Here’s What You Need To Know About New Year’s Eve In Vegas

It’s almost time to say goodbye to 2024 and hello to 2025, and what better place to do it than from exciting Sin City? If you haven’t decided how to celebrate New Year’s Eve in Vegas just yet, we want to share some ideas.

From dazzling fireworks on the Strip to world-class dining, celebrity performances, and vibrant nightlife, Las Vegas offers an unforgettable way to welcome the year ahead. Whether you’re partying in luxury or enjoying the electric atmosphere, New Year’s Eve in Vegas is a celebration like no other.

There will be no lack of fireworks to ring in 2025 in Las Vegas. At midnight, there will be coordinated fireworks shows launching from the rooftops of nine Vegas resort properties – Fontainebleau, MGM Grand, Aria, Planet Hollywood, Resorts World, The STRAT, Venetian, Caesars’s Palace, and Treasure Island. 

So no matter where you’re partying on the Strip, you’ll be able to catch an amazing show in the sky. And did we mention that the Strip will be free of vehicles? That’s right – you’ll be able to walk up and down the street freely and cross from one side of the Strip to the other without the use of an escalator and extra steps.

In addition to the fireworks on the Strip, visitors who spend the evening downtown on Fremont Street will also get a show. The Plaza will be shooting off their annual fireworks show, and offers multiple viewing areas for a great experience.

Downtown Las Vegas will also be home to the OFFICIAL NYE Party of the City of Las Vegas, featuring, Bow Wow, 3OH!3, Flo Rida, Trick Daddy, and others. Dance 2024 right out of here while waiting for 2025’s arrival on Fremont Street for a memorable experience.

While there’s never a shortage of people visiting Las Vegas, New Year’s Eve promises to welcome hundreds of thousands of visitors to celebrate in style.

Signs of HOPE, a nonprofit dedicated to offering hope, help, and healing to those affected by sexual violence and exploitation, is encouraging everyone to make the “Party Smart Pledge” to arrive together, stick together, and leave together this New Year’s Eve. 

Kim Small, CEO of Signs of HOPE, has tips to share to help keep the party going in a safe way while visiting the city for the holiday. A few things she suggests include making a plan before going out, let someone who’s not with you know where you will be, and engage help if it’s needed. 

“Signs of Hope has been serving Southern Nevada for 50 years now. We offer hope, help, and healing to those affected by sexual violence and exploitation, specifically human trafficking. What that looks like is providing two 24-7 hotlines, one for sexual assault and one for human trafficking, and they’re staffed by our expertly trained advocates as well as our volunteer advocates. We offer counseling, prevention, and education and outreach to the community to educate them on the sexual violence, and we work in schools to educate students as well as teachers,” Small told The Blast.

“So the Party Smart Pledge is to arrive together, to stick together, and leave together. We want to ensure that everyone arrives home safely and helps prevent sexual violence from occurring. And so we ask that people stay with their friend group. I always call it the buddy system, making sure that everyone is aware of your party, your friend group’s location. And even if there’s a trusted individual that’s not attending a party with you, letting them know where you’re at all times.”

In addition to sharing tips for partygoers to stay safe, the Party Smart Campaign also includes a training program called Stay SAFE for bar, nightclub, and hospitality staff in Las Vegas. This free training is a joint venture between Signs of HOPE and the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department. 

“The Stay SAFE program is taught in conjunction with the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department, and it is for venue providers and helping them understand how they can play a part in keeping party goers safe and what to look for and how to intervene safely if possible,” she explained.

“We don’t ever want to put someone in a position in which there could be harm. So we want to make sure that if they do see something that they work with hotel or nightclub security to intervene and provide safety for that individual.”

Want to end 2024 with a live show? Vegas is the place to be with tons of great options. 

Some shows include Janet Jackson at Resorts World, 50 Cent at Planet Hollywood, Creed at Caesar’s Palace, David Blaine at Wynn Las Vegas, Imagine Dragons at the Venetian, and many others. And as always, there are tons of other great shows to experience including multiple Cirque du Soleil shows, Awakening at the Wynn, Jabbawockeez at MGM Grand, WOW – The Vegas Spectacular and Chippendales at Rio Hotel, Blue Man Group at Luxor and many others.

Over at the Sphere, not only will there be a show inside, but the exosphere will also be celebrating the new year with “Sphere New Year’s Eve Celebration,” a custom show that will include the celebrations of major cities around the world as each different time zone approaches midnight. The Sphere will also be serving as the city’s official countdown to 2025 as part of the fireworks show on the Strip. 

At 10 p.m. inside the Sphere will be Afterlife Presents Anyma “The End of Genesys,” and just after we enter the new year, Sphere’s exosphere will showcase content from the new show.

Looking to party off the Strip? Over at Area15, located just a few minutes away from the world-famous Strip, partygoers can enjoy “NYE 2025 Masquerade” with five ballroom parties, in addition to all the usual Area15 attractions. 

The Las Vegas Metro Police Department is expecting about 400,000 visitors between the Strip and downtown at Fremont Street. In addition to LVMPD, the National Guard and other agencies in the valley will be deployed to keep the party safe. 

Starting at 5:30 p.m., road closures will begin around the Strip. Flamingo and Tropicana will be closed in both directions starting at 5:30 p.m. and by 8 p.m., the Strip will be completely shut down to all vehicular traffic.

Things to NOT bring to the Strip or Fremont Street include glass bottles, bags larger than 12x12x6, luggage, strollers or carts. 

Here’s to a fun celebration and an amazing 2025! Happy New Year!