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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.
Where to watch the 2024 NYE ball drop for free: There will also be a commercial-free webcast of the 2024 Times Square NYE ball drop (and all the performances preceding it) available on Times ...
The Times Square ball drop ceremony in New York City, seen here on Jan. 1, 2023, is one of many New Year's traditions honored around the world. Credit - Gotham/GC Images—Getty Images
New Year's Eve revelers in Times Square in 1938. - -/AFP/Getty Images. ... One design of the New Year's Ball was an aluminum cage outfitted with lightbulbs. - David Handschuh/AP.
A commercial-free webcast of the 2024 Times Square NYE ball drop will be available on Times Square's official website, TimesSquareNYC.org, beginning at 6 p.m. ET on December 31.
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. local time, and ...
Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve with Ryan Seacrest: Ryan Seacrest is back again in 2023 to host the 52nd annual New Year's Rockin' Eve in Times Square. The show begins at 8 p.m. EST on ABC ...
The New Year's Eve ball first fell in 1907, welcoming 1908, though Times Square celebrations began at least three years earlier. The first ball was made of iron, wood and lightbulbs.