GayDays gets going in Las Vegas

LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL

12 years ago

Larry McDonald cheers as and attendee spins a wheel at a booth on the expo floor at Gay Days at the Luxor in Las Vegas Thursday, Sept. 5, 2013. (John Locher/Las Vegas Review-Journal)

Mandy Morton, right, and Kerri Clemens attend a pool party at Gay Days at the Luxor in Las Vegas Thursday, Sept. 5, 2013. (John Locher/Las Vegas Review-Journal)

Mandy Morton, standing, and Kerri Clemens attend a pool party at Gay Days at the Luxor in Las Vegas Thursday, Sept. 5, 2013. (John Locher/Las Vegas Review-Journal)

Ginger Grant makes announcements during a pool party at Gay Days at the Luxor in Las Vegas Thursday, Sept. 5, 2013. (John Locher/Las Vegas Review-Journal)

From left, John Newbold, William Pontius and Rex Sobreo enjoy a pool party at Gay Days at the Luxor in Las Vegas Thursday, Sept. 5, 2013. (John Locher/Las Vegas Review-Journal)

Eddie Reynoso squirts people with a squirt gun as they enter the pool party at Gay Days at the Luxor in Las Vegas Thursday, Sept. 5, 2013. (John Locher/Las Vegas Review-Journal)

People enjoy a pool party at Gay Days at the Luxor in Las Vegas Thursday, Sept. 5, 2013. (John Locher/Las Vegas Review-Journal)

From left, Antoinette Miller, Robert Cervantes and Uriel Marin drink shots at a pool party at Gay Days at the Luxor in Las Vegas Thursday, Sept. 5, 2013. (John Locher/Las Vegas Review-Journal)

Richard Graeber relaxes at a pool party at Gay Days at the Luxor in Las Vegas Thursday, Sept. 5, 2013. (John Locher/Las Vegas Review-Journal)

Mandy Morton, standing, and Kerri Clemens attend a pool party at Gay Days at the Luxor in Las Vegas Thursday, Sept. 5, 2013. (John Locher/Las Vegas Review-Journal)

GayDays Las Vegas started on Friday and is running through Sunday.

The expo, sponsored by QVegas Business Alliance, takes place at the Luxor. Pool parties, a business expo, brunch, slot tournament and other events will happen over the three days.

GayDays is nothing new, as an annual celebration has taken place in Orlando for the past 23 years. Meanwhile, this is the second installment of GayDays Las Vegas. The Orlando events have attracted more than 170,000 people, and 35,000 are expected for this year’s Las Vegas version.

Chris Alexander-Manley, GayDays president, said in Friday’s article in the Review-Journal, “We’re looking forward to making this an annual event.” GayDays is already set to return next September.

For more information, visit GayDays.com.