Fremont Street Experience Kicks Off Wrangler National Finals Rodeo with Downtown Hoedown, 12/5

Fremont Street Experience invites rodeo fans to saddle up for the return of Wrangler National Finals Rodeo (NFR) Wednesday, Dec. 5 with free live entertainment during the 32nd Annual Downtown Hoedown. Beginning at 4:30 p.m., the five-block entertainment district located in historic downtown Las Vegas will host the official kick-off party featuring full-length performances by some of country music's most sought-after acts including Chris Janson, Granger Smith, Sammy Kershaw, Aaron Tippin, Collin Raye, Haley & Michaels and Corb Lund.

The 32nd Annual Downtown Hoedown lineup includes:

• 4:30 p.m. - Corb Lund on Main Street Stage
• 5:40 p.m. - Haley & Michaels on 1st Street Stage
• 6:30 p.m. - Roots & Boots Tour featuring Sammy Kershaw, Aaron Tippin and Collin Raye on 3rd Street Stage
• 8:40 p.m. - Granger Smith on 1st Street Stage
• 9:50 p.m. - Chris Janson on 3rd Street Stage

Wrangler National Finals Rodeo is the season-ending championship event for the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association and is widely acknowledged to be the world's premier rodeo. Held annually since 1959 - and since 1985, every December at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas - the Wrangler NFR is ProRodeo's richest and most prestigious rodeo, and it showcases the very best cowboys, barrel racers and livestock in the world.

For more information and a full calendar of nightly entertainment at Fremont Street Experience, visit www.vegasexperience.com.

Fremont Street Experience, a five-block entertainment district located in historic downtown Las Vegas, is home to the original Las Vegas Strip and features an open-air promenade of world-class gaming, dining, entertainment and shopping. Fremont Street Experience offers free live entertainment on three stages and features Viva Vision, the world's largest single video screen - 1,500 feet long, 90 feet wide and suspended 90 feet above the urban pedestrian mall. Viva Vision features nightly spectacular light and sounds shows with 12.5 million LED lights and a 550,000-watt sound system. The one-of-a-kind venue is also home to SlotZilla, the world's most successful zipline attraction featuring an 850-foot Zipline and 1,750-foot Zoomline, which launches riders from a 12-story slot-machine-themed platform to fly under the iconic Viva Vision canopy. The destination also houses the newest zombie-themed attraction in Downtown Las Vegas, "Fear the Walking Dead Survival," a thrilling walk-through experience, inspired by AMC's hit tv series "Fear the Walking Dead™." With direct pedestrian access to eight of Fremont Street's world-renowned casino hotels, more than 60 restaurants and specialty retail kiosks, Fremont Street Experience attracts more than 24 million annual visitors. For more information about Fremont Street Experience, please visit www.vegasexperience.com.

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