Las Vegas events mark the 25th anniversary of 9/11 attacks

Las Vegas events mark the 25th anniversary of 9/11 attacks Friday marks the 25th day of the 9/11 violent attacks. First responders and assemblage organizations will gather across the Las Vegas Valley for large events honoring the thousands of radical killed 25 years ago. Below is a list of Las Vegas‑area events scheduled for Friday, Sept. 11, and Saturday, Sept. 12, to commemorate the anniversary. **9/11 Freedom Ride** - 5:46 a.m. Friday - 3rd Street Stage on Fremont Street For 343 minutes, participants will take turns riding stationary bikes in honor of the 343 FDNY firefighters who died on 9/11. Funds raised will go to the Southern Nevada Concerns of Police Survivors and the Professional Fire Fighters of Nevada Benevolent Association. **Fire Station Tribute** - 6:45 a.m. Friday - Las Vegas Fire Station 5, 1020 Hinson St. The annual Tolling of the Bells will begin at 6:45 a.m., around the time the south tower of the World Trade Center collapsed. A U.S. flag that once flew over the World Trade Center will be raised to half‑staff in front of the station. Visitors can view a piece of World Trade Center steel and one of two Callery pear trees in Las Vegas grown from seedlings of the Survivor Tree, the only tree to survive at ground zero. The second tree stands at Police Memorial Park. **Stratosphere Climb** - 8 a.m. Friday - The Strat tower An opening ceremony at 8 a.m. will precede a climb of the Strat tower starting at 8:30 a.m. More than 300 firefighters, police officers, military members, and emergency medical personnel will ascend 1,455 steps to the top of the 1,149‑foot tower, the tallest freestanding observation structure in the United States. **9/11 Day** - 9 to 11 a.m. Friday - UNLV Thomas and Mack Center The nonprofit 9/11 Day is coordinating roughly 600 volunteers to pack more than 193,000 nonperishable meals for donation to Three Square Food Bank. The meals will be distributed to food‑insecure families in Southern Nevada. Advance registration is required for participants. **Las Vegas Ten‑13 Club Remembrance** - 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Friday - Police Memorial Park, 3250 Metro Academy Way The city of Las Vegas and the Las Vegas Ten‑13 Club will pay tribute to fallen law‑enforcement officers at Police Memorial Park. The park also hosts the second Las Vegas Callery pear tree grown from a Survivor Tree seedling. **First Responder March** - 7 p.m. Friday - Fremont Street, beginning at Third Street and Ogden Promenade Organizers anticipate approximately 1,000 uniformed first responders—including firefighters, honor guards, and drum and bugle units—marching along Fremont Street. The procession will end at the Plaza Hotel, where a community tribute featuring vendors and live music is planned. **9/11 Remembrance & Service Day Bash** - 8 to 11 a.m. Saturday - Floyd Lamb Park at Tule Springs The event will feature speakers from police and fire departments, along with live performances by local youth. Participating groups include the City of Las Vegas, Las Vegas Council of Scouting America, JustServe, Youth Service America, AmeriCorps, Get Outdoors Nevada, and the Jeremiah Program of Las Vegas. Attendees will also help plant 500 American flags. After the memorial, volunteers can join a park‑clean‑up and assemble comfort kits. **Las Vegas 9/11 Heroes Run** - 8 a.m. Saturday - Mountains Edge Participants may join a 5K run honoring those killed on 9/11. Entry fees will benefit the Travis Manion Foundation, a nonprofit that supports veterans and their families.