A roller derby participant dressed as Elvis laps the rink during RollerCon at the World Market Center Thursday, July 10, 2025, in Las Vegas. (Madeline Carter/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @madelinepcarter
RollerCon celebrated its 20th anniversary in Las Vegas this year.
The convention lasted five days and featured hundreds of events for every kind of skater. This year, the event welcomed roughly over 2,000 skaters from all over the world. Many skaters were fresh off attending and participating in the Roller Derby World Cup, which took place in Innsbruck, Austria, the weekend before the convention.
At one point, around 50 skaters participated in a “derby wedding” — a fake wedding for skaters to marry their derby teammates complete with a procession down Fremont Street and a unique set of vows.
Some couples went all out, wearing veils or bringing flowers and pieces of jewelry for their derby spouse. When asked why derby wedding participant Kayla Wysner wasn’t getting ready alongside her derby bride in the hours before, her answer was simple: “We’re not supposed to be talking before the wedding.”
Another couple, after getting fake-married, got engaged (for real, this time).
RollerCon featured plenty of roller derbies, roller-dance parties and classes this year. It will next kick off on July 9, 2026.
Jammalynn Flower skates during RollerCon at the World Market Center Saturday, July 12, 2025, in Las Vegas. (Madeline Carter/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @madelinepcarterShay Rae shows off her derby wife necklace that she got after exchanging vows with her new derby wife, Kayla Wysner during the RollerCon derby wedding ceremony Thursday, July 10, 2025, in Las Vegas. (Madeline Carter/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @madelinepcarterKayla Wysner gets her tie knotted before marrying her friend in a “derby wedding” at the Plaza during RollerCon Thursday, July 10, 2025, in Las Vegas. “We’re not supposed to be talking before the wedding,” Wysner cracked. (Madeline Carter/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @madelinepcarterShay Ray, front, gets her wedding dress tied up before participating in a “derby wedding” during RollerCon at Plaza Thursday, July 10, 2025, in Las Vegas. (Madeline Carter/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @madelinepcarterShay Rae, left, and her derby wedding groom, Kayla Wysner, recite their vows during the RollerCon derby wedding outside of Plaza Thursday, July 10, 2025, in Las Vegas. (Madeline Carter/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @madelinepcarterA derby wedding participant dances during a processional as they approach Plaza during RollerCon Thursday, July 10, 2025, in Las Vegas. (Madeline Carter/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @madelinepcarterDerby wedding couples recite their vows during the RollerCon derby wedding outside of Plaza Thursday, July 10, 2025, in Las Vegas. (Madeline Carter/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @madelinepcarterAlexis Henkelman, left, reacts as Carri West proposes after participating in a fake RollerCon derby wedding outside of plaza Thursday, July 10, 2025, in Las Vegas. (Madeline Carter/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @madelinepcarterKadee Strait, bottom, hoists up Shay Rae in a human tunnel after the RollerCon derby wedding outside of Plaza Thursday, July 10, 2025, in Las Vegas. (Madeline Carter/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @madelinepcarterAmber Donat, left, gets her skates on as Laura Anderson puts her backpack on before a sunset skate downtown during RollerCon Wednesday, July 9, 2025, in Las Vegas. (Madeline Carter/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @madelinepcarterA skater wears colorful laces during RollerCon at the World Market Center Thursday, July 10, 2025, in Las Vegas. (Madeline Carter/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @madelinepcarterRoller skaters skate outside the Downtown Grand during RollerCon Wednesday, July 9, 2025, in Las Vegas. (Madeline Carter/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @madelinepcarterA skater rolls around outside of the Downtown Grand during RollerCon Wednesday, July 9, 2025, in Las Vegas. (Madeline Carter/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @madelinepcarterSkaters get ready to take off during a sunset skate in front of the Downtown Grand during RollerCon Wednesday, July 9, 2025, in Las Vegas. (Madeline Carter/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @madelinepcarterAndie Boyd suits up as Elvis for a roller derby competition where her team dressed as Elvis during RollerCon at the World Market Center Thursday, July 10, 2025, in Las Vegas. The opposing team dressed as Santa Claus.(Madeline Carter/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @madelinepcarterDerby players get into a fight during RollerCon at the World Market Center Thursday, July 10, 2025, in Las Vegas. (Madeline Carter/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @madelinepcarterLeft: A roller derby participant watches the referees before starting during RollerCon at the World Market Center Thursday, July 10. Right: An attendee wears roller skate earrings during RollerCon at the World Market Center Saturday, July 12. (Madeline Carter/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @madelinepcarterTeam Elvis faces off against Team Santa in a roller derby during RollerCon at the World Market Center Thursday, July 10, 2025, in Las Vegas. (Madeline Carter/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @madelinepcarterSophia Macik juggles with skates on in front of the Downtown Grand during RollerCon Wednesday, July 9, 2025, in Las Vegas. (Madeline Carter/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @madelinepcarterRoller skaters skate outside the Downtown Grand during RollerCon Wednesday, July 9, 2025, in Las Vegas. (Madeline Carter/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @madelinepcarterA skater skates around during RollerCon at the World Market Center Thursday, July 10, 2025, in Las Vegas. (Madeline Carter/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @madelinepcarterKadee Strait, left, laces up her skates as Shay Rae does to the same outside of Plaza during RollerCon Wednesday, July 9, 2025, in Las Vegas. (Madeline Carter/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @madelinepcarterSkaters roll throughout downtown during RollerCon Wednesday, July 9, 2025, in Las Vegas. (Madeline Carter/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @madelinepcarter
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