Overview
- State and federal officials unveiled a 300-foot-by-150-foot American flag and red-white-and-blue LED lighting at Hoover Dam during a Memorial Day ceremony, with governors from Nevada and Arizona in attendance.
- Organizers say the display will be illuminated each evening, weather permitting, through Saturday, July 4, and the installation was engineered for continuous nightly operation until then.
- The production required heavy rigging and power from the dam, including more than 550 automated LEDs, roughly 126,200 feet of cable, custom wind‑engineered winch systems, over 30 anchor points and riggers, and a flag that weighs about 2,000 pounds.
- The activation launches a summer program by the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority that includes eight consecutive Saturday fireworks shows in June and July and ties to the America250 'Great American Road Trip' tourism initiative.
- Organizers framed the display as a tribute to American engineering and Memorial Day service and as a tourist draw for Southern Nevada, while reporting notes that Lake Mead’s low water levels and regional drought remain a backdrop to the celebration.