Best Las Vegas 2025 Race Itinerary

Visiting Las Vegas for the November race? Maximize your time on the Strip and experience the best the city has to offer! This ideal itinerary provides a comprehensive activity list for race attendees with three-day tickets to the most exciting event of the year. Find restaurant recommendations, thrilling tours, and once-in-a-lifetime sightseeing opportunities – including helicopter tours over the street circuit!

November 20, 2025: Practice

10:00AM – Brunch at Alexxa’s at Paris Las Vegas

Alternate Choices: GIADAS at the Cromwell

12:00PM – Shopping at nearby Miracle Mile mall in Planet Hollywood Las Vegas Resort and Casino

3:00PM – Visit Bellagio Fountains and Bellagio Conservatory & Botanical Gardens

4:30PM – 5:30PM – Practice 1

6:00pm – Dinner at Papi Steak with trackside views

Alternate Choice: Dinner at Gordan Ramsay at F1 Garage

8:00PM – 9:00PM – Practice 2

10:00PM – Las Vegas Strip helicopter tour over the street circuit, grandstands, and team garages

November 21, 2025: Qualifying

9:00AM – Visit Downtown Las Vegas and the Fremont Street Experience

10:00AM – Breakfast at Hash House a Go Go at the Plaza Hotel and Casino

Alternate Choice: Breakfast at Park on Fremont

12:00PM – Visit the Mob Museum

2:00PM – Lunch at Pinches Tacos in Container Park

4:30PM – 5:30PM – Practice 3

6:00PM – Dinner at Ramsay Garage

Alternate Choice: Dinner at Papi Steak

8:00PM – 9:00PM – Qualifying

11:00PM – Las Vegas Race Weekend at Marquee Friday in the Cosmopolitan

November 22, 2025: Race Day

11:00AM – Brunch at CHICA at the Venetian Las Vegas

1:00PM - Ride the High Roller Observation Wheel

Alternate Choice: Travel to the STRAT and experience the Skypod, the Big Shot, or the Skyjump

2:30PM - Visit the Shelby Heritage Center near the Las Vegas Strip and enjoy a self-guided tour of some of the most impressive vehicles ever designed

4:00PM – Return to the street circuit to enjoy race day activities

8:00PM – Lights Out

Fly Over the Race Action with Papillon

Papillon Grand Canyon Helicopters offers air tours over the street circuit and even during the live race! We also operate daily departures to Hoover Dam and the Grand Canyon West with an additional flight path over the track. Experience the best of Las Vegas from the sky with the world's largest and longest-running air tour operator.