Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. First Night Akron started by celebrating the new year in 1996 and continued for over two decades with live music, theater, dance ...

Downtown Sandusky will transform into a full-scale New Year’s Eve festival — a lively, walkable celebration Dec. 31 stretching from Jackson Street Pier to Schade Mylander Plaza, according to a news ...

Pittsburgh is ready to ring in New Year's Eve with fireworks and a Downtown party amid a winter storm. The 32nd annual First Night celebration returns to Pittsburgh's Cultural District on Wednesday.

Maddie LaRose (at right in above photo) helped New Haven ring in 2025 with face paint, as the city revived a “First Night”-style, family-friendly gathering. The occasion was an inaugural “First Year, ...

First Night, Boston’s annual New Year’s Eve celebration turns 50 this year, and, despite an expected chill in the air, the festivities are anticipated to have the city bustling to welcome 2026. From ...