Here’s why some fireworks won’t be popping off this year.
New York City typically has some pretty amazing fireworks displays every NYE, from the Ball Drop at Times Square to Brooklyn’s Prospect Park. But 2024 will be different because of the drought we experienced this fall and winter. Fireworks are not happening in Central Park and Prospect Park for safety—instead, there will be a drone shows in Prospect Park. A drone show scheduled for Central Park has now been cancelled.
However, as rain and snow have fallen recently, we WILL get to see fireworks in Times Square, the Times Square Alliance confirmed to Time Out New York. A full schedule for Times Square New Year's Eve celebrations will go live here on December 26.
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Typically, they go off right as the clock turns to midnight.
The fireworks in Times Square are usually livestreamed.
Time to yeet 2024 to the curb and ring in the new year right with the best New Year's Eve events in NYC. No matter how you’re hoping to ring in 2025—sloppy, sober, laid-back or buckwild—we’ve got the NYE celebration for you. So don your festive getups and get ready for a night of amazing dinners and more first-of-the-year festivities with this roundup of the best attractions and events for ringing in the New Year.
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Looking for the best New Year’s Eve parties? NYC has tons of options, and the night of December 31 doesn’t just revolve around Times Square's ball drop or spectacular New Year’s Eve fireworks. There are plenty of amazing themed extravaganzas, all-night ragers and dance parties playing the best party songs as everyone dances, drinks and kisses on the last night of 2024. Plus, here are even more NYE events to get you into the spirit.
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