Evening offerings in east valley include parks, golf and Fremont Street

When summer comes and the temperature stays high at night, one solution is to go nocturnal, shunning daylight.

Many people don’t have a schedule flexible enough to accommodate this, but for those who need a break from the air conditioning at home, there are many opportunities for things to do after the sun has gone down.

— One option is to brave the throngs of summer tourists and visit the Fremont Street Experience. Shade comes earlier as the sun sets behind the Plaza, 1 S. Main St., and the site provides five blocks of covered walking, shopping, live entertainment and people-watching opportunities.

The venue boasts three stages and live performances nightly, usually featuring local bands playing music in a variety of genres. National acts also play every few weeks as part of the Rock of Vegas 2015 concert series, which is a few shows in.

The next show is scheduled from 9:30 to 11:30 p.m. June 13 and features three popular bands from the 1980s: The Smithereens, known for “A Girl Like You,” The Motels, who had a hit with “Only the Lonely,” and The Tubes, whose hits included “Talk to You Later.”

Other bands scheduled to perform this summer include Smash Mouth, the Spin Doctors and Kansas, which is set to close the series Sept. 6.

There are also a large number of buskers, or street performers, entertaining crowds or posing for pictures in costumes; live art demonstrations; and the hourly Viva Vision animated light shows.

For more information, visit vegasexperience.com.

— For those willing to take a stroll a little farther east, the Fremont Street Entertainment District features an assortment of bars, many with unique amenities, such as Insert Coins, 512 Fremont St., which offers video games, Backstage Bar & Billiards, 601 Fremont St., which has live music, and Don’t Tell Mama, 517 Fremont St., which offers musical accompaniment to anyone brave enough to show off their singing skills.

There are several after-dark opportunities at the Downtown Container Park, 707 Fremont St., including live music, meet-up groups, special events and a chance to view a giant fire-breathing praying mantis. It is one of several venues offering outdoor movies in the summer.

Films are scheduled there every Thursday in the summer, including a 7 p.m. June 4 screening of “Gremlins” and a 7 p.m. June 11 screening of “Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl.” Other films the venue plans to show this summer include “Despicable Me,” “Paddington,” “Ghostbusters” and three Indiana Jones films.

For more information, visit fremonteast.com.

— Other outdoor venues include The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas, 3708 Las Vegas Blvd. South, which has a Dive In Movies series that shows double features each Monday, with the first film starting at 7 p.m. and the second at 9 p.m. It is free for hotel guests and $5 for the general public. The next scheduled double feature is “The Care Bears Movie” and “Sixteen Candles” on June 8. Other double features scheduled this summer are set to include “Monsters vs. Aliens” and “Independence Day”; “Agent Cody Banks” and” “Mission: Impossible”; and “Clueless” and“Breakfast at Tiffany’s.”

For more information, visit cosmopolitanlasvegas.com.

— Huntridge Circle Park, 1251 S. Maryland Parkway, is screening movies monthly, with the next one scheduled at sundown June 12, with a screening of John Hughes’ “The Great Outdoors.” Other films set to be screened include “An American Tail,” “Rock ‘n’ Roll High School” and the 1979 version of “Freaky Friday.”

For more information, visit facebook.com/huntridgecirclepark.

— The Neon Museum offers hourlong night tours for $25, with tickets discounted to $22 for seniors 65 or older, active military personnel, veterans and Nevada residents. Only a few of the signs are operational, but the remainder are illuminated with dramatic lighting.

“Night tours offer a truly magical experience, and a tour of the Neon Boneyard is unquestionably a highlight of Las Vegas’ gorgeous summer evenings,” said Danielle Kelly, executive director of the museum. “Visitors meander through the illuminated collection while learning a bit about Las Vegas’ social, architectural and visual history. Cap off the evening with ice cream or a late dinner downtown. It’s the perfect Las Vegas evening.”

For more information, visit neonmuseum.org.

— For those looking to get a little exercise into their nighttime activities, TaylorMade Golf Experience, 6730 Las Vegas Blvd. South, has a nine-hole golf course and driving range. The last tee time and last time to get a bucket of balls for the driving range is 10 p.m. The course takes about 90 minutes to go through. Prices start at $30 but are lower for locals. For more information, visit taylormadegolfexperience.com or call 702-897-9500.

— Many of the Clark County parks have lighting on assorted athletic fields. At Sunset Park, 2601 E. Sunset Road, visitors can fish and play volleyball, tennis, disc golf and other sports until 11 p.m.

“It’s not the most well-lit part of the park, but we do have people out there fishing at night,” said Patrick Almeido, a parks and recreation manager for the county. “It’s stocked monthly with catfish in the summer.”

Almeido also said there is a lighted walking trail and a water feature at the park, which he said was one of the most diverse ones in the county for nighttime activity.

The southern section of the park, along Warm Springs Road, has two dog parks and softball fields for league play. There are many softball and soccer fields illuminated for leagues in the county. Even for those who aren’t playing, the parks provide an entertainment option. Most of the soccer play takes place at New Silver Bowl Park, 6800 E. Russell Road. For more information, visit clarkcountynv.gov.

To reach East Valley View reporter F. Andrew Taylor, email ataylor@viewnews.com or call 702-380-4532.