Show Weekend Guide
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Las Vegas, NV

Sphere

Plan a Sphere show weekend on the Las Vegas Strip

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Upcoming shows

The venue keeps its own calendar. Check it for dates, then plan the weekend around your show.

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The local take

Every hotel in this guide is within about 1.5 km of Sphere in a straight line. The Venetian and its Palazzo tower hold Buddy V's Ristorante, in the Grand Canal Shoppes, and Mott 32. Wynn, Treasure Island and Resorts World are on Las Vegas Boulevard, with SW Steakhouse inside Wynn and Wally's in The District at Resorts World.

Stay at The Venetian to walk to Standard Admission entry through the Venetian Bridge stairway, or stay at Wynn, Treasure Island or Resorts World and take the 24-hour Deuce or a rideshare to the corner of Manhattan St and Westchester Dr. Large bags and backpacks aren't allowed, there's no re-entry, and overnight parking isn't permitted.

Sphere

Your Las Vegas weekend

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My weekend

4 hotels

Las Vegas places

HotelSuggested

The Venetian Resort · 0.41 mi from the venue

The Venetian's own Sphere page calls it the nearest hotel to the venue, with a direct bridge to Sphere, and Sphere's FAQ names the Venetian Bridge stairway as the Standard Admission entrance.

No rideshare, transit or parking to arrange: walk from your room, across the Venetian Bridge, into Sphere.

  • Self-park $20 a day for hotel guests
  • Valet $40 a day
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Keep in mind: The pages checked don't publish a resort fee; ask before you book. The Venetian and Palazzo garages apply event parking rates to the public for Sphere headliner shows and other events, at the resort's discretion. Registered hotel guests keep the standard $20-a-day self-park or $40-a-day valet rate.

3355 Las Vegas Blvd. S, Las Vegas, NV 89109

0.41 mi straight-line from the venue. This is not a walking or driving route.

Live rates are not quoted here. Confirm the full stay total, fees, and cancellation terms with the provider. Venue directions use a general venue location; follow your assigned lot and gate instructions.

Expedia opens a named-hotel search, not a verified property page. Enter dates there; adults and rooms are prefilled.

Directions: Directions to the venue for The Venetian Resort Las VegasOfficial details for The Venetian Resort Las Vegas
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Wynn, Resorts World and Treasure Island · 0.42 mi from the venue

About 0.7 km from Sphere in a straight line, with SW Steakhouse inside the resort for a pre-show dinner without leaving.

  • Free self-parking for hotel guests
  • Valet $40 a day
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Keep in mind: No official page gives a walking route or time from Wynn to Sphere. Self-parking is free only for registered Wynn, Encore or Tower Suite guests.

3131 Las Vegas Blvd S, Las Vegas, NV 89109

0.42 mi straight-line from the venue. This is not a walking or driving route.

Live rates are not quoted here. Confirm the full stay total, fees, and cancellation terms with the provider. Venue directions use a general venue location; follow your assigned lot and gate instructions.

Expedia opens a named-hotel search, not a verified property page. Enter dates there; adults and rooms are prefilled.

Directions: Directions to the venue for Wynn Las VegasOfficial details for Wynn Las Vegas
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Wynn, Resorts World and Treasure Island · 0.59 mi from the venue

Its homepage advertises always-free parking for a visitor driving in, and it's about 1 km from Sphere in a straight line, with a stop on the Deuce route.

  • Free parking
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Keep in mind: The homepage gives no distance or route to Sphere, and some room packages carry an optional resort fee, so confirm the fee on the rate you book.

3300 Las Vegas Boulevard South, Las Vegas, NV

0.59 mi straight-line from the venue. This is not a walking or driving route.

Live rates are not quoted here. Confirm the full stay total, fees, and cancellation terms with the provider. Venue directions use a general venue location; follow your assigned lot and gate instructions.

Expedia opens a named-hotel search, not a verified property page. Enter dates there; adults and rooms are prefilled.

Directions: Directions to the venue for Treasure Island Hotel & CasinoOfficial details for Treasure Island Hotel & Casino
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Wynn, Resorts World and Treasure Island · 0.89 mi from the venue

A resort with three Hilton hotels under one roof (Las Vegas Hilton, Conrad Las Vegas and Crockfords Las Vegas), The District dining area, and a stop on the Deuce route.

  • Resort fee $55 a day plus tax
  • Self-park $21 a day; valet from $40
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Keep in mind: It's about 1.4 km from Sphere in a straight line, a Deuce ride or rideshare away, and no published walking route connects them. A $55-a-day resort fee plus tax is added to every reservation.

3000 South Las Vegas Boulevard, Las Vegas, NV 89109

0.89 mi straight-line from the venue. This is not a walking or driving route.

Live rates are not quoted here. Confirm the full stay total, fees, and cancellation terms with the provider. Venue directions use a general venue location; follow your assigned lot and gate instructions.

Expedia opens a named-hotel search, not a verified property page. Enter dates there; adults and rooms are prefilled.

Directions: Directions to the venue for Resorts World Las VegasOfficial details for Resorts World Las Vegas

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Get to know the areas

The Venetian ResortWalking from your room to the show over the Venetian Bridge, with no transport to arrange

Stay at The Venetian Resort Las Vegas, which its own Sphere page calls the nearest hotel to the venue, with a direct bridge to Sphere, so no rideshare, transit or parking is needed.

The Venetian and Palazzo towers, with Buddy V's Ristorante in the Grand Canal Shoppes and Mott 32 in The Palazzo. Buddy V's serves an Italian brunch buffet every Sunday.

To the venue
Harry Reid International Airport publishes no transit time or fare to the Strip, only pickup points: taxis wait right outside baggage claim at Terminal 1 and outside on Level Zero near door 52 at Terminal 3, and rideshare pickup is on the parking garage's Level 2 at Terminal 1 or the Valet Level at Terminal 3. From the resort, enter Sphere through the Venetian Bridge stairway for Standard Admission.
After the show
No separate exit route is published, and it isn't published whether the way out differs from the bridge entrance. All exits are final, so you can't leave and come back in.
The tradeoff
It's one resort with two towers (The Venetian and The Palazzo), and the only hotel in this guide on this route. The bridge is the Standard Admission route only; Director's Seat Package holders use the West VIP entry on Sands Avenue.

Hotels in this area

Wynn, Resorts World and Treasure IslandThree more hotels to choose from, each within about 1.5 km of Sphere in a straight line

Stay at Wynn, Treasure Island or Resorts World, 0.7 to 1.4 km from Sphere in a straight line, each with a stop on the 24-hour Deuce bus, and reach Sphere by rideshare or on foot through The Venetian.

Wynn, Treasure Island and Resorts World are on Las Vegas Boulevard. SW Steakhouse is inside Wynn, overlooking the Lake of Dreams, and Wally's is in The District at Resorts World.

To the venue
Harry Reid International Airport publishes no transit time or fare to the Strip, only its taxi and rideshare pickup points. From the resort, Sphere's rideshare pickup and drop-off is at the corner of Manhattan St and Westchester Dr. On event days, Sphere staff are on site to direct you to the venue. The Deuce stops at Wynn, Venetian/Palazzo, Resorts World Las Vegas, Encore and Treasure Island, but its route map gives no walking distance from any stop to Sphere's entrance.
After the show
Use the same rideshare corner at Manhattan St and Westchester Dr, or the Deuce, which runs 24 hours in both directions. No Deuce fare is confirmed here.
The tradeoff
These hotels don't connect to Sphere by a direct bridge. You take a rideshare to Sphere's drop-off corner or walk into and through The Venetian, and no walking distance or route for that last stretch is published.

Hotels in this area

To the show and back

Choose a route from the area you’re staying in.

Venetian Bridge walkThe Venetian Resortwalk
Getting there
From inside The Venetian Resort, follow the signs to the Venetian Bridge stairway, the Standard Admission entrance; The Venetian's page describes a direct bridge to Sphere. Director's Seat Package holders enter on foot at the West VIP entry on Sands Avenue.
Getting back
No separate exit route is published.

The route starts inside The Venetian and Palazzo complex; neither Sphere nor The Venetian publishes a walking route into The Venetian from other Strip resorts.

Route information
RTC Deuce along the StripWynn, Resorts World and Treasure Islandtransit
Getting there
Board the 24-hour Deuce at the Wynn, Venetian/Palazzo, Resorts World Las Vegas, Encore or Treasure Island stop and get off at the stop nearest your destination. It runs about every 10 to 15 minutes from 7 a.m. to 1 a.m. and about every 20 minutes from 1 a.m. to 7 a.m.
Getting back
The Deuce runs the same route in both directions, 24 hours a day, at the same frequency.

No current fare is confirmed here, and the route map gives no walking distance or time from any stop to Sphere's entrance.

Route information
Rideshare pickup and drop-offWynn, Resorts World and Treasure Islandrideshare
Getting there
Book a rideshare to Sphere's pickup and drop-off at the corner of Manhattan St and Westchester Dr. On event days, Sphere staff are on site to direct you to the venue.
Getting back
Pickup is at the same corner; no separate after-show pickup point is published.

No walking distance or time from the Manhattan St and Westchester Dr corner to the entrance is published.

Route information
Drive and parkWynn, Resorts World and Treasure Islanddrive
Getting there
Buy on-site Sphere parking in advance through Ticketmaster, or park at Howard Hughes and other local garages. Sphere asks you to allow more travel time by car because of street closures.
Getting back
No exit route is published; overnight parking isn't permitted, so leave the same night.

No on-site parking price, capacity or garage address is published. The Venetian and Palazzo garages apply event parking rates to the public for Sphere headliner shows and other events, at the resort's discretion.

Route information

At Sphere

Doors and arrival

No door time is published. Sphere encourages you to arrive early and, if you're coming by car, to allow more travel time because of street closures. Entrances are the Venetian Bridge stairway for Standard Admission, the West VIP entry on Sands Avenue for Director's Seat Packages, and more entrances on Westchester Drive.

Bags

Large bags and backpacks aren't allowed. Diaper bags, bags needed for medical items, and small clutches, purses and fanny packs no larger than about 6 in. × 6 in. × 2 in. are allowed, and every bag may be screened by sight or X-ray.

No Monorail station at Sphere

None of the Las Vegas Monorail's seven stations is at The Venetian, The Palazzo or Sphere; the nearest, Westgate, is described only as next to the Las Vegas Convention Center. A station to serve Sphere and The Venetian was planned but postponed in April 2020.

Venue information
Airport taxis and rideshares

Harry Reid International Airport publishes pickup points but no fare or travel time to the Strip. Taxis wait right outside baggage claim at Terminal 1 and outside on Level Zero near door 52 at Terminal 3. Rideshare pickup is on the parking garage's Level 2 at Terminal 1 and the Valet Level at Terminal 3.

Venue information
Food, drink and cameras

Outside food and drink, including sealed cans and bottles, isn't allowed except for documented medical needs through Guest Relations. Empty reusable water bottles are allowed and can be refilled inside. Video cameras, monopods, tripods, selfie sticks, audio recorders and professional cameras with telephoto or zoom lenses aren't permitted.

Venue information
Tickets and ages

Most tickets are sold online through Ticketmaster. The onsite Sphere Concierge, by the Plaza Entry on the east side of the building, sells tickets in person on event days from at least one hour before a film's start, closes after the film begins and isn't open on days with no events. No desk hours are published for other events. Check your event page for any age restriction; every guest needs a ticket, whatever their age.

Venue information

Eat before the show

Buddy V's RistoranteRestaurant site

Italian · The Venetian Resort

Inside The Venetian, which its own Sphere page says has a direct bridge to Sphere, so you can eat here before you cross the Venetian Bridge.

Hours aren't published on its page; call 866.659.9643 to confirm before a show. The page says it serves an Italian brunch buffet every Sunday.
SW SteakhouseRestaurant site

American steakhouse · Wynn, Resorts World and Treasure Island

Dinner inside Wynn, next to Bar Parasol and overlooking the Lake of Dreams, so a Wynn guest avoids an extra trip before a rideshare to Sphere.

Sun–Thu 5:30–10 p.m.; Fri–Sat 5:30–10:30 p.m. The dress code is upscale casual chic: collared shirts are recommended, and athletic apparel and flip-flops aren't permitted. Children under 5 aren't permitted.

Useful things to know

How do I get into Sphere from The Venetian?

Through the Venetian Bridge stairway, for Standard Admission tickets. Director's Seat Package holders use the West VIP entry on Sands Avenue instead.

Where does my rideshare pick me up and drop me off?

At the corner of Manhattan St and Westchester Dr. On event days, Sphere staff are on site to direct you to the venue.

What bag can I bring in?

A diaper bag, a bag for medical items, or a small clutch, purse or fanny pack no larger than about 6 in. × 6 in. × 2 in. Large bags and backpacks aren't allowed, and all bags are screened.

Can I take the Las Vegas Monorail to Sphere?

No. None of the Monorail's seven stations is at The Venetian, The Palazzo or Sphere; the nearest, Westgate, is described only as next to the Convention Center. A station to serve Sphere and The Venetian was planned but postponed in 2020.

Can I leave and come back in during the show?

No. All exits are final, and guests can't leave and then re-enter.