stuff like Mexican, food, Greek, Asian, etc. I understand there a picky eaters in the world and they deserve options, but come on. It's an Italian food festival. Every year we try to try new things but there's really not a ton of variety. We've tried the sausage and peppers, pasta and cannolis and yeah there are some nice authentic places. The other thing I don't like is that once you're in, you can't get out and re-enter, which is very inconvenient, especially considering the partnership between San Gennaro and the M resort in which parking lot the festival is located. Now onto the things that I do enjoy, this year we tried the pasta and meatballs from the Gravy Girl, which is a local food truck, I wish I could review it on their page but since they're not a physical location, they do not have one. Oh my gosh, the sauce was out of this world!! it's also really nice that they have a stage with performers, singing Italian songs and I also enjoy the rides. While this festival can use some improvement. I will continue to come down every year. read more

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Not at all what's advertised. 1st visit tonight for me and last visit. We took our kids and not what we thought it would be and the food.... Thumbs DOWN read more

Usually May and September every year. I love the food and we always like to take home a cannoli or tiramisu. We don't do the rides and between two adults' admission and food, we usually spend $100.00. I want to go this Sunday, but searching for the $100.00. I love watching the children sing on the stage. The first year I went was 1990 or 1991- Can't remember back that far. Hopefully, see you there! read more

San Gennaro Feast - My italian son! - Festivals Near Me - Henderson, Nevada

What a big disappointment this festival was. i was Looking forward to eating some good Italian food but the Italian food was very disappointing. We did a walk around all the food before ,we got any food and most of the food was in big tin foil containers, that looked pre made and did not look good, so we decided to get The Italian sausage with onions and peppers because they cooked it right there, it was not good at all. What was good was the Greek food that was freshly being cooked right there on the spot. My kids had fun doing the axe throwing and the rides. So one star for the Carnival and one star for the Greek food at the Italian festival. Next year i will be going to one of the other festivals that is being held at the time. read more

The San Gennaro Feast. Has the best customer service. It is a great family environment. They have great food and shopping. read more

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Went in 2019 when it was next to IKEA and I enjoyed all the delicious food options and vendors. I finally returned this year but was unimpressed with the location now at the M. To be fair I did have a delicious natural lemonade upon entering and a really amazing authentic pupusa. It was hand formed and stuffed in front of us. It took awhile to make but it was totally worth it. Most of the Italian food options looked unappetizing, especially the food made by the organizers of the festival. My friends didn't love the fried ravioli they got from them as it was dried out and not very warm. There was also a surprising lack of local restaurants, vendors, and food trucks you might already be familiar with. We did hear from one guy in attendance that the chicken fettuccine from the Pastabilties truck/trailer was really good but we didn't get to try it. I did want to try something Italian given that was the festival theme. So my friend and I got the tiramisu from Romano's to split it. Unfortunately it was frozen solid and we wanted to eat it immediately so I returned and they gave me my money back. They apologized and said they had just restocked and they hadn't defrosted yet. So I went with another vendor and the tiramisu was two dollars more, so $7 for a smaller piece and it was warm and not authentic. Definitely not worth the price and we didn't enjoy it. There was some mascarpone in the middle but something quite different on top. Another thing that was disappointing was the lack of booze options. Where was the vino? All I saw was beer and micheladas. This year the space seemed very cramped and the communal tables where you could eat at under the tent were crammed together so you could barely get to your seat as chairs were back to back. Adding to that our folding chairs happened to be over hump of cracked pavement which made our seats very uncomfortable and not very flat. We stayed put because it was hard to get get enough seat for our large group otherwise. Then for some reason the light above our area was out so you couldn't see what you were eating and our tables were a bit sticky. We did see a crew clean another table earlier but not sure how frequent it was happening given. I didn't try the any of the rides though my friend's kids seemed to enjoy them. Overall with a $15 entrance fee I was disappointed and wouldn't return. read more

It was beyond disappointing. The "Italian" food was nothing more than fast food. No flavor, seasoning and we were expecting food truck or restaurant quality but it was really bad. I swear they just opened a can of sauce, boiled the noodles and threw it together. We didn't even finish the food on our plates. Also there were lots of non Italian food vendors there which didn't make a lot of sense and they outnumbered the few bad Italian food options that were available. We also tried to find someone selling wine but they only had 1 company spread out throughout the venue selling overpriced beer and margaritas. Not worth the trip unless you have kids and want them to go on the rides. Also don't go there hungry expecting authentic Italian food because you will be disappointed. At least there's options for Sushi, Mexican or Greek food, stick with those. read more

Not sure why they charge $15 entrance fee. It's just like regular free festivals I had been to. But way too crowded and vendors are mediocre. Don't waste your time $17 for 6 pieces of mussels garlics with 6 non open mussels shells . It's a rip. Mixed bbq chicken n ribs n Turkey leg cost $35. We were there 15-20 minutes and left. Not to mentioned I fly to Vegas from San Jose for this event. read more

Great feast but particular stand was HORRIBLE! my mother ordered pasta and instead of charging her $18 they charged her $31! She asked if she could do half & half the guy said yes but double charged her without explaining it how it actually worked. How do you charge someone without telling them the amount first? when she got to our table we saw they charged us $31 which is insane for a little spoon of PASTA. Darkskin worker was alright and tried to figure things out for us and gave us $19 back! then Mexican lady in her thirties called us up to basically say to our face my mom should've read prices on the menu and be DISRESPECTFUL when we were eating and had already solved issue. Gave us so much attitude and had the nerve to say at the feast they don't care about money so I let her know if they didn't care abt money they wouldn't be working there! Money is money why would we pay $31 for some PASTA, that was supposed to be initially $18. Ofc course I'd like my money back! Please do better, extremely rude and disrespectful worker, I work with customer service too! ik how customers can be, but the customer is always right, do YOUR JOB and don't give anyone unnecessary attitude. I am paying for your service, do so and don't be unnecessary. Great feast other than the fact everything is crazy expensive, would come back . read more

San Gennaro Feast - flag in front of stand. - Festivals Near Me - Henderson, Nevada

Long lines, microwaved food, waste of time. If you like loud annoying carnival rides with mediocre food, totally check out this event!

I was still on my Napoli high and was glad to learn of this festival. Of course the celebration here is really different from how it's done in Naples, Italy. But it's all in honoring San Gennaro. The things we can't control and must let ruin a festivity: wind. It was warm and gusty the day we attended. The festival was there for a week. But geez they could've used something else than hay or whatever dust grass that was along their pathways between the booths. We had to sit on it covering the chairs and tables. And try to protect our food from getting seasoned by dust hay. There were tons of food booths though. I was impressed by one of the corner booths that had a display lined up of huge cooking pots. The only thing that bothered me was the food was sitting out in the sun uncovered. Some of it was seafood too. Plus they were so huge. I wonder if they sold enough. And how old was the oldest of it? Forgive my thinking. I was there to find a good Margarita Pizza and cannolis. Mission accomplished and no lack of satisfaction with the finds. Ness found some lobster mac 'n cheese! Great stuff! Maybe on the pricey side... There was live entertainment. Pretty reasonable entrance fee. And parking had a fee as well, however plentiful. If I'm still here, looking forward to next year's San Gennaro feast. read more

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This place is sooooooo expensive! 5$ to park in a crappy dirt lot, 10$ to get in, easily 30$ in food, 30$ for rides, and every single carnival game (yes even the one where your kid fishes for ducks looking for a prize) is 5$ each!! What sweet hell do we live in where a carnival game for a child is 5$ each? You'll be lucky to walk out of this place as a couple for under 80$! The music is also atrocious. During the time I was there I watched on old man try and prove he was Frank Sinatra in his prime and a woman dressed like Lady Gaga sound like that American idol audition they put in as a joke for people to laugh at. Really disappointed with this place! Food was tasty and that's why it's not 1 star otherwise this is the worst a festival can get. Will not ever be returning. read more

No. JUST No! Tell me. What do you think of when you think of Italian food festival? Let me guess. Pasta? Gelato? Authentic italian pizza? Well here, you get the pasta and pizza. Minus the authenticity. All they did here was have at least one booth to sell pasta and pizza, slap on some Italian flag and call it an italian festival. I mean come on. The even organizer didnt seem like they even tried. The pasta i ordered literally came STRAIGHT OFF A RAGU CAN. They didnt even try. And what does tacos have anything to do with italy? They couldn't even put a twist on the taco to make it seem more italian. Oh well. At least i liked the shirts the staff was wearing. Honestly. Just go to bucca di beppo. You'd get more bang for the buck. read more

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This was my 1st time attending and I did not enjoy it. As someone else mentioned, you pay to enter so you can pay for everything else. We tried 3 food booths and I was disappointed with all our choices. The vendors were not unique at all either. I imagine if you have young kids you could enjoy it as a family outing, riding the rides together. For the cost of entrance, cost of food, average vendors, I found it not worth it to return. read more

What a TOTAL RIPOFF! My wife and I took our 7 year old here in hopes of an evening of fun--boy was I disappointed. From the NO SINGLE RIDER RIDES (a nightmare for one child) to OVER THE TOP FOOD PRICES ($22 for a chicken parm sandwhich with no drink or fries....to a $10 12 ounce lemonade) if you came here to get fleeced then you found heaven. read more

This was the absolute worst festival I have been to in Vegas. 1) The rides were super expensive 2) there was almost no authentic Italian food, everything was fried, they even had a mexican booth. 3) there were no small portions (which in one sense is actually in line with the theme) making it impossible to sample more than one or two venders. 4) the layout was horrible. 5) the food they did have was mostly horrible. 6) there were people charging 8-10 dollars so kids could go into a ball on a 6x6 tub of water. Just another ripoff. One saving grace, there were a lot of local studios performing even if almost no one watched them. read more

San Gennaro Feast - Festivals Near Me - Henderson, Nevada

May 12, 2012 This year I enjoyed the location of the San Gennaro feast more than the previous year when it was hosted at the Silverton hotel & casino. We parked at the Gold Coast hotel & casino, had a few drinks then walked over to the festival. We went around 8pm after the sun went down and it cooled off a bit, it was still booming. I am glad we did not go to the Rio for parking, we could see what a bleeping nightmare that was with all of the cars and parking congestion. No thanks! We walked around to take a look at all of the food vendor options before deciding on what we would grub on. That took awhile as it was wall to wall people, just walking through to check out the food vendors was an obstacle. They created the isles too narrow and did not think of the crowd when setting it up. I don't enjoy buying an ice cold beer and having my freaking elbows knocked into spilling my beverage!!! No No No! I don't enjoy in the heat of the desert night walking grinding hips and rubbing backs with strangers. Ok...so after the complete challenge of getting your food, where to sit and eat you say? Not enough tables and chairs, we had to search as if on a scavenger hunt to find a spot to sit and eat our food that was growing cold by the second! Ugh... Ok so on to what we ate...we had many rounds of cold beer from the beer tap truck. Mmmmm so refreshing and cold and I am not even much of a beer drinker. I had three beers just because they were so cold and went well with our grub and the heat. Yeah it was still HOT out at 10pm we were some sweaty mofo's! We stopped by Taste of Chicago, mmmm yum and so glad we did! We ordered an Italian beef sandwich, paper-thin sliced beef marinated in A JUS served on Italian bread. That was tender and tasty, nice size with lots of meat! We also ordered a pizza puff, mmm yes yum you heard right! A pizza puff! A deep fried pizza pocket like pastry but delicious and loaded with yummy sausage, cheese, marinara, spices. That was a winner! I could have eaten many more of those! Mmmm yum yum yum yes yum I say. Ok so this vendor happens to be a local joint. They are located inside of Lucky's at 7345 S. Jones blvd, LV 89139. Can't forget dessert! Classic funnel cake sprinkled with powdered sugar and cinnamon did the trick. Was fried perfect, so tasty I was moaning at this point in our venture. It satisfied my need, my want, my craving for something sweet and delectable to embrace my accepting tongue. Mmm yes I needed you and you gave me what I wanted, thank you Mr. Funnel cake! We happen to sit next to some really cool locals who we could shoot the shit with, was awesome we had a blast talking, laughing and joking it up. Exchanged phone numbers, yeah made another BFF also, yay! The music was awesome, enjoyed listening to the live musicians do there thing on stage making us groove! Only 2 stars, the food is good but overpriced, yes we expect that unfortunately. The crowd control sucked balls and not the kind I usually like to suckle on. They just want our money, it is clear they do not consider the comfort or convenience of us the patrons. We are just a heard of cattle they need to milk and send on our way. The negative outweighed the positive on this event. They also have merchandise vendors and a few carnival type rides set up for the children. read more

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Calling all Italian food and entertainment lovers!!! I have been going to the annual San Gennaro feast couple times a year, when it was at 215/flamingo. And now they have moved their location to Silverton casino! So here are my overall thoughts... [FOOD] The overall food was average and not to mention! pricey! holy cow! We had the "infamous" sausage and pepper sandwich $8 (meh), garlic fries $6 (yum), and of course for dessert... the funnel cake! (dark & white chocolate drizzle with cherries on top $6) mmmm! **2 stars Tip for thought - bring cash to this event because its an easier transaction, some vendors don't accept credit/debit cards. [RIDES] The only highlight for me was Wednesday's, MOM'S RIDE FOR FREE!! whoo hoo. Saved $25. They also had Father's ride for free on Thursday! Fri-Sun is regular fees. Too bad they don't have a 'kids ride for free' day too! that would of made the rating higher haha. Just sayin. They sell unlimited wristbands for $25 - definite must for my daughter and for all kids. **2 stars [ENTERTAINMENT] no offense...but the music is not what I'm use to, I digg it on some levels. Its just not my cup of tea. however, the alcohol drinks helped!!! haha. I like the fact that this event is twice a year. It's nice to get away from the hectic Vegas nightlife and shenanigans. It's definitely something you'd want to check out for some fun and enjoyment. read more

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Way to expensive 40 dollar wrist bands. You can't even go on a ride with a small child unless you buy one too. Food was 14 fora sausage on bread. Last time I do this festival. Prices are way to high. Also the carosaull had no straps for kids. read more

We are from the East. New York And New Jersey area. We have attended many San Genaro Feasts in many areas around those states. First of all, admission is and should be free. Especially with the prices that are being charged for things at this feast. Second, you cannot have a proper Italian Feast without a zeppoli stand. That's all. read more

We have been to this event in previous years, however this experience reminds me why we do not make it out to the bi-annual event. First issue was the entry fee. At $9 a head I would seek out a special discount or coupon to make this expense more manageable. We searched online and found one for two $$'s of each adult. A plus was the no charge for the Kiddos. They do get you however at the carnival area where they charge anywhere from $3-5 per ride. Ouch! The best deal would be to get the wrist band for $30 and this will allow you to ride as much as the little kids desire (big kids too). Now to the food....they have just about every type of food imaginable which is odd seeing that is an Italian festival with feast in it's name. They had Thai, Middle Eastern, Mexican, American and many more. The food was rather high priced for what you get I feel. Example being a Philly Cheese Steak with no side for $9 or the $11 Falafel or the $5 Slushy. This most likely not the vendors fault but the organizers and there high cost of space or booth rental for the 4 day event. Some of the Vendors were a little odd as well, many of which were not in any way related to Italian American Culture or Heritage. I was surprised to see vendors promoting magic pain lotions, shoe polish, cell phone accessories, and portable fans and misters. The cover count for an event like this I am sure is up to at least 10,000 visitors a day. If you want to beat the crowd arrive early in the afternoon to avoid long food lines. Quality is sacrificed because cooks are not making as much fresh food. If you like a big party come when the sun starts to set and I am sure you will enjoy the event with adult beverages. Entertainment wise at San Gennaro, the kids on stage were pretty cute singing there top forty songs and doing there little dances. I enjoyed the eating contests the most. We witnessed "El Torro" become the 3 time meatball eating Champ. The Cannoli one was quite gross because it looked like vomit both coming and going. Overall some disappointments with the Feast. We will most likely be back, it might be a year or two. read more

San Gennaro Feast - Meatball eating contest. - Festivals Near Me - Henderson, Nevada

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My mate and I just checked out the new Rio rendition of the Las Vegas San Gennaro Feast on its opening day, and other than having great difficulty finding it and a parking spot in a Rio lot, we both pretty much enjoyed the food and entertainment. I thought the Feast was situated behind the Rio, and it was. But it is not accessible from Valley View Boulevard. The best way to reach it is to enter the Rio and go around the Carnival World Buffet right to the back and out the Rio near Gaylord Indian Restaurant. Signage is horrible until you reach the back doors of the Rio that lead to the Feast. I needed to ask the security guard manning the Rio Security Desk how to get to the Feast, just as did the person in front of me. Once there, the usual sights and smells of a wide array of Italian and other cooking food products were prevalent, with several vendors touting their products as potential patrons walked by. I wanted to try a new food vendor this time--and did--but to my disadvantage. The hand-tossed pizza looked real tasty with cheese melting nicely on slices that were dotted with pepperoni. But the taste of these slices was bitter, and tomato paste was much too dominant an element in the sauce. At least the outfit selling this mediocre stuff is from Northern California, and only sells at fairs and festivals (I checked), so you won't accidentally run into this pizza in the Las Vegas valley. The two pizza slices I ate set me back $8.00. I am going to Biaggio's for lunch later today to get some first-rate pizza to make up for last night's clinkers! Much better was the Philly Cheesesteak I bought from an Anthony's booth, as I did last year. I watched it grilled before me. Since I hadn't eaten all day in preparation for the Feast, dressed with self-administered ketchup and packed with small cut up pieces of cooked beef, red and green peppers, white onions, and well-melted Mozzarella Cheese inside a soft 6-inch bun, this $9.00 beauty was worth the high-sounding cost. Diane's Potato Tornado, greasy bent circles of deep-fried potatoes that were a cross between thick potato chips and french fries, also tasted quite good. And, a large-size bag of Cinnamon Roasted Almonds that wasn't that big was steeply priced at $9.00 but offered both of us a nice sweet ending to our dinners. Everything was washed down with very reasonably priced bottles of spring water and Sierra Mist purchased at the Rio's own Cafe Martorano booth. We didn't play any games of chance/skill but I saw a huge banana, pig, Bart Simpson, and other stuffed creatures in attendees' hands, so some people were clearly winning major prizes. As in the past, our main focus was on the food and entertainment. And, the entertainment we saw was excellent and largely different than what we observed in previous years. Dick Contino, Tony Sacca, and Lena Prima performed once again, but there were also the Motown Divas, Chris Lista from the East Coast, an actor-singer who plays Frank Sinatra in "The Rat Pack Is Back" at the Rio, the bird trainer from "America's Got Talent" appearing with Danny the Parrot, Deja Vu from South Point, and Kim Styles, who belted out a very nice rendition of Adele's "Rolling in the Deep." The Michael T Orchestra that backs up singers was also once again excellent--especially the saxophonist. The fine live entertainment in the Tony Sacca Show that begins at 8:00 p.m. each night of the festival, and changes daily, is worth the $6.00 price of admission (with coupon) alone. Uniformed Las Vegas Metro officers were clearly visible, the crowd seemed happy and very mellow, debris on tables was picked up by Feast volunteers very soon after a diner got up to leave, and colorful amusement rides were in full bloom. We were both glad that we attended yet another Feast. read more

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Multiple things did not start this experience right. 1. there shouldn't be an admission fee especially since everything inside is so expensive. 2. None of the food was ready by opening. You had to wait till 1:30pm to get food. Food should be ready by opening. 3. $4 drinks but not even cold and small. 4. Balloon pop had bean bags instead of darts. Never heard of this. There were a couple of good things. 1. Food tasted great although there wasn't much Italian options. 2. Kids had fun with the rides First time going to San gennaro and don't see any hype to go again. Maybe capitalize on more authentic Italian options and have food prepared timely. read more