2020-2021 New Years Eve Virtual Events (including NYC ball drop)

2020-2021 New Years Eve

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New York City - NYC is changing up the way they do the ball drop. There will be no gathering of people, but the ball will stop drop and there will still be performances.

You can watch the ball drop on the normal channels (ABC, NBC, CBS, CNN, etc.). The kickoff begins around 6 PM.

You can also stream the drop from TimesSquareNYC.org for free. Also, on social media on Facebook.com/TimesSquareNYC and Twitter.com/TimesSquareNYC.

If you want your wishes to drop in the confetti for this year or next, fill out the form at the NYE Wishing Well website.

 

Snoop Dog’s Virtual New Year’s Eve presented by TBS and the Go Big Show - Beginning at 8 PM, Snoop is joined by Bert Kreischer, Rosario Dawson, Jennifer Nettles, and Cody Rhodes. There will be music with DJ Cassidy and DJ Battlecat. More information can be found on the official Snoop NYE website.

 

NYE Comedy Mega Show 2021 - Comedians Reggie Watts, Fred Armisen, Natasha Leggero, Moshe Kasher, Andrew Michaan, and Brent Weinbach join forces for a comedy show and midnight countdown (CST). Adult content will be throughout, so this is not suitable for children. The ticket cost is $10-20 and the show begins at 8:30 PM PST/ 11:30 PM EST.

 


Around the World:

Many international celebrations have been canceled or scaled back considerably (except New Zealand). This article from Fodor’s lists more major cities and their NYE plans. Many bands and musical acts are performing digital concerts, for instance, BTS, so that could be another option.

Edinburgh - Scotland’s Hogmanay (the celebration of the last day of the year) will be totally virtual this year, available to watch in a free live stream/video. It consists of 150 drones, the voice of David Tennant, and various readings.

Paris - No fireworks at the Eiffel Tower, they will instead have a Virtual Reality concert at Notre Dame, featuring Jean-Michel Jarre. Jarre will be at his studio and the show will be live-streamed. **flashing lights warning**


Singapore - No fireworks but a beautiful light show at Marina Bay. CM Chen’s youtube channel has the best visualization of the multiple shows, including the Shine A Light beams and the colorful light show at the ArtScience Museum.

Tomorrowland - A roving EDM festival featuring top DJs. NYE’s festivities will feature 25+ DJs and 4 digital stages all adapted to 27 time zones. It begins at 8 PM and goes until 3 AM (whichever local time you’re in). Tickets begin at $25. ***flashing light warning***

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