
HAVE A BLAST AT ONE OF THESE NEW YEAR’S EVE EVENTS
Next to Times Square, there is no better place to ring in the New Year than Las Vegas.
Thousands of people travel
to the city each year for “America’s Party,” the Strip’s lavish
fireworks display featuring 80,000 pyrotechnic devices. Seven resorts
will once again be shooting off fireworks this year: MGM Grand, Aria,
Planet Hollywood, Caesars Palace, Treasure Island, The Venetian and
Stratosphere. Guests can watch the eight-minute-and-18-second spectacle
from the street or at one of several New Year’s Eve parties throughout
town. For the best possible vantage point, head to one of the
Stratosphere Tower’s three New Year’s Eve parties for spectacular
panoramic views of the dazzling display (www.stratospherehotel.com). Its
Tower Bash on level 108 will even be hosted by “Pin Up” star and 2011
Playboy Playmate of the Year Claire Sinclair!
Guests
can also party above the crowds on the world’s tallest observation
wheel, the High Roller, at the Linq Promenade (www.highrollerlv.com).
Private cabins as well as individual tickets are available and all rides
include a special champagne toast at midnight.
Fremont
Street Experience in downtown Las Vegas is another popular party spot
thanks to its Downtown Countdown block party (www.vegasexperience.com),
which boasts a fireworks show unlike any other on its massive Viva
Vision video screen. The ticketed event includes live entertainment on
three stages, with performances by tribute bands Rio (Duran Duran), No
Duh (No Doubt), Fan Halen (Van Halen) and more.
Visitors
can spend the final moments of 2015 with some of their favorite
artists, too, as several big names will be performing New Year’s Eve
concerts throughout town. Bruno Mars will be at the Cosmopolitan of Las
Vegas (www. cosmopolitanlasvegas.com); Maroon 5 will rock the Mandalay
Bay Events Center (www.mandalaybay.com); Britney Spears will perform
inside the Axis at Planet Hollywood (www.britneypieceofme.com); and
Celine Dion will captivate ticket holders inside the Colosseum at
Caesars Palace (www.thecolosseum.com).
Revelers
can also dance the night — er, year — away at one of the Strip’s
luxurious nightclubs. Tiësto will be spinning at Hakkasan inside MGM
Grand (www.hakkasan lv.com), while Calvin Harris will be headlining the
New Year’s Eve festivities inside Omnia at Caesars Palace with EDM
artist Burns (www.omnianightclub.com).
With
no shortage of fun ways to celebrate the start of 2016, this New Year’s
Eve in Las Vegas is set to be the most memorable one yet!