Times Square Ball Times Square New Year S Eve

As the famous new year s eve ball descends atop one times square countless people watching in times square nationwide and throughout the world are united in bidding collective farewell to the departing year and expressing joy and hope for the year ahead.

Times square ball times square new year s eve. For times square 2000 the millennium celebration at the crossroads of the world the new year s eve ball was completely redesigned by waterford crystal and philips lighting. Organizers of the event came to the decision in an effort to avoid. In the latest covid 19 induced blow to big apple traditions officials.

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. Get the live nye webcast. Facebook f youtube twitter instagram.

The massive annual new year s eve celebration ringing out 2020 will go virtual this year thanks to the. 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. New york covid 19 is forcing changes to the annual new year s eve celebration in times square.

History of the new year s eve ball. Pre packaged hd video segments. 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.

Et and resting at midnight to signal the start of the new year. Times square new year s eve 2021 is happening visually virtually safely. Annual times square ball drop goes online this year at met cancels its 2020 21 season.

The world holds its breath and cheers as the clocks strike twelve. 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. Seven versions of the ball have been designed to signal the new year.