LAS VEGAS, NV. (Pain In The Pass) >> Top officials on visitlasvegas.com expect the guestlist for “America’s Party 2023” to surpass 400,000 people this year, even as rain is in the forecast Saturday night that could put a damper on New Year’s Eve celebrations, including the iconic midnight fireworks show over the Strip and Fremont Street.
If Clark County officials pull the plug on the annual eight-minute pyrotechnic show, it would mark the first weather-related cancellation in the event’s 22-year history. The show was canceled in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
But Michael Mack, a spokesperson for Las Vegas Events, said rain alone isn’t likely to threaten the longstanding show it’s the gusty winds that can cancel the show.
More than 11,000 fireworks by Grucci will coordinate a pyrotechnic display from the seven Strip hotel-casinos rooftops locations along the Las Vegas Strip when the clock strikes midnight, in addition to the live concerts and fireworks under the canopy at Fremont Street downtown Las Vegas.
As of Wednesday, according to the Weather Channel, an 90% chance of precipitation was on the table hours leading up to the show.
Las Vegas Events said, rain or shine the Strip will be closed off to vehicles by 8pm on Saturday night New Year’s Eve and reopen around 2am Sunday morning.
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