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Planning to ring in 2018 with fireworks in downtown Omaha? You’ll have to make other plans.

The show will go on — just a week later than originally planned.

The annual New Year’s Eve Fireworks Spectacular set for Sunday night has been rescheduled because of severe cold weather.

“The safety of the public is our greatest concern, and with the possibility of dangerously low temperatures, we feel it is in the best interest of the community to reschedule this year’s fireworks show,” said Marc Nichols, the volunteer executive director for Downtown Omaha Inc.

The temperature in Omaha is expected to sink to 18 below zero Sunday night.

The show will instead take place at 7 p.m. on Jan. 6. It will include a brief ceremony and countdown by Mayor Jean Stothert.

The show, which is in its 18th year, is expected to draw more than 30,000 people to Gene Leahy Mall.

“We just hope as many people as possible ... can join us next Saturday,” said Christine Dunn, an event project coordinator with Vic Gutman & Associates.

People wanting to enjoy New Year’s Eve downtown still have time to make restaurant reservations, Dunn said.