The second ball drop will honor America's semiquincentennial year. After the clock struck midnight on Jan. 1, 2026, revelers ringing in the new year in Times Square got a second treat as red, white ...
The Times Square New Year's Eve ball drop is a 122-year-old tradition to ring in the new year. Celebrations will begin at 6 p.m. Eastern time on Dec. 31, with the ball drop occurring at 11:59 p.m.
The new "Constellation Ball" is covered in 5,000 glittering Waterford crystals. A new, dazzling ball will drop in Times Square in New York City next month, as revelers ring in the New Year. One Times ...