StayAreasNew Year's Eve in Las Vegas 2026: Strip fireworks and where to stay
On New Year's Eve the Strip closes to cars and turns into a street party, with fireworks launched from resort rooftops at midnight. Last year about 345,000 people were on the Strip.
In 2025 Las Vegas Boulevard closed from Spring Mountain Road to Tropicana Avenue from 6:30pm and fully by 8pm, reopening in the early hours. Once it's closed, a hotel on the Strip is the only easy way back.
Where to be at midnight
Center StripFree
The middle of the closed Strip, by the Bellagio and Caesars, with fireworks overhead.
Hotels in Center Strip · ~$230/nightSouth StripFree
Around the MGM Grand and New York-New York, at the south end of the closure.
Hotels in South Strip · ~$170/nightFremont Street
Downtown's own ticketed party under the canopy.
Stay nearby: Downtown · ~$120/night
The walk back from each area
Minutes on foot from each area to the main party spots. Walking times are estimates; prices are a typical mid-range double, not New Year's Eve rates.
New Year's Eve from North Strip
~$220/nightOn foot: Center Strip 25 min · The STRAT 35 min · South Strip 45 min.
After midnight: 25 minutes' walk back from Center Strip; the Strip is closed to cars until the early hours.
Hotels in North Strip →New Year's Eve from Center Strip
~$230/nightOn foot: Center Strip 5 min · South Strip 20 min.
After midnight: 5 minutes' walk back from Center Strip; the Strip is closed to cars until the early hours.
Hotels in Center Strip →New Year's Eve from South Strip
~$170/nightOn foot: South Strip 5 min · Center Strip 25 min.
After midnight: 5 minutes' walk back from South Strip; the Strip is closed to cars until the early hours.
Hotels in South Strip →New Year's Eve from Downtown
~$120/nightOn foot: Fremont Street 5 min · The STRAT 45 min.
After midnight: 5 minutes' walk back from Fremont Street; the Strip is closed to cars until the early hours.
Hotels in Downtown →New Year's Eve from Summerlin
~$200/nightThe nearest is Center Strip, about 13 km away: a long walk or a ride.
After midnight: with the Strip closed to cars, getting back can take hours.
Hotels in Summerlin →
Written by the StayAreas editorial team · Updated Nov 2026 · How we research our guides