Labor Day is the last big weekend of the pool season. It runs as hard as Memorial Day and prices the same way, with one difference that matters: after this weekend the calendar thins out fast, and several pools close for the year within a few weeks of it.
When it lands next
- 2027 Monday 6 September
- 2028 Monday 4 September
- 2029 Monday 3 September
Friday through Monday.
What is different about this weekend
The same venues, the same city, behaving differently enough to be worth planning around.
Holiday pricing, one last time
The same holiday rates as May apply, on the door and on the tables. It is the last weekend of the year that prices like that.
Still genuinely hot
Early September in Las Vegas is summer, not autumn. The heat has not broken and the water is the point.
Then it stops
The Strip dayclubs run a March to October season. Some finish the weekend after this one, some push into October, and a handful of hotel pools stay open all year as quiet pools rather than parties.
How the weekend runs
- Friday builds through the afternoon as the flights land.
- Saturday is the busiest day and the one worth booking if you are booking anything.
- Sunday holds up because of the Monday holiday, and several venues treat it as the main event rather than Saturday.
- Monday is the real closing note of the summer. Check hours, because a number of venues shut early or do not open at all.
Getting in
- Ticketed entry is the straightforward route, and the Sunday sells faster than people expect because of the Monday off.
- Tables price at holiday rates. This is the last weekend of the year they do, and the first weekend of October is a different market entirely.
- Free and reduced lists behave like Memorial Day: mostly suspended, and closing early where they run.
- If the plan is flexible, the two weekends after this one are the value in the whole season. Same pools, same weather, a fraction of the price.
The pools that run it
Every Strip dayclub opens for this one. These are the rooms, with what we last confirmed about each.
What has changed since the last time you read about this
Labor Day coverage from the archive leans on Rehab, Bare and Surrender, all of which have closed. The rooms that anchor the weekend now are Encore Beach Club, Marquee Dayclub, Tao Beach and Palm Tree Beach Club.
Why there are no prices on this page
Door and table rates for this occasion are set per venue, change every year, and are usually announced a few weeks out. Publishing last year’s numbers would be worse than publishing none. Each venue page carries what we have actually confirmed, alongside the date we confirmed it.
Questions people actually ask
Do the pools close straight after Labor Day?
Not all at once. The season runs to October on paper, and in practice venues taper: weekend-only hours first, then a closing date announced a few weeks ahead. Check the venue page rather than assuming either way.
Is it busier than Memorial Day?
Comparable, with a different mood. Memorial Day feels like an opening night, Labor Day feels like a last one, and the Sunday of Labor Day is the single busiest pool day of the two.
When is the cheapest time to do the same thing?
The middle two weeks of September. The heat holds, the dayclubs are still open, and nothing is priced as a holiday.
Does the weather turn in September?
Not meaningfully until October. Early September in the desert is still summer, and shade matters as much as it does in July.
Check what is actually open today
Opening days and hours move through the season. The live list is the one to trust over anything written months ahead, this page included.
