Top 10 FREE & CHEAP Things to do in Las Vegas in 2026

Today, we're in Las Vegas, and I will be giving you my list of free and cheap things you should take advantage of on your next trip. Before we get started, please do me a huge favor and subscribe to the channel. I'm trying to hit 75,000 subscribers this year. And at the end, if this video helped at all, please hit that thumbs up button for me. All right, let's get started right in the middle of the strip. Of course, one of the number one top things to do here in Vegas for absolutely free is come to the Bellagio Fountains. The fountains start at 3 p.m., I believe, and they go off every 30 minutes. And then at 8 p.m., they go off every 15 minutes. My suggestion to you is to come here during the day to see them, and then come here during the night to see them. They're two different experiences. During the day, there's gonna be room to stand. During the night, you're gonna have to fight for a spot. So this is one of the best things to do here in Vegas for absolutely free. Then after that, you can head inside to see the conservatory. Let's head inside. All right, so one of the second free attractions here at the Bellagio is going to be the conservatory. I'm here in mid-January, so they just switched over from winter to the Chinese New Year. Let's check it out. With the conservatory, as well as the fountains, I would say come here during the day and during the night. This one has a light show with fireworks going off, so highly recommend coming here in the daytime to see it and at the nighttime. The best time to come here is early in the morning, around six o'clock in the morning, seven o'clock in the morning. There's gonna be no one in here. So be sure to come, wake up early, come check it out, and then come late at night after you're done gambling and having a good time. The next best free attraction here at the Bellagio, and I believe this is the last one, is going to be the world's largest chocolate fountain. Now, this is a walkthrough. It's right behind the conservatory, so if you're going towards the free tram that takes you to Park MGM, it's gonna be right there. World's largest chocolate fountain. The next free thing you guys should take advantage of while here in Vegas are the free trams. MGM has two trams that are completely free, one that goes from the Bellagio, which I'm about to get on, that stops at the Crystal Shops, and then stops at Park MGM and Aria. And then they have another one over at Mandalay Bay that stops at Luxor and Excalibur. So don't miss out on these, they're completely free, and they run until midnight, I believe. So be sure, come here, check them out, and don't kill your feet walking all day. The next free attraction is over here at Aria. They have an entire display that they do every season that the patisserie does here, and it's made all out of chocolate and sugar. This is all made out of food. This took the pastry team five weeks crafting the winter Yeti scene, using more than 680 pounds of edible material. There's 200 pounds of fondant in there. The ski boots are handcrafted. They look real, it's kind of crazy. 500-plus hand-blown sugar branches on the trees. 85 pounds of fondant, 130 pounds of royal icing, and 50 pounds of crystal sugar. And they switch this up every season, so you can come check it out. It's right next to the patisserie. Another free thing you can do here in Vegas is, of course, go lobby hopping and go check out all the displays in the lobbies from the Aria, where I'm at right now, to the Bellagio. So many of these places put up seasonal things, and they're super awesome just to see. One of the other free things that you can do in Vegas is see the free entertainment. The one here at Harrah's is the Piano Bar, where they do dueling piano performances. This is a fun, fun, fun thing, and you can just walk by. You don't even have to walk in. It's right off the casino floor, so you can just sit here, watch the entertainment, and have a good time. Your next free activity here in Las Vegas is going to be here at the Caesars Forum Shops, and it's gonna be a tiny little show. I don't know if it's gonna be going on while I'm here. I'll show the times when I get there, but it's backed by Cheesecake Factory and Nike. If you come into the Caesars Forum Shops from Caesars Palace, you're just gonna basically take a left and go all the way until it ends. All right, let's go check it out. All right, the Atlanta show is back here, and it's Thursday through Monday, starting at 12 noon, going until 8 p.m., and it's every hour on the hour, and it's dark on Tuesdays and Wednesdays, which kinda sucks because I am here on a Tuesday, but here it is. It's still cool to come see if it's not going on because on the other side of this, they do have an aquarium, but basically, robotics come up from the top here, and it's just a little show that lasts about five or 10 minutes, but over on the backside is the aquarium, which I think is pretty cool, and this is completely free to come see. You just gotta walk through the mall, and like I said, it's right next to the Cheesecake Factory and the Nike store. Can't really miss it if you try to find these places. All right, let's head to the next free or cheap attraction here in Las Vegas. All right, one of the next free things is right here inside the Flamingo. It's called the Flamingo, and they have flamingos on site. They have a whole outdoor wildlife area with flamingos. Let's head out there and check it out. This is completely free. Right across from Havana, if you come right outside these doors, you see people already taking advantage of the wildlife. Not only do they have the flamingos, but they also have huge water areas with fish and ducks and turtles, so be sure to walk the entire property. One of the other free, fun things you can do on a Las Vegas trip is walk the Promenade Link. This area has zip lines going over it. At the very end of it, it has the big humongous ferris wheel. Let's just go ahead and see what it looks like. Out here, you have the zip lines right above you. This is right in between the Link on the left and the Flamingo on the right. You have a Starbucks here on the right. Entrance to the Link on the left. This is an interesting place to people watch as well. Just a lot of shops. There's the Hot Doggery here on the right, where they have hot dogs, and then Gordon Ramsay's Fish and Chips. We'll be back here later to try that place for another video where I'm trying all the Celebrity Chef fast food restaurants. So if that's not out already, be on the lookout for that. And then right to the right is the Flamingo entrance from the Link Promenade, and I Love Sugar. This is a three-story, or two-story, sorry, candy store. And at the very top floor is a bar where they do alcoholic beverages with candy. Then through here, you have Blarney's Bar over here where they do the Bailey's frozen drinks. Off the Strip Bistro, we have a hat store, the fabulous Las Vegas store as well. There's like probably 30 or 40 restaurants back here, all up and down here, and things to do. Over here is the Magic Room where they put on performances. There's a guy out there doing a promotion for it right now. On the left here, we have Virgil's Barbecue and the Tilted Kilt. Then we got a pizza place, In-N-Out Burger, a sushi burrito place, you got Ice Bar, you got the fountains out here. It's just an overall good place to hang out when you're just trying to waste some time. A lot of good restaurants over here, so if you're looking for something to eat, you can just come down to the promenade and walk around, and you'll find a place to eat. And then at the very end of this place, you have the big Ferris wheel, and there it is. Be sure to check your promotions on the kiosk. When I checked today, I had two free rides, and I believe they're $40, so two free rides. Check your promotions, man. The other things that are down here is a bowling alley right now. It is closed for a private event. And then Jimmy Kimmel's Comedy Club, which is right here. A sock store, virtual reality store. We have a Harley Davidson store, Yardhouse, and Maxi's. And I believe that's it. And then there's the entrance to the high roller. So yeah, just a really cool place to come hang out, chill, not spend a lot of money, unless you're gonna buy food and drink. All right, let's find the next free thing to do. All right, another cool thing you can do for free in Las Vegas as of right now in January is there's a company called Zoox, Z-O-O-X, and they are giving free rides to different places. I'm in a Zoox right now. It is a robot-driven car. There is no one in this car other than me. And I'm going from New York, New York to Resorts World, and it's completely free. I mean, this thing's awesome. Another free attraction here in Las Vegas is gonna be here at The Wynn, and it's called the Lake of Dreams Show. And it's right outside. If you find the escalators that spin, it's gonna be right there. Oh, wow, they're bringing down the shades. That is super cool. But you can go out these doors out to this bar, or you can come upstairs, and there is a secret door over here to watch it at nighttime. Hopefully it's open. And you can come right out here to watch the show. I'm gonna try to look up the times for the show. I'm not exactly sure. I've actually never seen this show in person just on the internet. I'll put all the information down below with times that the show goes on, but I would recommend coming here at nighttime. Very cool place. The last cheap or free thing that I'm going to recommend to do on the Las Vegas Strip is come to Slots of Fun, which is Circus Circus's old-school casino where it's all coin-operated. Get $20 and some quarters and play some old slots without losing a lot of money and having a little bit of fun and feeling the old Vegas vibes. So this game is two quarters. Two quarters. Come on, big money. Hey, four quarters. And then when you hit cash out, man, that's awesome. Thank you guys for watching this video. If it helped in any way, please be sure to hit that thumbs up button and subscribe to the channel. If you think I missed any free or cheap things here in Vegas, drop them down below in the comments to help other travelers. Thanks for watching, and I'll see you on the next one.