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The SEMA Show Doesn't End When the Floor Closes––Don't Miss These After-Hours Events

By SEMA News Editors

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The SEMA Show has returned as the industry's most influential gathering, where groundbreaking products, game-changing innovations and powerful networking collide. But the energy doesn't stop at the Show floor. SEMA Week expands the experience with exclusive events, dynamic meetups and unforgettable after-hours parties that bring the industry together like never before. 

Explore the full lineup of SEMA Week happenings below and gear up for a week that drives the future of automotive (all times PST):

SEMA Industry Honors

  • BleauLive Theater at the Fontainebleau Las Vegas (View on Google Maps) 
  • Tickets or host tables are required. ​

Thursday, November 5, Doors Open at 6:00 p.m., Awards Ceremony Begins at 7:30 p.m. 

This year, after a full day of SEMA Show activities on Thursday, November 5, the celebration continues at the BleauLive Theater at Fontainebleau Las Vegas with the SEMA Industry Honors. 

Connect with top leaders from across the aftermarket world and enjoy an evening of recognition, networking and celebration as we honor the industry’s most influential voices, including Content Creator and Person of the Year. Doors and bars open at 6:00 p.m. Awards ceremony will begin at 7:30 p.m.

Click here to purchase tickets.

SEMA Cruise

Friday, November 6, 4:00 p.m. PST - 7:30 p.m.

  • SEMA Show Campus (down Convention Center Drive to West Hall Parking Lot)
  • No cost or RSVP required to attend

The capper for the 2026 SEMA Show will be the annual SEMA Cruise. This parade of rolling art is now one of the most-anticipated aspects of the annual gathering by the local populace. The cruise begins when the Show ends at 4:00 p.m. on Friday.

SEMA Fest: SOLD OUT

Friday, November 6, 3:00 p.m. 

  • SEMA Show Campus: Las Vegas Convention Center Bronze Lot
  • Tickets required to attend (SOLD OUT)
  • Upgrade to VIP here

The countdown to SEMA Fest is officially on, with just hours until one of the biggest celebrations of music and car culture in Las Vegas, set for tomorrow Friday, November 6. If you don't yet have tickets, you're out of luck, because the action-packed evening of heart-pumping motorsports activations and chart-topping hits from a spectacular lineup of musical acts is SOLD OUT!

If you were lucky enough to grab your tickets early, the doors to SEMA Fest open at 3:00 p.m. PST. Enjoy the atmosphere and check out activations from Supercar Saturdays Florida, the high-energy Globe of Death stunt show, tire-flinging drifting demonstrations from Optima Unleashed and a night of chart-topping hits live from The Alive, 311, Jimmy Eat World and The Offspring.

Although tickets are sold out, VIP upgrades are still available, giving you access to premium viewing areas, VIP bars and washrooms, separate entrances and complimentary charging stations during the event. 

See the full SEMA Fest Schedule below:

SEMA Fest schedule

Note: SEMA Fest tickets do not give you access to the SEMA Show floor.

Official SEMA Show Afterparty: Loe Shimmy at Zouk Nightclub

Friday, November 6, 10:30 p.m. - 4:00 a.m.

Didn't get enough at SEMA Fest? Wrap up SEMA week with Loe Shimmy at Zouk Nightclub at Resorts World Las Vegas. This is the only place to be after the SEMA Show and SEMA Fest events wrap up. All SEMA exhibitors and attendees with valid credentials receive complimentary expedited entry until 1:00 a.m. Tickets and tables available at zoukgrouplv.com/SEMA.