Here are Neon’s top picks for free things to do in Las Vegas from Friday, April 10, through Thursday, April 16.
through the weekend
Kids of all ages can zap each other silly with free laser tag from sunset until 9:30 p.m. Friday to Sunday at Downtown Container Park, 707 Fremont St.; downtowncontainerpark.com.
saturday
Calling all gearheads: Prepare to lay rubber down to the Atomic Motors Swap Meet to check out four showrooms of classic cars, plus vendors and food, at 8 a.m. Saturday at Atomic Motors, 704 W. Sunset Road, Henderson; atomicmotors.net.
Celebrate a fun, freewheeling decade of fiddling around when the Las Vegas Bluegrass Festival turns 10 with four-time Grammy nominee Sierra Hull, Vegas Americana and roots-rock favorites like The Unwieldies and Paige and The Overtones and others at 11 a.m. Saturday at Centennial Hills Park, 7101 N. Buffalo Drive; lasvegasnevada.gov.
Learn how to create your own zine at the Read Between the Lines workshop. Bring in a meaningful text — a poem, lyric, etc. — and then build a homemade zine around it at 1 p.m. Saturday at the Analog Dope Store, 205 E. Colorado Ave.; analogdope.com.
Celebrate Polynesian culture with the return of the Holoholo Market featuring live music, family activities, vendors, workshops, community resources, giveaways and more at 11 a.m. Saturday at Fergusons Downtown, 1028 Fremont St.; fergusonsdowntown.com.
Dance till dawn — or very close to it — with house music pioneer Roger Sanchez at 11 p.m. Saturday at Bauhaus Las Vegas, 115 N. Seventh St. Free entry before 12:30 a.m. with RSVP at bauhauslv.com.
sunday
More than 65 creative artists, crafters and cottage food vendors will join LV Craft Shows for their Spring Bazaar at 10 a.m Sunday at Aliante Casino; lvcraftshows.com.
Snag a free shot when you arrive in full cosplay to the Fandom Social after-brunch festivities featuring bingo (6 p.m.) and karaoke (8 p.m.) on Sundays at Fandom Bar, 900 Las Vegas Blvd. South; fandombar.com
wednesday
Master Paraguayan harpist and composer Mariano González has played Carnegie Hall, the Kennedy Center, Tokyo’s Suntory Hall and numerous festivals worldwide. Now, see him up close and personal at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday at the Bootlegger, 7700 Las Vegas Blvd. South; bootleggerlasvegas.com.
thursday
If you couldn’t score tickets to Phish’s return to Sphere, Marcus Rezak’s Gumbo just might be the next best thing, with the virtuoso guitarist paying tribute to the jam band favorites while playing on a real Languedoc guitar at 11:30 p.m. Thursday at the Sand Dollar Lounge, 3355 Spring Mountain Road; the sanddollarlv.com.