Star Wars fans discover the Force in downtown Las Vegas — PHOTOS

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Antonio Vilela, 2, center, looks at a light sabre handed to him by UNLV‘s Society of Light Sabre Duelists members during "Star Wars Day at the MuseumÃ Saturday, Jan. 23, 2016, in Las Vegas. Discovery Children‘s Museum hosted approximately 3,800 people for a day filled with "Star WarsÃ and space-themed programming including special guests and performances. Ronda Churchill/Las Vegas Review-Journal

Alex Grimaldo, 8, cheers while watching a light sabre battle during "Star Wars Day at the MuseumÃ Saturday, Jan. 23, 2016, in Las Vegas. Discovery Children‘s Museum hosted approximately 3,800 people for a day filled with "Star WarsÃ and space-themed programming including special guests and performances. Ronda Churchill/Las Vegas Review-Journal

UNLV‘s Society of Light Sabre Duelists members Brady Villamor, left, and Alexandra Newsom, battle during "Star Wars Day at the MuseumÃ Saturday, Jan. 23, 2016, in Las Vegas. Discovery Children‘s Museum hosted approximately 3,800 people for a day filled with "Star WarsÃ and space-themed programming including special guests and performances. Ronda Churchill/Las Vegas Review-Journal

People wait in line for "Star Wars Day at the MuseumÃ outside Discovery Children‘s Museum Saturday, Jan. 23, 2016, in Las Vegas. The museum hosted approximately 3,800 people for a day filled with "Star WarsÃ and space-themed programming including special guests and performances. Visitors were urged to come in their favorite "Star WarsÃ costume. Ronda Churchill/Las Vegas Review-Journal

A man stands with a child near a poster advertising "Star Wars Day at the MuseumÃ at Discovery Children‘s Museum Saturday, Jan. 23, 2016, in Las Vegas. The museum hosted approximately 3,800 people for a day filled with "Star WarsÃ and space-themed programming including special guests and performances. Ronda Churchill/Las Vegas Review-Journal

William Madzka, 12, center, waits in line in costume with his mother Kristin to enter "Star Wars Day at the MuseumÃ outside Discovery Children‘s Museum Saturday, Jan. 23, 2016, in Las Vegas. The museum hosted approximately 3,800 people for a day filled with "Star WarsÃ and space-themed programming including special guests and performances. Ronda Churchill/Las Vegas Review-Journal

Antonio Vilela, 2, center, looks at a light sabre handed to him by UNLV‘s Society of Light Sabre Duelists members during "Star Wars Day at the MuseumÃ Saturday, Jan. 23, 2016, in Las Vegas. Discovery Children‘s Museum hosted approximately 3,800 people for a day filled with "Star WarsÃ and space-themed programming including special guests and performances. Ronda Churchill/Las Vegas Review-Journal

UNLV‘s Society of Light Sabre Duelists members Mary Lapidus, left, and Ryan Grady battle during "Star Wars Day at the MuseumÃ Saturday, Jan. 23, 2016, in Las Vegas. Discovery Children‘s Museum hosted approximately 3,800 people for a day filled with "Star WarsÃ and space-themed programming including special guests and performances. Ronda Churchill/Las Vegas Review-Journal

William Madzka, 12, center, waits in costume along with other children to enter "Star Wars Day at the MuseumÃ outside Discovery Children‘s Museum Saturday, Jan. 23, 2016, in Las Vegas. The museum hosted approximately 3,800 people for a day filled with "Star WarsÃ and space-themed programming including special guests and performances. Ronda Churchill/Las Vegas Review-Journal

Eric Lyons, 10, from left, Jovan Oberlay, 5, and Jalissa Oberlay, 10, work a pulley system during "Star Wars Day at the MuseumÃ Saturday, Jan. 23, 2016, in Las Vegas. Discovery Children‘s Museum hosted approximately 3,800 people for a day filled with "Star WarsÃ and space-themed programming including special guests and performances. Ronda Churchill/Las Vegas Review-Journal

Joe Kimoto, 7, pushes a button at an interactive display during "Star Wars Day at the MuseumÃ Saturday, Jan. 23, 2016, in Las Vegas. Discovery Children‘s Museum hosted approximately 3,800 people for a day filled with "Star WarsÃ and space-themed programming including special guests and performances. Visitors were urged to come in "Star WarsÃ costumes. Ronda Churchill/Las Vegas Review-Journal

The Discovery Children’s Museum in downtown Las Vegas hosted about 3,800 people for “Star Wars Day” on Saturday.

It was a day filled with “Star Wars” and space-themed programming, including special guests and performances. Members of UNLV’s Society of Light-saber Duelists were also present.