The 2025 Helldorado Days Parade was held Saturday, May 10, 2025, from 10 a.m. to noon in downtown Las Vegas on Fourth Street between Gass and Stewart avenues with 135 entries of marching bands, equestrian groups, car and motorcycle clubs, dancers, floats and more led by Mayor Shelley Berkley.
Here are the 2025 winners:
- Best Marching Band: Del Sol Dragon Fire Marching Band
- Best School Float: Del Sol Academy Band Booster
- Best Float: Clark County Farm Bureau
- Best Overall Entry: Escaramuza Charra Colibries de Nevada
- Most Creative: Plaza Hotel & Casino
- Best Theme: Plaza Hotel & Casino
- Best Equestrian: Marrakech Mediterranean Restaurant and Petting Zoo 2U
- Best Car Club: Las Vegas Valley Model A Club
- Best Motorized Vehicle Group/Entry: Zelzah Shrine
- Best Dancing Group: Vegas Golden Gals
- Best Walking Group: Comparsa Fiesta Morelense
- Best Casino Entry: Resorts World Las Vegas
The next Helldorado Days Parade will be held Saturday, May 9, 2026; details and entry form will be available here by October 2025.
There is no fee to enter the parade. Parade entries are expected to represent the diversity of the city, its founding in 1905 as a railroad town, where we come from, how we have grown and where we are going. Cultural and historical groups and organizations, schools, artists, car/motorcycle clubs, service organizations are encouraged to participate every year.
See the map for parade route, grandstand, staging areas and available parking lots.
History
The Helldorado Days Parade, formerly known as the Las Vegas Days Parade, or simply Helldorado, is held in mid-May each year and celebrates the city’s western roots. The parade usually includes floats, high school marching bands, cowboys and cowgirls on horseback, costumed dancers, car clubs, nonprofits and more. In past years, an independent panel of judges decided on the award winners for the best entry, most creative, best theme, best float, best equestrian entry, best car club or motorized vehicle, best marching band and best walking group. The parade was created in 1935 and is sponsored by the Commission for the Las Vegas Centennial.
May 15, 2025, wa the 120 th anniversary of the land auction in 1905, which marks the beginning of Las Vegas. For more information on the Helldorado Days Parade, call 702.229.4859.