New Year’s Eve in Glitter Gulch

Historically, Glitter Gulch has been the place favored by Las Vegas resident revelers for New Year’s Eve. Each year since the advent of the Fremont Street Experience, the celebrations have become more elaborate with live music and other entertainment; food and beverages; a countdown to midnight; fireworks; and dancing in the streets. Of course, there are paper hats, noisemakers, and serpentines, too. But, unlike most Fremont Street happenings on all other days of the year, the New Year’s Eve festivities are not free.

The area called Glitter Gulch encompasses about eight blocks that front on Fremont Street between Main and Fourth Streets. Along this stretch is the most concentrated dazzle of neon on the planet. Not only are all the Fremont Street casino fronts decorated with neon, but the street signs and light shows contribute to the dazzle. Nighttime, of course, is when the lighting is at its most intense. The crowds on the malled walkway are heavy until after midnight, and the entertainment adds to a feeling of carnival.

In other side, you may not be able to see forever exactly but, from the top of the tower on a clear day, parts of Arizona and California come into view. Count the 40 seconds it takes for the high-speed elevators to whiz up to the tower’s floor-to-ceiling glass observation floor, which is 900 ft (275 m) above street level. The tower is a tourists’ after-dark favorite for viewing the mesmerizing lights of Glitter Gulch and along the Strip. It is very beautiful.

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