New Year's Eve In the Gregorian calendar, New Year's Eve, also known as Old Year's Day or Saint Sylvester's Day in many countries, is the evening or the entire day of the last day of the year, on 31 December. The last day of the year is commonly referred to ...

, many localities in the United States and elsewhere mark the beginning of a new year through the raising or lowering of an object. Many of these events are patterned off festivities that have been held at

New York City New York, often called New York City or NYC, is the List of United States cities by population, most populous city in the United States. With a 2020 population of 8,804,190 distributed over , New York City is also the L ...

Times Square Times Square is a major commercial intersection, tourist destination, entertainment hub, and neighborhood in Midtown Manhattan, New York City. It is formed by the junction of Broadway, Seventh Avenue, and 42nd Street. Together with adjacent ...

since 1908, where a large crystal ball is lowered down a pole atop One Times Square (beginning its descent at 11:59:00 p.m. local time, and concluding at midnight). In turn, the event was inspired by the time balls used by ship navigators in the 19th century to calibrate their chronometers. Whilst some of these events use a ball in imitation of Times Square, many "drops" utilize objects that represent an aspect of local culture, geography, or history. Ball drops are by far the most common in, but not exclusive to, the United States.

List of drops or raises by time zone and location

Atlantic Time Zone

Bermuda

St. George's, Bermuda St. George's (formally the Town of St. George or St. George's Town), located on the island and within the parish of the same names (and on the northern side of St. George's Harbour, settled in 1612, is the first permanent English (and later Bri ...

: A paper-mache Bermuda onion covered in Christmas lights is dropped.

North American Eastern Time Zone

Kentucky

Prestonsburg, Kentucky Prestonsburg is a small home rule-class city in and the county seat of Floyd County, Kentucky, United States. It is in the eastern part of the state in the valley of the Big Sandy River. The population was 3,255 at the time of the 2010 censu ...

a star is raised.

Delaware

Dewey Beach, Delaware Dewey Beach is an incorporated coastal town in eastern Sussex County, Delaware, United States. According to the 2010 census, the population of the town is 341, an increase of 13.3% over the previous decade. It is part of the rapidly growing Cape ...

: A skimboarder is dropped.

Florida

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Florida Panhandle The Florida Panhandle (also West Florida and Northwest Florida) is the northwestern part of the U.S. state of Florida; it is a Salient (geography), salient roughly long and wide, lying between Alabama on the north and the west, Georgia (U. ...

is in the Central Time Zone.'' New Year's Eve in Miami 2009

Brooksville, Florida Brooksville is a city in western Florida and the county seat of Hernando County, Florida, United States. As of the 2010 census it had a population of 7,719, up from 7,264 at the 2000 census. Brooksville is home to historic buildings and residence ...

: A 90 kilogrammes (200-pound)

tangerine The tangerine is a type of citrus fruit that is orange in color. Its scientific name varies. It has been treated as a separate species under the name ''Citrus tangerina'' or ''Citrus'' × ''tangerina'', or treated as a variety of ''Citrus retic ...

was dropped 12 meters (40 feet) during the countdown to midnight until 2009. The tangerine drop was an emblem of the

citrus ''Citrus'' is a genus of flowering plant, flowering trees and shrubs in the rue family, Rutaceae. Plants in the genus produce citrus fruits, including important crops such as Orange (fruit), oranges, Lemon, lemons, grapefruits, pomelos, and lim ...

industry that once thrived in Brooksville. *

Fort Lauderdale, Florida Fort Lauderdale () is a coastal city located in the U.S. state of Florida, north of Miami along the Atlantic Ocean. It is the county seat of and largest city in Broward County with a population of 182,760 at the 2020 census, making it the tenth ...

: As a symbol of the city's nickname The Venice of America, an anchor is dropped. *

Key West, Florida Key West ( es, Cayo Hueso) is an island in the Straits of Florida, within the U.S. state of Florida. Together with all or parts of the separate islands of Sigsbee Park, Dredgers Key, Fleming Key, Sunset Key, and the northern part of Stock Isla ...

(Sloppy Joe's Bar): The Key West Conch Drop, where a six-foot Queen Conch Shell drops 6 meters (20 feet) to the top of the bar to usher in the New Year, is held annually for the island's official New Year celebrations. *

(801 Saloon): The 801 Saloon, a local gay bar, drops a ruby slipper with drag queen Gary "Sushi" Marion inside each year. *

Miami, Florida Miami ( ), officially the City of Miami, known as "the 305", "The Magic City", and "Gateway to the Americas", is a East Coast of the United States, coastal metropolis and the County seat, county seat of Miami-Dade County, Florida, Miami-Dade C ...

: Miami is home of "The Big Orange" Drop. (Florida is the orange state) A 10 meters (35-foot) piece of flat neon signage, dubbed “Mr. Neon” and designed in the shape of an orange with sunglasses, rises 120 meters (400 feet) until it reaches the top of the Hotel Intercontinental Miami and is dropped from the top. ** In years when the Miami Heat play a home game on New Year's Eve, American Airlines Arena hosts a New Year's Eve

basketball Basketball is a team sport in which two teams, most commonly of five players each, opposing one another on a rectangular Basketball court, court, compete with the primary objective of #Shooting, shooting a basketball (ball), basketball (appr ...

drop for those attending the game. *

Orlando, Florida Orlando () is a city in the U.S. state of Florida and is the county seat of Orange County, Florida, Orange County. In Central Florida, it is the center of the Greater Orlando, Orlando metropolitan area, which had a population of 2,509,831, acco ...

: An orange is dropped. The Annual Church Street Entertainment New Year's Eve Street Party includes "a huge video wall, confetti cannons, fireworks, and the tradition of the Orange Drop high above Church Street". *

Sarasota, Florida Sarasota () is a city in Sarasota County on the Gulf Coast of the U.S. state of Florida. The area is renowned for its cultural and environmental amenities, beaches, resorts, and the Sarasota School of Architecture. The city is located in the sout ...

: A glowing pineapple is dropped at midnight to ring in the new year in southwest Florida. *

Winter Haven, Florida Winter Haven is a city in Polk County, Florida, United States. It is fifty-one miles east of Tampa. The population was 49,219 at the 2020 census. According to the U.S. Census Bureau's 2019 estimates, this city had a population of 44,955, making i ...

(

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): A

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brick is dropped at 8:00 p.m. Eastern Time.Barnes, Susan (December 31, 2015)
New Year's Eve: Ring in 2016 with 16 unusual drops
''USA Today''. Retrieved January 1, 2016.

Georgia

Atlanta, Georgia Atlanta ( ) is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Georgia. It is the seat of Fulton County, the most populous county in Georgia, but its territory falls in both Fulton and DeKalb counties. With a population of 498,715 ...

: A

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is lowered as part of the annual Peach Drop, which had been held at Underground Atlanta from 1989 to 2017 and 2019. For 2018, the event moved to

Woodruff Park Woodruff Park, named for Robert W. Woodruff, is located in the heart of Downtown Atlanta, Georgia. The park's are north of Edgewood Ave, between Peachtree Street NE and Park Place NE. The park includes a fountain, a performance pavilion, an ...

. The 2020, 2021, and 2022 editions were cancelled due to event improvements and the

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; However, the event successfully returned for 2023. * Cornelia, Georgia: Cornelia hosts a "Little Red Apple" Drop and Dance in honor of the region's

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growers. The "Big Red Apple" located at the train depot is not dropped. *

Duluth, Georgia Duluth is a city in Gwinnett County, Georgia, Gwinnett County, Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia, United States. Located north of Interstate 85, it is approximately northeast of Atlanta. As of the 2020 United States Census, 2020 census, Duluth had a ...

: A disco ball called the Soaring Spirit Ball is raised. *

Gainesville, Georgia The city of Gainesville is the county seat of Hall County, Georgia, United States. As of the 2020 census, the city had a population of 42,296. Because of its large number of poultry processing plants, it is often called the "Poultry Capital of t ...

: The "Chuck the Chicken" Drop started in 2009 to benefit the Humane Society of Northeast Georgia. *

Macon, Georgia Macon ( ), officially Macon–Bibb County, is a consolidated city-county in the U.S. state of Georgia. Situated near the fall line of the Ocmulgee River, it is located southeast of Atlanta and lies near the geographic center of the state of Geo ...

: A 6-foot wide lighted ball with metal cherry blossoms and pink lights is dropped in honor of the

International Cherry Blossom Festival The International Cherry Blossom Festival is held in Macon, Georgia every spring. Macon, known as the "Cherry Blossom Capital of the World," has around 300,000–350,000 Yoshino Cherry Trees that bloom around the city in late March every year. The ...

. *

Marietta, Georgia Marietta is a city in and the county seat of Cobb County, Georgia, United States. At the 2020 census, the city had a population of 60,972. The 2019 estimate was 60,867, making it one of Atlanta's largest suburbs. Marietta is the fourth largest ...

: In October 2015, the Marietta city council approved a cube designed by students at Kennesaw State University to drop on New Year's Eve for Marietta's first ever New Year's Eve ball drop, but additional details were kept silent. During the countdown, an aerialist from the Proia Dance Project dropped from the cube and performed until a few minutes after midnight. The event confused many people in attendance. *

Perry, Georgia Perry is a city in Houston and Peach counties in the U.S. state of Georgia. It is the county seat of Houston County. The population was 13,839 at the 2010 census, up from 9,602 at the 2000 census. As of 2019 the estimated population was 17,894. I ...

: A buzzard is lowered. *

Savannah, Georgia Savannah ( ) is the oldest city in the U.S. state of Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia and is the county seat of Chatham County, Georgia, Chatham County. Established in 1733 on the Savannah River, the city of Savannah became the Kingdom of Great Br ...

: Since 2014, the Savannah Riverfront has hosted ''Up the Cup on River Street'', featuring the

raising Raising may refer to: *Raising (linguistics), a syntactic construction *Raising (phonetics), a sound change *Raising (metalworking), a metalworking technique *Barn raising, a community event to erect the wooden framework for a building *Fundraising ...

of a to-go cup. *

Tallapoosa, Georgia Tallapoosa is a city in Haralson County, Georgia, Haralson County, Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia. The population was 3,170 at the 2010 census, up from 2,789 at the 2000 census. History The Georgia General Assembly incorporated Tallapoosa as a tow ...

: A stuffed

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named Spencer is lowered. * Unadilla, Georgia: A hog is lowered at midnight. * Winder, Georgia: A

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Drop takes place at the

Barrow County Barrow County is a county located in the north central portion of the U.S. state of Georgia. As of the 2020 Census, the population was 83,505. The county seat is Winder. Barrow County is included in the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Metr ...

Museum.

Indiana

* Fort Wayne, Indiana: A ball is dropped as part of an event entitled The 'Fort Wayne New Year's Eve Ball Drop' which first started in 2016. The original drop was a projection which prompted a group of engineers to volunteer their time in creating an 8 ft. in diameter, low-poly ball covered in translucent acrylic plastic, and lit with over 380,000 lumens of LEDs. As of 2017, the ball is hoisted 80 feet over the corner of Baker and Ewing St., and lowered by crane as the New Year rings in. *

Indianapolis, Indiana Indianapolis (), colloquially known as Indy, is the state capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Indiana and the seat of Marion County. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the consolidated population of Indianapolis and Mari ...

: An Indy car will be dropped beginning in 2015. *

Kokomo, Indiana Kokomo ( ) is a city in Indiana and the county seat of Howard County, Indiana, United States. It is the principal city of the Kokomo, Indiana Metropolitan Statistical Area, which includes all of Howard County, the Kokomo-Peru CSA, which includ ...

: An aluminum 70-pound Ball with 34,000 lights is dropped during The Kokomo Downtown Association New Year's Eve Celebration. *

Muncie, Indiana Muncie ( ) is an incorporated city and the county seat, seat of Delaware County, Indiana, Delaware County, Indiana. Previously known as Buckongahelas Town, named after the legendary Delaware Chief.http://www.delawarecountyhistory.org/history/docs ...

: A ball is dropped. * Vincennes, Indiana (near Terre Haute): The giant 18-foot, 500-pound steel-and-foam Watermelon Ball is raised 100 feet in the air during the 60-second countdown at midnight, then the replica releases 11 real locally-grown watermelons. *Also see: Indiana - Central Time Zone

Maine

Bangor, Maine Bangor ( ) is a city in the U.S. state of Maine and the county seat of Penobscot County. The city proper has a population of 31,753, making it the state's 3rd-largest settlement, behind Portland (68,408) and Lewiston (37,121). Modern Bangor ...

: A beach ball covered in Christmas lights has been thrown off the top of a local restaurant since 2005. * Eastport, Maine: A sardine is lowered in a nod to the area's history in the herring fishing and

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industry. In honor of the nearby Canadian town of Saint Andrews, New Brunswick (situated across Passamaquoddy Bay), a red maple leaf is also lowered for 11 p.m ET (midnight Atlantic Time). Both objects were created by sculptor Bill Schaefer of

East Machias East Machias is a town in Washington County, Maine, United States on the East Machias River. At the 2020 census, the town population was 1,326. It is the home of Washington Academy, a private school founded in 1792. Geography According to the ...

. *

Kennebunk, Maine Kennebunk is a town in York County, Maine, United States. The population was 11,536 at the 2020 census (The population does not include Kennebunkport, a separate town). Kennebunk is home to several beaches, the Rachel Carson National Wildlife R ...

: A wild blueberry ball has dropped from the town's First Parish Unitarian Universalist Church on Main Street since 2015. * Machias, Maine: A giant plastic

lobster Lobsters are a family (biology), family (Nephropidae, Synonym (taxonomy), synonym Homaridae) of marine crustaceans. They have long bodies with muscular tails and live in crevices or burrows on the sea floor. Three of their five pairs of legs ...

, holding a shovel and

blueberries Blueberries are a widely distributed and widespread group of perennial flowering plants with blue or purple berries. They are classified in the section ''Cyanococcus'' within the genus ''Vaccinium''. ''Vaccinium'' also includes cranberries, bi ...

is lowered. It took place at

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, during 2016.

Maryland

Baltimore, Maryland Baltimore ( , locally: or ) is the List of municipalities in Maryland, most populous city in the U.S. state of Maryland, fourth most populous city in the Mid-Atlantic (United States), Mid-Atlantic, and List of United States cities by popula ...

: A disco ball is dropped. *

Berlin, Maryland Berlin is a town in Worcester County, Maryland, United States which includes its own historical Berlin Commercial District. The population was 4,485 at the 2010 census, and has since grown in population. It is part of the Salisbury, Maryland-D ...

: Starting in 2017, a ball will be lowered. *

Easton, Maryland Easton is an incorporated town in and the county seat of Talbot County, Maryland, United States. The population was 15,945 at the 2010 census, with an estimated population in 2019 of 16,671. The primary ZIP Code is 21601, and the secondary ...

: A red

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is dropped. *

Frederick, Maryland Frederick is a city in and the county seat of Frederick County, Maryland. It is part of the Baltimore–Washington Metropolitan Area. Frederick has long been an important crossroads, located at the intersection of a major north–south Native ...

: A giant key is dropped above Carroll Creek. *

Havre de Grace, Maryland Havre de Grace (), abbreviated HdG, is a city in Harford County, Maryland, Harford County, Maryland. It is situated at the mouth of the Susquehanna River and the head of Chesapeake Bay. It is named after the port city of Le Havre, France, which ...

– An eight-foot long, five-foot high wood-and-plastic foam lit

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has been dropped since 2000. * Ocean City, Maryland: An illuminated beach ball is dropped. *

Princess Anne, Maryland Princess Anne is a town in Somerset County, Maryland, Somerset County, Maryland, United States, that also serves as its county seat. Its population was 3,290 at the 2010 United States Census, 2010 census. It is included in the Salisbury metropolita ...

: A stuffed

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in a top hat and bow tie named Marshall P. Muskrat is dropped. *

Hagerstown, Maryland Hagerstown is a city in Washington County, Maryland, United States and the county seat of Washington County. The population of Hagerstown city proper at the 2020 census was 43,527, and the population of the Hagerstown metropolitan area (exten ...

: A giant doughnut is dropped in honor of Krumpe's Do-Nuts, a family-owned bakery that has been in business since 1934.

Michigan

Ann Arbor, Michigan Ann Arbor is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan and the county seat of Washtenaw County, Michigan, Washtenaw County. The 2020 United States census, 2020 census recorded its population to be 123,851. It is the principal city of the Ann Arbor ...

: For 2014, a lit hockey puck was " dropped" in honor of the

NHL Winter Classic The NHL Winter Classic (french: La Classique hivernale de la LNH) is an annual regular season outdoor ice hockey game played in the National Hockey League (NHL) on or around New Year's Day, generally in a football or baseball stadium in an area ...

game occurring on New Year's Day at Michigan Stadium. *

Detroit, Michigan Detroit ( , ; , ) is the largest city in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is also the largest U.S. city on the United States–Canada border, and the seat of government of Wayne County. The City of Detroit had a population of 639,111 at ...

: A sculpture known as the "D Burst" (which is adorned with a giant letter "D") is lowered at Campus Martius Park. *

Grand Rapids, Michigan Grand Rapids is a city and county seat of Kent County, Michigan, Kent County in the U.S. state of Michigan. At the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the city had a population of 198,917 which ranks it as the List of municipalities in Mi ...

: A six-foot diameter steel ball is dropped for the WZZM Ball Drop in

Rosa Parks Circle Rosa Parks Circle is a plaza located in the heart of Grand Rapids, Michigan. During the warmer months it is a multipurpose facility, acting as a venue for events like concerts or dances put on by the Grand Rapids Original Swing Society (GROSS). In ...

. The ball was built by GLC Metal Fabricators Inc. in Ludington with help from

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, covered in

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lights done by Tye's Signs in Scottville. A crane raises the ball 160 feet into the air before lowering it slowly into its position for the countdown. *

Kalamazoo, Michigan Kalamazoo ( ) is a city in the southwest region of the U.S. state of Michigan. It is the county seat of Kalamazoo County. At the 2010 census, Kalamazoo had a population of 74,262. Kalamazoo is the major city of the Kalamazoo-Portage Metropolit ...

: A recyclable ball has been dropped since 2009. * Ludington, Michigan: A 6’ 5” diameter ball lit up with thousands of lights is lowered on a countdown to midnight. *

Marquette, Michigan Marquette ( ) is a city in Marquette County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 20,629 at the 2020 United States Census, which makes it the largest city in the Upper Peninsula. Marquette serves as the seat of government of Marquett ...

: A lighted ball is dropped from the Masonic Center along Washington St. * Royal Oak, Michigan: A ball is dropped at midnight. *

Traverse City, Michigan Traverse City ( ) is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is the county seat of Grand Traverse County, although a small portion extends into Leelanau County. It is the largest city in the 21-county Northern Michigan region. The population was ...

: A cherry is dropped at midnight; the events are televised on

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. *

Wyandotte, Michigan Wyandotte ( ) is a city in Wayne County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 25,058 at the 2020 census. Wyandotte is located in southeastern Michigan, approximately south of Detroit on the Detroit River, and it is part of the coll ...

: A 1,000 pound lit steel ball is dropped at both 9pm and midnight next to The Clock Tower downtown.

New Jersey

Hammonton, New Jersey Hammonton is a town in Atlantic County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey, that has been referred to as the "Blueberry Capital of the World". As of the 2020 U.S. census, the town's population was 14,711, a decline of 80 from the 2010 census coun ...

: A

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was dropped to commence the year 2018. * Passaic, New Jersey: A 'Piñata Drop' tradition began in 2018 when a piñata was dropped from the city's tallest building at 663 Main Ave. The 11-foot-wide piñata piñata continues to be dropped every year in the presence of hundreds of attendees, live music, and food vendors. *

Point Pleasant, New Jersey Point Pleasant is a borough in Ocean County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough's population was down from 19,306 in 2000 but still up from 18,177 in 1990. The Borough is a Jersey Shore community situa ...

: "The Millennium Mossbunker," a mossbunker fish, was dropped for the year 2000. *

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) from

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's Seaside Heights-based reality series ''

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'' was lowered inside a "hamster ball" in 2011 for the network's New Year's Eve special. While the drop was originally to be held inside MTV's studios at Times Square alongside its more famous counterpart, city officials asked MTV not to do so.

New York

New York holds many elaborate drops, particularly the ball drop at Times Square and at the Electric Tower in Buffalo. The state comes in second in America for the most items dropped on New Year's Eve. *

Binghamton, New York Binghamton () is a city in the U.S. state of New York, and serves as the county seat of Broome County. Surrounded by rolling hills, it lies in the state's Southern Tier region near the Pennsylvania border, in a bowl-shaped valley at the conflue ...

: A 6-foot lighted ball is dropped. * Brocton, New York: A 14' diameter ball is dropped from a height of 165' in front of the Saint Stephen's Hotel at the Arches in downtown Brockton. This is reportedly the highest & largest ball drop in the country & the second highest in the world, according to the Dunkirk Observer. *

Buffalo, New York Buffalo is the second-largest city in the U.S. state of New York (behind only New York City) and the seat of Erie County. It is at the eastern end of Lake Erie, at the head of the Niagara River, and is across the Canadian border from South ...

: A lighted ball is dropped, at one time along with a Ford Edge

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. The Buffalo Ball Drop (formerly the '' 97 Rock Ball Drop'') is the second largest in the country, with 40,000 in attendance during a typical year. The Buffalo Ball Drop is held annually from the

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in Roosevelt Plaza. It was nearly canceled in 2010 (due mainly to the effects of the

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) before a last-minute sponsorship drive brought in the necessary funds to successfully carry out the festivities. The event is broadcast on both 97 Rock (through the radio) and on ABC 7 Buffalo (on television), usually in split screen so that the viewers may see both the Times Square, and Electric Tower ball drops simultaneously. * Cheektowaga, New York: A ball is dropped during the day on New Year's Eve to offer an alternative for families. * Hamburg, New York: A ball is dropped. The ball drop was discontinued in 2018 because of dangerously cold temperatures.Anstey, Evan (December 29, 2017)
New Year's Eve ball drops in Hamburg, Orchard Park canceled
''WIVB-TV''. Retrieved December 29, 2017. *

(

): In its current iteration since 2008–09, a ball covered in Waterford Crystal panels has been lowered from the top of One Times Square. The

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was originally made of wood and previously metal; during the 1980s, an illuminated

was used in its place. The ball used to be lit by halogen lamps, but

has been used since 2008. In 2009, an enlarged version of the new LED-equipped ball became a permanent fixture year-round atop One Times Square. Over a million spectators come to the square each year to see the drop. *

(rotating locations, Greenwood Heights for 2011): A giant lighted

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, dropped by "Sonic Uke" (a local ukulele playing duo), has been dropped each year in a different location since 2004–05. *

Niagara Falls, New York Niagara Falls is a City (New York), city in Niagara County, New York, United States. As of the 2020 United States Census, 2020 census, the city had a total population of 48,671. It is adjacent to the Niagara River, across from the city of Niagara ...

: A ten-foot

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Guitar is dropped from a specially designed 120-foot scaffold at the stroke of midnight at the Hard Rock Cafe. It draws an anticipated crowd of 15,000 to 20,000.Boose, Josh (2010-12-29)
WNY Plans For Big Crowds on New Year's Eve
''wgrz.com''. Retrieved 2010-12-29. * North Tonawanda, New York: A ball is dropped as part of ''New Year's on the Canal''. *

Orchard Park, New York Orchard Park is a town in Erie County, New York. It is an outer ring suburb southeast of Buffalo. As of the 2010 census, the population was 29,054, representing an increase of 5.13% from the 2000 census figure. The town contains a village als ...

: A ball is dropped.Bertola, David (December 31, 2012)
Why the ball is dropped on New Year's Eve
''Business First''. Retrieved January 1, 2013. The ball drop was discontinued in 2018 because of dangerously cold temperatures. *

Rochester, New York Rochester () is a City (New York), city in the U.S. state of New York (state), New York, the county seat, seat of Monroe County, New York, Monroe County, and the fourth-most populous in the state after New York City, Buffalo, New York, Buffalo, ...

: A tree made out of kegs will be dropped to commence 2020. *

Syracuse, New York Syracuse ( ) is a City (New York), city in and the county seat of Onondaga County, New York, Onondaga County, New York, United States. It is the fifth-most populous city in the state of New York following New York City, Buffalo, New York, Buffa ...

: An orange ball was dropped for 2013 and 2014; the event was canceled after that and replaced with a midsummer celebration. *

Watertown, New York Watertown is a city in, and the county seat of, Jefferson County, New York, United States. It is approximately south of the Thousand Islands, along the Black River about east of where it flows into Lake Ontario. The city is bordered by the ...

: A beach ball is dropped at noon New Year's Eve, which kicks off the city's season-long winter celebration, ''Snowtown USA''. *

White Plains, New York (Always Faithful) , image_seal = WhitePlainsSeal.png , seal_link = , subdivision_type = List of sovereign states, Country , subdivision_name = , subdivision_type1 = U.S. state, State , su ...

: A ball drops from a crane on the corner of Main Street and Renaissance Square in downtown. The urban festival attracts 25,000 residents of

Westchester County, New York Westchester County is located in the U.S. state of New York. It is the seventh most populous county in the State of New York and the most populous north of New York City. According to the 2020 United States Census, the county had a population o ...

. *

Wilson, New York Wilson is a town in Niagara County, New York, United States. The population was 5,993 at the 2010 census. The town was named after an early settler, Reuben Wilson, who built and dwelt in a log cabin on the shore of Lake Ontario at the site of wh ...

: Two balls are dropped, one at 9p.m. and the other at midnight.

North Carolina

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Beaufort, North Carolina Beaufort ( ) is a town in and the county seat of Carteret County, North Carolina, Carteret County, North Carolina, United States. Established in 1713 and incorporated in 1723, Beaufort is the fourth oldest town in North Carolina (after Bath, Nor ...

: A pirate is dropped. *

Black Creek, North Carolina Black Creek is a town in Wilson County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 769 at the 2010 census. History The Manalcus Aycock House, Black Creek Rural Historic District, and Dr. H. D. Lucas House were listed on the National Regi ...

: A large red

heart The heart is a muscular organ in most animals. This organ pumps blood through the blood vessels of the circulatory system. The pumped blood carries oxygen and nutrients to the body, while carrying metabolic waste such as carbon dioxide t ...

drop represents "A Small Town with a Big Heart". *

Brasstown, North Carolina Brasstown is an unincorporated community located mostly within Clay County, North Carolina, United States, though roughly one third of Brasstown is within the adjacent Cherokee County. Etymology The name, "Brasstown," was given to several historic ...

: A plexiglas pyramid containing a living

is lowered from the roof of Clay Logan's

convenience store A convenience store, convenience shop, corner store or corner shop is a small retail business that stocks a range of everyday items such as coffee, groceries, snack foods, confectionery, soft drinks, ice creams, tobacco products, lottery ticket ...

for The Possum Drop. The possum is turned loose at the end of the celebration. Despite these measures, the event has been met with criticism from

animal rights Animal rights is the philosophy according to which many or all sentient animals have moral worth that is independent of their utility for humans, and that their most basic interests—such as avoiding suffering—should be afforded the sa ...

activists, particularly

PETA Peta or PETA may refer to: Acronym * Pembela Tanah Air, a militia established by the occupying Japanese in Indonesia in 1943 * People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, an American animal rights organization * People Eating Tasty Animals, an ...

, who has a history of objections to the event. The event resumed in 2014. After PETA protests, organizers announced in January 2018 they would be stepping down and retiring from organizing the event, saying that "it's a hard job to do" and "it's time to move on." *

Burgaw, North Carolina Burgaw is a town in, and the county seat of, Pender County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 3,872 at the 2010 census. Burgaw is part of the Wilmington Metropolitan Statistical Area. History The town most likely derives its nam ...

: A blueberry drops in reference to the town's annual blueberry festival. *

Eastover, North Carolina Eastover is a town in Cumberland County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 3,628 at the 2010 census. It was incorporated on July 25, 2007. History The Robert Williams House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in ...

: A three-foot tall, thirty-pound wooden

flea Flea, the common name for the order Siphonaptera, includes 2,500 species of small flightless insects that live as external parasites of mammals and birds. Fleas live by ingesting the blood of their hosts. Adult fleas grow to about long, a ...

is dropped.NC greets New Year with giant acorn, pickle, flea
''WRAL''. Retrieved 2010-12-31. *

Charlotte, North Carolina Charlotte ( ) is the most populous city in the U.S. state of North Carolina. Located in the Piedmont region, it is the county seat of Mecklenburg County. The population was 874,579 at the 2020 census, making Charlotte the 16th-most populo ...

: A lighted crown is raised, representing Charlotte's nickname as "The Queen City". Charlotte Center City Partners produces the festivities. * Marion, North Carolina: A five-foot tall illuminated gold nugget drops into a large doughnut. The event is hosted by the Marion Rotary Club with support and sponsorship from many local organizations and businesses. * Morehead City, North Carolina: A "kids' crab pot drop" is lowered at 6:00 p.m. local time during December 31, 2017. * Mount Olive, North Carolina: The New Year's Eve Pickle is lowered down the

Mt. Olive Pickle Company The Mount Olive Pickle Company is an American food processing company located in Mount Olive, North Carolina. The company's primary product is pickled cucumbers, but it is also a large supplier of pepper, mixed pickle, relish, and other pickle ...

flagpole at 7pm EST, midnight

Greenwich Mean Time Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) is the Local mean time, mean solar time at the Royal Observatory, Greenwich, Royal Observatory in Greenwich, London, counted from midnight. At different times in the past, it has been calculated in different ways, i ...

. *

Raleigh, North Carolina Raleigh (; ) is the capital city of the state of North Carolina and the List of North Carolina county seats, seat of Wake County, North Carolina, Wake County in the United States. It is the List of municipalities in North Carolina, second-most ...

: A 900-pound copper-and-steel

acorn The acorn, or oaknut, is the nut of the oaks and their close relatives (genera ''Quercus'' and '' Lithocarpus'', in the family Fagaceae). It usually contains one seed (occasionally two seeds), enclosed in a tough, leathery shell, and borne ...

, designed by sculptor David Benson to celebrate the city's 1992 Bicentennial and Raleigh's nickname, “The City of Oaks”, is lowered by a crane. The event has since become one of the busiest New Year's celebrations in the United States with roughly 40,000 attending each year and an attendance record of 80,000 set in 2012. ** In years when the

Carolina Hurricanes The Carolina Hurricanes (colloquially known as the Canes) are a professional ice hockey team based in Raleigh, North Carolina. They compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Metropolitan Division in the Eastern Conference, ...

play at home on New Year's Eve,

PNC Arena PNC Arena (originally Raleigh Entertainment & Sports Arena and formerly the RBC Center) is an indoor arena located in Raleigh, North Carolina. The arena seats 18,680 for ice hockey and 19,722 for basketball, including 61 suites, 13 loge boxes an ...

holds its own New Year's Eve " puck drop" inside the arena for fans that attend the game.

Ohio

* Chagrin Falls, Ohio: A ball of

popcorn Popcorn (also called popped corn, popcorns or pop-corn) is a variety of corn kernel which expands and puffs up when heated; the same names also refer to the foodstuff produced by the expansion. A popcorn kernel's strong hull contains the se ...

is dropped. *

Cincinnati, Ohio Cincinnati ( ) is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Hamilton County. Settled in 1788, the city is located at the northern side of the confluence of the Licking and Ohio rivers, the latter of which marks the state line wit ...

: A

flying pig The phrase "when pigs fly" (alternatively, "pigs might fly") is an adynaton—a figure of speech so hyperbolic that it describes an impossibility. The implication of such a phrase is that the circumstances in question (the adynaton, and the circu ...

is "flown", not dropped, confirming there is at least one occasion "when pigs fly". * Elmore, Ohio: A

sausage A sausage is a type of meat product usually made from ground meat—often pork, beef, or poultry—along with salt, spices and other flavourings. Other ingredients, such as grains or breadcrumbs may be included as fillers or extenders. ...

is dropped. *

Marion, Ohio Marion is a city in and the county seat of Marion County, Ohio, Marion County, Ohio, United States. The municipality is located in north-central Ohio, approximately north of Columbus, Ohio, Columbus. The population was 35,999 at the 2020 United S ...

: In the home of the annual Marion Popcorn Festival and the home of the Wyandot Popcorn Company, a giant ball of

is dropped.Associated Press (2008-12-31)
Pickle, Peach, Carp Drops Mark New Year
CBS News. Retrieved 2010-12-31. * New Carlisle, Ohio: A 7.5-foot, 200-pound aluminum ball is lowered by 90 feet at midnight. * Port Clinton, Ohio: A

walleye The walleye (''Sander vitreus'', synonym ''Stizostedion vitreum''), also called the yellow pike or yellow pickerel, is a freshwater perciform fish native to most of Canada and to the Northern United States. It is a North American close relat ...

fish named "Captain Wylie Walleye" is dropped. * Yellow Springs, Ohio: A

ball A ball is a round object (usually spherical, but can sometimes be ovoid) with several uses. It is used in ball games, where the play of the game follows the state of the ball as it is hit, kicked or thrown by players. Balls can also be used f ...

is dropped.

Ontario

Niagara Falls, Ontario Niagara Falls is a city in Ontario, Canada. It is on the western bank of the Niagara River in the Golden Horseshoe region of Southern Ontario, with a population of 88,071 at the 2016 census. It is part of the St. Catharines - Niagara Census M ...

: The elevator of the

Skylon Tower The Skylon Tower, in Niagara Falls, Ontario, is an observation tower that overlooks both the American Falls, New York, and the larger Horseshoe Falls, Ontario, from the Canadian side of the Niagara River. History Construction of the Skylon bega ...

is raised. The event, and an associated concert, was televised by Global through the 2015 celebration, then by the CBC in 2020. The event drew 65,000 spectators for the 2013 celebration, which was headlined by Dragonette, Hedley, and

Nelly Furtado Nelly Kim Furtado (; ; born December 2, 1978) is a Canadian singer and songwriter. Furtado has sold over 40 million records worldwide making her one of the most successful Canadian artists. She first gained fame with her trip hop-inspired deb ...

Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania is the state where the most objects are dropped on New Year's Eve. *

Allentown, Pennsylvania Allentown (Pennsylvania Dutch language, Pennsylvania Dutch: ''Allenschteddel'', ''Allenschtadt'', or ''Ellsdaun'') is a city in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania. The city has a population of 125,845 as of the 2020 United ...

: Allentown's own liberty bell is dropped to commemorate the period when the

Liberty Bell The Liberty Bell, previously called the State House Bell or Old State House Bell, is an iconic symbol of American independence, located in Philadelphia. Originally placed in the steeple of the Pennsylvania State House (now renamed Independence ...

was stored in Allentown during the

American Revolution The American Revolution was an ideological and political revolution that occurred in British America between 1765 and 1791. The Americans in the Thirteen Colonies formed independent states that defeated the British in the American Revolut ...

. *

Akron, Pennsylvania Akron is a borough in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. As of the 2020 census it had a population of 4,169, History Akron was incorporated as a borough in 1895. Before this point, a small village called New Berlin sat at the center of the boro ...

: A purple-and-gold

shoe A shoe is an item of footwear intended to protect and comfort the human foot. They are often worn with a sock. Shoes are also used as an item of decoration and fashion. The design of shoes has varied enormously through time and from culture t ...

is dropped. * Beavertown, Pennsylvania: A stuffed

beaver Beavers are large, semiaquatic rodents in the genus ''Castor'' native to the temperate Northern Hemisphere. There are two extant species: the North American beaver (''Castor canadensis'') and the Eurasian beaver (''C. fiber''). Beavers ar ...

is dropped.Schalk, Kiernan
New Year's events planned locally
. Lewistown Sentinel. 31 December 2008. *

Bethlehem, Pennsylvania Bethlehem is a city in Northampton and Lehigh Counties in the Lehigh Valley region of eastern Pennsylvania, United States. As of the 2020 census, Bethlehem had a total population of 75,781. Of this, 55,639 were in Northampton County and 19, ...

: A 100-pound yellow illuminated

Peep Peep, Peeps, or PEEP may refer to: People *Peep (given name), Estonian masculine given name *Lil Peep (1996–2017), American singer and rapper *Helend Peep (1910–2007), Estonian actor *Viljar Peep (born 1969), Estonian historian and civil serv ...

made out of

fiberglass Fiberglass (American English) or fibreglass (Commonwealth English) is a common type of fiber-reinforced plastic using glass fiber. The fibers may be randomly arranged, flattened into a sheet called a chopped strand mat, or woven into glass cloth ...

. (The producer of Peeps, Just Born, is based in Bethlehem) * Blain, Pennsylvania: A wooden cow is dropped from a

silo A silo (from the Greek σιρός – ''siros'', "pit for holding grain") is a structure for storing bulk materials. Silos are used in agriculture to store fermented feed known as silage, not to be confused with a grain bin, which is used t ...

. *

Boyertown, Pennsylvania Boyertown (Pennsylvania Dutch: ''Boyerschteddel'') is a borough in Berks County, Pennsylvania. The population was 4,055 at the 2010 census. Boyertown is known for the many painted fiberglass bears that can be found throughout the town and boroug ...

: A bear has been dropped since 2010. * Bradford, Pennsylvania: A model

gazebo A gazebo is a pavilion structure, sometimes octagonal or turret-shaped, often built in a park, garden or spacious public area. Some are used on occasions as bandstands. Etymology The etymology given by Oxford Dictionaries (website), Oxford D ...

has been dropped since 2019; previous to that, a ball had been dropped on an irregular basis. *

Burnham, Pennsylvania Burnham is a borough in Mifflin County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,999 at the 2020 census. Geography Burnham is located at (40.635137, -77.564678). According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total are ...

: Starting in 2018, a replica railroad wheel was dropped honoring Standard Steel LLC, which has operated for over 200 years. *

Carlisle, Pennsylvania Carlisle is a Borough (Pennsylvania), borough in and the county seat of Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, United States. Carlisle is located within the Cumberland Valley, a highly productive agricultural region. As of the 2020 United States census, ...

: A button is dropped. * Cleona, Pennsylvania: A

pretzel A pretzel (), from German pronunciation, standard german: Breze(l) ( and French / Alsatian: ''Bretzel'') is a type of baked bread made from dough that is commonly shaped into a knot. The traditional pretzel shape is a distinctive symmetrical ...

is raised. * Cornwall, Pennsylvania: A Cannonball Drop commemorates the historic

Cornwall Iron Furnace Cornwall Iron Furnace is a designated National Historic Landmark that is administered by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission in Cornwall, Lebanon County, Pennsylvania in the United States. The furnace was a leading Pennsylvania ir ...

. The Civil War-era bowling-ball-sized cannonball is courtesy of Sgt. Damian Smith, command historian for the Pennsylvania National Guard. * Dillsburg, Pennsylvania: Two pickles are dropped;The Sentinel Online : Archives : News
the "Lil' Dill" at 7:00 p.m. ET (midnight in Ireland, in celebration of Dillsburg's Irish founders), and "Mr. Pickle" at midnight. This practice was canceled in 2017-18 due to dangerously cold temperatures, but subsequently brought back for 2018–19. * Drexel Hill, Pennsylvania: Starting in 2017, a "fire truck" ball will be lowered. * Duncannon, Pennsylvania: A

sled A sled, skid, sledge, or sleigh is a land vehicle that slides across a surface, usually of ice or snow. It is built with either a smooth underside or a separate body supported by two or more smooth, relatively narrow, longitudinal runners ...

is dropped. *

East Petersburg, Pennsylvania East Petersburg is a borough in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 4,591 at the 2020 census. Geography East Petersburg is located in north-central Lancaster County at (40.100079, -76.352649). Pennsylvania Route 72 ...

: A large "Haydn's Jug" is dropped. *

Easton, Pennsylvania Easton is a city in, and the county seat of, Northampton County, Pennsylvania, United States. The city's population was 28,127 as of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. Easton is located at the confluence of the Lehigh River, a river tha ...

: A ten-foot Crayola crayon is dropped at 8pm to accommodate children's bedtimes * Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania: A giant M&M is dropped at midnight UTC to correspond with midnight in

sister city A sister city or a twin town relationship is a form of legal or social agreement between two geographically and politically distinct localities for the purpose of promoting cultural and commercial ties. While there are early examples of inter ...

Letterkenny Letterkenny ( ga, Leitir Ceanainn , meaning 'hillside of the O'Cannons'), nicknamed 'the Cathedral Town', is the largest and most populous town in County Donegal, a county in Ulster, the northern province in Ireland. Letterkenny lies on the R ...

in Ireland. This changed to a Dove chocolate bar in 2012–13; both Dove and M&M's are manufactured in Elizabethtown. * Falmouth, Pennsylvania: A stuffed

goat The goat or domestic goat (''Capra hircus'') is a domesticated species of goat-antelope typically kept as livestock. It was domesticated from the wild goat (''C. aegagrus'') of Southwest Asia and Eastern Europe. The goat is a member of the a ...

is dropped. * Halifax, Pennsylvania: A Hemlock tree is dropped. *

Hallam, Pennsylvania Hallam is a borough in York County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 2,774 at the 2020 census. History Before 1736, all parts of Pennsylvania west of the Susquehanna River, including present-day Hallam Borough and the surroundin ...

: A replica of the

Haines Shoe House The Haines Shoe House is a shoe-shaped house in Hellam Township, Pennsylvania, about two miles west of the borough of Hallam, on Shoe House Road near the Lincoln Highway. The house is high, wide, and long, and is visible from US Route 30. Bu ...

is dropped.New Year's Eve events
WHP-TV. Retrieved 2010-12-31. *

Harrisburg, Pennsylvania Harrisburg is the capital city of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, United States, and the county seat of Dauphin County. With a population of 50,135 as of the 2021 census, Harrisburg is the 9th largest city and 15th largest municipality in Pe ...

: A

strawberry The garden strawberry (or simply strawberry; ''Fragaria × ananassa'') is a widely grown hybrid species of the genus '' Fragaria'', collectively known as the strawberries, which are cultivated worldwide for their fruit. The fruit is widely ap ...

is dropped. *

Hanover, Pennsylvania Hanover is a borough in York County, Pennsylvania, southwest of York and north-northwest of Baltimore, Maryland and is north of the Mason-Dixon line. The town is situated in a productive agricultural region. The population was 16,429 at the ...

: A Three Foot Pac-Man is Dropped at Midnight * Hershey, Pennsylvania: A Hershey Kiss replica is raised. * Highspire, Pennsylvania: Highspire drops candy in commemoration of the Knights Candy Store that operated there during the 1950s to 1970s. *

Hummelstown, Pennsylvania Hummelstown is a borough in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 4,535 as of the 2020 census. It is part of the Harrisburg– Carlisle Metropolitan Statistical Area. Originally named Fredrickstown, the town was establ ...

: A lollipop is dropped.
*

Ickesburg, Pennsylvania Ickesburg is a village in Perry County, Pennsylvania, United States at the junction of Routes 17 and 74. It is located on the Panther Creek, which flows into the Buffalo Creek, a tributary of the Juniata River. Ickesburg is within Saville Townsh ...

: A french fry is dropped.' * Kennett Square, Pennsylvania: For 2014, a steel

mushroom A mushroom or toadstool is the fleshy, spore-bearing fruiting body of a fungus, typically produced above ground, on soil, or on its food source. ''Toadstool'' generally denotes one poisonous to humans. The standard for the name "mushroom" is t ...

was dropped. Kennett Square, often called "The Mushroom Capital of the World", is one of the largest growers of mushrooms. *

Lancaster, Pennsylvania Lancaster, ( ; pdc, Lengeschder) is a city in and the county seat of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. It is one of the oldest inland cities in the United States. With a population at the 2020 census of 58,039, it ranks 11th in population amon ...

: A red

rose A rose is either a woody perennial flowering plant of the genus ''Rosa'' (), in the family Rosaceae (), or the flower it bears. There are over three hundred species and tens of thousands of cultivars. They form a group of plants that can be ...

is dropped. * Lebanon, Pennsylvania: A 100-pound stick of Lebanon

Bologna Bologna (, , ; egl, label= Emilian, Bulåggna ; lat, Bononia) is the capital and largest city of the Emilia-Romagna region in Northern Italy. It is the seventh most populous city in Italy with about 400,000 inhabitants and 150 different nat ...

is dropped. The bologna itself is distributed to a local food bank and animal shelter following the drop. For the 2016-2017 this has been modified to ten 20 sticks. * Lewistown, Pennsylvania: A bag of Hartley's potato chips is dropped. * Lisburn, Pennsylvania: A pair of yellow pants or "britches" is dropped in honor of the Yellow Breeches Creek. *

Lititz, Pennsylvania Lititz is a borough in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States, north of the city of Lancaster. As of the 2020 census, it had a population of 9,370. History Lititz was founded by members of the Moravian Church in 1756 and was named af ...

: A Moravian star is raised. *

Liverpool, Pennsylvania Liverpool is a borough located in the northeastern corner of Perry County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is part of the Harrisburg–Carlisle metropolitan statistical area. The borough's population was 959 at the 2020 census. Location Liverpo ...

: A canal boat is dropped. *

Marysville, Pennsylvania Marysville is a borough in Perry County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 2,652 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Harrisburg–Carlisle Metropolitan Statistical Area. The Borough was settled in 1755, incorporated as the Bo ...

: A replica of the Rockville Bridge that was made my a local Cub Scout Pack is being dropped *

Media, Pennsylvania Media is a borough in and the county seat of Delaware County, Pennsylvania. It is located about west of Philadelphia, the sixth most populous city in the nation with 1.6 million residents as 2020. It is part of the Delaware Valley metropolita ...

: A ball is dropped. *

Manheim, Pennsylvania Manheim is a borough in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 5,064 at the 2020 census. The borough was named after Kerpen- Manheim, Germany. History Manheim was laid out by Henry William Stiegel in 1762 on a land ...

: A ball is raised. *

McClure, Pennsylvania McClure is a borough in Snyder County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 889 at the 2020 census. The town is named for the 19th century Pennsylvania politician and journalist Alexander Kelly McClure. McClure owes its origin to the ...

: A kettle is dropped in honor of McClure Bean Soup Festival. *

McVeytown, Pennsylvania McVeytown is a Borough (Pennsylvania), borough in Mifflin County, Pennsylvania, Mifflin County, Pennsylvania, United States, on the west bank of the Juniata River. Formerly known as Waynesburg, it was settled in 1762, laid out in 1795, and incorpo ...

: An ice cream cake is dropped. * Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania: A

wrench A wrench or spanner is a tool used to provide grip and mechanical advantage in applying torque to turn objects—usually rotary fasteners, such as nuts and bolts—or keep them from turning. In the UK, Ireland, Australia, and New Zealan ...

is dropped. * Middletown, Pennsylvania: A metal Rhombicuboctahedron, referred to by the organizers as a "sphoctagon" (portmanteau of sphere and octagon), is dropped. *

Myerstown, Pennsylvania Myerstown ( Pennsylvania Dutch: ''Moyerschteddel'') is a borough located in Lebanon County, Pennsylvania. It is part of the Lebanon, Pennsylvania Metropolitan statistical area. The population was 3,103 at the 2020 census. It is home to over 100 b ...

: A tablet of

Bayer Bayer AG (, commonly pronounced ; ) is a German multinational corporation, multinational pharmaceutical and biotechnology company and one of the largest pharmaceutical companies in the world. Headquartered in Leverkusen, Bayer's areas of busi ...

aspirin Aspirin, also known as acetylsalicylic acid (ASA), is a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) used to reduce pain, fever, and/or inflammation, and as an antithrombotic. Specific inflammatory conditions which aspirin is used to treat inc ...

has been dropped since 2013–14; Bayer operates a manufacturing plant in Myerstown. *

New Bloomfield, Pennsylvania New Bloomfield is a borough in, and the county seat of, Perry County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is part of the Harrisburg–Carlisle metropolitan statistical area. The population was 1,244 at the 2020 census. History New Bloomfield was lai ...

: A

box huckleberry ''Gaylussacia brachycera'', commonly known as box huckleberry or box-leaved whortleberry, is a low North American shrub related to the blueberry and the other huckleberries. It is native to the east-central United States (Pennsylvania, Delaware, ...

is dropped. *

Newville, Pennsylvania Newville is a borough (Pennsylvania), borough in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania. The borough is located west of Carlisle, Pennsylvania, Carlisle. The population was 1,376 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Har ...

: A big

spring Spring(s) may refer to: Common uses * Spring (season), a season of the year * Spring (device), a mechanical device that stores energy * Spring (hydrology), a natural source of water * Spring (mathematics), a geometric surface in the shape of a ...

is dropped. * Palmyra, Pennsylvania: "The Giant Shoe" is dropped. *

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Pittsburgh ( ) is a city in the Commonwealth (U.S. state), Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, United States, and the county seat of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, Allegheny County. It is the most populous city in both Allegheny County and Wester ...

: A ball representing the planet earth, made of recycled materials, was raised for 2007. * Plains Township, Pennsylvania: , for 2023, a replica brick is dropped. *

Port Royal, Pennsylvania Port Royal is a borough in Juniata County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 815 at the 2020 census. History Port Royal used to be named Perrysville, after Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry. At the time, the Port Royal post office ...

: A sprint car is dropped. *

Pottsville, Pennsylvania Pottsville is the county seat of Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 13,346 at the 2020 census, and is the principal city of the Pottsville, PA Micropolitan Statistical Area. The city lies along the west bank of th ...

: A bottle of Yuengling

beer Beer is one of the oldest and the most widely consumed type of alcoholic drink in the world, and the third most popular drink overall after water and tea. It is produced by the brewing and fermentation of starches, mainly derived from ce ...

is raised. * Reamstown, Pennsylvania: "Wobbly Bob" on a

beer barrel A barrel or cask is a hollow cylindrical container with a bulging center, longer than it is wide. They are traditionally made of wooden staves and bound by wooden or metal hoops. The word vat is often used for large containers for liquids, u ...

is droppe

* Red Lion, York County, Pennsylvania, Red Lion, Pennsylvania: A wooden

cigar A cigar is a rolled bundle of dried and fermented tobacco leaves made to be smoked. Cigars are produced in a variety of sizes and shapes. Since the 20th century, almost all cigars are made of three distinct components: the filler, the binder l ...

held by a

lion The lion (''Panthera leo'') is a large Felidae, cat of the genus ''Panthera'' native to Africa and India. It has a muscular, broad-chested body; short, rounded head; round ears; and a hairy tuft at the end of its tail. It is sexually dimorphi ...

is raised. *

Richland, Pennsylvania Richland is a borough in Lebanon County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is part of the Lebanon, Pennsylvania metropolitan statistical area. The population was 1,490 at the 2020 census. Geography Richland is located at (40.357122, -76.257187). ...

: A

is dropped. * Shamokin, Pennsylvania: A chunk of

coal Coal is a combustible black or brownish-black sedimentary rock, formed as rock strata called coal seams. Coal is mostly carbon with variable amounts of other elements, chiefly hydrogen, sulfur, oxygen, and nitrogen. Coal is formed when dea ...

is dropped, turning into a

diamond Diamond is a Allotropes of carbon, solid form of the element carbon with its atoms arranged in a crystal structure called diamond cubic. Another solid form of carbon known as graphite is the Chemical stability, chemically stable form of car ...

at the bottom; the event has been held since 1987–88. * Shenandoah, Pennsylvania: A giant

pierogi Pierogi are filled dumplings made by wrapping unleavened dough around a savory or sweet filling and cooking in boiling water. They are often pan-fried before serving. Pierogi or their varieties are associated with the cuisines of Central, Easter ...

with kielbasi is dropped at 7:00pm, during 2017. * Shippensburg, Pennsylvania: An

anchor An anchor is a device, normally made of metal , used to secure a vessel to the bed of a body of water to prevent the craft from drifting due to wind or current. The word derives from Latin ''ancora'', which itself comes from the Greek ἄγ ...

is dropped. * Strasburg, Pennsylvania: Ping pong balls are dropped. * Sunbury, Pennsylvania: An

incandescent lamp An incandescent light bulb, incandescent lamp or incandescent light globe is an electric light with a wire filament heated until it glows. The filament is enclosed in a glass bulb with a vacuum or inert gas to protect the filament from oxid ...

is lit as an homage to the Hotel Edison and its namesake,

Thomas Edison Thomas Alva Edison (February 11, 1847October 18, 1931) was an American inventor and businessman. He developed many devices in fields such as electric power generation, mass communication, sound recording, and motion pictures. These inventio ...

.Local New Year's Eve Celebration
. ''WBRE and WYOU'' (December 31, 2014). Retrieved December 31, 2014. * Tamaqua, Pennsylvania: A group of eagles are raised at The ABC Tamaqua Hi-Rise. * Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania: A chunk of

is dropped, turning into a

at the bottom. The Wilkes-Barre celebration, which began in 1995–96, is an homage to the one in Shamokin. *

Womelsdorf, Pennsylvania Womelsdorf is a borough in Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 2,810 at the 2010 census. The main thoroughfares through Womelsdorf are High Street, which runs east–west, and Pennsylvania Route 419, which runs north� ...

: A

is dropped, an event that began in 2012.Cigar drop among ways Berks will welcome 2016
. ''WFMZ''. Retrieved December 31, 2015. *

York, Pennsylvania York ( Pennsylvania Dutch: ''Yarrick''), known as the White Rose City (after the symbol of the House of York), is the county seat of York County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is located in the south-central region of the state. The populati ...

: A white

is dropped at midnight after a children's countdown from 6 to 8pm.

South Carolina

Hilton Head Island, South Carolina Hilton Head Island, sometimes referred to as simply Hilton Head, is a South Carolina Lowcountry, Lowcountry resort town and barrier island in Beaufort County, South Carolina, United States. It is northeast of Savannah, Georgia, and southwest of C ...

: A giant, lighted golf ball is lowered from the Harbour Town Lighthouse, in honor of the Sea Pines Resort's golf courses (which include

Harbour Town Golf Links Harbour Town Golf Links is a public golf course in the eastern United States, located in South Carolina in Sea Pines Plantation on Hilton Head Island in Beaufort County. Since 1969, it has hosted the RBC Heritage on the PGA Tour, usually in mid-A ...

, host of the

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RBC Heritage The RBC Heritage, known for much of its history as the Heritage Classic or simply the Heritage, is a PGA Tour event in South Carolina, first played in 1969. It is currently played in mid-April, the week after The Masters in Augusta, Georgia. T ...

tournament). *

Folly Beach, South Carolina Folly Beach is a public city on Folly Island in Charleston County, South Carolina, United States. The population was 2,617 at the 2010 census, up from 2,116 in 2000. Folly Beach is within the Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville metropolitan are ...

: A giant pair of flip flops are dropped at the end of Center Street, which draws a crowd. It was started in 2010/2011.

Tennessee (Eastern)

* Gatlinburg, Tennessee: A ball is dropped. *

Knoxville, Tennessee Knoxville is a city in and the county seat of Knox County, Tennessee, Knox County in the U.S. state of Tennessee. As of the 2020 United States census, Knoxville's population was 190,740, making it the largest city in the East Tennessee Grand Di ...

: A ball is dropped on

Market Square The market square (or sometimes, the market place) is a Town square, square meant for trading, in which a market is held. It is an important feature of many towns and cities around the world.Richmond, Virginia (Thus do we reach the stars) , image_map = , mapsize = 250 px , map_caption = Location within Virginia , pushpin_map = Virginia#USA , pushpin_label = Richmond , pushpin_m ...

: A copy of the

is raised rather than dropped, on the Byrd Theater in Carytown. * Roanoke, Virginia: A 10-foot illuminated

star A star is an astronomical object comprising a luminous spheroid of plasma (physics), plasma held together by its gravity. The List of nearest stars and brown dwarfs, nearest star to Earth is the Sun. Many other stars are visible to the naked ...

is dropped. *

Charlottesville, Virginia Charlottesville, colloquially known as C'ville, is an independent city in the Commonwealth of Virginia. It is the county seat of Albemarle County, which surrounds the city, though the two are separate legal entities. It is named after Queen Ch ...

: A ball is dropped. *

Fredericksburg, Virginia Fredericksburg is an independent city located in the Commonwealth of Virginia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 27,982. The Bureau of Economic Analysis of the United States Department of Commerce combines the city of Fredericksburg wi ...

: An illuminated

pear Pears are fruits produced and consumed around the world, growing on a tree and harvested in the Northern Hemisphere in late summer into October. The pear tree and shrub are a species of genus ''Pyrus'' , in the family Rosaceae, bearing the p ...

is dropped. *

South Hill, Virginia South Hill is a town in Mecklenburg County, Virginia, United States. The population was 4,650 at the 2010 census. Located on major Interstate and U.S. highways, it has a full-service hospital (serving patients from several rural counties), a to ...

A 6-foot tall illuminated Star is dropped from 80-foot tall flag pole in the center of town at the Farmer's Market Square. *

Chincoteague, Virginia Chincoteague ( or ) is a town in Accomack County, Virginia, U.S. The town includes the whole of Chincoteague Island and an area of adjacent water. The population was 2,941 at the 2010 census. The town is known for the Chincoteague Ponies, althou ...

: The Pony Island Horseshoe Drop, on the Downtown Waterfront Park in

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US Central Time Zone

Alabama

Mobile, Alabama Mobile ( , ) is a city and the county seat of Mobile County, Alabama, United States. The population within the city limits was 187,041 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, down from 195,111 at the 2010 United States census, 2010 cens ...

: A 600-pound, lit Moon Pie is lowered from the RSA Tower in the "MoonPie Over Mobile" festivities sponsored by Chattanooga Bakery. The drop is televised locally by WKRG-TV and syndicated to Alabama television stations owned by Raycom Media (who is headquartered in the tower). Festivities also include a

Mardi Gras Mardi Gras (, ) refers to events of the Carnival celebration, beginning on or after the Christian feasts of the Epiphany (Three Kings Day) and culminating on the day before Ash Wednesday, which is known as Shrove Tuesday. is French for "Fat ...

-styled parade, as moon pies are a traditional "throw" at Mardi Gras events in Mobile. * Fairhope, Alabama: A ball is dropped. The event was cancelled in 2010, but resumed in time to ring in 2011. *

Wetumpka, Alabama Wetumpka () is a city in and the county seat of Elmore County, Alabama, Elmore County, Alabama, United States. At the 2020 United States Census, 2020 census, the population was 7,220. In the early 21st century Elmore County became one of the f ...

: A meteorite is dropped at the Old Courthouse at 11pm Central Time in honor of the meteorite that hit the River City. At the stroke of midnight, a big fireworks display takes place over the river. *

Dothan, Alabama Dothan () is a city in Dale, Henry, and Houston counties and the Houston county seat in the U.S. state of Alabama. It is Alabama's eighth-largest city, with a population of 71,072 at the 2020 census. It is near the state's southeastern corner, ...

: Nicknamed "The Peanut Capital of the World", this city has an annual "Peanut Drop". The Peanut Drop consisted of a giant peanut shaped balloon bag (not to be mistaken as a massive phallus) that has also drawn controversial attention to news organizations around the word such as Russia Today

Arkansas

Fayetteville, Arkansas Fayetteville () is the second-largest city in Arkansas, the county seat of Washington County, and the biggest city in Northwest Arkansas. The city is on the outskirts of the Boston Mountains, deep within the Ozarks. Known as Washington until ...

: A hog is dropped. *

Fort Smith, Arkansas Fort Smith is the third-largest city in Arkansas and one of the two county seats of Sebastian County. As of the 2020 Census, the population was 89,142. It is the principal city of the Fort Smith, Arkansas–Oklahoma Metropolitan Statistical Are ...

KISR KISR (93.7 FM) is a radio station broadcasting a Top 40 (CHR) format. The station serves the Fort Smith, Arkansas, area, and is rebroadcast on translator K241CE (96.1 FM) in Fayetteville, Arkansas. The station is currently owned by Stereo 93 ...

sponsors a ball drop.

Florida Panhandle

* Destin, Florida: A ball is pulled over Destin Harbor. *

Fort Walton Beach, Florida Fort Walton Beach is a city in southern Okaloosa County, Florida. As of the 2020 U.S. census, the population was 20,922, up from 19,507 in 2010. It is the principal city of the Fort Walton Beach− Crestview− Destin Metropolitan Statistical Area ...

: A ball is dropped. * Panama City, Florida: An illuminated, 800-pound beach ball descends from a tower 12 stories high at midnight. At 8:30pm there is a fireworks celebration and a "family ball drop" with 7,000 beach balls. *

Pensacola, Florida Pensacola () is the westernmost city in the Florida Panhandle, and the county seat and only incorporated city of Escambia County, Florida, United States. As of the 2020 United States census, the population was 54,312. Pensacola is the principal ...

: A

pelican Pelicans (genus ''Pelecanus'') are a genus of large water birds that make up the family Pelecanidae. They are characterized by a long beak and a large throat pouch used for catching prey and draining water from the scooped-up contents before s ...

is dropped.

Illinois

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: A star was (formerly) raised. * Des Plaines, Illinois: A diamond is dropped. *

Rockford, Illinois Rockford is a city in Winnebago County, Illinois, located in the far northern part of the state. Situated on the banks of the Rock River, Rockford is the county seat of Winnebago County (a small portion of the city is located in Ogle County). ...

: A ball is lowered towards the Discovery Center building.

Indiana (Northwest & Southwest)

* Hammond /

Whiting, Indiana Whiting is a city located in the Chicago Metropolitan Area in Lake County, Indiana, which was founded in 1889. The city is located on the southern shore of Lake Michigan. It is roughly 16 miles from the Chicago Loop and two miles from Chicago's ...

(Outside Chicago): A 10-foot Illuminated Pierogi will be lowered 90 feet during a countdown to Midnight. The Pierogi Drop is sponsored by Knights of Columbus Council 1696 and has been occurring since 2016. Whiting is known for the annual

Pierogi Fest The Pierogi Fest is an annual festival in Whiting, Indiana, United States, organized by the Whiting–Robertsdale Chamber of Commerce (WRCoC). It gets its name from the pierogi, a Polish dumpling. It draws more than 250,000 visitors each year. Th ...

which occurs the last weekend of July. * Tell City, Indiana: An apple with an arrow through it (symbolizing Tell City's namesake, William Tell) is dropped at City Hall Park.

Iowa

* Cedar Falls, Iowa: A large cedar is lowered by a chain.

Kansas

* Manhattan, Kansas: "The Little Apple", an

-shaped aluminum ball (a replica of the 1980s era Times Square Ball), is dropped, with the events televised by

WIBW-TV WIBW-TV (channel 13) is a television station in Topeka, Kansas, United States, affiliated with CBS and owned by Gray Television. The station's studios are located on Commerce Place (next to the interchange of I-70, I-470, US 40, US 75 and K-4) i ...

in Topeka until 2013–14.

Louisiana

New Orleans, Louisiana New Orleans ( , ,New Orleans
Merriam-Webster. ; french: La Nouvelle-Orléans , es, Nuev ...

: A fleur-de-lis is lowered at Jackson Square. Until 2008, a gumbo pot was dropped. Since 2017, the television special '' Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve'' has televised the drop and concert acts from the city as part of a Central Time segment of the special.

Mississippi

Columbus Columbus is a Latinized version of the Italian surname "''Colombo''". It most commonly refers to: * Christopher Columbus (1451-1506), the Italian explorer * Columbus, Ohio, capital of the U.S. state of Ohio Columbus may also refer to: Places ...

: An illuminated 10-foot wide by 10-foot tall lit aluminum ball is hoisted over College Street 100 feet high as part of the "Having a Ball Downtown Block Party". Festivities are broadcast live on WCBI. No longer airs! *

Hattiesburg Hattiesburg is a city in the U.S. state of Mississippi, located primarily in Forrest County (where it is the county seat and largest city) and extending west into Lamar County. The city population was 45,989 at the 2010 census, with the populat ...

: A replica of the original "Hub-Sign" is lowered in Hattiesburg's historic downtown district. The original 4-story "Hub-Sign" stood atop a downtown building for 35 years (1912- c.1947) and served as a symbol of Hattiesburg's heritage as the hub of the Gulf-South. * Jackson: , Jackson drops a

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Missouri

Kansas City, Missouri Kansas City (abbreviated KC or KCMO) is the largest city in Missouri by population and area. As of the 2020 census, the city had a population of 508,090 in 2020, making it the 36th most-populous city in the United States. It is the central ...

: Michael "The Doughboy" Maslak, the longest-tenured improviser at th
ComedyCity
improv theater, is draped in lights and dropped by members of the troupe.

Oklahoma

* Bartlesville, Oklahoma: An olive is dropped. *

Oklahoma City Oklahoma City (), officially the City of Oklahoma City, and often shortened to OKC, is the capital and largest city of the U.S. state of Oklahoma. The county seat of Oklahoma County, it ranks 20th among United States cities in population, a ...

: A lighted ball is raised during Opening Night. *

Tulsa Tulsa () is the second-largest city in the U.S. state, state of Oklahoma and List of United States cities by population, 47th-most populous city in the United States. The population was 413,066 as of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. ...

: The Tulsa Ball Drop, held annually in Brookside, a district famous for its nightlife, features live music, performances, and a street party.

Tennessee (Central and Western)

Memphis, Tennessee Memphis is a city in the U.S. state of Tennessee. It is the seat of Shelby County in the southwest part of the state; it is situated along the Mississippi River. With a population of 633,104 at the 2020 U.S. census, Memphis is the second-mos ...

: A mirrored ball is raised since 2020; previous to that, guitar is dropped. *

Nashville, Tennessee Nashville is the capital city of the U.S. state of Tennessee and the county seat, seat of Davidson County, Tennessee, Davidson County. With a population of 689,447 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 U.S. census, Nashville is the List of muni ...

: An 80-foot Guitar Drop took place at Nashville's Hard Rock Cafe during Music City's Bash On Broadway. In 2011 the partnership ended with Hard Rock Cafe and the guitar was replaced by a 15-foot-tall

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Texas

Austin, Texas Austin is the capital city of the U.S. state of Texas, as well as the county seat, seat and largest city of Travis County, Texas, Travis County, with portions extending into Hays County, Texas, Hays and Williamson County, Texas, Williamson co ...

: Families in the Austin Woods neighborhood traditionally celebrate the new year with large illuminated new year's balls hung from trees, which are lowered at varying times during New Year's Eve. Downtown, a Lone Star was dropped until 2006, then replaced with a simple mirrored ball. *

Houston, Texas Houston (; ) is the most populous city in Texas, the most populous city in the Southern United States, the fourth-most populous city in the United States, and the sixth-most populous city in North America, with a population of 2,304,580 in ...

: A star representing the Lone Star State was raised at midnight. No celebration was held in 2019. There is also a Noon Ball Drop at the Children's Museum of Houston for families to celebrate New Year's Noon. * McAllen, Texas: A giant mirrored ball descends just before midnight. The first orb for 2008 was six feet in diameter, but in 2009 McAllen's big bash was expanded to include a bigger crowd (10,000 attended), a bigger party space and the bigger "Texas-sized" ball used until 2014. This event was last staged in 2014-15 and the event was axed in 2015 due to budgetary problems. An attempt was made to resurrect the event for 2017–18, but failed because of a lack of permit. *

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: The elevator on the Tower of the Americas is raised.

Wisconsin

* Plymouth, Wisconsin: Plymouth drops an 80-pound decorated cheese wedge, the newest

Wisconsin cheese Wisconsin cheese is cheese made in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. Wisconsin has a long tradition and history of cheese production and it is widely associated in popular culture with cheese and the dairy industry. History Wisconsin's cheesemaking ...

, from a 100 ft. ladder truck in a tribute to the region's dairy industry and dairy products. The Plymouth Arts Center hosts the annual “Build Your Own New Year’s Party” next to the Creamery Building's parking lot where "The Big Cheese Drop" takes place. * Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin: A

carp Carp are various species of oily freshwater fish from the family Cyprinidae, a very large group of fish native to Europe and Asia. While carp is consumed in many parts of the world, they are generally considered an invasive species in parts of ...

(real but dead) caught by local fishers and weighing between 25 and 30 pounds is lowered. A carp was chosen to represent the area's

fishing industry The fishing industry includes any industry or activity concerned with taking, culturing, processing, preserving, storing, transporting, marketing or selling fish or fish products. It is defined by the Food and Agriculture Organization as including ...

and because the carp is considered one of the luckiest fish in

Chinese culture Chinese culture () is one of the world's oldest cultures, originating thousands of years ago. The culture prevails across a large geographical region in East Asia and is extremely diverse and varying, with customs and traditions varying grea ...

. The carp, nicknamed “Lucky”, is lowered onto a throne. Each “Lucky” has a tree planted where it is buried with a commemorative plaque listing the carp's name and year. *

Sister Bay, Wisconsin Sister Bay is a village in Door County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 876 at the 2010 census. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of , of which is land and is water. Demographics ...

: A cherry-shaped ball is lowered at midnight.

US Mountain Time Zone

Arizona

Flagstaff, Arizona Flagstaff ( ) is a city in, and the county seat of, Coconino County, Arizona, Coconino County in northern Arizona, in the southwestern United States. In 2019, the city's estimated population was 75,038. Flagstaff's combined metropolitan area has ...

: A pine cone is dropped from the balcony of Weatherford hotel. *

Tempe, Arizona , settlement_type = City , named_for = Vale of Tempe , image_skyline = Tempeskyline3.jpg , imagesize = 260px , image_caption = Tempe skyline as se ...

: An illuminated sunburst was dropped while the

Fiesta Bowl The Fiesta Bowl is an American college football bowl game played annually in the Phoenix metropolitan area. From its beginning in 1971 until 2006, the game was hosted at the Sun Devil Stadium in Tempe, Arizona. Since 2007, the game has been playe ...

Block Party and Parade was sponsored by Sunkist, but replaced by a Giant Tortilla Chip when Tostitos Tortilla Chips took over the sponsorship from Sunkist. The party is 10 blocks long and four blocks wide with two fireworks shows (10p.m. and midnight). *

Show Low, Arizona Show Low is a city in Navajo County, Arizona. It lies on the Mogollon Rim in east central Arizona, at an elevation of 6,345 feet (1,934 m). The city was established in 1870 and incorporated in 1953. According to the 2010 census, the population ...

: A deuce of clubs (2♣) debuted in 2011–12. The card, which is the namesake of the main road through Show Low, is, according to legend the origin of the town's name (the town's founders allegedly derived the name "show low" from a game of poker where the winner showed a 2♣, the lowest card in the deck). *

Tucson, Arizona , "(at the) base of the black ill , nicknames = "The Old Pueblo", "Optics Valley", "America's biggest small town" , image_map = , mapsize = 260px , map_caption = Interactive map ...

: Starting in 2014, a large replica Taco was dropped from the roof of the

Hotel Congress The Hotel Congress is a federally-recognized historic building located in downtown Tucson, Arizona, Tucson. It was built in 1918 and designed by the Los Angeles architectural firm William and Alexander Curlett as part of an expansion of Congress ...

* Prescott, Arizona: A boot has been dropped since 2010–2011. *

Yuma, Arizona Yuma ( coc, Yuum) is a city in and the county seat of Yuma County, Arizona, United States. The city's population was 93,064 at the 2010 census, up from the 2000 census population of 77,515. Yuma is the principal city of the Yuma, Arizona, M ...

: In 2018, the city introduced the "Iceberg Drop", lowering a giant, illuminated lettuce. Two drops are held, with one at 10:00 p.m. MT to mark the arrival of the new year in the Eastern Time Zone, and a second at midnight local time.

Idaho

* Boise, Idaho: Since 2014, a giant

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was dropped from the US Bank building in downtown Boise. For 2016, the drop moved to the Idaho State Capitol building, and the organizers successfully crowdfunded a new "Glowtato" with internal lighting. KTVB televises the festivities most years. *

Emmett, Idaho Emmett is a city in Gem County, Idaho, United States. The population was 6,557 at the 2010 census, up from 5,490 in 2000. It is the county seat and the only city in the county. Emmett is part of the Boise− Nampa, Idaho Metropolitan Statistic ...

: Since 2016, a cherry has been raised. *

Twin Falls, Idaho Twin Falls is the county seat and largest city of Twin Falls County, Idaho, United States. The city had a population of 51,807 as of the 2020 census. In the Magic Valley region, Twin Falls is the largest city in a radius, and is the regional ...

: Since 2002, a metal ball, bought at auction for $14 by Dave Woodhead—owner of the former bar Woody's, has been dropped from a pair of

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s. The low-budget event attracted a cult following: later editions also switched from a manual pulley to using a 1961 Ford Econoline truck to lower the ball. Following the lease of the bar to new owners, the event was placed on hiatus for 2014, but returned for 2015 in partnership with the new owners. Woodhead acknowledged the drop's inclusion on lists of New Year's Eve drops on Mental Floss and

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as a sign of notoriety for the event.

New Mexico

* Las Cruces, New Mexico: A 19-foot illuminated chrome chili pepper is dropped. *

Santa Fe, New Mexico Santa Fe ( ; , Spanish for 'Holy Faith'; tew, Oghá P'o'oge, Tewa for 'white shell water place'; tiw, Hulp'ó'ona, label=Tiwa language, Northern Tiwa; nv, Yootó, Navajo for 'bead + water place') is the capital of the U.S. state of New Mexico. ...

: Since 2015, a Zia symbol has been raised 60 feet into the air over Santa Fe Plaza. Sponsored by the City of Santa Fe, the Kiwanis Club of Santa Fe, and other local organizations and businesses, the raising of the Zia is accompanied by live music, food and drinks, fireworks, and bonfires.

Wyoming

Cheyenne, Wyoming Cheyenne ( or ) is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Wyoming, as well as the county seat of Laramie County, with 65,132 residents, per the 2020 US Census. It is the principal city of the Cheyenne metropolitan statistical ...

: Drops a ball at Midnight.

Philippine Standard Time

National Capital Region

Quezon City, Philippines Quezon City (, ; fil, Lungsod Quezon ), also known as the City of Quezon and Q.C. (read in Filipino as Kyusi), is the List of cities in the Philippines, most populous city in the Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a populatio ...

: A star is dropped at

Eastwood City Eastwood City is an mixed-use development complex located in Barangay Bagumbayan Quezon City. Launched in 1997, it is Megaworld Corporation’s first “live-work-play” community that offers complete facilities, amenities, and establishments ...

US Pacific Time Zone

California

Orange County, California Orange County is located in the Los Angeles metropolitan area in Southern California. As of the 2020 census, the population was 3,186,989, making it the third-most-populous county in California, the sixth-most-populous in the United States, a ...

: An orange is dropped at

Disneyland Disneyland is a amusement park, theme park in Anaheim, California. Opened in 1955, it was the first theme park opened by The Walt Disney Company and the only one designed and constructed under the direct supervision of Walt Disney. Disney in ...

. *

Sacramento, California ) , image_map = Sacramento County California Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Sacramento Highlighted.svg , mapsize = 250x200px , map_caption = Location within Sacramento C ...

: A diamond-shaped ball was dropped in 2009, but this was discontinued in 2010. A proposal to revive the ball drop for 2013 was rejected. *

South Lake Tahoe, California South Lake Tahoe is the most populous city in El Dorado County, California, United States, in the Sierra Nevada. The city's population was 21,330 at the 2020 census, down from 21,403 at the 2010 census. The city, along the southern edge of Lake ...

: A gondola is lowered at midnight Eastern Time. *

Temecula, California Temecula (; es, Temécula, ; Luiseño: ''Temeekunga'') is a city in southwestern Riverside County, California, United States. The city had a population of 110,003 as of the 2020 census and was incorporated on December 1, 1989. The city is a t ...

: A bunch of grapes are dropped.

Nevada

* In 2020, The Strat in Las Vegas announced that it would lower the winner of a contest, dressed in a disco ball-inspired outfit, at midnight to welcome 2021 via its SkyJump Las Vegas ride. It is normally closed on New Year's Eve due to the tower's participation in the America's Party fireworks across the

Las Vegas Strip The Las Vegas Strip is a stretch of Las Vegas Boulevard, Las Vegas Boulevard South in Clark County, Nevada, that is known for its concentration of resort hotels and casinos. The Strip, as it is known, is about long, and is immediately south of ...

(cancelled due to the

Oregon

* La Grande, Oregon: Since 2015, a lighted ball has been lowered atop the John Howard Building in downtown La Grande, accompanied by a larger block party.

Washington

Seattle, Washington Seattle ( ) is a port, seaport city on the West Coast of the United States. It is the county seat, seat of King County, Washington, King County, Washington (state), Washington. With a 2020 population of 737,015, it is the largest city in bo ...

: The elevator of the

Space Needle The Space Needle is an observation tower in Seattle, Washington, United States. Considered to be an icon of the city, it has been designated a Seattle landmark. Located in the Lower Queen Anne neighborhood, it was built in the Seattle Center f ...

is raised. * Toledo, Washington: A Giant Cheese Ball is dropped.

References

External links

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List of drops or raises by time zone and location

Atlantic Time Zone

Bermuda

North American Eastern Time Zone

Kentucky

Delaware

Florida

Georgia

Indiana

Maine

Maryland

Michigan

New Jersey

New York

North Carolina

Ohio

Ontario

Pennsylvania

South Carolina

Tennessee (Eastern)

US Central Time Zone

Alabama

Arkansas

Florida Panhandle

Illinois

Indiana (Northwest & Southwest)

Iowa

Kansas

Louisiana

Mississippi

Missouri

Oklahoma

Tennessee (Central and Western)

Texas

Wisconsin

US Mountain Time Zone

Arizona

Idaho

New Mexico

Wyoming

Philippine Standard Time

National Capital Region

US Pacific Time Zone

California

Nevada

Oregon

Washington

See also

References

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