List of objects dropped on New Year's Eve

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Template:Short description On New Year's Eve, 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 on festivities that have been held at New York City's Times Square 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. Eastern Time, and concluding at midnight).<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> In turn, the event was inspired by the time balls used by ship navigators in the 19th century to calibrate their chronometers.

Most drop events are scheduled so that they conclude at midnight in the hosting location's time zone. Some may hold a drop at an earlier time to appeal to families who do not wish to stay up for the later event, with the earlier event being held either alongside, or in lieu of one held at midnight. Occasionally, an earlier countdown may be promoted as celebrating the arrival of midnight in a different location with ties to the city (such as a sister city, or one that shares the same name)

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

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Florida

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  • Key West (Sloppy Joe's Bar): The Key West Conch Drop, where a six-foot Queen Conch Shell drops Template:Convert to the top of the bar to usher in the New Year, is held annually for the island's official New Year celebrations.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • Orlando, Florida: The "Orange Ball" drop was previously hosted on Church Street in Downtown Orlando; in 2024, after Church Street Entertainment discontinued the event, a consortium of local restaurant and bar owners reached an agreement to purchase the ball and continue the event, re-locating it to Thornton Park.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • Sarasota, Florida: A glowing pineapple is dropped at midnight to ring in the new year in southwest Florida.<ref name="placesaroundflorida1">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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Georgia

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  • Atlanta: A peach 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. The 2020, 2021, and 2022 editions were cancelled due to event improvements and the COVID-19 pandemic; while the event successfully returned for 2023,<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • Brunswick, Georgia: Bob the Shrimp is lowered by the local fire department during the annual shrimp drop, a new tradition starting 2023 at the Mary Ross Waterfront Park.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • Cornelia, Georgia: Cornelia hosts a "Little Red Apple" Drop and Dance in honor of the region's apple growers. The "Big Red Apple" located at the train depot is not dropped.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • Marietta, Georgia: For 2016 an aerialist from the Proia Dance Project was lowered from a suspended cube approaching midnight.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • Savannah, Georgia: From 2014 until 2018, the Savannah Riverfront has hosted Up the Cup on River Street, featuring the raising of a to-go cup. Wet Willies bar discontinued this event in 2019.<ref name="wjcl-cup">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • Unadilla, Georgia: A pig-shaped sign is lowered in the "Hog Drop".<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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Indiana

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  • Fort Wayne, Indiana: A ball drop debuted in 2016.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> The original drop was a projection which prompted a group of engineers to volunteer their time in creating a low-poly ball 8 ft. in diameter, covered in translucent acrylic plastic, and lit with over 380,000 lumens of LEDs. As of 2017, the ball was hoisted 80 feet over the corner of Baker and Ewing St., and lowered by crane.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
  • Indianapolis: An Indy car was dropped since 2015.<ref>Indy Car ushers in New Year on Georgia Street. WISH-TV. Retrieved December 31, 2014.</ref>
  • Kokomo, Indiana: A 70-pound aluminum ball with 34,000 lights is dropped during The Kokomo Downtown Association New Year's Eve Celebration.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • 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.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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Kentucky

Maine

  • Bangor, Maine: A beach ball covered in Christmas lights has been thrown off the top of a local restaurant since 2005.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • Eastport, Maine: Since 2005, a sculpture of a sardine is lowered at the Tides Institute and Museum of Art, in a nod to the area's history in the herring fishing and canning industry. As a nod to New Brunswick, Canada on the other side of Passamaquoddy Bay, a maple leaf is also lowered at 11 p.m. ET to mark midnight Atlantic Time. Both sculptures were created by sculptor Bill Schaefer of East Machias.<ref name="mapleleafdrop">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • Kennebunk, Maine: A wild blueberry ball has dropped from the town's First Parish Unitarian Universalist Church on Main Street since 2015.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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Maryland

  • Baltimore:
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  • Berlin, Maryland: A ball has been lowered since 2017; from 2018 to 2024, one drop was held at 6:00 p.m. for families (midnight CET in Berlin, Germany), followed by another at midnight. The midnight drop was discontinued for 2025 due to budgetary reasons, as the 6 p.m. drop was more popular.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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Michigan

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  • Marquette, Michigan: A lighted ball is dropped from the Masonic Center along Washington St.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
  • Negaunee, Michigan: Since 2023, a local Italian restaurant has lowered a large, baked meatball; the drop concludes in a pot of tomato sauce, after which the meatball is sliced and served to guests.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • Royal Oak, Michigan: A ball is dropped at midnight.<ref name="candgnews1">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • Traverse City, Michigan: A cherry-themed ball is lowered as part of the "CherryT Ball Drop" (the event benefits a different charity annually), in honor of the region's prominent cherry-growing industry.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • Wyandotte, Michigan: A 1,000 pound lit steel ball is dropped at both 9Template:Nbspp.m. and midnight next to The Clock Tower downtown.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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Minnesota

  • Saint Paul, Minnesota: In 2023, the Midway Saloon began lowering a giant fishing bobber for the "bobber drop"; the bobber aimed to be certified by Guinness World Records as the world's largest functioning fishing bobber, with a 6-foot diameter. For 2024, a larger bobber with a 7-foot diameter was introduced.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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New Jersey

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Hackettstown, New Jersey Since 2024, a giant M&M is dropped.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation CitationClass=web

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Hammonton, New Jersey A blueberry was dropped for 2018.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation CitationClass=web

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Passaic, New Jersey A piñata has been lowered from the 663 Main Ave—the city's tallest building—since 2018.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation CitationClass=web

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Seaside Heights, New Jersey Nicole Polizzi (Snooki) from MTV's Seaside Heights-based reality series Jersey Shore 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 the network not to do so.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation CitationClass=web

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New York

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Times Square's ball drop (ball used from 2009–25 seen here) is one of the most prominent New Year's celebrations in the United States.
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Buffalo's ball drop at the Electric Tower has been promoted as the second-largest New Year's event in the United States, behind Times Square.

New York holds many elaborate drops, particularly the ball drop at Times Square and at the Electric Tower in Buffalo.

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  • Brocton, New York: A 14-foot-diameter ball is dropped from a height of 165 feet in front of the Saint Stephen's Hotel at the Arches in downtown Brocton. This is reportedly the highest and largest ball drop in the country and the second highest in the world, according to the Dunkirk Observer.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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    • Hell's Kitchen, Manhattan: Beginning in 2024, the cooperative Prime Produce has lowered a "cosmic turtle" (a turtle sculpture decorated with multicolored lights) from its building at 424 West 54 Street, honoring its turtle rehabilitation project Earthlings NYC. The event is followed by an afterparty featuring screenings of works that had entered the public domain in the United States upon the beginning of the new year.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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    • The ukulele duo Sonic Uke began holding a ukulele drop in 2004–05, with the event being held at a different New York location annually. The 2011 event was held in Greenwood Heights.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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North Carolina

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Brasstown, North Carolina A plexiglas pyramid containing a living opossum is lowered from the roof of Clay Logan's convenience store for The Possum Drop. The possum is turned loose at the end of the celebration. Despite these measures, the event has been criticised by animal rights activists, particularly PETA, who have a history of objections to the event.<ref name=charlotteobserver-possum14>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation CitationClass=web

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Eastover, North Carolina A three-foot tall, thirty-pound wooden flea is dropped.<ref name="wral">NC greets New Year with giant acorn, pickle, flea. WRAL. Retrieved 2010-12-31.</ref>
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Raleigh A 900-pound copper-and-steel acorn, 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.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation CitationClass=web

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Raleigh drops its symbol, an acorn.
Raleigh In years when the Carolina Hurricanes play at home on New Year's Eve, PNC Arena holds its own New Year's Eve "puck drop" inside the arena for fans that attend the game.<ref>Celebrate the New Year with the Carolina Hurricanes. Press release (2009-12-08). Retrieved 2010-12-29. Template:Webarchive</ref>

Ohio

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Ontario

  • Niagara Falls, Ontario: The elevator of the Skylon Tower is raised. The event, and an associated concert, was televised by Global through the 2015 celebration, then by the CBC in 2020.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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Pennsylvania

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  • Burnham, Pennsylvania: Starting in 2018, a replica railroad wheel was dropped honoring Standard Steel LLC, which has operated for over 200 years.
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  • Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania: A chunk of coal is dropped, turning into a diamond at the bottom. The Wilkes-Barre celebration, which began in 1995–96, is an homage to the one in Shamokin.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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South Carolina

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Tennessee (Eastern)

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Virginia

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Alabama

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  • Fairhope, Alabama: A ball is dropped. The event was cancelled in 2010, but resumed in time to ring in 2011.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • Dothan, Alabama: A peanut drop was held for 2017, honoring the city's title of "The Peanut Capital of the World"; the balloon-based design used for the peanut attracted viral attention due to its unintentionally-phallic shape.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • Samson, Alabama: In 2022–23, the city introduced a drop using a tin of snuff tobacco. The drop alludes to the city's nickname of "Snuff City", stemming from an incident where a train containing a shipment of Rooster-brand snuff was parked at the town's depot for an extended period of time.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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Arkansas

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Florida Panhandle

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Illinois

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  • Rockford, Illinois: A ball is lowered towards the Discovery Center building.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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Indiana (Northwest & Southwest)

  • Hammond / Whiting, Indiana (outside Chicago): A 10-foot Illuminated pierogi will be lowered 50 feet during a countdown to midnight. The Pierogi Drop is sponsored by Knights of Columbus Council 1696 and has been occurring since 2016.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • Tell City, Indiana: An apple with an arrow through it (symbolizing Tell City's namesake, William Tell) is dropped at City Hall Park.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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Iowa

Kansas

  • Manhattan, Kansas: "The Little Apple", an apple-shaped aluminum ball, is lowered. The drop has most recently been held outside Kite's Bar & Grill.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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Louisiana

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Mississippi

  • Bay St. Louis: An oyster is dropped in front of a local restaurant.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • Columbus: 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 were broadcast live on WCBI until 2012.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • Hattiesburg: A replica of the original "Hub-Sign" is lowered in Hattiesburg's historic downtown district.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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Missouri

  • Kansas City, Missouri: Michael "The Doughboy" Maslak, the longest-tenured improviser at the ComedyCity improv theater, is draped in lights and dropped by members of the troupe.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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Oklahoma

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  • Oklahoma City: A ball raising was formerly held as part of Arts Council OKC's annual "Opening Night". The event itself was discontinued after 2023.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • Tulsa: The Tulsa Ball Drop, held annually in Brookside, a district famous for its nightlife, features live music, performances, and a street party.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

Tennessee (Central and Western)

  • Memphis: A mirrored ball is raised since 2020; previous to that, guitar was dropped.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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Texas

  • Austin, Texas: 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.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • 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.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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Wisconsin

  • Plymouth, Wisconsin: Plymouth drops an 80-pound decorated cheese wedge, the newest Wisconsin cheese, 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.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin: A carp (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 and because the carp is considered one of the luckiest fish in Chinese culture. 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.<ref name="cbs08"/><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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Arizona

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  • Show Low, Arizona: 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).<ref>Dieterich, Sean (December 31, 2011). City to drop a card for New Year’s Eve. White Mountain Independent. Retrieved January 11, 2012.</ref>
  • Tucson, Arizona: Starting in 2014, a large replica taco was dropped from the roof of the Hotel Congress<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • Prescott, Arizona: A boot has been dropped since 2010–11; the drop is held at both 10 p.m. and midnight for the Eastern and Mountain time zones respectively.<ref>Barks, Cindy (December 29, 2016). 6th annual Boot Drop takes to Whiskey Row on New Year’s Eve. The Daily Courier. Retrieved January 1, 2017.</ref>
  • Yuma, Arizona: In 2018, the city introduced the "Iceberg Drop", lowering a giant, illuminated lettuce. The drop is held at both 10 p.m. and midnight for the Eastern and Mountain time zones respectively.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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Idaho

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  • Twin Falls, Idaho: 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 grain elevators. 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 Wikipedia as a sign of notoriety for the event.<ref name=timesnews-woodysclosed>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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New Mexico

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  • Santa Fe, New Mexico: Since 2015, the Zia solar 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.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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Wyoming

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Pacific Time Zone (UTC-08:00)

California

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Nevada

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Oregon

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Setting up for the first ball drop in La Grande, Oregon, Dec. 27, 2014
  • Milwaukie, Oregon: Since 2023, the city has lowered an illuminated bing cherry at 9 p.m. PT (midnight ET), in honor of the city being where the fruit was first cultivated.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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Washington

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See also

References

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