Times Square Ball Nyc New Year S Eve

Stay tuned for more details about how we will be ringing in 2021 in a virtually enhanced way in times square and around the world.

Times square ball nyc new year s eve. New year s eve 2021 might look a little different than usual but one thing that will never change is the ticking of time and the arrival of a new year at midnight on december 31st. In the latest covid 19 induced blow to big apple traditions officials. Revelers began celebrating new year s eve in times square as early as 1904 but it was in 1907 that the new year s eve ball made its maiden descent from the flagpole atop one times square.

Et and resting at midnight to signal the start of the new year. A post shared by times square nyc timessquarenyc on sep 23 2020 at 1 20pm pdt. It s the first time in 114 years that a massive crowd will not be.

Confetti falls during a new year s celebration in new york s times square. The massive annual new year. Organizers of the popular times square new year s eve celebration in new york city will go digital when revelers welcome 2021.

Times square new year s eve 2021 is happening visually virtually safely. By nick garber patch staff sep 23 2020 1 40 p m et. Seven versions of the ball have been designed to signal the new year.

The times square ball is a time ball located in new york city s times square located on the roof of one times square the ball is a prominent part of a new year s eve celebration in times square commonly referred to as the ball drop where the ball descends down a specially designed flagpole beginning at 11 59 00 p m. For the first time in over a century crowds won t flock to times square for new year s eve but the ball will still drop organizers said. Event organizers for the annual times square new year s eve celebration announced that the countdown will take place this year albeit with some changes in format.

For the first time in 114 years there will be no crowd in times square to cheer the famed new year s eve ball drop. Celebrate with us virtually in an enhanced celebration that will bring times square and the ball drop to you no matter where you are. History of the new year s eve ball.