THE HISTORY OF THE

LAS VEGAS TRIBUTE FESTIVAL

The Las Vegas Tribute Festival is the continuation of a rich history of the King’s presence in Las Vegas.  Previous events have been held by Legends in Concert and others, but our event was started at the Las Vegas Hilton as the Las Vegas Elvis Festival in 2008.

In 2024 we were invited to return to the Westgate Resort Casino in Las Vegas, the property formerly known as the “International Hotel” and “Las Vegas Hilton” where Elvis had his historic residency.

In 2025 we combined the Las Vegas Tribute Festival and Images of the King World Championship Elvis Tribute Artists Contest into one event, the “Las Vegas Summer Tribute Festival.”  We hope this will be an annual event!

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Previous Locations:

  • 2009 held at the Las Vegas Hilton as the Heart of the King Festival
  • 2009 held at the Las Vegas Hilton as the Heart of the King Festival
  • 2010 held at the LVH (formerly the Las Vegas Hilton) as the Las Vegas Elvis Festival
  • 2011 held at the LVH (formerly the Las Vegas Hilton) as the Las Vegas Elvis Festival
  • 2012 No festival was held due to change in ownership at the hotel!
  • 2013 held at the LVH (formerly the Las Vegas Hilton) as the Las Vegas Elvis Festival
  • 2014 held at the LVH (formerly the Las Vegas Hilton) as the Las Vegas Elvis Festival
  • 2015 No festival was held as we were looking for a new home!
  • 2016 held at Sam’s Town Casino as the Las Vegas Elvis Festival
  • 2017 held at Sam’s Town Casino as the Las Vegas Elvis Festival
  • 2018 held at Sam’s Town Casino as the Las Vegas Elvis Festival
  • 2019 held at Sam’s Town Casino as the Las Vegas Tribute Festival
  • 2020 & 2021 No festival was held due to the Corona Virus!
  • 2022 Held at Sam’s Town Casino as the Las Vegas Tribute Festival
  • 2023 No festival was held do to increased pricing in Las Vegas following the Corona Virus!
  • 2024 held at the Westgate Resort Casino as the Las Vegas Tribute Festival.
  • 2025 held at the Westgate Resort as the Las Vegas Summer Tribute Festival and Images of the King World Championship Elvis Tribute Artist Contest!

Some year’s (PRIOR TO IMAGES OF THE KING) the festival has included an ETA contest, we recognize our past champions here:

  • 2010 Dwight Icenhower
  • 2011 Oliver Steinhoff
  • 2013 Jay Dupuis
  • 2014 Adam Fitzpatrick
  • 2016 Ted Torres
  • 2017 Tim Hendry

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