New Year's Eve Celebration

On Tuesday, December 31st, celebrate the New Year in Downtown Harrisburg with a strawberry drop, fireworks, kids activities and more!

The event kicks off at 9pm with a Kid's Glow Party, balloon drop, face painting, crafts, and more. There will also be free snacks for the kids to enjoy. Taking place inside of City Hall (10 N 2nd St), come wearing your brightest neon and white to glow all night!

In front of City Hall, there will be a DJ and free hot cocoa starting at 9pm. Leading up to midnight, we will do the annual strawberry drop at the Hilton followed by fireworks (from 2nd Street between Blackberry & Market Street) to welcome the New Year.

Be sure to make dinner reservations and enjoy performances, parties and more at businesses throughout the City. A list of events and dining specials is below. If you are a City of Harrisburg restaurant, please submit your dining special here.

PARKING: Street parking is free after 5 p.m. in the Downtown area.

For more information visit http://harrisburgpa.gov/nye

Other New Year's Eve Events

Last Laughs of 2024 (9pm-11pm)

December 31 - Laugh up to midnight!

Join us at Gamut Theatre on New Year’s Eve for a series of short performances to keep you laughing till midnight! TMI, Gamut’s beloved improv company, will entertain you on the Select Medical Mainstage, while Peggy’s Pub provides refreshments in the Capital Blue Cross Lobby. Finishes just in time to see the Harrisburg fireworks.

Doors open at 8:30 PM, with shows on the hour at 9:00, 10:00, and 11:00 PM.

Purchase Tickets: $10 general admission per show; $30 VIP all-night admission

Popcorn Hat Players 31st Annual New Year’s Eve Party for Children (11am)

Countdown to Noon

Join the Popcorn Hat Players for their 31st annual New Year’s Eve Party for children where they countdown to NOON instead of midnight! 

This year, our party is back at the Sunoco Performance Theater at the Whitaker Center in downtown Harrisburg. Tickets include admission to the show, noisemakers, party hats, a Hawaiian lei, and don’t forget the balloon drop! 

Featuring this year’s show, Snow White and the Two Dwarfs! 

Purchas Tickets: $15

Dining Specials:

(this will be updated as details are received so check back frequently) If you are a City of Harrisburg restaurant, please submit your dining special here.