Downtown Las Vegas New Year’s Eve party has plenty of zip — PHOTOS
A dancer from the Champagne Creative Group dances at the Fremont Street Experience in Las Vegas, Sunday, Dec. 31, 2017. Rachel Aston Las Vegas Review-Journal @rookie__rae
Duke Gressett and his wife Melody Gressett kiss as they have their caricature drawn at the Fremont Street Experience in Las Vegas, Sunday, Dec. 31, 2017, shortly after getting married. Rachel Aston Las Vegas Review-Journal @rookie__rae
Marty Beckers hugs Teresa Knight at the Fremont Street Experience New Year's Eve celebration in Las Vegas, Sunday, Dec. 31, 2017. Rachel Aston Las Vegas Review-Journal @rookie__rae
Travis Schauer, from left, Jill Schauer, Stephanie Hinge, Nicki Schauer, and Allyson Schauer FaceTime their friends back in Texas who were celebrating New Year's Eve their time at the Fremont Street Experience in Las Vegas, Sunday, Dec. 31, 2017. Rachel Aston Las Vegas Review-Journal @rookie__rae
Devilan Chaney, left, and Panda Chaney dance at the Fremont Street Experience in Las Vegas, Sunday, Dec. 31, 2017. Rachel Aston Las Vegas Review-Journal @rookie__rae
Members of the National Guard stand watch for New Year's Eve crowds in downtown Las Vegas, Sunday, Dec. 31, 2017. Rachel Aston Las Vegas Review-Journal @rookie__rae
Natlynn Johnson, from left, Ruby Shearry, and Pat Gaffney have their picture taken with New Year crowns on in downtown Las Vegas, Sunday, Dec. 31, 2017. Rachel Aston Las Vegas Review-Journal @rookie__rae
“America’s Party 2018,” the fireworks and entertainment extravaganza, rang in the New Year in classic Las Vegas style. In downtown Las Vegas at the Fremont Street Experience, party-goers saw both live entertainment, a toast from former Mayor Oscar Goodman and current Mayor Carolyn Goodman, Fremont Street Experience President Patrick Hughes and a show on the Fremont Street Experience Viva Vision. In this photo Las Vegas Mayor Carolyn G. Goodman and Fremont Street Experience President Patrick Hughes toast the crowd at midnight on Sunday, Dec. 31, 2017. Glenn Pinkerton/Las Vegas News Bureau
“America’s Party 2018,” the fireworks and entertainment extravaganza, rang in the New Year in classic Las Vegas style. In downtown Las Vegas at the Fremont Street Experience, party-goers saw both live entertainment, a toast from former Mayor Oscar Goodman and current Mayor Carolyn Goodman, Fremont Street Experience President Patrick Hughes and a show on the Fremont Street Experience Viva Vision. In this photo Las Vegas Mayor Carolyn G. Goodman and Fremont Street Experience President Patrick Hughes toast the crowd at midnight on Sunday, Dec. 31, 2017. Glenn Pinkerton/Las Vegas News Bureau
“America’s Party 2018,” the fireworks and entertainment extravaganza, rang in the New Year in classic Las Vegas style. In downtown Las Vegas at the Fremont Street Experience, party-goers saw both live entertainment, a toast from former Mayor Oscar Goodman and current Mayor Carolyn Goodman, Fremont Street Experience President Patrick Hughes and a show on the Fremont Street Experience Viva Vision on Sunday, Dec. 31, 2017. Glenn Pinkerton/Las Vegas News Bureau
Las Vegas Mayor Carolyn G. Goodman shares a New Year's kiss with husband and former Las Vegas Mayor Oscar B. Goodman on Sunday, Dec. 31, 2017. Glenn Pinkerton/Las Vegas News Bureau
"America's Party 2018," the fireworks and entertainment extravaganza, rang in the New Year in classic Las Vegas style. In downtown Las Vegas at the Fremont Street Experience, party-goers saw both live entertainment, a toast from former Mayor Oscar Goodman and current Mayor Carolyn Goodman, Fremont Street Experience President Patrick Hughes and a show on the Fremont Street Experience Viva Vision on Sunday, Dec. 31, 2017. Glenn Pinkerton/Las Vegas News Bureau
"America's Party 2018," the fireworks and entertainment extravaganza, rang in the New Year in classic Las Vegas style. In downtown Las Vegas at the Fremont Street Experience, party-goers saw both live entertainment, a toast from former Mayor Oscar Goodman and current Mayor Carolyn Goodman, Fremont Street Experience President Patrick Hughes and a show on the Fremont Street Experience Viva Vision. In this photo dancers performed for the crowd on Sunday, Dec. 31, 2017. Glenn Pinkerton/Las Vegas News Bureau
"America's Party 2018," the fireworks and entertainment extravaganza, rang in the New Year in classic Las Vegas style. In downtown Las Vegas at the Fremont Street Experience, party-goers saw both live entertainment, a toast from former Mayor Oscar Goodman and current Mayor Carolyn Goodman, Fremont Street Experience President Patrick Hughes and a show on the Fremont Street Experience Viva Vision on Sunday, Dec. 31, 2017. Glenn Pinkerton/Las Vegas News Bureau
"America's Party 2018," the fireworks and entertainment extravaganza, rang in the New Year in classic Las Vegas style. In downtown Las Vegas at the Fremont Street Experience, party-goers saw both live entertainment, a toast from former Mayor Oscar Goodman and current Mayor Carolyn Goodman, Fremont Street Experience President Patrick Hughes and a show on the Fremont Street Experience Viva Vision on Sunday, Dec. 31, 2017. Glenn Pinkerton/Las Vegas News Bureau
The Fremont Street Experience may not have the dramatic fireworks that cap the New Year’s Eve celebration on the Strip, but the party still rocks.
The overhead show had everyone’s attention as the New Year approached.
It is 2018 in Las Vegas! #VegasNYE pic.twitter.com/QjA1i1A220
— Blake Apgar (@blakeapgar) January 1, 2018
Bands, booze and a popular zipline — Slotzilla — all played a part in downtown’s annual party.
