Officials: Vegas Fireworks Show Will Go On, 300,000 Visitors Expected

Fireworks illuminate the skyline over the Las Vegas Strip, during an eight-minute-long pyrotechnics show put on by Fireworks by Grucci titled "America's Party", during a New Year's Eve celebration in Las Vegas, Nev., on Jan. 1, 2019. Ethan Miller/Getty Images

LAS VEGAS—Las Vegas isn’t canceling or scaling back plans for big New Year’s gatherings amid concerns about the spread of the Omicron variant of COVID-19, regional public safety and elected leaders said Wednesday.

More than 300,000 visitors are expected in town for events including a New Year’s Eve fireworks show on the Las Vegas Strip that was canceled last year due to the coronavirus pandemic.