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{{Short description|List of objects dropped on New Year's Eve}}
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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 [[Times Square Ball|large crystal ball]] is lowered down a pole atop [[One Times Square]] (beginning its descent at 11:59:00&nbsp;p.m. local time, and concluding at midnight).<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.edition.cnn.com/2006/US/12/31/newyears.timessquare |last=Cable Network News |title=Countdown to Times Square party; 1 million expected |date=1 January 2007 |access-date=31 January 2018 |archive-date=11 December 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191211132542/http://edition.cnn.com/2006/US/12/31/newyears.timessquare/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> In turn, the event was inspired by the [[time ball]]s used by ship navigators in the 19th century to calibrate their [[marine chronometers|chronometers]].
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 [[Times Square Ball|large crystal ball]] is lowered down a pole atop [[One Times Square]] (beginning its descent at 11:59:00&nbsp;p.m. local time, and concluding at midnight).<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.edition.cnn.com/2006/US/12/31/newyears.timessquare |last=Cable Network News |title=Countdown to Times Square party; 1 million expected |date=1 January 2007 |access-date=31 January 2018 |archive-date=11 December 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191211132542/http://edition.cnn.com/2006/US/12/31/newyears.timessquare/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> In turn, the event was inspired by the [[time ball]]s used by ship navigators in the 19th century to calibrate their [[marine chronometers|chronometers]].


Whilst some of these events use a ball in imitation of Times Square, many "drops" utilize objects that represent an aspect of local culture, geography, or history. Ball drops are by far the most common in, but not exclusive to, the United States.
Whilst some of these events use a ball in imitation of Times Square, many "drops" utilize objects that represent an aspect of local culture, geography, or history. Ball drops are by far the most common in, but not exclusive to, the United States.
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==List of drops or raises by time zone and location==
==List of drops or raises by time zone and location==
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* [[Hong Kong]]: From 1993 to 2015, in imitation of its [[Times Square|New York namesake]], the [[Times Square (Hong Kong)|Times Square shopping centre]] "dropped" an apple at its plaza using {{Convert|22|m|ft|abbr=on}} of [[electronic signage]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2014-12-20 |title=New Year's revellers won't be having a ball at Times Square |url=https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1666453/new-years-revellers-wont-be-having-ball-times-square |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150712182558/https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1666453/new-years-revellers-wont-be-having-ball-times-square |archive-date=2015-07-12 |access-date=2023-09-15 |website=South China Morning Post |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2016-01-01 |title=End of an era for traditional New Year countdown |url=https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/1896913/end-era-traditional-new-year-countdown |access-date=2023-09-15 |website=South China Morning Post |language=en}}</ref>
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* [[Quezon City]], [[Philippines]]: A star is dropped at [[Eastwood City]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=27 December 2022 |title=Eastwood City to host bigger, brighter New Year Countdown 2023 |url=https://mb.com.ph/2022/12/27/eastwood-city-to-host-bigger-brighter-new-year-countdown-2023/ |access-date=2022-12-27 |website=mb.com.ph}}</ref>


===Atlantic Time Zone===
===Atlantic Time Zone===
====Bermuda====
====Bermuda====
* [[St. George's, Bermuda]]: A paper-mache [[Bermuda onion]] covered in Christmas lights is dropped.<ref>[http://bernews.com/2011/12/east-end-readies-for-new-years/ East End readies for New Year's]. ''bernews.com''. Retrieved December 25, 2012.</ref>
* [[St. George's, Bermuda]]: A [[papier-mâché]] [[Bermuda onion]] covered in Christmas lights is dropped.<ref>[http://bernews.com/2011/12/east-end-readies-for-new-years/ East End readies for New Year's]. ''bernews.com''. Retrieved December 25, 2012.</ref>


===North American Eastern Time Zone===
===North American Eastern Time Zone===


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* [[Prestonsburg, Kentucky]]: A star is raised.<ref>[https://prestonsburgky.org/lights/ Christmas in the Park]. "Prestonburg Tourism". Retrieved January 1, 2024.</ref>
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====Delaware====
* [[Dewey Beach, Delaware]]: A skimboarder is dropped.<ref>{{Cite web |title=New Year’s Skimboarder drops in Dewey Beach |url=https://www.capegazette.com/node/123109 |access-date=2024-01-04 |website=Cape Gazette}}</ref>
* [[Dewey Beach, Delaware]]: A [[Skimboarding|skimboarder]] is dropped.<ref>{{Cite web |title=New Year's Skimboarder drops in Dewey Beach |url=https://www.capegazette.com/node/123109 |access-date=2024-01-04 |website=Cape Gazette}}</ref>


====Florida====
====Florida====
:''Note: The [[Florida Panhandle]] is in the Central Time Zone.''
:''Note: The [[Florida Panhandle]] is in the [[Central Time Zone]].''
[[File:New Year's Eve in Miami 2009.jpg|thumb|The "Big Orange" at the [[InterContinental Miami]] hotel.]]
[[File:New Year's Eve in Miami 2009.jpg|thumb|The "Big Orange" at the [[InterContinental Miami]] hotel.]]
* [[Brooksville, Florida]]: A 90 kilogrammes (200-pound) [[tangerine]] was dropped 12 meters (40 feet) during the countdown to midnight until 2009.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.firstcoastnews.com/life/entertainment/news-article.aspx?storyid=98849 |title=Brooksville Plans Tangerine Drop For New Year's Eve |work=First Coast News |date=2012-05-15 |accessdate=2012-05-19 }} {{Dead link|date=March 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|first=Tony |last=Marrero |url=http://www2.tbo.com/content/2007/dec/27/ha-brooksvilles-ball-drop/ |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130203094325/http://www2.tbo.com/content/2007/dec/27/ha-brooksvilles-ball-drop/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=2013-02-03 |work=Tampa Bay Online |title=Brooksville Tangerine Drop Owes Nothing To Big Apple |date=2007-12-27 |accessdate=2012-05-19}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|first=Jeff |last=Schmucker |url=http://www2.hernandotoday.com/content/2009/dec/12/130000/ha-tangerine-drop-gets-squashed |title=Tangerine drop gets squashed |publisher=Tampa Tribune |work=Hernando Today |date=13 December 2009 |accessdate=2012-05-19 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111002192623/http://www2.hernandotoday.com/content/2009/dec/12/130000/ha-tangerine-drop-gets-squashed/ |archive-date=October 2, 2011 }}</ref> The tangerine drop was an emblem of the [[citrus]] industry that once thrived in Brooksville.<ref>{{Cite web |last=MacNeil |first=Lisa |date=2019-01-10 |title=New Year's Eve Tangerine Drop |url=https://www.hernandosun.com/2019/01/10/new-years-eve-tangerine-drop/ |access-date=2024-01-04 |website=Hernando Sun |language=en-US}}</ref>
* [[Brooksville, Florida]]: A 90 kilogrammes (200-pound) [[tangerine]] was dropped 12 meters (40 feet) during the countdown to midnight until 2009.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.firstcoastnews.com/life/entertainment/news-article.aspx?storyid=98849 |title=Brooksville Plans Tangerine Drop For New Year's Eve |work=First Coast News |date=2012-05-15 |accessdate=2012-05-19 }} {{Dead link|date=March 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|first=Tony |last=Marrero |url=http://www2.tbo.com/content/2007/dec/27/ha-brooksvilles-ball-drop/ |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130203094325/http://www2.tbo.com/content/2007/dec/27/ha-brooksvilles-ball-drop/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=2013-02-03 |work=Tampa Bay Online |title=Brooksville Tangerine Drop Owes Nothing To Big Apple |date=2007-12-27 |accessdate=2012-05-19}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|first=Jeff |last=Schmucker |url=http://www2.hernandotoday.com/content/2009/dec/12/130000/ha-tangerine-drop-gets-squashed |title=Tangerine drop gets squashed |publisher=Tampa Tribune |work=Hernando Today |date=13 December 2009 |accessdate=2012-05-19 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111002192623/http://www2.hernandotoday.com/content/2009/dec/12/130000/ha-tangerine-drop-gets-squashed/ |archive-date=October 2, 2011 }}</ref> The tangerine drop was an emblem of the [[citrus]] industry that once thrived in Brooksville.<ref>{{Cite web |last=MacNeil |first=Lisa |date=2019-01-10 |title=New Year's Eve Tangerine Drop |url=https://www.hernandosun.com/2019/01/10/new-years-eve-tangerine-drop/ |access-date=2024-01-04 |website=Hernando Sun |language=en-US}}</ref>
* [[Fort Lauderdale, Florida]]: As a symbol of the city's nickname The Venice of America, an anchor is dropped.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.local10.com/news/local/2021/12/21/nye-big-orange-rise-in-miami-and-anchor-drop-in-fort-lauderdale-to-be-held-as-planned/|title=NYE big orange rise in Miami and anchor drop in Fort Lauderdale to be held as planned|first=Andrew|last=Perez|date=21 December 2021|website=WPLG|accessdate=30 March 2023}}</ref>
* [[Fort Lauderdale, Florida]]: As a symbol of the city's nickname "The [[Venice]] of America", an anchor is dropped.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.local10.com/news/local/2021/12/21/nye-big-orange-rise-in-miami-and-anchor-drop-in-fort-lauderdale-to-be-held-as-planned/|title=NYE big orange rise in Miami and anchor drop in Fort Lauderdale to be held as planned|first=Andrew|last=Perez|date=21 December 2021|website=WPLG|accessdate=30 March 2023}}</ref>
* [[Key West, Florida]] (Sloppy Joe's Bar): The Key West Conch Drop, where a six-foot Queen Conch Shell drops 6 meters (20 feet) to the top of the bar to usher in the New Year, is held annually for the island's official New Year celebrations.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Sloppy Joe's Bar: Dropping of the Conch Shell |url=https://www.keywesttourist.com/festivals-events/sloppy-joes-bar-dropping-of-the-conch-shell/ |access-date=2024-01-04 |website=Key West Tourist |language=en-us}}</ref>
* [[Key West]] (Sloppy Joe's Bar): The Key West Conch Drop, where a six-foot Queen Conch Shell drops 6 meters (20 feet) to the top of the bar to usher in the New Year, is held annually for the island's official New Year celebrations.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Sloppy Joe's Bar: Dropping of the Conch Shell |url=https://www.keywesttourist.com/festivals-events/sloppy-joes-bar-dropping-of-the-conch-shell/ |access-date=2024-01-04 |website=Key West Tourist |language=en-us}}</ref>
* [[Key West, Florida]] (801 Saloon): The 801 Saloon, a local [[gay bar]], drops a [[ruby slipper]] with [[drag queen]] Gary "Sushi" Marion inside each year.<ref>[http://articles.cnn.com/2008-12-30/living/key.west.new.year_1_sushi-bourbon-street-pub-shoe?_s=PM:LIVING Key West's ruby shoe is coming down!] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120326141334/http://articles.cnn.com/2008-12-30/living/key.west.new.year_1_sushi-bourbon-street-pub-shoe?_s=PM%3ALIVING |date=March 26, 2012 }} ''CNN.com''. Retrieved 2010-12-30.</ref>
* [[Key West]] (801 Saloon): The 801 Saloon, a local [[gay bar]], drops a [[ruby slipper]] with [[drag queen]] Gary "Sushi" Marion inside each year.<ref>[http://articles.cnn.com/2008-12-30/living/key.west.new.year_1_sushi-bourbon-street-pub-shoe?_s=PM:LIVING Key West's ruby shoe is coming down!] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120326141334/http://articles.cnn.com/2008-12-30/living/key.west.new.year_1_sushi-bourbon-street-pub-shoe?_s=PM%3ALIVING |date=March 26, 2012 }} ''CNN.com''. Retrieved 2010-12-30.</ref>
* [[Miami]]: "The Big Orange"—a {{Convert|35|ft|m|abbr=on}} illuminated sign of a cartoon orange wearing sunglasses—is raised up the side of the [[InterContinental Miami]] hotel.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Charles |first=Alfred |date=2024-01-01 |title=Miami rings in 2024 with Big Orange, fireworks and music |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/miami/news/miami-rings-in-2024-new-year-with-big-orange-fireworks-and-music/ |access-date=2024-03-15 |website=CBS News Miami |publisher=[[CBS News and Stations]] |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last1=MacLauchlan |first1=John |last2=Petrillo |first2=Lisa |date=2023-12-27 |title=Bayfront New Year's Eve: Miami to ring in 2024 with live music, fireworks and return of Big Orange |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/miami/news/miami-to-ring-in-the-new-year-with-live-music-fireworks-and-the-rise-of-the-big-orange/ |access-date=2024-03-15 |website=CBS News Miami |publisher=[[CBS News and Stations]] |language=en-US}}</ref>
* [[Miami, Florida]]: Miami is home of "The Big Orange" Drop. (Florida is the [[Orange (fruit)|orange]] state) A 10 meters (35-foot) piece of flat neon signage, dubbed “Mr. Neon” and designed in the shape of an orange with sunglasses,<ref>[http://www.local10.com/news/new-yorkers-travel-to-miami-to-watch-mr-neon-usher-in-new-year/30475182 New Yorkers travel to Miami to watch Mr. Neon usher in New Year] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150101030424/http://www.local10.com/news/new-yorkers-travel-to-miami-to-watch-mr-neon-usher-in-new-year/30475182 |date=2015-01-01 }}. ''WPLG'' (December 31, 2014). Retrieved December 31, 2014.</ref> rises 120 meters (400 feet) until it reaches the top of the [[Hotel Intercontinental Miami]] and is dropped from the top.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://miami.cbslocal.com/photo-galleries/2010/12/26/celebrating-the-new-year-around-the-world/|title=Celebrating The New Year Around The World|website=cbslocal.com|access-date=5 March 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.howmanydays.net/how-many-days-until-new-years/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170327081328/http://www.howmanydays.net/how-many-days-until-new-years/|url-status=dead|archive-date=27 March 2017|title=How Many Days until New Year's 2018-2019? - HowManyDays.net|date=27 March 2017|access-date=5 March 2019}}</ref>
** In years when the [[Miami Heat]] play a home game on New Year's Eve, [[American Airlines Arena]] hosts a New Year's Eve [[basketball]] drop for those attending the game.{{CN|date=January 2023}}
* [[Orlando, Florida]]: An orange is dropped. The Annual Church Street Entertainment New Year's Eve Street Party includes "a huge video wall, confetti cannons, fireworks, and the tradition of the Orange Drop high above Church Street".<ref name="placesaroundflorida1">{{cite web |url=http://blog.placesaroundflorida.com/index.php/2009/12/08/new-years-eve-events-florida/ |title=Florida New Year's Eve Parties 2009 |work=Florida Events and Festivals |date=2009-12-08 |accessdate=2012-05-19 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120612172116/http://blog.placesaroundflorida.com/index.php/2009/12/08/new-years-eve-events-florida/ |archive-date=2012-06-12 }}</ref><ref name="churchstreetbars1">{{cite web|url=http://www.churchstreetbars.com/ |title=Church Street Entertainment |accessdate=2012-05-19}}</ref>
* [[Orlando, Florida]]: An orange is dropped. The Annual Church Street Entertainment New Year's Eve Street Party includes "a huge video wall, confetti cannons, fireworks, and the tradition of the Orange Drop high above Church Street".<ref name="placesaroundflorida1">{{cite web |url=http://blog.placesaroundflorida.com/index.php/2009/12/08/new-years-eve-events-florida/ |title=Florida New Year's Eve Parties 2009 |work=Florida Events and Festivals |date=2009-12-08 |accessdate=2012-05-19 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120612172116/http://blog.placesaroundflorida.com/index.php/2009/12/08/new-years-eve-events-florida/ |archive-date=2012-06-12 }}</ref><ref name="churchstreetbars1">{{cite web|url=http://www.churchstreetbars.com/ |title=Church Street Entertainment |accessdate=2012-05-19}}</ref>
* [[Sarasota, Florida]]: A glowing pineapple is dropped at midnight to ring in the new year in southwest Florida.<ref name="placesaroundflorida1"/><ref name="churchstreetbars1"/>
* [[Sarasota, Florida]]: A glowing pineapple is dropped at midnight to ring in the new year in southwest Florida.<ref name="placesaroundflorida1"/><ref name="churchstreetbars1"/>
* [[Winter Haven, Florida]] ([[Legoland Florida|Legoland]]): A [[Lego]] brick is dropped at 8:00&nbsp;p.m. Eastern Time.<ref name="usatoday2016">Barnes, Susan (December 31, 2015). [http://experience.usatoday.com/america/story/best-of-lists/2015/12/29/new-years-eve-unusual-drops-2016/77987832/ New Year's Eve: Ring in 2016 with 16 unusual drops]. ''USA Today''. Retrieved January 1, 2016.</ref>
* [[Winter Haven, Florida]] ([[Legoland Florida|Legoland]]): A [[Lego]] brick is dropped at 8:00&nbsp;p.m. [[Eastern Time Zone|Eastern Time]].<ref name="usatoday2016">Barnes, Susan (December 31, 2015). [http://experience.usatoday.com/america/story/best-of-lists/2015/12/29/new-years-eve-unusual-drops-2016/77987832/ New Year's Eve: Ring in 2016 with 16 unusual drops]. ''USA Today''. Retrieved January 1, 2016.</ref>
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====Alabama====
*In [[Samson, Alabama]], to commemorate the city's nickname, Snuff City, a one-of-a-kind Rooster Snuff Can has been introduced as an original New Year's drop. This name originated from a notable event that occurred during the Depression era. As the story goes, the T.S. Faulk and Company Store in downtown Samson purchased an entire boxcar filled with snuff. The boxcar remained at the town depot for an extended period of time, leading to Samson earning its nickname as Snuff City, U.S.A.<ref>https://www.cityofsamson.com/aboutus.html</ref>
*[[Mobile, Alabama]], home to America's first Mardi Gras celebration the Moonpie has always been a favorite. Since New Year's Eve 2008, the city of Mobile has been lowering a 12-foot-tall lighted mechanical moon pie.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Frequently Asked Questions |url=https://moonpieovermobile.com/faq/ |access-date=2024-01-03 |website=MoonPie Over Mobile {{!}} Mobile, AL |language=en-US}}</ref>


====Georgia====
====Georgia====
[[File:New Year's Eve at Underground.jpg|thumb|267x267px|The [[Peach Drop]] tower in Atlanta.]]
[[File:New Year's Eve at Underground.jpg|thumb|267x267px|The [[Peach Drop]] tower in Atlanta.]]
* [[Atlanta, Georgia]]: A [[peach]] is lowered as part of the annual [[Peach Drop]], which had been held at [[Underground Atlanta]] from 1989 to 2017 and 2019. For 2018, the event moved to [[Woodruff Park]]. The 2020, 2021, and 2022 editions were cancelled due to event improvements and the [[COVID-19 pandemic]]; However, the event successfully returned for 2023. <ref>{{Cite web|last=Murphy|first=Adam|title=Coronavirus overshadows most New Year's Eve celebrations in the metro|url=https://www.cbs46.com/news/coronavirus-overshadows-most-new-years-eve-celebrations-in-the-metro/article_896ed29c-40bb-11eb-8724-a70a567ebcca.html|access-date=2020-12-21|website=CBS46 News Atlanta|language=en|archive-date=2020-12-27|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201227000843/https://www.cbs46.com/news/coronavirus-overshadows-most-new-years-eve-celebrations-in-the-metro/article_896ed29c-40bb-11eb-8724-a70a567ebcca.html|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Stevens|first=Alexis|title=Atlanta police ramp up security plans for new Peach Drop location|url=http://www.ajc.com/news/crime--law/atlanta-police-ramp-security-plans-for-new-peach-drop-location/2kzTML6beejWaANAcJyAAL/|access-date=2017-12-29|website=Atlanta Journal-Constitution}}</ref>
* [[Atlanta]]: A [[peach]] is lowered as part of the annual [[Peach Drop]], which had been held at [[Underground Atlanta]] from 1989 to 2017 and 2019. For 2018, the event moved to [[Woodruff Park]]. The 2020, 2021, and 2022 editions were cancelled due to event improvements and the [[COVID-19 pandemic]]; while the event successfully returned for 2023,<ref>{{Cite web|last=Murphy|first=Adam|title=Coronavirus overshadows most New Year's Eve celebrations in the metro|url=https://www.cbs46.com/news/coronavirus-overshadows-most-new-years-eve-celebrations-in-the-metro/article_896ed29c-40bb-11eb-8724-a70a567ebcca.html|access-date=2020-12-21|website=CBS46 News Atlanta|language=en|archive-date=2020-12-27|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201227000843/https://www.cbs46.com/news/coronavirus-overshadows-most-new-years-eve-celebrations-in-the-metro/article_896ed29c-40bb-11eb-8724-a70a567ebcca.html|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Stevens|first=Alexis|title=Atlanta police ramp up security plans for new Peach Drop location|url=http://www.ajc.com/news/crime--law/atlanta-police-ramp-security-plans-for-new-peach-drop-location/2kzTML6beejWaANAcJyAAL/|access-date=2017-12-29|website=Atlanta Journal-Constitution}}</ref> it was once again cancelled for 2024, with a spokesperson citing Atlanta officials having prioritized its commemorations of the 50th anniversary of [[hip hop music]] in 2023, and that the drop has not been an annual event since 2017.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Ho |first1=Rodney |date=December 18, 2023 |title=EXCLUSIVE: Peach Drop won't be happening this year |url=https://www.ajc.com/life/radiotvtalk-blog/exclusive-peach-drop-wont-be-happening-this-year/KJK67W47HJFYHCTXPWKE7CHNX4/ |archive-url=https://archive.today/20231208195110/https://www.ajc.com/life/radiotvtalk-blog/exclusive-peach-drop-wont-be-happening-this-year/KJK67W47HJFYHCTXPWKE7CHNX4/ |archive-date=December 8, 2023 |access-date=December 18, 2023 |work=The Atlanta Journal-Constitution |language=English}}</ref>
* [[Brunswick, Georgia]]: Bob the Shrimp is lowered by the local fire department during the annual shrimp drop, a new tradition starting 2023 at the Mary Ross Waterfront Park.[https://discoverbrunswick.com/event/shrimp-drop/2022-12-31/]
* [[Brunswick, Georgia]]: Bob the Shrimp is lowered by the local fire department during the annual shrimp drop, a new tradition starting 2023 at the Mary Ross Waterfront Park.<ref>{{Cite web |title=New Year's Eve Shrimp Drop |url=https://discoverbrunswick.com/event/shrimp-drop/2022-12-31/ |access-date=2024-01-07 |website=Discover Brunswick |language=en-US}}</ref>
* [[Cornelia, Georgia]]: Cornelia hosts a "Little Red Apple" Drop and Dance in honor of the region's [[apple]] growers. The "Big Red Apple" located at the train depot is not dropped.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.habershamga.com/industry_apple.cfm?from=visitors&subnav=industry |title=Habersham County, Georgia – The Apple Industry – |publisher=Habershamga.com |date=2009-01-14 |accessdate=2014-05-28 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130125013713/http://www.habershamga.com/industry_apple.cfm?from=visitors&subnav=industry |archive-date=2013-01-25 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://roadsidegeorgia.com/site/big_red_apple.html |title=Big Red Apple, Cornelia, Georgia |publisher=Roadsidegeorgia.com |accessdate=2014-05-28 |archive-date=2014-05-29 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140529103422/http://roadsidegeorgia.com/site/big_red_apple.html |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.theblueridgehighlander.com/calendar/events/index.php?com=detail&eID=1155&year=2010&month= |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120912111727/http://www.theblueridgehighlander.com/calendar/events/index.php?com=detail&eID=1155&year=2010&month= |url-status=dead |archive-date=2012-09-12 |title=BlueRidgeHighlander.com – Events & Festivals in the Blue Ridge & Smoky Mountains |publisher=Theblueridgehighlander.com |accessdate=2014-05-28}}</ref>
* [[Cornelia, Georgia]]: Cornelia hosts a "Little Red Apple" Drop and Dance in honor of the region's [[apple]] growers. The "Big Red Apple" located at the train depot is not dropped.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.habershamga.com/industry_apple.cfm?from=visitors&subnav=industry |title=Habersham County, Georgia – The Apple Industry – |publisher=Habershamga.com |date=2009-01-14 |accessdate=2014-05-28 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130125013713/http://www.habershamga.com/industry_apple.cfm?from=visitors&subnav=industry |archive-date=2013-01-25 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://roadsidegeorgia.com/site/big_red_apple.html |title=Big Red Apple, Cornelia, Georgia |publisher=Roadsidegeorgia.com |accessdate=2014-05-28 |archive-date=2014-05-29 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140529103422/http://roadsidegeorgia.com/site/big_red_apple.html |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.theblueridgehighlander.com/calendar/events/index.php?com=detail&eID=1155&year=2010&month= |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120912111727/http://www.theblueridgehighlander.com/calendar/events/index.php?com=detail&eID=1155&year=2010&month= |url-status=dead |archive-date=2012-09-12 |title=BlueRidgeHighlander.com – Events & Festivals in the Blue Ridge & Smoky Mountains |publisher=Theblueridgehighlander.com |accessdate=2014-05-28}}</ref>
* [[Duluth, Georgia]]: A [[disco ball]] called the Soaring Spirit Ball is raised.<ref>{{cite web|author=Samir Alley @samiralley |url=http://www.duluthga.net |title=Welcome to City of Duluth, Georgia |publisher=Duluthga.net |accessdate=2014-05-28}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ajc.com/news/a-new-year-brings-263703.html |title=Atlanta Journal and Constitution (AJC.com): A new year brings new hopes |publisher=AJC.com |access-date=2014-05-28}}</ref>
* [[Duluth, Georgia]]: A [[disco ball]] called the Soaring Spirit Ball is raised.<ref>{{cite web|author=Samir Alley @samiralley |url=http://www.duluthga.net |title=Welcome to City of Duluth, Georgia |publisher=Duluthga.net |accessdate=2014-05-28}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ajc.com/news/a-new-year-brings-263703.html |title=Atlanta Journal and Constitution (AJC.com): A new year brings new hopes |publisher=AJC.com |access-date=2014-05-28}}</ref>
* [[Gainesville, Georgia]]: The "Chuck the Chicken" Drop started in 2009 to benefit the [[Humane Society]] of Northeast Georgia.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.accessnorthga.com/detail.php?n=216445 |title='Chuck the Chicken' brings in Gainesville's New Year |publisher=AccessNorthGA.com |date=2009-01-01 |access-date=2014-05-28}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://humanesocietyofnortheastgeorgia.org/events/|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20101231144716/http://www.humanesocietyofnortheastgeorgia.org/events/index.php?dm=detail&id=251|url-status=dead|title=Events|archivedate=31 December 2010|accessdate=30 March 2023}}</ref><ref name="gainesvilletimes.com">{{cite web |url=http://www.gainesvilletimes.com/archives/27707/ |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130123160558/http://www.gainesvilletimes.com/archives/27707/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=2013-01-23 |title=Gainesville Times(.com): Plans set for New Year's Eve festivities |publisher=Gainesville Times |date=2009-12-29 |accessdate=2014-05-28 }}</ref>
* [[Gainesville, Georgia]]: The "Chuck the Chicken" Drop started in 2009 to benefit the [[Humane Society]] of Northeast Georgia.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.accessnorthga.com/detail.php?n=216445 |title='Chuck the Chicken' brings in Gainesville's New Year |publisher=AccessNorthGA.com |date=2009-01-01 |access-date=2014-05-28}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://humanesocietyofnortheastgeorgia.org/events/|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20101231144716/http://www.humanesocietyofnortheastgeorgia.org/events/index.php?dm=detail&id=251|url-status=dead|title=Events|archivedate=31 December 2010|accessdate=30 March 2023}}</ref><ref name="gainesvilletimes.com">{{cite web |url=http://www.gainesvilletimes.com/archives/27707/ |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130123160558/http://www.gainesvilletimes.com/archives/27707/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=2013-01-23 |title=Gainesville Times(.com): Plans set for New Year's Eve festivities |publisher=Gainesville Times |date=2009-12-29 |accessdate=2014-05-28 }}</ref>
* [[Macon, Georgia]]: A 6-foot wide lighted ball with metal [[cherry blossoms]] and pink lights is dropped in honor of the [[International Cherry Blossom Festival]].<ref>[http://www.macon.com/2010/12/31/1391559/cherry-blossom-ball-drop-to-ring.html MaconDotCom: Out & About&nbsp;– Cherry Blossom Ball Drop to ring in 2011<!-- Bot generated title -->] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101231235229/http://www.macon.com/2010/12/31/1391559/cherry-blossom-ball-drop-to-ring.html |date=December 31, 2010 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.41nbc.com/news/local-news/206-cherry-blossom-ball-drop-approved-by-council|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20101216093324/http://www.41nbc.com/news/local-news/206-cherry-blossom-ball-drop-approved-by-council|url-status=dead|title=WMGT-DT 41 NBC News: Cherry Blossom Ball Drop Approved by Council Committee<!-- Bot generated title -->|archivedate=16 December 2010|accessdate=30 March 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cherryblossom.com/ |title=Cherry Blossom Festival 2012&nbsp;– New Home |year=2012 |accessdate=2012-05-19}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cherryblossomballdrop.com/ |title=Cherry Blossom Ball Drop 2011 in Historic Downtown Macon, Ga |year=2011 |accessdate=2012-05-19 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120502091451/http://www.cherryblossomballdrop.com/ |archive-date=May 2, 2012 }}</ref>
* [[Macon, Georgia]]: A 6-foot wide lighted ball with metal [[cherry blossoms]] and pink lights is dropped in honor of the [[International Cherry Blossom Festival]].<ref>[http://www.macon.com/2010/12/31/1391559/cherry-blossom-ball-drop-to-ring.html MaconDotCom: Out & About&nbsp;– Cherry Blossom Ball Drop to ring in 2011<!-- Bot generated title -->] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101231235229/http://www.macon.com/2010/12/31/1391559/cherry-blossom-ball-drop-to-ring.html |date=December 31, 2010 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.41nbc.com/news/local-news/206-cherry-blossom-ball-drop-approved-by-council|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20101216093324/http://www.41nbc.com/news/local-news/206-cherry-blossom-ball-drop-approved-by-council|url-status=dead|title=WMGT-DT 41 NBC News: Cherry Blossom Ball Drop Approved by Council Committee<!-- Bot generated title -->|archivedate=16 December 2010|accessdate=30 March 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cherryblossom.com/ |title=Cherry Blossom Festival 2012&nbsp;– New Home |year=2012 |accessdate=2012-05-19}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cherryblossomballdrop.com/ |title=Cherry Blossom Ball Drop 2011 in Historic Downtown Macon, Ga |year=2011 |accessdate=2012-05-19 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120502091451/http://www.cherryblossomballdrop.com/ |archive-date=May 2, 2012 }}</ref>
* [[Marietta, Georgia]]: In October 2015, the Marietta city council approved a cube designed by students at [[Kennesaw State University]] to drop on New Year's Eve for Marietta's first ever New Year's Eve ball drop, but additional details were kept silent. During the countdown, an aerialist from the Proia Dance Project dropped from the cube and performed until a few minutes after midnight. The event confused many people in attendance.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ajc.com/news/news/local/mariettas-first-ever-ball-drop-baffles-many/npwgH// |title=Marietta's first-ever New Year's Eve ball drop baffles many |year=2016 |accessdate=2016-01-20 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160116012307/http://www.ajc.com/news/news/local/mariettas-first-ever-ball-drop-baffles-many/npwgH/ |archive-date=January 16, 2016 }}</ref>
* [[Marietta, Georgia]]: For 2016 an [[aerialist]] from the Proia Dance Project was lowered from a suspended cube approaching midnight.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ajc.com/news/news/local/mariettas-first-ever-ball-drop-baffles-many/npwgH// |title=Marietta's first-ever New Year's Eve ball drop baffles many |year=2016 |accessdate=2016-01-20 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160116012307/http://www.ajc.com/news/news/local/mariettas-first-ever-ball-drop-baffles-many/npwgH/ |archive-date=January 16, 2016 }}</ref>
* [[Perry, Georgia]]: A [[buzzard]] is lowered.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Perry Celebrates New Year’s Eve with 10th Annual Buzzard Drop |url=https://www.perry-ga.gov/news/perry-celebrates-new-years-eve-with-10th-annual-buzzard-drop |access-date=2024-01-04 |website=City of Perry |language=en}}</ref>
* [[Perry, Georgia]]: A [[buzzard]] is lowered.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Perry Celebrates New Year's Eve with 10th Annual Buzzard Drop |url=https://www.perry-ga.gov/news/perry-celebrates-new-years-eve-with-10th-annual-buzzard-drop |access-date=2024-01-04 |website=City of Perry |language=en}}</ref>
* [[Savannah, Georgia]]: Since 2014, the Savannah Riverfront has hosted ''Up the Cup on River Street'', featuring the [[Toast (honor)|raising]] of a to-go cup.<ref name="wjcl-cup">{{cite web|last=Lincoln|first=Ashli|title=Savannah's New Year's Eve festivities are underway|url=http://wjcl.com/2014/12/31/savannahs-new-years-eve-festivities-are-underway/|work=WJCL.com|publisher=[[LIN Media]]|accessdate=2 January 2015|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150102173819/http://wjcl.com/2014/12/31/savannahs-new-years-eve-festivities-are-underway/|archive-date=2 January 2015}}</ref>
* [[Savannah, Georgia]]: Since 2014, the Savannah Riverfront has hosted ''Up the Cup on River Street'', featuring the [[Toast (honor)|raising]] of a to-go cup.<ref name="wjcl-cup">{{cite web|last=Lincoln|first=Ashli|title=Savannah's New Year's Eve festivities are underway|url=http://wjcl.com/2014/12/31/savannahs-new-years-eve-festivities-are-underway/|work=WJCL.com|publisher=[[LIN Media]]|accessdate=2 January 2015|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150102173819/http://wjcl.com/2014/12/31/savannahs-new-years-eve-festivities-are-underway/|archive-date=2 January 2015}}</ref>
* [[Tallapoosa, Georgia]]: A [[Taxidermy|stuffed]] [[opossum]] named Spencer is lowered.<ref name="atlbiz-possumdrop">{{cite web|title=New Year's Eve Possum Drop back in Georgia town|url=http://www.bizjournals.com/atlanta/morning_call/2013/12/new-years-eve-possum-drop-back-in.html|work=Atlanta Business Chronicle|accessdate=2 January 2014}}</ref>
* [[Tallapoosa, Georgia]]: A [[Taxidermy|stuffed]] [[opossum]] named Spencer is lowered.<ref name="atlbiz-possumdrop">{{cite web|title=New Year's Eve Possum Drop back in Georgia town|url=http://www.bizjournals.com/atlanta/morning_call/2013/12/new-years-eve-possum-drop-back-in.html|work=Atlanta Business Chronicle|accessdate=2 January 2014}}</ref>
* [[Unadilla, Georgia]]: A hog is lowered at midnight.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2017-12-29 |title=Unadilla ready for 2nd annual New Year's Eve 'Hog Drop' |url=https://www.13wmaz.com/article/news/local/unadilla-ready-for-2nd-annual-new-years-eve-hog-drop/93-503266290 |access-date=2024-01-04 |website=WMAZ |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-01-11 |title=The ‘Hog Drop’ Celebrated New Year’s with a BBQ Bang |url=https://www.bbqnewsletter.com/features/hog-drop-georgia-2023 |access-date=2024-01-04 |website=The Smoke Sheet – Weekly Barbecue Newsletter and Events List |language=en-US}}</ref>
* [[Unadilla, Georgia]]: A hog is lowered at midnight.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2017-12-29 |title=Unadilla ready for 2nd annual New Year's Eve 'Hog Drop' |url=https://www.13wmaz.com/article/news/local/unadilla-ready-for-2nd-annual-new-years-eve-hog-drop/93-503266290 |access-date=2024-01-04 |website=WMAZ |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-01-11 |title=The 'Hog Drop' Celebrated New Year's with a BBQ Bang |url=https://www.bbqnewsletter.com/features/hog-drop-georgia-2023 |access-date=2024-01-04 |website=The Smoke Sheet – Weekly Barbecue Newsletter and Events List |language=en-US}}</ref>
* [[Winder, Georgia]]: A [[Jug (container)|Jug]] Drop takes place at the [[Barrow County]] Museum.<ref name="gainesvilletimes.com" /><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.barrowjournal.com/archives/2148-First-annual-Jug-Drop-set-for-Dec.-31.html |title=Barrow Journal(.com) – First annual Jug Drop set for Dec. 31 Posted by Kristi Reed in News, Top Stories Wednesday, December 30. 2009 – |publisher=Barrow Journal |access-date=2014-05-28}}</ref>
* [[Winder, Georgia]]: A [[Jug (container)|Jug]] Drop takes place at the [[Barrow County]] Museum.<ref name="gainesvilletimes.com" /><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.barrowjournal.com/archives/2148-First-annual-Jug-Drop-set-for-Dec.-31.html |title=Barrow Journal(.com) – First annual Jug Drop set for Dec. 31 Posted by Kristi Reed in News, Top Stories Wednesday, December 30. 2009 – |date=30 December 2009 |publisher=Barrow Journal |access-date=2014-05-28}}</ref>


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* [[Fort Wayne, Indiana]]: A ball is dropped as part of an event entitled The 'Fort Wayne New Year's Eve Ball Drop' which first started in 2016.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://wane.com/2016/11/29/downtown-fort-wayne-ball-drop-set-for-new-years-eve/|title=Downtown Fort Wayne ball drop set for New Year's Eve|date=2016-11-29|work=WANE|access-date=2017-12-31|language=en-US}}</ref> The original drop was a projection which prompted a group of engineers to volunteer their time in creating an 8&nbsp;ft. in diameter, low-poly ball covered in translucent acrylic plastic, and lit with over 380,000 lumens of LEDs. As of 2017, the ball is hoisted 80 feet over the corner of Baker and Ewing St., and lowered by crane as the New Year rings in.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://wane.com/2017/11/23/fort-wayne-ball-drop-bigger-than-ever-to-ring-in-2018/|title=Engineers make progress on ball for Fort Wayne New Year's Eve ball drop|date=2017-11-23|work=WANE|access-date=2017-12-31|language=en-US|archive-date=2017-12-31|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171231212042/http://wane.com/2017/11/23/fort-wayne-ball-drop-bigger-than-ever-to-ring-in-2018/|url-status=dead}}</ref>
* [[Fort Wayne, Indiana]]: A ball drop debuted in 2016.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://wane.com/2016/11/29/downtown-fort-wayne-ball-drop-set-for-new-years-eve/|title=Downtown Fort Wayne ball drop set for New Year's Eve|date=2016-11-29|work=WANE|access-date=2017-12-31|language=en-US}}</ref> The original drop was a projection which prompted a group of engineers to volunteer their time in creating a low-poly ball 8&nbsp;ft. in diameter, covered in translucent acrylic plastic, and lit with over 380,000 lumens of LEDs. As of 2017, the ball was hoisted 80 feet over the corner of Baker and Ewing St., and lowered by crane.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://wane.com/2017/11/23/fort-wayne-ball-drop-bigger-than-ever-to-ring-in-2018/|title=Engineers make progress on ball for Fort Wayne New Year's Eve ball drop|date=2017-11-23|work=WANE|access-date=2017-12-31|language=en-US|archive-date=2017-12-31|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171231212042/http://wane.com/2017/11/23/fort-wayne-ball-drop-bigger-than-ever-to-ring-in-2018/|url-status=dead}}</ref>
* [[Indianapolis, Indiana]]: An [[Indy car]] was dropped beginning in 2015.<ref>[http://wishtv.com/2014/12/31/indy-car-ushers-in-new-year-on-georgia-street/ Indy Car ushers in New Year on Georgia Street]. ''WISH-TV''. Retrieved December 31, 2014.</ref>
* [[Indianapolis]]: An [[Indy car]] was dropped beginning in 2015.<ref>[http://wishtv.com/2014/12/31/indy-car-ushers-in-new-year-on-georgia-street/ Indy Car ushers in New Year on Georgia Street]. ''WISH-TV''. Retrieved December 31, 2014.</ref>
* [[Kokomo, Indiana]]: An aluminum 70-pound Ball with 34,000 lights is dropped during The Kokomo Downtown Association New Year's Eve Celebration.<ref>{{cite web |author=Kokomo prepares for New Year’s Eve ball drop |url=http://www.kokomoperspective.com/lifestyles/article_68aafd84-f580-11de-8c70-001cc4c03286.html |title=Kokomo prepares for New Year's Eve ball drop |publisher=Kokomoperspective.com |date=2009-12-31 |accessdate=2014-05-28 |archive-date=2020-08-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200803115334/http://kokomoperspective.com/lifestyles/article_68aafd84-f580-11de-8c70-001cc4c03286.html |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Rush |first=Danielle |url=http://www.kokomotribune.com/local/local_story_364231414.html |title=Techno Cats' ball drop highlights New Year's Eve |publisher=Kokomo Tribune |accessdate=2014-05-28 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130127195621/http://www.kokomotribune.com/local/local_story_364231414.html |archive-date=2013-01-27 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.kokomoperspective.com/lifestyles/article_68aafd84-f580-11de-8c70-001cc4c03286.html |title=Kokomo prepares for New Year's Eve ball drop |work=Kokomo Perspective |accessdate=2012-05-19 |archive-date=2020-08-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200803115334/http://kokomoperspective.com/lifestyles/article_68aafd84-f580-11de-8c70-001cc4c03286.html |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* [[Kokomo, Indiana]]: A 70-pound aluminum ball with 34,000 lights is dropped during The Kokomo Downtown Association New Year's Eve Celebration.<ref>{{cite web |author=Kokomo prepares for New Year’s Eve ball drop |url=http://www.kokomoperspective.com/lifestyles/article_68aafd84-f580-11de-8c70-001cc4c03286.html |title=Kokomo prepares for New Year's Eve ball drop |publisher=Kokomoperspective.com |date=2009-12-31 |accessdate=2014-05-28 |archive-date=2020-08-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200803115334/http://kokomoperspective.com/lifestyles/article_68aafd84-f580-11de-8c70-001cc4c03286.html |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Rush |first=Danielle |url=http://www.kokomotribune.com/local/local_story_364231414.html |title=Techno Cats' ball drop highlights New Year's Eve |publisher=Kokomo Tribune |accessdate=2014-05-28 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130127195621/http://www.kokomotribune.com/local/local_story_364231414.html |archive-date=2013-01-27 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.kokomoperspective.com/lifestyles/article_68aafd84-f580-11de-8c70-001cc4c03286.html |title=Kokomo prepares for New Year's Eve ball drop |work=Kokomo Perspective |accessdate=2012-05-19 |archive-date=2020-08-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200803115334/http://kokomoperspective.com/lifestyles/article_68aafd84-f580-11de-8c70-001cc4c03286.html |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* [[Muncie, Indiana]]: A ball is dropped.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://muncierobots.iweb.bsu.edu/gallery/2009/NYE%20Ball%202009.html |title=New Year's Eve 2009 |publisher=Muncierobots.iweb.bsu.edu |accessdate=2014-05-27 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140522234118/http://muncierobots.iweb.bsu.edu/gallery/2009/NYE%20Ball%202009.html |archive-date=2014-05-22 }}</ref>
* [[Muncie, Indiana]]: A ball is dropped.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://muncierobots.iweb.bsu.edu/gallery/2009/NYE%20Ball%202009.html |title=New Year's Eve 2009 |publisher=Muncierobots.iweb.bsu.edu |accessdate=2014-05-27 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140522234118/http://muncierobots.iweb.bsu.edu/gallery/2009/NYE%20Ball%202009.html |archive-date=2014-05-22 }}</ref>
* [[Vincennes, Indiana]] (near [[Terre Haute, Indiana|Terre Haute]]): The giant 18-foot, 500-pound steel-and-foam Watermelon Ball is raised 100 feet in the air during the 60-second countdown at midnight, then the replica releases 11 real locally-grown [[watermelon]]s.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.wthitv.com/dpp/news/news_wthi_Vincennes_NewYearWatermelonDrop_200812081852|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090103015041/http://www.wthitv.com/dpp/news/news_wthi_Vincennes_NewYearWatermelonDrop_200812081852|url-status=dead|title=WTHItv(.com)New year watermelon drop <!-- Bot generated title -->|archive-date=3 January 2009|access-date=30 March 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.courier-journal.com/article/20101225/NEWS02/312250047/Indiana-city-prepares-for-annual-New-Year-s-Eve-watermelon-drop |title=Courier-Journal(.com): Indiana city prepares for annual New Year's Eve watermelon drop |publisher=Courier-Journal |access-date=2014-05-28}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/chi-ap-in-watermelondrop-ne,0,697004.story |title= SW Ind. City prepares for annual watermelon drop|website=www.chicagotribune.com |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101230144900/http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/chi-ap-in-watermelondrop-ne%2C0%2C697004.story |archive-date=December 30, 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.vincennes.com |title=Vincennes Sun-Commercial: Indiana's First Newspaper |publisher=Vincennes.com |access-date=2014-05-28}}</ref>
* [[Vincennes, Indiana]] (near [[Terre Haute, Indiana|Terre Haute]]): The giant 18-foot, 500-pound steel-and-foam Watermelon Ball is raised 100 feet in the air during the 60-second countdown at midnight, then the replica releases 11 real locally-grown [[watermelon]]s.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.wthitv.com/dpp/news/news_wthi_Vincennes_NewYearWatermelonDrop_200812081852|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090103015041/http://www.wthitv.com/dpp/news/news_wthi_Vincennes_NewYearWatermelonDrop_200812081852|url-status=dead|title=WTHItv(.com)New year watermelon drop <!-- Bot generated title -->|archive-date=3 January 2009|access-date=30 March 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.courier-journal.com/article/20101225/NEWS02/312250047/Indiana-city-prepares-for-annual-New-Year-s-Eve-watermelon-drop |title=Courier-Journal(.com): Indiana city prepares for annual New Year's Eve watermelon drop |publisher=Courier-Journal |access-date=2014-05-28}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/chi-ap-in-watermelondrop-ne,0,697004.story |title= SW Ind. City prepares for annual watermelon drop|website=www.chicagotribune.com |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101230144900/http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/chi-ap-in-watermelondrop-ne%2C0%2C697004.story |archive-date=December 30, 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.vincennes.com |title=Vincennes Sun-Commercial: Indiana's First Newspaper |publisher=Vincennes.com |access-date=2014-05-28}}</ref>

*'''Also see: Indiana - Central Time Zone'''
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====Kentucky====
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* [[Prestonsburg, Kentucky]]: A star is raised.<ref>[https://prestonsburgky.org/lights/ Christmas in the Park]. "Prestonburg Tourism". Retrieved January 1, 2024.</ref>


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* [[Eastport, Maine]]: A [[sardine]] is lowered in a nod to the area's history in the herring fishing and [[canning]] industry. In honor of the nearby Canadian town of [[Saint Andrews, New Brunswick]] (situated across [[Passamaquoddy Bay]]), a red [[maple leaf]] is also lowered for 11 p.m ET (midnight [[Atlantic Time]]). Both objects were created by sculptor Bill Schaefer of [[East Machias]].<ref>{{cite news|date=2006-12-29|title=A sardine will drop in Maine|url=https://www.boston.com/news/local/articles/2006/12/29/a_sardine_will_drop_in_maine/|archive-url=|archive-date=|accessdate=2014-05-28|website=Boston.com|last1=Wangsness|first1=Lisa}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Mack|first=Sharon Kiley|date=2009-12-28|title=Sardine, maple leaf to drop in Eastport|url=https://bangordailynews.com/2009/12/28/news/sardine-maple-leaf-to-drop-in-eastport/|access-date=2021-01-07|website=Bangor Daily News|language=en-US}}</ref>
* [[Eastport, Maine]]: A [[sardine]] is lowered in a nod to the area's history in the herring fishing and [[canning]] industry. In honor of the nearby Canadian town of [[Saint Andrews, New Brunswick]] (situated across [[Passamaquoddy Bay]]), a red [[maple leaf]] is also lowered for 11 p.m ET (midnight [[Atlantic Time]]). Both objects were created by sculptor Bill Schaefer of [[East Machias]].<ref>{{cite news|date=2006-12-29|title=A sardine will drop in Maine|url=https://www.boston.com/news/local/articles/2006/12/29/a_sardine_will_drop_in_maine/|archive-url=|archive-date=|accessdate=2014-05-28|website=Boston.com|last1=Wangsness|first1=Lisa}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Mack|first=Sharon Kiley|date=2009-12-28|title=Sardine, maple leaf to drop in Eastport|url=https://bangordailynews.com/2009/12/28/news/sardine-maple-leaf-to-drop-in-eastport/|access-date=2021-01-07|website=Bangor Daily News|language=en-US}}</ref>
* [[Kennebunk, Maine]]: A wild blueberry ball has dropped from the town's First Parish Unitarian Universalist Church on Main Street since 2015.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.facebook.com/nyekbk |title=Facebook: NYEKBK |publisher=Facebook |date=2015-12-31}}</ref>
* [[Kennebunk, Maine]]: A wild blueberry ball has dropped from the town's First Parish Unitarian Universalist Church on Main Street since 2015.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.facebook.com/nyekbk |title=Facebook: NYEKBK |publisher=Facebook |date=2015-12-31}}</ref>
* [[Machias, Maine]]: A giant plastic [[lobster]], holding a [[shovel]] and [[blueberries]] is lowered. It took place at [[Pat's Pizza]],{{Rp|It is a chain. Which one?}} during 2016.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Billings |first=Johanna S. |date=2015-11-26 |title=Downeast Lobstah Drop set for New Year’s Eve in Machias |url=http://www.bangordailynews.com/2015/11/26/news/downeast-lobstah-drop-set-for-new-years-eve-in-machias/ |access-date=2024-01-04 |website=Bangor Daily News |language=en-US}}</ref>
* [[Machias, Maine]]: A giant plastic [[lobster]], holding a [[shovel]] and [[blueberries]] is lowered. It took place at [[Pat's Pizza]],{{Rp|It is a chain. Which one?}} during 2016.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Billings |first=Johanna S. |date=2015-11-26 |title=Downeast Lobstah Drop set for New Year's Eve in Machias |url=http://www.bangordailynews.com/2015/11/26/news/downeast-lobstah-drop-set-for-new-years-eve-in-machias/ |access-date=2024-01-04 |website=Bangor Daily News |language=en-US}}</ref>


====Maryland====
====Maryland====
* [[Baltimore, Maryland]]: A [[disco ball]] is dropped.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.citysbest.com/baltimore/news/2010/12/02/the-must-attend-new-years-eve-balls-in-baltimore/ |title=Must-Attend New Year's Eve Balls In Baltimore |author=Sarah Gilbert Fox |date=December 2, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110722152318/http://www.citysbest.com/baltimore/news/2010/12/02/the-must-attend-new-years-eve-balls-in-baltimore/ |archive-date=July 22, 2011 |accessdate=2013-01-08 }}</ref>
* [[Baltimore]]: A [[disco ball]] is dropped.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.citysbest.com/baltimore/news/2010/12/02/the-must-attend-new-years-eve-balls-in-baltimore/ |title=Must-Attend New Year's Eve Balls In Baltimore |author=Sarah Gilbert Fox |date=December 2, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110722152318/http://www.citysbest.com/baltimore/news/2010/12/02/the-must-attend-new-years-eve-balls-in-baltimore/ |archive-date=July 22, 2011 |accessdate=2013-01-08 }}</ref>
* [[Berlin, Maryland]]: Starting in 2017, a ball will be lowered.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sharpe |first=Charlene |date=2023-12-27 |title=12/27/2023 {{!}} Berlin New Year's Eve Festivities To Return {{!}} News Ocean City MD |url=https://mdcoastdispatch.com/2023/12/27/berlin-new-years-eve-festivities-to-return/ |access-date=2024-01-04 |website=News Ocean City Maryland Coast Dispatch Newspaper |language=en-US}}</ref>
* [[Berlin, Maryland]]: A ball has been lowered since 2017; since 2018, one drop was held at 6:00 p.m. (midnight in [[Berlin, Germany]]) for families, followed by another at midnight. In January 2024, the town decided to cancel future midnight drops for budgetary reasons, after the 6:00 p.m. event outperformed the midnight drop in attendance.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sharpe |first=Charlene |date=2023-12-27 |title=12/27/2023 {{!}} Berlin New Year's Eve Festivities To Return {{!}} News Ocean City MD |url=https://mdcoastdispatch.com/2023/12/27/berlin-new-years-eve-festivities-to-return/ |access-date=2024-01-04 |website=News Ocean City Maryland Coast Dispatch Newspaper |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Sharpe |first=Charlene |date=2018-12-27 |title=12/27/2018 {{!}} Two Ball Drops Planned In Berlin On New Year's Eve {{!}} News Ocean City MD |url=https://mdcoastdispatch.com/2018/12/27/two-ball-drops-planned-in-berlin-on-new-years-eve/ |access-date=2024-04-11 |website=News Ocean City Maryland Coast Dispatch Newspaper |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Clark |first=Jordie |date=2021-12-31 |title=Berlin cancels NYE event, businesses in the area react |url=https://www.wmdt.com/2021/12/berlin-cancels-nye-event-businesses-in-the-area-react/ |access-date=2024-04-11 |website=47abc |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Admin |first=Page |date=2024-01-10 |title=Midnight ball drop dropped in Berlin due to low turnout - Worcester County News Bayside Gazette |url=https://baysideoc.net/midnight-ball-drop-dropped-in-berlin-due-to-low-turnout/ |access-date=2024-04-11 |website=Berlin, Ocean Pines News Worcester County Bayside Gazette |language=en-US}}</ref>
* [[Easton, Maryland]]: A red [[crab]] is dropped.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.easternshore.com/firstnighttalbot/ |title=FirstNight Talbot |accessdate=2012-05-19 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120316145921/http://www.easternshore.com/firstnighttalbot/ |archive-date=2012-03-16 }}</ref>
* [[Easton, Maryland]]: A red [[crab]] is dropped.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.easternshore.com/firstnighttalbot/ |title=FirstNight Talbot |accessdate=2012-05-19 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120316145921/http://www.easternshore.com/firstnighttalbot/ |archive-date=2012-03-16 }}</ref>
* [[Frederick, Maryland]]: A giant key is dropped above Carroll Creek.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.downtownfrederick.org/calendar/events/view/1647/redirTo:L2NhbGVuZGFy | title=New Year's Eve Key Drop | publisher=Downtown Frederick Partnership | accessdate=26 December 2014 | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://archive.today/20141226075222/http://www.downtownfrederick.org/calendar/events/view/1647/redirTo:L2NhbGVuZGFy | archive-date=26 December 2014 }}</ref>
* [[Frederick, Maryland]]: A giant key is dropped above Carroll Creek.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.downtownfrederick.org/calendar/events/view/1647/redirTo:L2NhbGVuZGFy | title=New Year's Eve Key Drop | publisher=Downtown Frederick Partnership | accessdate=26 December 2014 | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://archive.today/20141226075222/http://www.downtownfrederick.org/calendar/events/view/1647/redirTo:L2NhbGVuZGFy | archive-date=26 December 2014 }}</ref>
* [[Havre de Grace, Maryland]]&nbsp;– An eight-foot long, five-foot high wood-and-plastic foam lit [[duck]] has been dropped since 2000.<ref>{{cite news |last=Welsh |first=Sean |url=http://havredegrace.patch.com/events/new-years-eve-duck-drop |title=New Years Eve Duck Drop!!! |work=Havre de Grace, MD Patch |publisher=[[Patch Media]] |date=2010-12-31 |accessdate=2012-05-19 |archive-date=2012-03-14 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120314130706/http://havredegrace.patch.com/events/new-years-eve-duck-drop |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hdgtourism.com |title=Havre de Grace Tourism&nbsp;– Harford County, Maryland Travel and Trips |accessdate=2012-05-19}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Welsh |first=Sean |url=http://havredegrace.patch.com/articles/havre-de-grace-holiday-schedule-announced |title=Havre de Grace Holiday Schedule Announced |work=Havre de Grace, MD Patch |publisher=[[Patch Media]] |date=2010-11-17 |accessdate=2012-05-19}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Welsh |first=Sean |url=http://havredegrace.patch.com/articles/havre-de-grace-prepares-for-duck-drop-fireworks |title=Havre de Grace Prepares for Duck Drop, Fireworks |work=Havre de Grace, MD Patch |publisher=[[Patch Media]] |date=2010-12-23 |accessdate=2012-05-19 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120314130824/http://havredegrace.patch.com/articles/havre-de-grace-prepares-for-duck-drop-fireworks |archive-date=March 14, 2012 }}</ref>
* [[Havre de Grace, Maryland]]: An illuminated [[duck]] has been dropped since 2000.<ref>{{cite news |last=Welsh |first=Sean |url=http://havredegrace.patch.com/events/new-years-eve-duck-drop |title=New Years Eve Duck Drop!!! |work=Havre de Grace, MD Patch |publisher=[[Patch Media]] |date=2010-12-31 |accessdate=2012-05-19 |archive-date=2012-03-14 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120314130706/http://havredegrace.patch.com/events/new-years-eve-duck-drop |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hdgtourism.com |title=Havre de Grace Tourism&nbsp;– Harford County, Maryland Travel and Trips |accessdate=2012-05-19}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Welsh |first=Sean |url=http://havredegrace.patch.com/articles/havre-de-grace-holiday-schedule-announced |title=Havre de Grace Holiday Schedule Announced |work=Havre de Grace, MD Patch |publisher=[[Patch Media]] |date=2010-11-17 |accessdate=2012-05-19}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Welsh |first=Sean |url=http://havredegrace.patch.com/articles/havre-de-grace-prepares-for-duck-drop-fireworks |title=Havre de Grace Prepares for Duck Drop, Fireworks |work=Havre de Grace, MD Patch |publisher=[[Patch Media]] |date=2010-12-23 |accessdate=2012-05-19 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120314130824/http://havredegrace.patch.com/articles/havre-de-grace-prepares-for-duck-drop-fireworks |archive-date=March 14, 2012 }}</ref>
* [[Ocean City, Maryland]]: An illuminated [[beach ball]] is dropped.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ococean.com/nyeve.html |title=Events |work=Ocean City, Maryland |accessdate=2012-05-19 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081119044709/http://www.ococean.com/nyeve.html |archive-date=November 19, 2008 }}</ref>
* [[Ocean City, Maryland]]: An illuminated [[beach ball]] is dropped.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ococean.com/nyeve.html |title=Events |work=Ocean City, Maryland |accessdate=2012-05-19 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081119044709/http://www.ococean.com/nyeve.html |archive-date=November 19, 2008 }}</ref>
* [[Princess Anne, Maryland]]: A stuffed [[muskrat]] in a top hat and bow tie named Marshall P. Muskrat is dropped.<ref>{{cite news |first=Jonathan |last=Pitts |work=The Baltimore Sun |url=http://articles.baltimoresun.com/2011-12-30/news/bs-md-muskrat-drop-20111230_1_ladder-truck-towns-beach-ball |title=On New Year's Eve, some Maryland towns will drop anything but a glittering ball |date=2011-12-30 |accessdate=2012-05-19 |archive-date=2013-06-14 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130614173855/http://articles.baltimoresun.com/2011-12-30/news/bs-md-muskrat-drop-20111230_1_ladder-truck-towns-beach-ball |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* [[Princess Anne, Maryland]]: A stuffed [[muskrat]] in a top hat and bow tie named Marshall P. Muskrat is dropped.<ref>{{cite news |first=Jonathan |last=Pitts |work=The Baltimore Sun |url=http://articles.baltimoresun.com/2011-12-30/news/bs-md-muskrat-drop-20111230_1_ladder-truck-towns-beach-ball |title=On New Year's Eve, some Maryland towns will drop anything but a glittering ball |date=2011-12-30 |accessdate=2012-05-19 |archive-date=2013-06-14 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130614173855/http://articles.baltimoresun.com/2011-12-30/news/bs-md-muskrat-drop-20111230_1_ladder-truck-towns-beach-ball |url-status=dead }}</ref>
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====Michigan====
* [[Ann Arbor, Michigan]]: For 2014, a lit [[hockey puck]] was "[[Ceremonial first puck|dropped]]" in honor of the [[2014 NHL Winter Classic|NHL Winter Classic]] game occurring on New Year's Day at [[Michigan Stadium]].<ref name=mllive-puckdrop>{{cite web|title=New Year's Eve block party with 'puck drop' in downtown Ann Arbor is a go|url=http://www.mlive.com/news/ann-arbor/index.ssf/2013/11/new_years_eve_block_party_in_d.html|work=MILive.com|date=19 November 2013|accessdate=22 November 2013}}</ref>
* [[Ann Arbor, Michigan]]: For 2014, a lit [[hockey puck]] was "[[Ceremonial first puck|dropped]]" in honor of the [[2014 NHL Winter Classic|NHL Winter Classic]] game occurring on New Year's Day at [[Michigan Stadium]].<ref name=mllive-puckdrop>{{cite web|title=New Year's Eve block party with 'puck drop' in downtown Ann Arbor is a go|url=http://www.mlive.com/news/ann-arbor/index.ssf/2013/11/new_years_eve_block_party_in_d.html|work=MILive.com|date=19 November 2013|accessdate=22 November 2013}}</ref>
* [[Detroit, Michigan]]: A sculpture known as the "D Burst" (which is adorned with a giant letter "D") is lowered at [[Campus Martius Park]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.freep.com/story/news/local/michigan/detroit/2014/12/31/familes-bundle-burst-detroit/21132533/|title=New Year's 'D Burst' for kids draws hundreds in Detroit|work=Detroit Free Press|access-date=2018-06-29|language=en}}</ref>
* [[Detroit]]: A sculpture known as the "D Burst" (which is adorned with a giant letter "D") is lowered at [[Campus Martius Park]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.freep.com/story/news/local/michigan/detroit/2014/12/31/familes-bundle-burst-detroit/21132533/|title=New Year's 'D Burst' for kids draws hundreds in Detroit|work=Detroit Free Press|access-date=2018-06-29|language=en}}</ref>
* [[Grand Rapids, Michigan]]: A six-foot diameter steel ball is dropped for the [[WZZM]] Ball Drop in [[Rosa Parks Circle]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.wzzm13.com/error/404?storyid=103393&catid=14|title=WZZM]13|website=www.wzzm13.com}} {{dead link|date=March 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.wzzm13.com/news/local/story.aspx?storyid=145527 |title=Frankie Ballard to play HOT New Year's Eve Party |work=WZZM13 Brought to you by Cumulus radio...this is their big New Years Eve event.|date=2010-12-22 |accessdate=2012-05-19}}</ref> The ball was built by GLC Metal Fabricators Inc. in [[Ludington, Michigan|Ludington]] with help from [[Harsco]], covered in [[LED]] lights done by Tye's Signs in [[Scottville, Michigan|Scottville]]. A crane raises the ball 160 feet into the air before lowering it slowly into its position for the countdown.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.wzzm13.com/news/news_story.aspx?storyid=117117 |title=Ludington prepares for first ever ball drop |work=WZZM13 |date=2009-12-31 |access-date=2012-05-19}}</ref>
* [[Grand Rapids, Michigan]]: A six-foot diameter steel ball is dropped for the [[WZZM]] Ball Drop in [[Rosa Parks Circle]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.wzzm13.com/error/404?storyid=103393&catid=14|title=WZZM13|website=www.wzzm13.com}} {{dead link|date=March 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.wzzm13.com/news/local/story.aspx?storyid=145527 |title=Frankie Ballard to play HOT New Year's Eve Party |work=WZZM13 Brought to you by Cumulus radio...this is their big New Years Eve event.|date=2010-12-22 |accessdate=2012-05-19}}</ref> The ball was built by GLC Metal Fabricators Inc. in [[Ludington, Michigan|Ludington]] with help from [[Harsco]], covered in [[LED]] lights done by Tye's Signs in [[Scottville, Michigan|Scottville]]. A crane raises the ball 160 feet into the air before lowering it slowly into its position for the countdown.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.wzzm13.com/news/news_story.aspx?storyid=117117 |title=Ludington prepares for first ever ball drop |work=WZZM13 |date=2009-12-31 |access-date=2012-05-19}}</ref>
* [[Kalamazoo, Michigan]]: A recyclable<ref>{{cite news|first=Jill McLane |last=Baker |work=Kalamazoo Gazette |url=http://www.mlive.com/news/kalamazoo/index.ssf/2009/12/ball_drop_is_latest_addition_t.html |title=Ball drop is latest addition to New Year's Fest, in its 24th year in downtown Kalamazoo |date=December 2009 |accessdate=2012-05-19}}</ref> ball has been dropped since 2009.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.mlive.com/opinion/kalamazoo/index.ssf/2009/12/dropping_a_ball_in_kalamazoo_o.html |title=Dropping a ball in Kalamazoo on New Year's ... boring! |work=Kalamazoo Gazette |date=December 2009 |accessdate=2012-05-19}}</ref>
* [[Kalamazoo, Michigan]]: A recyclable<ref>{{cite news|first=Jill McLane |last=Baker |work=Kalamazoo Gazette |url=http://www.mlive.com/news/kalamazoo/index.ssf/2009/12/ball_drop_is_latest_addition_t.html |title=Ball drop is latest addition to New Year's Fest, in its 24th year in downtown Kalamazoo |date=December 2009 |accessdate=2012-05-19}}</ref> ball has been dropped since 2009.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.mlive.com/opinion/kalamazoo/index.ssf/2009/12/dropping_a_ball_in_kalamazoo_o.html |title=Dropping a ball in Kalamazoo on New Year's ... boring! |work=Kalamazoo Gazette |date=December 2009 |accessdate=2012-05-19}}</ref>
* [[Ludington, Michigan]]: A 6’ 5” diameter ball lit up with thousands of lights is lowered on a countdown to midnight.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.michigan.org/Things-to-Do/Events/Detail.aspx?ContentId=8a2d481e-8775-4aca-a8be-d043f74637c2 |title=New Year's Eve Ball Drop Celebration |work=Pure Michigan Travel |access-date=2012-05-19 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120314082142/http://www.michigan.org/Things-to-Do/Events/Detail.aspx?ContentId=8a2d481e-8775-4aca-a8be-d043f74637c2 |archive-date=2012-03-14 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.myadvantagemarketing.com/stories/new_years_eve_lighted_ball_drop_downtown_ludington_michigan |publisher=Advantage Marketing & Publications, Inc. |title=New Year's Eve in Ludington, Winter Ball Drop, Shopping, Dining in Downtown Ludington |date=2012-03-23 |accessdate=2012-05-19 |archive-date=2012-03-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120316091635/http://www.myadvantagemarketing.com/stories/new_years_eve_lighted_ball_drop_downtown_ludington_michigan |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* [[Ludington, Michigan]]: A 6’ 5” diameter ball lit up with thousands of lights is lowered on a countdown to midnight.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.michigan.org/Things-to-Do/Events/Detail.aspx?ContentId=8a2d481e-8775-4aca-a8be-d043f74637c2 |title=New Year's Eve Ball Drop Celebration |work=Pure Michigan Travel |access-date=2012-05-19 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120314082142/http://www.michigan.org/Things-to-Do/Events/Detail.aspx?ContentId=8a2d481e-8775-4aca-a8be-d043f74637c2 |archive-date=2012-03-14 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.myadvantagemarketing.com/stories/new_years_eve_lighted_ball_drop_downtown_ludington_michigan |publisher=Advantage Marketing & Publications, Inc. |title=New Year's Eve in Ludington, Winter Ball Drop, Shopping, Dining in Downtown Ludington |date=2012-03-23 |accessdate=2012-05-19 |archive-date=2012-03-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120316091635/http://www.myadvantagemarketing.com/stories/new_years_eve_lighted_ball_drop_downtown_ludington_michigan |url-status=dead }}</ref>
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* [[Traverse City, Michigan]]: A cherry is dropped at midnight; the events are televised on [[WMNN-LD]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://record-eagle.com/entertainment/x546328275/TC-prepares-cherry-drop |title=TC prepares cherry drop |work=Traverse City Record-Eagle |accessdate=2012-05-19 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120713070700/http://record-eagle.com/entertainment/x546328275/TC-prepares-cherry-drop |archive-date=2012-07-13 }}</ref>
* [[Traverse City, Michigan]]: A cherry is dropped at midnight; the events are televised on [[WMNN-LD]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://record-eagle.com/entertainment/x546328275/TC-prepares-cherry-drop |title=TC prepares cherry drop |work=Traverse City Record-Eagle |accessdate=2012-05-19 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120713070700/http://record-eagle.com/entertainment/x546328275/TC-prepares-cherry-drop |archive-date=2012-07-13 }}</ref>
* [[Wyandotte, Michigan]]: A 1,000 pound lit steel ball is dropped at both 9{{nbsp}}pm and midnight next to The Clock Tower downtown.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.thenewsherald.com/downriver_life/regional/wyandotte-celebrates-new-year-s-with-music-ball-drop/article_7aa99fa0-1fcf-5c9e-acaf-8dc5c51df0d4.html |title= Wyandotte celebrates New Year's with music, ball drop |publisher=News Herald |date=December 28, 2017 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171228162436/http://www.thenewsherald.com/downriver_life/regional/wyandotte-celebrates-new-year-s-with-music-ball-drop/article_7aa99fa0-1fcf-5c9e-acaf-8dc5c51df0d4.html |archive-date=2017-12-28 |accessdate=2018-04-18}}</ref>
* [[Wyandotte, Michigan]]: A 1,000 pound lit steel ball is dropped at both 9{{nbsp}}pm and midnight next to The Clock Tower downtown.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.thenewsherald.com/downriver_life/regional/wyandotte-celebrates-new-year-s-with-music-ball-drop/article_7aa99fa0-1fcf-5c9e-acaf-8dc5c51df0d4.html |title= Wyandotte celebrates New Year's with music, ball drop |publisher=News Herald |date=December 28, 2017 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171228162436/http://www.thenewsherald.com/downriver_life/regional/wyandotte-celebrates-new-year-s-with-music-ball-drop/article_7aa99fa0-1fcf-5c9e-acaf-8dc5c51df0d4.html |archive-date=2017-12-28 |accessdate=2018-04-18}}</ref>

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====Minnesota====
* [[Saint Paul, Minnesota]]: The world's largest fishing bobber has been lowered at The Midway Saloon since 2022.<ref>{{cite web |title=St. Paul bar plans to drop world's largest bobber for New Year's Eve celebrations |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/news/st-paul-bar-plans-to-drop-worlds-largest-bobber-for-new-years-eve-celebrations/ |website=cbsnews.com |date=29 December 2022 |access-date=13 February 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Lauritsen |first1=John |title=Midway Saloon preps to drop large fishing bobber on New Year's Eve |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/news/midway-saloon-preps-to-drop-large-fishing-bobber-on-new-years-eve/ |website=cbsnews.com |date=29 December 2023 |access-date=13 February 2024}}</ref>


====New Jersey====
====New Jersey====
[[File:Snooki in Chicago crop.jpg|thumb|right|[[Snooki]] was lowered in Seaside Heights in 2011.]]
[[File:Snooki in Chicago crop.jpg|thumb|right|[[Snooki]] was lowered in Seaside Heights in 2011.]]
* [[Hackettstown, New Jersey]]: A giant [[M&M's|M&M]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Watch as Hackettstown tests giant M&M that will drop for New Year's Eve |url=https://www.njherald.com/story/news/local/2023/12/29/hackettstown-nj-new-years-eve-celebration-to-include-giant-mm/72059523007/ |access-date=2024-01-04 |website=New Jersey Herald |language=en-US}}</ref>
* [[Hackettstown, New Jersey]]: A giant [[M&M's|M&M]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Watch as Hackettstown tests giant M&M that will drop for New Year's Eve |url=https://www.njherald.com/story/news/local/2023/12/29/hackettstown-nj-new-years-eve-celebration-to-include-giant-mm/72059523007/ |access-date=2024-01-04 |website=New Jersey Herald |language=en-US}}</ref>
* [[Hammonton, New Jersey]]: A [[blueberry]] was dropped to commence the year 2018.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2017-12-30 |title=Hammonton To Debut Blueberry Inspired New Year's Eve Ball Drop |url=https://www.newjerseystage.com/articles/2017/12/30/hammonton-to-debut-blueberry-inspired-new-years-eve-ball-drop |access-date=2022-12-28 |website=NewJerseyStage.com |language=en}}</ref>
* [[Hammonton, New Jersey]]: A [[blueberry]] was dropped for 2018.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2017-12-30 |title=Hammonton To Debut Blueberry Inspired New Year's Eve Ball Drop |url=https://www.newjerseystage.com/articles/2017/12/30/hammonton-to-debut-blueberry-inspired-new-years-eve-ball-drop |access-date=2022-12-28 |website=NewJerseyStage.com |language=en}}</ref>
* [[Passaic, New Jersey]]: A 'Piñata Drop' tradition began in 2018 when a piñata was dropped from the city's tallest building at 663 Main Ave. The 11-foot-wide piñata piñata continues to be dropped every year in the presence of hundreds of attendees, live music, and food vendors.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Fagan |first=Matt |title=Passaic's tallest building to drop a piñata on New Year's Eve 2018 |url=https://www.northjersey.com/story/news/passaic/clifton/2018/12/24/city-passaic-nj-new-years-pinata/2401599002/ |access-date=2022-12-28 |website=North Jersey Media Group |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Fagan |first=Matt |title=New Year's Eve piñata drop will be bigger and better than last year's, Passaic mayor says |url=https://www.northjersey.com/story/news/passaic/passaic-city/2019/12/29/passaic-nj-says-new-years-eve-2020-pinata-drop-version-2-0-2-0/2755894001/ |access-date=2022-12-28 |website=North Jersey Media Group |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=City of Passaic prepares for New Year's Eve piñata drop |url=https://www.northjersey.com/picture-gallery/news/passaic/passaic-city/2022/01/01/city-passaic-prepares-new-years-eve-pinata-drocity-of-passaic-prepares-for-new-years-eve-pinata-drp/9065061002/ |access-date=2022-12-28 |website=www.northjersey.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Fagan |first=Matt |title=From Passaic's piñata to drag queens and Snooki, we drop everything on New Year's Eve |work=North Jersey News |url=https://www.northjersey.com/story/news/local/2022/12/30/passaic-nj-pinata-drop-is-latest-new-years-eve-celebration-tradition/69760027007/}}</ref>
* [[Passaic, New Jersey]]: A [[piñata]] has been lowered from the 663 Main Ave—the city's tallest building—since 2018.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Fagan |first=Matt |title=Passaic's tallest building to drop a piñata on New Year's Eve 2018 |url=https://www.northjersey.com/story/news/passaic/clifton/2018/12/24/city-passaic-nj-new-years-pinata/2401599002/ |access-date=2022-12-28 |website=North Jersey Media Group |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Fagan |first=Matt |title=New Year's Eve piñata drop will be bigger and better than last year's, Passaic mayor says |url=https://www.northjersey.com/story/news/passaic/passaic-city/2019/12/29/passaic-nj-says-new-years-eve-2020-pinata-drop-version-2-0-2-0/2755894001/ |access-date=2022-12-28 |website=North Jersey Media Group |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=City of Passaic prepares for New Year's Eve piñata drop |url=https://www.northjersey.com/picture-gallery/news/passaic/passaic-city/2022/01/01/city-passaic-prepares-new-years-eve-pinata-drocity-of-passaic-prepares-for-new-years-eve-pinata-drp/9065061002/ |access-date=2022-12-28 |website=www.northjersey.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Fagan |first=Matt |title=From Passaic's piñata to drag queens and Snooki, we drop everything on New Year's Eve |work=North Jersey News |url=https://www.northjersey.com/story/news/local/2022/12/30/passaic-nj-pinata-drop-is-latest-new-years-eve-celebration-tradition/69760027007/}}</ref>
* [[Point Pleasant, New Jersey]]: "The Millennium Mossbunker," a [[mossbunker]] fish, was dropped for the year 2000.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4179/is_19991230/ai_n11733503 |title=Fake fish, giant pickles, flaming farm animals to help ring in &#124; Topeka Capital-Journal, the &#124; Find Articles at BNET |accessdate=2006-12-28 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090704043144/http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4179/is_19991230/ai_n11733503/ |archive-date=2009-07-04 }}</ref>
* [[Point Pleasant, New Jersey]]: "The Millennium [[Menhaden|Mossbunker]]"—a {{Convert|10|ft|m|abbr=on}} fish made of wood and [[mylar]]—was dropped for the year 2000.<ref>{{Cite web |title=For some, Y2K is the silly season |url=https://www.capecodtimes.com/story/news/1999/12/21/for-some-y2k-is-silly/51026457007/ |access-date=2024-04-11 |language=en-US |via=[[Cape Cod Times]] |agency=Associated Press}}</ref>
* [[Seaside Heights, New Jersey]]: Nicole Polizzi ([[Snooki]]) from [[MTV]]'s Seaside Heights-based reality series ''[[Jersey Shore (TV series)|Jersey Shore]]'' was lowered inside a "hamster ball" in 2011 for the network's [[MTV New Year's Eve specials|New Year's Eve special]]. While the drop was originally to be held inside MTV's studios at Times Square alongside its more famous counterpart, city officials asked MTV not to do so.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Schwartz |first1=Alison |title=Snooki's New Year's Eve Ball to Drop in New Jersey |url=https://people.com/people/article/0,,20453878,00.html |website=people.com |publisher=People |access-date=6 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121019114453/http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20453878,00.html |archive-date=19 October 2012 |date=31 December 2010 |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="6 December 2017">{{cite web |title=Snooki Drops From Ball On New Year's Eve (VIDEO) |url=https://www.huffpost.com/entry/snooki-drops-from-ball-on-new-years-eve-video_n_803302 |website=huffpost.com |date=2 January 2011 |publisher=huffpost |access-date=6 January 2023 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20230106203517/https://www.huffpost.com/entry/snooki-drops-from-ball-on-new-years-eve-video_n_803302 |archive-date=6 January 2023 |url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[Seaside Heights, New Jersey]]: Nicole Polizzi ([[Snooki]]) from [[MTV]]'s Seaside Heights-based reality series ''[[Jersey Shore (TV series)|Jersey Shore]]'' was lowered inside a "hamster ball" in 2011 for the network's [[MTV New Year's Eve specials|New Year's Eve special]]. While the drop was originally to be held inside MTV's studios at Times Square alongside its more famous counterpart, city officials asked MTV not to do so.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Schwartz |first1=Alison |title=Snooki's New Year's Eve Ball to Drop in New Jersey |url=https://people.com/people/article/0,,20453878,00.html |website=people.com |publisher=People |access-date=6 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121019114453/http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20453878,00.html |archive-date=19 October 2012 |date=31 December 2010 |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="6 December 2017">{{cite web |title=Snooki Drops From Ball On New Year's Eve (VIDEO) |url=https://www.huffpost.com/entry/snooki-drops-from-ball-on-new-years-eve-video_n_803302 |website=huffpost.com |date=2 January 2011 |publisher=huffpost |access-date=6 January 2023 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20230106203517/https://www.huffpost.com/entry/snooki-drops-from-ball-on-new-years-eve-video_n_803302 |archive-date=6 January 2023 |url-status=live}}</ref>


====New York====
====New York====
[[Image:Times Square Ball 2010.jpg|thumb|Times Square's ball drop (ball used since 2008-09 seen here) is one of the most prominent New Year's celebrations in the United States.]]
[[Image:Times Square Ball 2010.jpg|thumb|Times Square's ball drop (ball used since 2008–09 seen here) is one of the most prominent New Year's celebrations in the United States.]]
New York holds many elaborate drops, particularly the ball drop at Times Square and at the Electric Tower in Buffalo. The state comes in second in America for the most items dropped on New Year's Eve.{{CN|date=January 2023}}
New York holds many elaborate drops, particularly the ball drop at Times Square and at the Electric Tower in Buffalo. The state comes in second in America for the most items dropped on New Year's Eve.{{Citation needed|date=January 2023}}
* [[Binghamton, New York]]: A 6-foot lighted ball is dropped.<ref>{{cite web|last1=De Vito|first1=Emily|title=Greater Binghamton Ball Drop draws hundreds downtown|url=http://www.wbng.com/news/local/Binghamton-ball-drop-bring-thousands-to-downtown--363966481.html|website=WBNG-TV|accessdate=1 January 2016|date=31 December 2015|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160102182730/http://www.wbng.com/news/local/Binghamton-ball-drop-bring-thousands-to-downtown--363966481.html|archive-date=2 January 2016}}</ref>
* [[Binghamton, New York]]: A 6-foot lighted ball is dropped.<ref>{{cite web|last1=De Vito|first1=Emily|title=Greater Binghamton Ball Drop draws hundreds downtown|url=http://www.wbng.com/news/local/Binghamton-ball-drop-bring-thousands-to-downtown--363966481.html|website=WBNG-TV|accessdate=1 January 2016|date=31 December 2015|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160102182730/http://www.wbng.com/news/local/Binghamton-ball-drop-bring-thousands-to-downtown--363966481.html|archive-date=2 January 2016}}</ref>
* [[Brocton, New York]]: A 14' diameter ball is dropped from a height of 165' in front of the Saint Stephen's Hotel at the Arches in downtown Brocton. This is reportedly the highest & largest ball drop in the country & the second highest in the world, according to the Dunkirk Observer.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.observertoday.com/news/local-region/2017/12/brocton-to-again-host-record-breaking-new-years-eve-ball-drop/|title=Brocton to again host record breaking New Year's Eve ball drop {{!}} News, Sports, Jobs - Observer Today|website=observertoday.com|language=en-US|access-date=2018-01-01}}</ref>
* [[Brocton, New York]]: A 14' diameter ball is dropped from a height of 165' in front of the Saint Stephen's Hotel at the Arches in downtown Brocton. This is reportedly the highest & largest ball drop in the country & the second highest in the world, according to the Dunkirk Observer.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.observertoday.com/news/local-region/2017/12/brocton-to-again-host-record-breaking-new-years-eve-ball-drop/|title=Brocton to again host record breaking New Year's Eve ball drop {{!}} News, Sports, Jobs - Observer Today|website=observertoday.com|language=en-US|access-date=2018-01-01}}</ref>
* [[Buffalo, New York]]: A lighted ball is dropped, at one time along with a [[Ford Edge]] [[automobile]].<ref>{{cite web|first=James |last=Fink |url=http://buffalo.bizjournals.com/buffalo/stories/2006/12/18/daily49.html |title=New Ford model to drop New Year's Eve |work = Buffalo|date=2006-12-22 |access-date=2012-05-19}}</ref> The Buffalo Ball Drop (formerly the ''[[WGRF|97 Rock]] Ball Drop'') is the second largest in the country, with 40,000 in attendance during a typical year.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.wkbw.com/news/local/Buffalo-Ball-Drop-will-Rock-New-Years-Eve-111850959.html |title=Buffalo Ball Drop Will Rock New Year's Eve! |work=WKBW News 7 |location=Buffalo, NY |date=2010-12-14 |accessdate=2012-05-19 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120311084414/http://www.wkbw.com/news/local/Buffalo-Ball-Drop-will-Rock-New-Years-Eve-111850959.html |archive-date=March 11, 2012 }}</ref> The Buffalo Ball Drop is held annually from the [[Electric Tower]] in Roosevelt Plaza.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.wivb.com/news/local/buffalo-preps-for-2nd-biggest-ball-drop |title=Buffalo preps for 2nd biggest ball drop |work=WIVB News 4 |location=Buffalo, NY |date=2013-12-27 |accessdate=2014-01-02 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140103092957/http://www.wivb.com/news/local/buffalo-preps-for-2nd-biggest-ball-drop |archive-date=January 3, 2014 }}</ref> It was nearly canceled in 2010 (due mainly to the effects of the [[late 2000s recession]]) before a last-minute sponsorship drive brought in the necessary funds to successfully carry out the festivities. The event is broadcast on both [[WGRF|97 Rock]] (through the radio) and on [[WKBW-TV|ABC 7 Buffalo]] (on television), usually in split screen so that the viewers may see both the Times Square, and Electric Tower ball drops simultaneously.{{CN|date=January 2023}}
* [[Buffalo, New York]]: A lighted ball is dropped, at one time along with a [[Ford Edge]] [[automobile]].<ref>{{cite web|first=James |last=Fink |url=http://buffalo.bizjournals.com/buffalo/stories/2006/12/18/daily49.html |title=New Ford model to drop New Year's Eve |work = Buffalo|date=2006-12-22 |access-date=2012-05-19}}</ref> The Buffalo Ball Drop (formerly the ''[[WGRF|97 Rock]] Ball Drop'') is the second largest in the country, with 40,000 in attendance during a typical year.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.wkbw.com/news/local/Buffalo-Ball-Drop-will-Rock-New-Years-Eve-111850959.html |title=Buffalo Ball Drop Will Rock New Year's Eve! |work=WKBW News 7 |location=Buffalo, NY |date=2010-12-14 |accessdate=2012-05-19 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120311084414/http://www.wkbw.com/news/local/Buffalo-Ball-Drop-will-Rock-New-Years-Eve-111850959.html |archive-date=March 11, 2012 }}</ref> The Buffalo Ball Drop is held annually from the [[Electric Tower]] in Roosevelt Plaza.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.wivb.com/news/local/buffalo-preps-for-2nd-biggest-ball-drop |title=Buffalo preps for 2nd biggest ball drop |work=WIVB News 4 |location=Buffalo, NY |date=2013-12-27 |accessdate=2014-01-02 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140103092957/http://www.wivb.com/news/local/buffalo-preps-for-2nd-biggest-ball-drop |archive-date=January 3, 2014 }}</ref> It was nearly canceled in 2010 (due mainly to the effects of the [[late 2000s recession]]) before a last-minute sponsorship drive brought in the necessary funds to successfully carry out the festivities. The event is broadcast on both [[WGRF|97 Rock]] (through the radio) and on [[WKBW-TV|ABC 7 Buffalo]] (on television), usually in split screen so that the viewers may see both the Times Square, and Electric Tower ball drops simultaneously.{{Citation needed|date=January 2023}}
* [[Cheektowaga, New York]]: A ball is dropped during the day on New Year's Eve to offer an alternative for families.<ref>[http://www.springvillejournal.net/news/650-Town_offers_family_alternative_to_New_Years_Eve.html Town offers family alternative to New Year's Eve]. ''Springville Journal''. Retrieved 2010-12-19. {{dead link|date=May 2016|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>
* [[Cheektowaga, New York]]: A ball is dropped during the day on New Year's Eve to offer an alternative for families.<ref>[http://www.springvillejournal.net/news/650-Town_offers_family_alternative_to_New_Years_Eve.html Town offers family alternative to New Year's Eve]. ''Springville Journal''. Retrieved 2010-12-19. {{dead link|date=May 2016|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>
* [[Hamburg (town), New York|Hamburg, New York]]: A ball is dropped.<ref name="wgrz"/> The ball drop was discontinued in 2018 because of dangerously cold temperatures.<ref name="wivb18">Anstey, Evan (December 29, 2017). [http://wivb.com/2017/12/29/new-years-eve-ball-drop-in-hamburg-cancelled/ New Year's Eve ball drops in Hamburg, Orchard Park canceled]. ''WIVB-TV''. Retrieved December 29, 2017.</ref>
* [[Hamburg (town), New York|Hamburg, New York]]: A ball is dropped.<ref name="wgrz"/> The ball drop did not take place in 2018 because of dangerously cold temperatures.<ref name="wivb18">Anstey, Evan (December 29, 2017). [http://wivb.com/2017/12/29/new-years-eve-ball-drop-in-hamburg-cancelled/ New Year's Eve ball drops in Hamburg, Orchard Park canceled]. ''WIVB-TV''. Retrieved December 29, 2017.</ref>
* [[New York City]] ([[Times Square]]): In its current iteration since 2008–09, a {{convert|11875|lb|kg}} ball covered in 2,688 [[Waterford Crystal]] panels has been lowered from the top of [[One Times Square]]. The [[Times Square Ball]] was originally made of wood and previously metal; during the 1980s, an illuminated [[apple]] was used in its place.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.timessquarenyc.org/nye/nye_ball.html|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20111011053316/http://www.timessquarenyc.org/nye/nye_ball.html|url-status=dead|title=Times Square Ball info|archivedate=11 October 2011|accessdate=30 March 2023}}</ref> The ball used to be lit by [[halogen lamp]]s, but [[LED]] has been used since 2008. In 2009, an enlarged version of the new LED-equipped ball became a permanent fixture year-round atop One Times Square.<ref>{{cite web|title=LSG to Help Create a Permanent LED Times Square Ball|url=http://www.ledinside.com/news/2008/11/LSG_to_Help_Create_a_Permanent_LED_Times_Square_Ball_20081114|work=LEDinside|publisher=TrendForce|accessdate=4 September 2012}}</ref> Over a million spectators come to the square each year to see the drop and it is televised on major networks worldwide.
* [[New York City]] ([[Times Square]]): In its current iteration since 2008–09, a {{convert|11875|lb|kg|abbr=in}} ball covered in 2,688 [[Waterford Crystal]] panels has been lowered from a pole atop [[One Times Square]]. The [[Times Square Ball]] was originally made of wood and previously metal; during the 1980s, the ball was decorated with red lightbulbs and a "stem" to make it resemble an apple (alluding to the city's nickname, "the [[Big Apple]]").<ref name="nyt-deconstructed">{{cite news |last=Feuer |first=Alan |date=December 27, 2009 |title=Deconstructed – Times Square Ball – Lots of Sparkle for a Swift Fall |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/27/nyregion/27ball.html?ref=nyregion&gwh=DFA1FDC3A94D96DE864D020AB6405314 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211125103445/https://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/27/nyregion/27ball.html?ref=nyregion&gwh=DFA1FDC3A94D96DE864D020AB6405314 |archive-date=25 November 2021 |access-date=January 15, 2013 |work=The New York Times}}</ref> The ball used to be lit by [[halogen lamp]]s, but [[LED]] has been used since 2008. An enlarged version of the new LED-equipped ball has been used since 2009, which has since been displayed atop the tower year-round.<ref name="nyt-deconstructed2">{{cite news |last=Feuer |first=Alan |date=December 27, 2009 |title=Deconstructed – Times Square Ball – Lots of Sparkle for a Swift Fall |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/27/nyregion/27ball.html?ref=nyregion&gwh=DFA1FDC3A94D96DE864D020AB6405314 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211125103445/https://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/27/nyregion/27ball.html?ref=nyregion&gwh=DFA1FDC3A94D96DE864D020AB6405314 |archive-date=25 November 2021 |access-date=January 15, 2013 |work=The New York Times}}</ref><ref name="nyt-vault">{{cite news |last=Barron |first=James |date=December 31, 2009 |title=When Party Is Over, the Ball Lands Here |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/31/nyregion/31vault.html |access-date=January 15, 2013 |work=The New York Times}}</ref>
* [[New York City]] (rotating locations, [[Greenwood Heights]] for 2011): A giant lighted [[ukulele]], dropped by "Sonic Uke" (a local ukulele playing duo), has been dropped each year in a different location since 2004–05.<ref>ADAM WARNER, MICHELLE MANETTI, AND MEREDITH DELISO (2010-12-22). [http://www.brooklynpaper.com/stories/33/52/24_dtg_newyearseve_2010_12_24_bk.html Our guide for not making rookie mistakes on New Year's Eve]. ''The Brooklyn Paper''. Retrieved 2010-12-31.</ref>
* [[New York City]] (rotating locations, [[Greenwood Heights]] for 2011): A giant lighted [[ukulele]], dropped by "Sonic Uke" (a local ukulele playing duo), has been dropped each year in a different location since 2004–05.<ref>ADAM WARNER, MICHELLE MANETTI, AND MEREDITH DELISO (2010-12-22). [http://www.brooklynpaper.com/stories/33/52/24_dtg_newyearseve_2010_12_24_bk.html Our guide for not making rookie mistakes on New Year's Eve]. ''The Brooklyn Paper''. Retrieved 2010-12-31.</ref>
* [[Niagara Falls, New York]]: A ten-foot [[Gibson Guitar Corporation|Gibson]] Guitar is dropped from a specially designed 120-foot scaffold at the stroke of midnight at the [[Hard Rock Cafe]]. It draws an anticipated crowd of 15,000 to 20,000.<ref name="wgrz">Boose, Josh (2010-12-29). [https://archive.today/20130209070637/http://www.wgrz.com/news/local/story.aspx?storyid=102054&catid=37 WNY Plans For Big Crowds on New Year's Eve]. ''wgrz.com''. Retrieved 2010-12-29.</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.niagarafalls.ca/about_niagara_falls/events_calendar/index.asp |title=Upcoming Events |publisher=Niagarafalls.ca |date=2014-05-15 |accessdate=2014-05-28 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110718205613/http://www.niagarafalls.ca/about_niagara_falls/events_calendar/index.asp |archive-date=2011-07-18 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.hardrock.com/locations/cafes3/events.aspx?LocationID=108&MIBEnumID=3&eventID=44751 |title=Hard Rock Cafe NIAGARA FALLS USA |publisher=Hardrock.com |accessdate=2014-05-28 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120314035840/http://www.hardrock.com/locations/cafes3/events.aspx?LocationID=108&MIBEnumID=3&eventID=44751 |archive-date=2012-03-14 }}</ref>
* [[Niagara Falls, New York]]: A ten-foot [[Gibson Guitar Corporation|Gibson]] Guitar is dropped from a specially designed 120-foot scaffold at the stroke of midnight at the [[Hard Rock Cafe]]. It draws an anticipated crowd of 15,000 to 20,000.<ref name="wgrz">Boose, Josh (2010-12-29). [https://archive.today/20130209070637/http://www.wgrz.com/news/local/story.aspx?storyid=102054&catid=37 WNY Plans For Big Crowds on New Year's Eve]. ''wgrz.com''. Retrieved 2010-12-29.</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.niagarafalls.ca/about_niagara_falls/events_calendar/index.asp |title=Upcoming Events |publisher=Niagarafalls.ca |date=2014-05-15 |accessdate=2014-05-28 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110718205613/http://www.niagarafalls.ca/about_niagara_falls/events_calendar/index.asp |archive-date=2011-07-18 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.hardrock.com/locations/cafes3/events.aspx?LocationID=108&MIBEnumID=3&eventID=44751 |title=Hard Rock Cafe NIAGARA FALLS USA |publisher=Hardrock.com |accessdate=2014-05-28 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120314035840/http://www.hardrock.com/locations/cafes3/events.aspx?LocationID=108&MIBEnumID=3&eventID=44751 |archive-date=2012-03-14 }}</ref>
* [[North Tonawanda, New York]]: A ball is dropped as part of ''New Year's on the Canal''.<ref name="wgrz"/>
* [[North Tonawanda, New York]]: A ball is dropped as part of ''New Year's on the Canal''.<ref name="wgrz"/>
* [[Orchard Park, New York]]: A ball is dropped.<ref name=biz1st2013>Bertola, David (December 31, 2012). [http://www.bizjournals.com/buffalo/blog/2012/12/NewYearsBallDrop.html?page=2 Why the ball is dropped on New Year's Eve]. ''Business First''. Retrieved January 1, 2013.</ref> The ball drop was discontinued in 2018 because of dangerously cold temperatures.<ref name="wivb18"/>
* [[Orchard Park, New York]]: A ball is dropped.<ref name=biz1st2013>Bertola, David (December 31, 2012). [http://www.bizjournals.com/buffalo/blog/2012/12/NewYearsBallDrop.html?page=2 Why the ball is dropped on New Year's Eve]. ''Business First''. Retrieved January 1, 2013.</ref> The ball drop was discontinued in 2018 because of dangerously cold temperatures.<ref name="wivb18"/>
* [[Rochester, New York]]: A tree made out of kegs will be{{Rp|Did this happen?}} dropped to commence 2020.{{CN|date=January 2023}}
* [[Syracuse, New York]]: An [[Syracuse Orange|orange]] ball was dropped for 2013 and 2014; the event was canceled after that and replaced with a midsummer celebration.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.firstnightcny.com/ |title=First Night CNY |accessdate=2012-05-19}}</ref>
* [[Syracuse, New York]]: An [[Syracuse Orange|orange]] ball was dropped for 2013 and 2014; the event was canceled after that and replaced with a midsummer celebration.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.firstnightcny.com/ |title=First Night CNY |accessdate=2012-05-19}}</ref>
* [[Watertown, New York]]: A [[beach ball]] is dropped at noon New Year's Eve, which kicks off the city's season-long winter celebration, ''Snowtown USA''.<ref>Scee, Timothy W. II (December 22, 2014). [http://www.newzjunky.com/news2014/1222snow_town.htm Snowtown USA Will Kick Off With Inaugural 'Noon Year's Eve' at Ice Arena]{{Dead link|date=July 2022 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}. ''Newzjunky.com''. Retrieved December 22, 2014.</ref>
* [[Watertown, New York]]: A [[beach ball]] is dropped at noon New Year's Eve, which kicks off the city's season-long winter celebration, ''Snowtown USA''.<ref>Scee, Timothy W. II (December 22, 2014). [http://www.newzjunky.com/news2014/1222snow_town.htm Snowtown USA Will Kick Off With Inaugural 'Noon Year's Eve' at Ice Arena]{{Dead link|date=July 2022 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}. ''Newzjunky.com''. Retrieved December 22, 2014.</ref>
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[[File:Gold Nugget Drop.jpg|alt=Marion NC Gold Nugget Drop|thumb|158x158px|[http://www.mcdowellnews.com/news/marion-s-new-year-s-eve-event-gets-national-recognition/article_a6dc3e1c-f002-11e7-845f-f7ae43c4074c.html Marion NC Gold Nugget Drop]]]
[[File:Gold Nugget Drop.jpg|alt=Marion NC Gold Nugget Drop|thumb|158x158px|[http://www.mcdowellnews.com/news/marion-s-new-year-s-eve-event-gets-national-recognition/article_a6dc3e1c-f002-11e7-845f-f7ae43c4074c.html Marion NC Gold Nugget Drop]]]
* [[Beaufort, North Carolina]]: A pirate is dropped.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://beaufortsbest.blogspot.com/p/2014-events.html |title=Beaufort North Carolina's BEST |accessdate=2019-04-16}}</ref>
* [[Beaufort, North Carolina]]: A pirate is dropped.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://beaufortsbest.blogspot.com/p/2014-events.html |title=Beaufort North Carolina's BEST |accessdate=2019-04-16}}</ref>
* [[Black Creek, North Carolina]]: A large red [[heart]] drop represents "A Small Town with a Big Heart".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.townofblackcreek.org/ |title=Town of Black Creek, North Carolina |accessdate=2012-05-19}}</ref>
* [[Black Creek, North Carolina]]: A large red heart drop represents "A Small Town with a Big Heart".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.townofblackcreek.org/ |title=Town of Black Creek, North Carolina |accessdate=2012-05-19}}</ref>
* [[Clay County, North Carolina|Brasstown, North Carolina]]: A plexiglas pyramid containing a living [[opossum]] is lowered from the roof of Clay Logan's [[convenience store]] for [[The Possum Drop]]. The possum is turned loose at the end of the celebration. Despite these measures, the event has been met with criticism from [[animal rights]] activists, particularly [[PETA]], who has a history of objections to the event.<ref name=charlotteobserver-possum14>{{cite web|title=PETA will appear in court on Monday to block Brasstown's Possum Drop|url=http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2013/12/21/4561168/peta-will-appear-in-court-on-monday.html|work=Charlotte Observer|accessdate=2 January 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140102194411/http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2013/12/21/4561168/peta-will-appear-in-court-on-monday.html|archive-date=2 January 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author=Shaffer, Josh|date=November 13, 2012|url=http://www.newsobserver.com/2012/11/13/2481006/opossum-drop-halted-in-brasstown.html|title=NC judge halts Brasstown's Opossum Drop|work=Raleigh News-Observer|accessdate=November 14, 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121115214515/http://www.newsobserver.com/2012/11/13/2481006/opossum-drop-halted-in-brasstown.html|archive-date=November 15, 2012}}</ref> The event resumed in 2014.<ref name=wtvr-possumdrop>{{cite web|title=Controversial possum drop prevails in NC|url=http://wtvr.com/2014/01/01/possum-drop-brasstown/|work=WTVR|date=January 2014|publisher=[[Tribune Broadcasting]]|accessdate=2 January 2014}}</ref> After PETA protests, organizers announced in January 2018 they would be stepping down and retiring from organizing the event, saying that "it's a hard job to do" and "it's time to move on."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/article193347829.html|title=NC's controversial 'Possum Drop' isn't playing dead. It's over, report says.|website=newsobserver|access-date=5 March 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.journalpatriot.com/opinion/possums-and-politics-a-north-carolina-tradition-ends/article_2804b094-fa41-11e7-a766-8fa34bde4f12.html|title=Possums and politics: A North Carolina tradition ends|first=Colin|last=Campbell|website=Journal Patriot|access-date=5 March 2019}}</ref>
* [[Clay County, North Carolina|Brasstown, North Carolina]]: A [[plexiglas]] pyramid containing a living [[opossum]] is lowered from the roof of Clay Logan's [[convenience store]] for [[The Possum Drop]]. The possum is turned loose at the end of the celebration. Despite these measures, the event has been criticised by [[animal rights]] activists, particularly [[PETA]], who have a history of objections to the event.<ref name=charlotteobserver-possum14>{{cite web|title=PETA will appear in court on Monday to block Brasstown's Possum Drop|url=http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2013/12/21/4561168/peta-will-appear-in-court-on-monday.html|work=Charlotte Observer|accessdate=2 January 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140102194411/http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2013/12/21/4561168/peta-will-appear-in-court-on-monday.html|archive-date=2 January 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author=Shaffer, Josh|date=November 13, 2012|url=http://www.newsobserver.com/2012/11/13/2481006/opossum-drop-halted-in-brasstown.html|title=NC judge halts Brasstown's Opossum Drop|work=Raleigh News-Observer|accessdate=November 14, 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121115214515/http://www.newsobserver.com/2012/11/13/2481006/opossum-drop-halted-in-brasstown.html|archive-date=November 15, 2012}}</ref> The event resumed in 2014.<ref name=wtvr-possumdrop>{{cite web|title=Controversial possum drop prevails in NC|url=http://wtvr.com/2014/01/01/possum-drop-brasstown/|work=WTVR|date=January 2014|publisher=[[Tribune Broadcasting]]|accessdate=2 January 2014}}</ref> After PETA protests, organizers announced in January 2018 they would be stepping down and retiring from organizing the event, saying that "it's a hard job to do" and "it's time to move on."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/article193347829.html|title=NC's controversial 'Possum Drop' isn't playing dead. It's over, report says.|website=newsobserver|access-date=5 March 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.journalpatriot.com/opinion/possums-and-politics-a-north-carolina-tradition-ends/article_2804b094-fa41-11e7-a766-8fa34bde4f12.html|title=Possums and politics: A North Carolina tradition ends|first=Colin|last=Campbell|website=Journal Patriot|date=16 January 2018 |access-date=5 March 2019}}</ref>
* [[Burgaw, North Carolina]]: A blueberry drops in reference to the town's annual blueberry festival.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ncblueberryfestival.com/blueberry-drop/ |title=NC Blueberry Festival |accessdate=2019-04-16}}</ref>
* [[Burgaw, North Carolina]]: A blueberry drops in reference to the town's annual blueberry festival.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ncblueberryfestival.com/blueberry-drop/ |title=NC Blueberry Festival |accessdate=2019-04-16}}</ref>
* [[Eastover, North Carolina]]: A three-foot tall, thirty-pound wooden [[flea]] is dropped.<ref name="wral">[http://www.wral.com/news/state/story/8859736/ NC greets New Year with giant acorn, pickle, flea]. ''WRAL''. Retrieved 2010-12-31.</ref>
* [[Eastover, North Carolina]]: A three-foot tall, thirty-pound wooden [[flea]] is dropped.<ref name="wral">[http://www.wral.com/news/state/story/8859736/ NC greets New Year with giant acorn, pickle, flea]. ''WRAL''. Retrieved 2010-12-31.</ref>
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* [[Chagrin Falls, Ohio]]: A ball of [[popcorn]]<!-- wikilink included because of existing article, not in order to promote the business --> is dropped.<ref>{{cite news|first=Kaylee|last=Remington|title=70-pound popcorn ball returned to popular Chagrin Falls shop|url=http://www.cleveland.com/crime/index.ssf/2017/03/70-pound_popcorn_ball_returned.html|work=[[The Plain Dealer]]|date=March 15, 2017|access-date=December 20, 2017}}</ref>
* [[Chagrin Falls, Ohio]]: A ball of [[popcorn]]<!-- wikilink included because of existing article, not in order to promote the business --> is dropped.<ref>{{cite news|first=Kaylee|last=Remington|title=70-pound popcorn ball returned to popular Chagrin Falls shop|url=http://www.cleveland.com/crime/index.ssf/2017/03/70-pound_popcorn_ball_returned.html|work=[[The Plain Dealer]]|date=March 15, 2017|access-date=December 20, 2017}}</ref>
* [[Cincinnati, Ohio]]: A [[flying pig]] is "flown", not dropped, confirming there is at least one occasion [[Flying pig|"when pigs fly"]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.buycincy.com/2009/12/new-years-eve-2009-where-to-pa.html |title= BuyCincy: Cincinnati &#124; New Years Eve 2009: Where to Party|website=www.buycincy.com |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111005211520/http://www.buycincy.com/2009/12/new-years-eve-2009-where-to-pa.html |archive-date=October 5, 2011}}</ref>
* [[Cincinnati]]: A [[flying pig]] is "flown", not dropped, confirming there is at least one occasion [[Flying pig|"when pigs fly"]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.buycincy.com/2009/12/new-years-eve-2009-where-to-pa.html |title= BuyCincy: Cincinnati &#124; New Years Eve 2009: Where to Party|website=www.buycincy.com |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111005211520/http://www.buycincy.com/2009/12/new-years-eve-2009-where-to-pa.html |archive-date=October 5, 2011}}</ref>
* [[Elmore, Ohio]]: A [[sausage]] is dropped.<ref>{{cite web|author=PoliSigh |url=http://www.streetprophets.com/story/2006/12/31/112737/32#6 |title=Faith and Politics |work=Street Prophets |date=2006-12-31 |accessdate=2012-05-19 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090704182028/http://www.streetprophets.com/story/2006/12/31/112737/32 |archive-date=July 4, 2009 }}</ref>
* [[Elmore, Ohio]]: A [[sausage]] is dropped.<ref>{{cite web|author=PoliSigh |url=http://www.streetprophets.com/story/2006/12/31/112737/32#6 |title=Faith and Politics |work=Street Prophets |date=2006-12-31 |accessdate=2012-05-19 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090704182028/http://www.streetprophets.com/story/2006/12/31/112737/32 |archive-date=July 4, 2009 }}</ref>
* [[Lakeside, Ohio]]: A doughnut is dropped.<ref>{{cite news|first=Sheri|last=Trusty|title=Lakeside's Donut Drop will provide sweet start to New Year|url=https://www.thebeacon.net/lakesides-donut-drop-will-provide-sweet-start-to-new-year/|work=The Beacon|date=December 21, 2022|access-date=December 9, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|first=Hannah|last=Brainard|title=Donut Drop set for NYE|url=https://sanduskyregister.com/news/435318/donut-drop-set-for-nye/|work=[[Sandusky Register]]|date=December 29, 2022|access-date=December 11, 2023}}</ref>
* [[Lakeside, Ohio]]: A doughnut is dropped.<ref>{{cite news|first=Sheri|last=Trusty|title=Lakeside's Donut Drop will provide sweet start to New Year|url=https://www.thebeacon.net/lakesides-donut-drop-will-provide-sweet-start-to-new-year/|work=The Beacon|date=December 21, 2022|access-date=December 9, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|first=Hannah|last=Brainard|title=Donut Drop set for NYE|url=https://sanduskyregister.com/news/435318/donut-drop-set-for-nye/|work=[[Sandusky Register]]|date=December 29, 2022|access-date=December 11, 2023}}</ref>
* [[Marion, Ohio]]: In the home of the annual Marion Popcorn Festival and the home of the Wyandot Popcorn Company, a giant ball of [[popcorn]] is dropped.<ref name="cbs08">Associated Press (2008-12-31). [https://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/12/31/holidays/main4693827.shtml Pickle, Peach, Carp Drops Mark New Year]. CBS News. Retrieved 2010-12-31.</ref>
* [[Marion, Ohio]]: In the home of the annual Marion Popcorn Festival and the home of the Wyandot Popcorn Company, a giant ball of [[popcorn]] is dropped.<ref name="cbs08">Associated Press (2008-12-31). [https://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/12/31/holidays/main4693827.shtml Pickle, Peach, Carp Drops Mark New Year]. CBS News. Retrieved 2010-12-31.</ref>
* [[New Carlisle, Ohio]]: A 7.5-foot, 200-pound aluminum ball is lowered by 90 feet at midnight.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Cottrel: New Carlisle’s annual New Year’s Eve ball drop returns |url=https://www.springfieldnewssun.com/news/cottrel-new-carlisles-annual-new-years-eve-ball-drop-returns/DXIXDBON7NE5DIMSDAQDJ3QKEY/ |access-date=2024-01-04 |website=springfield-news-sun |language=English}}</ref>
* [[New Carlisle, Ohio]]: A 7.5-foot, 200-pound aluminum ball is lowered by 90 feet at midnight.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Cottrel: New Carlisle's annual New Year's Eve ball drop returns |url=https://www.springfieldnewssun.com/news/cottrel-new-carlisles-annual-new-years-eve-ball-drop-returns/DXIXDBON7NE5DIMSDAQDJ3QKEY/ |access-date=2024-01-04 |website=springfield-news-sun |language=English}}</ref>
* [[Port Clinton, Ohio]]: A [[walleye]] fish named "Captain Wylie Walleye" is dropped.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.walleyemadness.com/ |title=Walleye Drop |location=Port Clinton, Ohio |publisher=Walleye Madness |accessdate=2012-05-19 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120513002024/http://www.walleyemadness.com/ |archive-date=2012-05-13 }}</ref>
* [[Port Clinton, Ohio]]: A [[walleye]] fish named "Captain Wylie Walleye" is dropped.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.walleyemadness.com/ |title=Walleye Drop |location=Port Clinton, Ohio |publisher=Walleye Madness |accessdate=2012-05-19 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120513002024/http://www.walleyemadness.com/ |archive-date=2012-05-13 }}</ref>
* [[Yellow Springs, Ohio]]: A [[ball]] is dropped.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.yellowspringsohio.org/event/new-years-eve-ball-drop-in-yellow-springs/|title=New Year's Eve Ball Drop in Yellow Springs - Yellow Springs, Ohio|website=yellowspringsohio.org|access-date=5 March 2019}}</ref>
* [[Yellow Springs, Ohio]]: A [[ball]] is dropped.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.yellowspringsohio.org/event/new-years-eve-ball-drop-in-yellow-springs/|title=New Year's Eve Ball Drop in Yellow Springs - Yellow Springs, Ohio|website=yellowspringsohio.org|access-date=5 March 2019}}</ref>
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* [[Blain, Pennsylvania]]: A wooden cow is dropped from a [[Storage silo|silo]].<ref name="wgal">{{cite web|url=http://www.wgal.com/holidays/4004255/detail.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120205153914/http://www.wgal.com/holidays/4004255/detail.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=5 February 2012|title=Wrench Drop To Join New Year's Events - Holidays News Story - WGAL The Susquehanna Valley|date=5 February 2012|access-date=5 March 2019}}</ref>
* [[Blain, Pennsylvania]]: A wooden cow is dropped from a [[Storage silo|silo]].<ref name="wgal">{{cite web|url=http://www.wgal.com/holidays/4004255/detail.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120205153914/http://www.wgal.com/holidays/4004255/detail.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=5 February 2012|title=Wrench Drop To Join New Year's Events - Holidays News Story - WGAL The Susquehanna Valley|date=5 February 2012|access-date=5 March 2019}}</ref>
* [[Boyertown, Pennsylvania]]: A bear has been dropped since 2010.<ref name="wfmz2016"/>
* [[Boyertown, Pennsylvania]]: A bear has been dropped since 2010.<ref name="wfmz2016"/>
* [[Bradford, Pennsylvania]]: A model [[gazebo]] has been dropped since 2019; previous to that, a ball had been dropped on an irregular basis.<ref>{{Cite web|author=Ruth Bogdan|title=First Night Bradford plans grand welcome for 2020|url=http://www.bradfordera.com/bradford/first-night-bradford-plans-grand-welcome-for-2020/article_8bb3a741-9208-55aa-b14d-81b36159b16b.html|access-date=2021-01-08|website=The Bradford Era}}</ref>
* [[Bradford, Pennsylvania]]: A model [[gazebo]] has been dropped since 2019; previous to that, a ball had been dropped on an irregular basis.<ref>{{Cite web|author=Ruth Bogdan|title=First Night Bradford plans grand welcome for 2020|url=http://www.bradfordera.com/bradford/first-night-bradford-plans-grand-welcome-for-2020/article_8bb3a741-9208-55aa-b14d-81b36159b16b.html|access-date=2021-01-08|website=The Bradford Era|date=27 December 2019 }}</ref>
* [[Burnham, Pennsylvania]]: Starting in 2018, a replica railroad wheel was dropped honoring Standard Steel LLC, which has operated for over 200 years.
* [[Burnham, Pennsylvania]]: Starting in 2018, a replica railroad wheel was dropped honoring Standard Steel LLC, which has operated for over 200 years.
* [[Carlisle, Pennsylvania]]: A button is dropped.<ref name="pennlive.com">{{cite web|url=http://www.pennlive.com/entertainment/index.ssf/2016/12/new_years_eve_2016_strange_qui.html|title=New Year's Eve 2016: Strange and quirky central Pa. drops|website=PennLive.com|date=19 December 2016|access-date=5 March 2019}}</ref>
* [[Carlisle, Pennsylvania]]: A button is dropped.<ref name="pennlive.com">{{cite web|url=http://www.pennlive.com/entertainment/index.ssf/2016/12/new_years_eve_2016_strange_qui.html|title=New Year's Eve 2016: Strange and quirky central Pa. drops|website=PennLive.com|date=19 December 2016|access-date=5 March 2019}}</ref>
* [[Chambersburg, Pennsylvania]]: A bag of Martin’s Potato Rolls is dropped.<ref name=“abc27.com”>{{cite web|url=https://www.abc27.com/good-day-pa/chambersburgs-new-years-even-martins-potato-roll-drop/amp/|title=Chambersburg’s New Year’s Even Martin’s Potato Roll Drop|website=ABC27|date=28 December 2023|access-date=1 January 2024}}</ref>
* [[Chambersburg, Pennsylvania]]: A bag of Martin's Potato Rolls is dropped.<ref name="abc27.com">{{cite web|url=https://www.abc27.com/good-day-pa/chambersburgs-new-years-even-martins-potato-roll-drop/amp/|title=Chambersburg's New Year's Even Martin's Potato Roll Drop|website=ABC27|date=28 December 2023|access-date=1 January 2024}}</ref>
* [[Cleona, Pennsylvania]]: A [[pretzel]] is raised.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.visitlebanoncounty.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=44&Itemid=77 |title=Events |work=Visit Lebanon County PA |date=2012-03-17 |accessdate=2012-05-19}}</ref>
* [[Cleona, Pennsylvania]]: A [[pretzel]] is raised.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.visitlebanoncounty.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=44&Itemid=77 |title=Events |work=Visit Lebanon County PA |date=2012-03-17 |accessdate=2012-05-19}}</ref>
* [[Cornwall, Pennsylvania]]: A Cannonball Drop commemorates the historic [[Cornwall Iron Furnace]]. The Civil War-era bowling-ball-sized cannonball is courtesy of Sgt. Damian Smith, command historian for the [[Pennsylvania National Guard]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ldnews.com/lebanonnews/ci_16958084 |title=Lebanon Daily News(.com): Cornwall to drop cannonball |publisher=Ldnews.com |date=2010-12-29 |accessdate=2014-05-28 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120310180631/http://www.ldnews.com/lebanonnews/ci_16958084 |archive-date=2012-03-10 }}</ref>
* [[Cornwall, Pennsylvania]]: A Cannonball Drop commemorates the historic [[Cornwall Iron Furnace]]. The Civil War-era bowling-ball-sized cannonball is courtesy of Sgt. Damian Smith, command historian for the [[Pennsylvania National Guard]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ldnews.com/lebanonnews/ci_16958084 |title=Lebanon Daily News(.com): Cornwall to drop cannonball |publisher=Ldnews.com |date=2010-12-29 |accessdate=2014-05-28 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120310180631/http://www.ldnews.com/lebanonnews/ci_16958084 |archive-date=2012-03-10 }}</ref>
* [[Dillsburg, Pennsylvania]]: Two [[Pickled cucumber|pickles]] are dropped;<ref name="cumberlink">{{Cite web|url=https://cumberlink.com/news/getting-ready-for-next-party/article_7c671efa-a03a-571c-8271-f3e3f0d1bfa1.html|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090704025515/http://www.cumberlink.com/articles/2006/12/26/news/news80.txt|url-status=dead|title=Getting ready for next party|date=December 26, 2006|archive-date=4 July 2009|website=The Sentinel|accessdate=30 March 2023}}</ref> the "Lil' Dill" at 7:00&nbsp;p.m. ET (midnight in Ireland, in celebration of Dillsburg's Irish founders), and "Mr. Pickle" at midnight.<ref name="whp10"/><ref name="pennlive.com"/> This practice was canceled in 2017-18 due to dangerously cold temperatures, but subsequently brought back for 2018–19.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Klar |first=Rebecca |title=New Year's Eve in York County: Pickle Drop, more returning to ring in 2019 |url=https://www.yorkdispatch.com/story/news/local/2018/12/26/new-years-eve-york-county-pickle-drop-more-returning-ring-2019/2378395002/ |access-date=2024-01-04 |website=York Dispatch |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-12-27 |title=New ‘sturdier’ pickle to debut during Dillsburg’s New Year’s Eve celebration |url=https://www.abc27.com/holidays/new-sturdier-pickle-to-debut-during-dillsburgs-new-years-eve-celebration/ |access-date=2024-01-04 |website=ABC27 |language=en-US}}</ref>
* [[Dillsburg, Pennsylvania]]: Two [[Pickled cucumber|pickles]] are dropped;<ref name="cumberlink">{{Cite web|url=https://cumberlink.com/news/getting-ready-for-next-party/article_7c671efa-a03a-571c-8271-f3e3f0d1bfa1.html|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090704025515/http://www.cumberlink.com/articles/2006/12/26/news/news80.txt|url-status=dead|title=Getting ready for next party|date=December 26, 2006|archive-date=4 July 2009|website=The Sentinel|accessdate=30 March 2023}}</ref> the "Lil' Dill" at 7:00&nbsp;p.m. ET (midnight in Ireland, in celebration of Dillsburg's Irish founders), and "Mr. Pickle" at midnight.<ref name="whp10"/><ref name="pennlive.com"/> This practice was canceled in 2017–18 due to dangerously cold temperatures, but subsequently brought back for 2018–19.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Klar |first=Rebecca |title=New Year's Eve in York County: Pickle Drop, more returning to ring in 2019 |url=https://www.yorkdispatch.com/story/news/local/2018/12/26/new-years-eve-york-county-pickle-drop-more-returning-ring-2019/2378395002/ |access-date=2024-01-04 |website=York Dispatch |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-12-27 |title=New 'sturdier' pickle to debut during Dillsburg's New Year's Eve celebration |url=https://www.abc27.com/holidays/new-sturdier-pickle-to-debut-during-dillsburgs-new-years-eve-celebration/ |access-date=2024-01-04 |website=ABC27 |language=en-US}}</ref>
* [[Drexel Hill, Pennsylvania]]: Starting in 2017, a "fire truck" ball will be lowered.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Tustin |first=Kevin |date=2017-12-29 |title=Drexel Hill planning first ball drop to ring in the New Year |url=https://www.delcotimes.com/2017/12/29/drexel-hill-planning-first-ball-drop-to-ring-in-the-new-year-2/ |access-date=2024-01-07 |website=Delco Times |language=en-US}}</ref>
* [[Drexel Hill, Pennsylvania]]: Starting in 2017, a "fire truck" ball will be lowered.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Tustin |first=Kevin |date=2017-12-29 |title=Drexel Hill planning first ball drop to ring in the New Year |url=https://www.delcotimes.com/2017/12/29/drexel-hill-planning-first-ball-drop-to-ring-in-the-new-year-2/ |access-date=2024-01-07 |website=Delco Times |language=en-US}}</ref>
* [[Duncannon, Pennsylvania]]: A [[sled]] is dropped.<ref name="cumberlink"/>
* [[Duncannon, Pennsylvania]]: A [[sled]] is dropped.<ref name="cumberlink"/>
* [[East Petersburg, Pennsylvania]]: A large "Haydn's Jug" is dropped.<ref name=":0" />
* [[East Petersburg, Pennsylvania]]: A large "Haydn's Jug" is dropped.<ref name=":0" />
* [[Easton, Pennsylvania]]: A ten-foot [[Crayola]] crayon is dropped at 8{{nbsp}}pm to accommodate children's bedtimes<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20160406162741/http://www.bergennews.com/2010/12/23/crayolas-%E2%80%98extreme%E2%80%99-new-years-eve-plans/ Crayola's ‘extreme’ New Year’s eve plans<!-- Bot generated title -->]. Retrieved December 30, 2011.</ref>
* [[Easton, Pennsylvania]]: A ten-foot [[Crayola]] crayon is dropped at 8{{nbsp}}pm to accommodate children's bedtimes<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20160406162741/http://www.bergennews.com/2010/12/23/crayolas-%E2%80%98extreme%E2%80%99-new-years-eve-plans/ Crayola's ‘extreme’ New Year’s eve plans<!-- Bot generated title -->]. Retrieved December 30, 2011.</ref>
* [[Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania]]: A giant [[M&M's|M&M]] is dropped at midnight [[Coordinated Universal Time|UTC]] to correspond with midnight in [[sister city]] [[Letterkenny]] in Ireland.<ref name="lancasteronline"/> This changed to a [[Dove (chocolate)|Dove chocolate bar]] in 2012–13; both Dove and M&M's are manufactured in Elizabethtown.<ref>[http://www.wivb.com/dpp/news/local/where-to-find-a-new-years-ball-drop Where to find a New Year's ball drop]. ''WIVB-TV''. Retrieved December 31, 2012. {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130103203701/http://www.wivb.com/dpp/news/local/where-to-find-a-new-years-ball-drop |date=January 3, 2013 }}</ref> The final year was 2013–14.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Writer |first=By CHAD UMBLE {{!}} Staff |date=2014-10-03 |title=Plug is pulled on Elizabethtown’s New Year’s Eve celebration |url=https://lancasteronline.com/elizabethtown/news/plug-is-pulled-on-elizabethtown-s-new-year-s-eve-celebration/article_e6fb2ff6-4b07-11e4-9b4c-001a4bcf6878.html |access-date=2024-01-07 |website=LancasterOnline |language=en}}</ref>
* [[Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania]]: A giant [[M&M's|M&M]] is dropped at midnight [[Coordinated Universal Time|UTC]] to correspond with midnight in [[sister city]] [[Letterkenny]] in Ireland.<ref name="lancasteronline"/> This changed to a [[Dove (chocolate)|Dove chocolate bar]] in 2012–13; both Dove and M&M's are manufactured in Elizabethtown.<ref>[http://www.wivb.com/dpp/news/local/where-to-find-a-new-years-ball-drop Where to find a New Year's ball drop]. ''WIVB-TV''. Retrieved December 31, 2012. {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130103203701/http://www.wivb.com/dpp/news/local/where-to-find-a-new-years-ball-drop |date=January 3, 2013 }}</ref> The final year was 2013–14.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Writer |first=By CHAD UMBLE {{!}} Staff |date=2014-10-03 |title=Plug is pulled on Elizabethtown's New Year's Eve celebration |url=https://lancasteronline.com/elizabethtown/news/plug-is-pulled-on-elizabethtown-s-new-year-s-eve-celebration/article_e6fb2ff6-4b07-11e4-9b4c-001a4bcf6878.html |access-date=2024-01-07 |website=LancasterOnline |language=en}}</ref>
* [[Falmouth, Pennsylvania]]: A stuffed [[goat]] is dropped.<ref name="wgal"/>
* [[Falmouth, Pennsylvania]]: A stuffed [[goat]] is dropped.<ref name="wgal"/>
* [[Halifax, Pennsylvania]]: A Hemlock tree is dropped.<ref name="pennlive1"/><ref>{{cite news |agency=The Associated Press |url=http://www.pennlive.com/entertainment/index.ssf/2008/12/midstate_drops_everything_to_r.html |title=Midstate drops everything to ring in 2009 |work=Pennlive.com |date=2008-12-30 |accessdate=2012-05-19 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090704071344/http://www.pennlive.com/entertainment/index.ssf/2008/12/midstate_drops_everything_to_r.html |archive-date=2009-07-04 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.camphebron.org/|title=Camp Hebron - Retreat Center & Summer Camp|website=Camp Hebron|access-date=5 March 2019}}</ref>
* [[Halifax, Pennsylvania]]: A Hemlock tree is dropped.<ref name="pennlive1"/><ref>{{cite news |agency=The Associated Press |url=http://www.pennlive.com/entertainment/index.ssf/2008/12/midstate_drops_everything_to_r.html |title=Midstate drops everything to ring in 2009 |work=Pennlive.com |date=2008-12-30 |accessdate=2012-05-19 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090704071344/http://www.pennlive.com/entertainment/index.ssf/2008/12/midstate_drops_everything_to_r.html |archive-date=2009-07-04 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.camphebron.org/|title=Camp Hebron - Retreat Center & Summer Camp|website=Camp Hebron|access-date=5 March 2019}}</ref>
* [[Hallam, Pennsylvania]]: A replica of the [[Haines Shoe House]] is dropped.<ref name="whp10">[http://www.whptv.com/news/local/story/New-Years-Eve-events/X3NmnnxvjESOPa2NK_3U0A.cspx New Year's Eve events]. WHP-TV. Retrieved 2010-12-31. {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110108050636/http://www.whptv.com/news/local/story/New-Years-Eve-events/X3NmnnxvjESOPa2NK_3U0A.cspx |date=January 8, 2011 }}</ref>
* [[Hallam, Pennsylvania]]: A replica of the [[Haines Shoe House]] is dropped.<ref name="whp10">[http://www.whptv.com/news/local/story/New-Years-Eve-events/X3NmnnxvjESOPa2NK_3U0A.cspx New Year's Eve events]. WHP-TV. Retrieved 2010-12-31. {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110108050636/http://www.whptv.com/news/local/story/New-Years-Eve-events/X3NmnnxvjESOPa2NK_3U0A.cspx |date=January 8, 2011 }}</ref>
* [[Harrisburg, Pennsylvania]]: A [[strawberry]] is dropped.<ref name="pennlive1"/><ref>[http://www.harrisburgevents.com/Common_pages/New_Years.html Harrisburg New Year's Eve Celebration] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090117045010/http://www.harrisburgevents.com/Common_pages/New_Years.html |date=January 17, 2009 }}</ref><ref name="pennlive.com"/>
* [[Harrisburg, Pennsylvania]]: A [[strawberry]] is dropped.<ref name="pennlive1"/><ref>[http://www.harrisburgevents.com/Common_pages/New_Years.html Harrisburg New Year's Eve Celebration] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090117045010/http://www.harrisburgevents.com/Common_pages/New_Years.html |date=January 17, 2009 }}</ref><ref name="pennlive.com"/>
* [[Hanover, Pennsylvania]]: A [[Pac-Man (character)|Pac-Man]] drop has been hosted by a local arcade since 2013.<ref name="pennlive.com"/><ref>{{Cite web |last=VanAsdalan |first=Lindsay C. |title=Hanover drops Pac-Man to ring in New Year |url=https://www.eveningsun.com/story/news/2016/12/27/hanover-drops-pac-man-ring-new-year/95880592/ |access-date=2024-02-05 |website=The Evening Sun |language=en-US}}</ref>
* [[Hanover, Pennsylvania]]: A Three Foot Pac-Man is Dropped at Midnight <ref name="pennlive.com"/>
* [[Hershey, Pennsylvania]]: A [[Hershey Kiss]] replica is raised.<ref name="pennlive1"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hersheynewyears.org/ |title=www.HersheyNewYears.org |accessdate=2012-05-19}}</ref><ref name="pennlive.com"/>
* [[Hershey, Pennsylvania]]: A [[Hershey Kiss]] replica is raised.<ref name="pennlive1"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hersheynewyears.org/ |title=www.HersheyNewYears.org |accessdate=2012-05-19}}</ref><ref name="pennlive.com"/>
* [[Highspire, Pennsylvania]]: Highspire drops candy in commemoration of the Knights Candy Store that operated there during the 1950s to 1970s.<ref name="pennlive.com"/>
* [[Highspire, Pennsylvania]]: Highspire drops candy in commemoration of the Knights Candy Store that operated there during the 1950s to 1970s.<ref name="pennlive.com"/>
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* [[Lancaster, Pennsylvania]]: A red [[rose]] is dropped.<ref name="postgazette"/>
* [[Lancaster, Pennsylvania]]: A red [[rose]] is dropped.<ref name="postgazette"/>
[[Image:LebanonBolognaDrop2008.jpg|thumb|Lebanon's 12&nbsp;ft, 150&nbsp;pound New Year's Eve bologna]]
[[Image:LebanonBolognaDrop2008.jpg|thumb|Lebanon's 12&nbsp;ft, 150&nbsp;pound New Year's Eve bologna]]
* [[Lebanon, Pennsylvania]]: A 100-pound stick of Lebanon [[Bologna]] is dropped. The bologna itself is distributed to a local [[food bank]] and [[animal shelter]] following the drop. For the 2016-2017 this has been modified to ten 20 sticks.<ref name="postgazette"/><ref name="pennlive.com"/>
* [[Lebanon, Pennsylvania]]: A 100-pound stick of Lebanon [[Bologna]] is dropped. The bologna itself is distributed to a local [[food bank]] and [[animal shelter]] following the drop. For the 2016–2017 this has been modified to ten 20 sticks.<ref name="postgazette"/><ref name="pennlive.com"/>
* [[Lewistown, Pennsylvania]]: A bag of Hartley's [[potato chips]] is dropped.<ref name="lewistown"/>
* [[Lewistown, Pennsylvania]]: A bag of Hartley's [[potato chips]] is dropped.<ref name="lewistown"/>
* [[Lisburn, Pennsylvania]]: A pair of yellow pants or "britches" is dropped in honor of the [[Yellow Breeches Creek]].<ref name="pennlive">{{cite web|url=http://www.pennlive.com/midstate/index.ssf/2009/12/new_years_eve_celebrations_wha.html |title=New Year's Eve celebrations: What's dropping where |publisher=PennLive.com |date=December 2009 |accessdate=2012-05-19}}</ref><ref>[http://www.villageoflisburn.us/ Lisburn] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101106085155/http://www.villageoflisburn.us/ |date=November 6, 2010 }}</ref><ref name="pennlive.com"/>
* [[Lisburn, Pennsylvania]]: A pair of yellow pants or "britches" is dropped in honor of the [[Yellow Breeches Creek]].<ref name="pennlive">{{cite web|url=http://www.pennlive.com/midstate/index.ssf/2009/12/new_years_eve_celebrations_wha.html |title=New Year's Eve celebrations: What's dropping where |publisher=PennLive.com |date=December 2009 |accessdate=2012-05-19}}</ref><ref>[http://www.villageoflisburn.us/ Lisburn] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101106085155/http://www.villageoflisburn.us/ |date=November 6, 2010 }}</ref><ref name="pennlive.com"/>
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* [[Newville, Pennsylvania]]: A big [[Spring (device)|spring]] is dropped.<ref name="cumberlink"/>
* [[Newville, Pennsylvania]]: A big [[Spring (device)|spring]] is dropped.<ref name="cumberlink"/>
* [[Palmyra, Pennsylvania]]: "The Giant Shoe" is dropped.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.palmyra250.com |access-date=December 19, 2010 |url-status=dead|title=Archived copy |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101222111821/http://palmyra250.com/ |archive-date=December 22, 2010 }}</ref>
* [[Palmyra, Pennsylvania]]: "The Giant Shoe" is dropped.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.palmyra250.com |access-date=December 19, 2010 |url-status=dead|title=Archived copy |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101222111821/http://palmyra250.com/ |archive-date=December 22, 2010 }}</ref>
* [[Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania]]: A ball representing the planet earth, made of recycled materials, was raised for 2007.<ref name="postgazette"/>
* [[Pittsburgh]]: A ball representing the planet earth, made of recycled materials, was raised for 2007.<ref name="postgazette"/>
* [[Plains Township, Pennsylvania|Plains Township, Pennsylvania]]: {{As of|2022}}, for 2023, a replica brick is dropped.<ref>{{cite news|first=Bob|last=Kalinowski|title=Plains Twp. celebrating 'The Brick' this New Year's Eve|url=https://www.citizensvoice.com/news/plains-twp-celebrating-the-brick-this-new-years-eve/article_378558ef-eca9-5960-bfa5-f579047c9640.html|work=[[The Citizens' Voice]]|date=November 21, 2022|access-date=November 21, 2022|url-access=subscription}}</ref>
* [[Plains Township, Pennsylvania]]: {{As of|2022}}, for 2023, a replica brick is dropped.<ref>{{cite news|first=Bob|last=Kalinowski|title=Plains Twp. celebrating 'The Brick' this New Year's Eve|url=https://www.citizensvoice.com/news/plains-twp-celebrating-the-brick-this-new-years-eve/article_378558ef-eca9-5960-bfa5-f579047c9640.html|work=[[The Citizens' Voice]]|date=November 21, 2022|access-date=November 21, 2022|url-access=subscription}}</ref>
* [[Port Royal, Pennsylvania]]: A [[sprint car]] is dropped.<ref name="lewistown"/>
* [[Port Royal, Pennsylvania]]: A [[sprint car]] is dropped.<ref name="lewistown"/>
* [[Pottsville, Pennsylvania]]: A bottle of [[D.G. Yuengling & Son|Yuengling]] [[beer]] is raised.<ref name="postgazette"/>
* [[Pottsville, Pennsylvania]]: A bottle of [[D.G. Yuengling & Son|Yuengling]] [[beer]] is raised.<ref name="postgazette"/>
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* [[Richland, Pennsylvania]]: A [[cigar]] is dropped.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.wgal.com/r/5730078/detail.html |title= Get the Drop on Susquehanna Valley New Year's Celebrations - the Susquehanna Valley News Story - WGAL the Susquehanna Valley|website=www.wgal.com |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120308162238/http://www.wgal.com/r/5730078/detail.html |archive-date=March 8, 2012}}</ref>
* [[Richland, Pennsylvania]]: A [[cigar]] is dropped.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.wgal.com/r/5730078/detail.html |title= Get the Drop on Susquehanna Valley New Year's Celebrations - the Susquehanna Valley News Story - WGAL the Susquehanna Valley|website=www.wgal.com |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120308162238/http://www.wgal.com/r/5730078/detail.html |archive-date=March 8, 2012}}</ref>
* [[Shamokin, Pennsylvania]]: A chunk of [[coal]] is dropped, turning into a [[diamond]] at the bottom; the event has been held since 1987–88.<ref>[http://findarticles.com/p/news-articles/news-item-the-shamokin-pa/mi_8154/is_20071130/shamokin-hold-annual-coal-drop/ai_n53713244/ Find articles] {{Dead link|date=May 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://newsitem.com/news/welcome-2010-shamokin-crowd-sees-coal-drop-1.521309 |title=Welcome 2010 Shamokin crowd sees coal drop |work=News Item |date=2010-01-02 |access-date=2012-05-19 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120316092421/http://newsitem.com/news/welcome-2010-shamokin-crowd-sees-coal-drop-1.521309 |archive-date=2012-03-16 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* [[Shamokin, Pennsylvania]]: A chunk of [[coal]] is dropped, turning into a [[diamond]] at the bottom; the event has been held since 1987–88.<ref>[http://findarticles.com/p/news-articles/news-item-the-shamokin-pa/mi_8154/is_20071130/shamokin-hold-annual-coal-drop/ai_n53713244/ Find articles] {{Dead link|date=May 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://newsitem.com/news/welcome-2010-shamokin-crowd-sees-coal-drop-1.521309 |title=Welcome 2010 Shamokin crowd sees coal drop |work=News Item |date=2010-01-02 |access-date=2012-05-19 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120316092421/http://newsitem.com/news/welcome-2010-shamokin-crowd-sees-coal-drop-1.521309 |archive-date=2012-03-16 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* [[Shenandoah, Pennsylvania]]: A giant [[pierogi]] with [[kielbasi]] is dropped at 7:00{{nbsp}}pm, during 2017.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2017-01-01 |title=Pierogi and Kielbasa Drop on New Year’s Eve in Shenandoah |url=https://www.pahomepage.com/news/pierogi-and-kielbasa-drop-on-new-years-eve-in-shenandoah/ |access-date=2024-01-04 |website=PAhomepage.com |language=en-US}}</ref>
* [[Shenandoah, Pennsylvania]]: A giant [[pierogi]] with [[kielbasi]] is dropped at 7:00{{nbsp}}pm, during 2017.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2017-01-01 |title=Pierogi and Kielbasa Drop on New Year's Eve in Shenandoah |url=https://www.pahomepage.com/news/pierogi-and-kielbasa-drop-on-new-years-eve-in-shenandoah/ |access-date=2024-01-04 |website=PAhomepage.com |language=en-US}}</ref>
* [[Shippensburg, Pennsylvania]]: An [[anchor]] is dropped.<ref name="cumberlink"/><ref name="pennlive.com"/>
* [[Shippensburg, Pennsylvania]]: An [[anchor]] is dropped.<ref name="cumberlink"/><ref name="pennlive.com"/>
* [[Strasburg, Pennsylvania]]: [[Ping pong]] balls are dropped.<ref name="lancasteronline"/>
* [[Strasburg, Pennsylvania]]: [[Ping pong]] balls are dropped.<ref name="lancasteronline"/>
* [[Sunbury, Pennsylvania]]: An [[incandescent lamp]] is lit as an homage to the [[Edison Hotel (Sunbury, Pennsylvania)|Hotel Edison]] and its namesake, [[Thomas Edison]].<ref name=wbrewyou>[http://www.pahomepage.com/story/d/story/local-new-years-eve-celebration/17888/SH7IilefEEqDTH8_DXDsGA Local New Year's Eve Celebration] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150101025920/http://www.pahomepage.com/story/d/story/local-new-years-eve-celebration/17888/SH7IilefEEqDTH8_DXDsGA |date=2015-01-01 }}. ''WBRE and WYOU'' (December 31, 2014). Retrieved December 31, 2014.</ref>
* [[Sunbury, Pennsylvania]]: An [[incandescent lamp]] is lit as an homage to the [[Edison Hotel (Sunbury, Pennsylvania)|Hotel Edison]] and its namesake, [[Thomas Edison]].<ref name=wbrewyou>[http://www.pahomepage.com/story/d/story/local-new-years-eve-celebration/17888/SH7IilefEEqDTH8_DXDsGA Local New Year's Eve Celebration] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150101025920/http://www.pahomepage.com/story/d/story/local-new-years-eve-celebration/17888/SH7IilefEEqDTH8_DXDsGA |date=2015-01-01 }}. ''WBRE and WYOU'' (December 31, 2014). Retrieved December 31, 2014.</ref>
* [[Tamaqua, Pennsylvania]]: A group of eagles are raised at The ABC Tamaqua Hi-Rise.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Tamaqua New Year’s Eve gala ready for 25th year {{!}} Times News Online |url=https://www.tnonline.com/20221230/tamaqua-new-years-eve-gala-ready-for-25th-year/ |access-date=2024-01-04 |website=www.tnonline.com |language=en-US}}</ref>
* [[Tamaqua, Pennsylvania]]: A group of eagles are raised at The ABC Tamaqua Hi-Rise.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Tamaqua New Year's Eve gala ready for 25th year {{!}} Times News Online |url=https://www.tnonline.com/20221230/tamaqua-new-years-eve-gala-ready-for-25th-year/ |access-date=2024-01-04 |website=www.tnonline.com |language=en-US}}</ref>
* [[Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania]]: A chunk of [[coal]] is dropped, turning into a [[diamond]] at the bottom. The Wilkes-Barre celebration, which began in 1995–96, is an homage to the one in Shamokin.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hereayear.com/pennsylvanias-craziest-new-years-eve-droppings |title=10...9...8... PA's Craziest New Year's Eve Droppings |publisher=Here A Year |date=2012-12-31 |accessdate=2014-05-22}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://archives.timesleader.com/2005/2005_17/2005_12_14_NO_W_B_DIAMOND_DROP_AGAIN__MAYOR_LEIGHTON_SAYS_HE_WANTS_MORE_DOW.html |title=Wilkes-Barre, news, sports, obituaries, and classifieds for Luzerne County and Scranton &#124; The Times Leader, Wilkes-Barre, Scranton PA - www.timesleader.com |publisher=Archives.timesleader.com |date=2005-12-14 |accessdate=2014-05-22 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140522233221/http://archives.timesleader.com/2005/2005_17/2005_12_14_NO_W_B_DIAMOND_DROP_AGAIN__MAYOR_LEIGHTON_SAYS_HE_WANTS_MORE_DOW.html |archive-date=2014-05-22 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://archives.timesleader.com/1996/1996_22/1996_12_25_WILKES_BARRE_TO_GET_COAL_FOR_NEW_YEAR_S_EVE.html |title=Wilkes-Barre To Get Coal For New Year'S Eve |publisher=Archives.timesleader.com |date=1996-12-25 |accessdate=2014-05-22 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140522232850/http://archives.timesleader.com/1996/1996_22/1996_12_25_WILKES_BARRE_TO_GET_COAL_FOR_NEW_YEAR_S_EVE.html |archive-date=2014-05-22 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |author=thomas leskin (staff writer thomas_l@newsitem.com) |url=http://newsitem.com/news/new-year-rings-in-with-celebration-proposal-1.1084870 |title=New year rings in with celebration, proposal - News |publisher=News Item |date=2011-01-02 |accessdate=2014-05-22 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140522233034/http://newsitem.com/news/new-year-rings-in-with-celebration-proposal-1.1084870 |archive-date=2014-05-22 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* [[Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania]]: A chunk of [[coal]] is dropped, turning into a [[diamond]] at the bottom. The Wilkes-Barre celebration, which began in 1995–96, is an homage to the one in Shamokin.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hereayear.com/pennsylvanias-craziest-new-years-eve-droppings |title=10...9...8... PA's Craziest New Year's Eve Droppings |publisher=Here A Year |date=2012-12-31 |accessdate=2014-05-22}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://archives.timesleader.com/2005/2005_17/2005_12_14_NO_W_B_DIAMOND_DROP_AGAIN__MAYOR_LEIGHTON_SAYS_HE_WANTS_MORE_DOW.html |title=Wilkes-Barre, news, sports, obituaries, and classifieds for Luzerne County and Scranton &#124; The Times Leader, Wilkes-Barre, Scranton PA - www.timesleader.com |publisher=Archives.timesleader.com |date=2005-12-14 |accessdate=2014-05-22 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140522233221/http://archives.timesleader.com/2005/2005_17/2005_12_14_NO_W_B_DIAMOND_DROP_AGAIN__MAYOR_LEIGHTON_SAYS_HE_WANTS_MORE_DOW.html |archive-date=2014-05-22 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://archives.timesleader.com/1996/1996_22/1996_12_25_WILKES_BARRE_TO_GET_COAL_FOR_NEW_YEAR_S_EVE.html |title=Wilkes-Barre To Get Coal For New Year'S Eve |publisher=Archives.timesleader.com |date=1996-12-25 |accessdate=2014-05-22 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140522232850/http://archives.timesleader.com/1996/1996_22/1996_12_25_WILKES_BARRE_TO_GET_COAL_FOR_NEW_YEAR_S_EVE.html |archive-date=2014-05-22 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |author=thomas leskin (staff writer thomas_l@newsitem.com) |url=http://newsitem.com/news/new-year-rings-in-with-celebration-proposal-1.1084870 |title=New year rings in with celebration, proposal - News |publisher=News Item |date=2011-01-02 |accessdate=2014-05-22 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140522233034/http://newsitem.com/news/new-year-rings-in-with-celebration-proposal-1.1084870 |archive-date=2014-05-22 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* [[Womelsdorf, Pennsylvania]]: A [[cigar]] is dropped, an event that began in 2012.<ref name="wfmz2016">[http://www.wfmz.com/news/news-regional-berks/cigar-drop-among-ways-berks-will-welcome-2016/37214992 Cigar drop among ways Berks will welcome 2016] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160103024644/http://www.wfmz.com/news/news-regional-berks/cigar-drop-among-ways-berks-will-welcome-2016/37214992 |date=2016-01-03 }}. ''WFMZ''. Retrieved December 31, 2015.</ref>
* [[Womelsdorf, Pennsylvania]]: A [[cigar]] is dropped, an event that began in 2012.<ref name="wfmz2016">[http://www.wfmz.com/news/news-regional-berks/cigar-drop-among-ways-berks-will-welcome-2016/37214992 Cigar drop among ways Berks will welcome 2016] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160103024644/http://www.wfmz.com/news/news-regional-berks/cigar-drop-among-ways-berks-will-welcome-2016/37214992 |date=2016-01-03 }}. ''WFMZ''. Retrieved December 31, 2015.</ref>
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* [[South Hill, Virginia]] A 6-foot tall illuminated Star is dropped from 80-foot tall flag pole in the center of town at the Farmer's Market Square.{{Citation needed|date=January 2018}}
* [[South Hill, Virginia]] A 6-foot tall illuminated Star is dropped from 80-foot tall flag pole in the center of town at the Farmer's Market Square.{{Citation needed|date=January 2018}}
* [[Chincoteague, Virginia]]: The Pony Island Horseshoe Drop, on the [[Downtown Waterfront Park]] in [[Chincoteague, Virginia]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Chincoteague Island Events |url=https://www.chincoteague.com/events.html |access-date=2024-01-07 |website=www.chincoteague.com}}</ref>
* [[Chincoteague, Virginia]]: The Pony Island Horseshoe Drop, on the [[Downtown Waterfront Park]] in [[Chincoteague, Virginia]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Chincoteague Island Events |url=https://www.chincoteague.com/events.html |access-date=2024-01-07 |website=www.chincoteague.com}}</ref>

====West Virginia====
====West Virginia====


* [[Bluefield, West Virginia]]: an illuminated lemon sculpture is dropped. This references the town’s nickname “Nature’s Air Conditioned City” and its tradition of giving out free lemonade when temperatures reach 90 degrees Fahrenheit.<ref>{{Cite web |last=McChesney |first=Clayton |date=2023-01-01 |title=“Lemon Drop” brings in the new year in Bluefield, West Virginia |url=https://www.wvva.com/2023/01/01/lemon-drop-brings-new-year-bluefield-west-virginia/ |access-date=2024-01-04 |website=https://www.wvva.com |language=en}}</ref>
* [[Bluefield, West Virginia]]: an illuminated lemon sculpture is dropped. This references the town's nickname “Nature’s Air Conditioned City” and its tradition of giving out free lemonade when temperatures reach 90 degrees Fahrenheit.<ref>{{Cite web |last=McChesney |first=Clayton |date=2023-01-01 |title="Lemon Drop" brings in the new year in Bluefield, West Virginia |url=https://www.wvva.com/2023/01/01/lemon-drop-brings-new-year-bluefield-west-virginia/ |access-date=2024-01-04 |website=www.wvva.com |language=en}}</ref>


===US Central Time Zone===
===US Central Time Zone===
====Alabama====
====Alabama====
* [[Mobile, Alabama]]: A 600-pound, lit [[Moon Pie]] is lowered from the [[RSA Battle House Tower|RSA Tower]] in the "MoonPie Over Mobile" festivities sponsored by Chattanooga Bakery. The drop is televised locally by [[WKRG-TV]] and syndicated to Alabama television stations owned by [[Raycom Media]] (who is headquartered in the tower). Festivities also include a [[Mardi Gras]]-styled parade, as moon pies are a traditional "throw" at [[Mardi Gras in Mobile|Mardi Gras events in Mobile]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.al.com/news/press-register/metro.ssf?/base/news/122985459961200.xml&coll=3 |title=Giant Moon Pie taking shape for New Year's celebration |work=Mobile Press-Register |publisher=al.com |date=2008-12-21 |accessdate=2012-05-19 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110609074228/http://www.al.com/news/press-register/metro.ssf?%2Fbase%2Fnews%2F122985459961200.xml&coll=3 |archive-date=2011-06-09 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://visitsouth.com/articles/article/peaches-and-pickles-drop-in-on-new-years-eve-in-the-south |title=Peaches and Pickles Drop in on New Year's Eve in the South |date=2010-12-15 |accessdate=2012-05-19 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120313032744/http://visitsouth.com/articles/article/peaches-and-pickles-drop-in-on-new-years-eve-in-the-south |archive-date=March 13, 2012 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cityofmobile.org/news.php?view=full&news=1489 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140528172544/http://www.cityofmobile.org/news.php?view=full&news=1489 |url-status=dead |archive-date=2014-05-28 |title=City of Mobile: World's Largest MoonPie to Rise Over Mobile for New Year 's Eve |date=2008-12-22 |accessdate=2014-05-28}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.moonpie.com/ |title=MoonPie |publisher=MoonPie |accessdate=2014-05-27}}</ref>
* [[Mobile, Alabama]]: A 600-pound, lit [[Moon Pie]] is lowered from the [[RSA Battle House Tower|RSA Tower]] in the "MoonPie Over Mobile" festivities sponsored by Chattanooga Bakery. Festivities also include a [[Mardi Gras]]-styled parade, as moon pies are a traditional "throw" at [[Mardi Gras in Mobile|Mardi Gras events in Mobile]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.al.com/news/press-register/metro.ssf?/base/news/122985459961200.xml&coll=3 |title=Giant Moon Pie taking shape for New Year's celebration |work=Mobile Press-Register |publisher=al.com |date=2008-12-21 |accessdate=2012-05-19 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110609074228/http://www.al.com/news/press-register/metro.ssf?%2Fbase%2Fnews%2F122985459961200.xml&coll=3 |archive-date=2011-06-09 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://visitsouth.com/articles/article/peaches-and-pickles-drop-in-on-new-years-eve-in-the-south |title=Peaches and Pickles Drop in on New Year's Eve in the South |date=2010-12-15 |accessdate=2012-05-19 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120313032744/http://visitsouth.com/articles/article/peaches-and-pickles-drop-in-on-new-years-eve-in-the-south |archive-date=March 13, 2012 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cityofmobile.org/news.php?view=full&news=1489 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140528172544/http://www.cityofmobile.org/news.php?view=full&news=1489 |url-status=dead |archive-date=2014-05-28 |title=City of Mobile: World's Largest MoonPie to Rise Over Mobile for New Year 's Eve |date=2008-12-22 |accessdate=2014-05-28}}</ref>
* [[Fairhope, Alabama]]: A ball is dropped. The event was cancelled in 2010, but resumed in time to ring in 2011.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://blog.al.com/pr-community-news/2010/09/fairhope_cancels_new_years_eve_event.html |title=Fairhope cancels New Year's Eve event |publisher=Blog.al.com |date=2010-09-30 |accessdate=2014-05-28}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cofairhope.com/ |title=Welcome to the City of Fairhope |publisher=City of Fairhope |accessdate=2012-05-19}}</ref>
* [[Fairhope, Alabama]]: A ball is dropped. The event was cancelled in 2010, but resumed in time to ring in 2011.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://blog.al.com/pr-community-news/2010/09/fairhope_cancels_new_years_eve_event.html |title=Fairhope cancels New Year's Eve event |publisher=Blog.al.com |date=2010-09-30 |accessdate=2014-05-28}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cofairhope.com/ |title=Welcome to the City of Fairhope |publisher=City of Fairhope |accessdate=2012-05-19}}</ref>
* [[Wetumpka, Alabama]]: A meteorite is dropped at the Old Courthouse at 11{{nbsp}}pm Central Time in honor of the meteorite that hit the River City. At the stroke of midnight, a big fireworks display takes place over the river.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wetumpkalibrary.com/Default.asp?ID=460&pg=City+of+Wetumpka |title=City of Wetumpka |publisher=Wetumpka Library |accessdate=2012-05-19}}</ref>
* [[Wetumpka, Alabama]]: A meteorite is dropped at the Old Courthouse at 11{{nbsp}}pm Central Time in honor of the meteorite that hit the River City. At the stroke of midnight, a big fireworks display takes place over the river.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wetumpkalibrary.com/Default.asp?ID=460&pg=City+of+Wetumpka |title=City of Wetumpka |publisher=Wetumpka Library |accessdate=2012-05-19}}</ref>
* [[Dothan, Alabama]]: Nicknamed "The Peanut Capital of the World", this city has an annual "Peanut Drop". The Peanut Drop consisted of a giant peanut shaped balloon bag (not to be mistaken as a massive phallus) that has also drawn controversial attention to news organizations around the word such as Russia Today<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.dothaneagle.com/news/local/peanut-drop-to-ring-in-in-downtown-dothan/article_3ece167e-cd49-11e6-9c66-4b2fd416a0ef.html |last=Griffin |first=Lance |title=Peanut Drop to ring in 2017 in downtown Dothan |newspaper=Dothan Eagle |date=28 December 2016 |location=Dothan, Alabama |accessdate=31 January 2018}}</ref>
* [[Dothan, Alabama]]: Nicknamed "The Peanut Capital of the World", this city has an annual "Peanut Drop". The Peanut Drop consisted of a giant peanut shaped balloon bag (not to be mistaken as a massive phallus) that has also drawn controversial attention to news organizations around the word such as Russia Today<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.dothaneagle.com/news/local/peanut-drop-to-ring-in-in-downtown-dothan/article_3ece167e-cd49-11e6-9c66-4b2fd416a0ef.html |last=Griffin |first=Lance |title=Peanut Drop to ring in 2017 in downtown Dothan |newspaper=Dothan Eagle |date=28 December 2016 |location=Dothan, Alabama |accessdate=31 January 2018}}</ref>
* [[Samson, Alabama]]: In 2022–23, the city introduced a drop using a tin of [[Snuff (tobacco)|snuff]] tobacco. The drop alludes to the city's nickname of "Snuff City", stemming from an incident where a train containing a shipment of Rooster-brand snuff was parked at the town's depot for an extended period of time.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-12-31 |title=Samson's inaugural New Year's Eve snuff can drop |url=https://www.wdhn.com/news/local-news/samsons-inaugural-new-years-eve-snuff-can-drop/ |access-date=2024-01-26 |website=WDHN |publisher=[[Nexstar Media Group]] |language=en-US}}</ref>


====Arkansas====
====Arkansas====
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====Illinois====
====Illinois====
* [[Chicago|Chicago, Illinois]]: A star was (formerly) raised.<ref>[http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/Chicago-to-Celebrate-With-Major-NYE-Bash-Chi-Town-Rising-363923811.html Chicago to celebrate with major NYE bash Chi-Town Rising]. ''WMAQ-TV''. Retrieved January 1, 2016.</ref>
* [[Chicago]]: A star was (formerly) raised.<ref>[http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/Chicago-to-Celebrate-With-Major-NYE-Bash-Chi-Town-Rising-363923811.html Chicago to celebrate with major NYE bash Chi-Town Rising]. ''WMAQ-TV''. Retrieved January 1, 2016.</ref>
* [[Des Plaines, Illinois]]: A diamond is dropped.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.desplaines.org/Community/NewYearsEve.asp |title= New Year's Eve Schedule of Events, des Plaines, Illinois (IL)|website=www.desplaines.org |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110725231549/http://www.desplaines.org/Community/NewYearsEve.asp |archive-date=July 25, 2011}}</ref>
* [[Des Plaines, Illinois]]: A diamond is dropped.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.desplaines.org/Community/NewYearsEve.asp |title= New Year's Eve Schedule of Events, des Plaines, Illinois (IL)|website=www.desplaines.org |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110725231549/http://www.desplaines.org/Community/NewYearsEve.asp |archive-date=July 25, 2011}}</ref>
* [[Rockford, Illinois]]: A ball is lowered towards the Discovery Center building.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Langley |first=Nathan |date=2023-12-31 |title=Discovery Center Museum holds hourly confetti ball drop for New Year's Eve |url=https://www.wrex.com/news/discovery-center-museum-holds-hourly-confetti-ball-drop-for-new-years-eve/article_072a46b2-a833-11ee-91ea-173297187984.html |access-date=2024-01-04 |website=WREX |language=en}}</ref>
* [[Rockford, Illinois]]: A ball is lowered towards the Discovery Center building.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Langley |first=Nathan |date=2023-12-31 |title=Discovery Center Museum holds hourly confetti ball drop for New Year's Eve |url=https://www.wrex.com/news/discovery-center-museum-holds-hourly-confetti-ball-drop-for-new-years-eve/article_072a46b2-a833-11ee-91ea-173297187984.html |access-date=2024-01-04 |website=WREX |language=en}}</ref>


====Indiana (Northwest & Southwest)====
====Indiana (Northwest & Southwest)====
* Hammond / [[Whiting, Indiana]] (Outside Chicago): A 10-foot Illuminated Pierogi will be lowered 90 feet during a countdown to Midnight. The Pierogi Drop is sponsored by Knights of Columbus Council 1696 and has been occurring since 2016.<ref>{{Cite web |last=joseph.pete@nwi.com, 219-933-3316 |first=Joseph S. Pete |date=2023-12-30 |title=Pierogi Drop ranked fourth best New Year's Eve celebration |url=https://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/pierogi-drop-ranked-fourth-best-new-years-eve-celebration/article_f8c3b3c2-a686-11ee-9475-dff7d2b47a4e.html |access-date=2024-01-07 |website=nwitimes.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=PIEROGIDROP.COM |url=http://pierogidrop.com/ |access-date=2024-01-07 |website=PIEROGIDROP.COM |language=en}}</ref> Whiting is known for the annual [[Pierogi Fest]] which occurs the last weekend of July.
* Hammond / [[Whiting, Indiana]] (outside Chicago): A 10-foot Illuminated [[pierogi]] will be lowered 90 feet during a countdown to midnight. The Pierogi Drop is sponsored by Knights of Columbus Council 1696 and has been occurring since 2016.<ref>{{Cite web |last=joseph.pete@nwi.com, 219-933-3316 |first=Joseph S. Pete |date=2023-12-30 |title=Pierogi Drop ranked fourth best New Year's Eve celebration |url=https://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/pierogi-drop-ranked-fourth-best-new-years-eve-celebration/article_f8c3b3c2-a686-11ee-9475-dff7d2b47a4e.html |access-date=2024-01-07 |website=nwitimes.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=PIEROGIDROP.COM |url=http://pierogidrop.com/ |access-date=2024-01-07 |website=PIEROGIDROP.COM |language=en}}</ref> Whiting is known for the annual [[Pierogi Fest]] which occurs the last weekend of July.
*[[Tell City, Indiana]]: An apple with an arrow through it (symbolizing Tell City's namesake, William Tell) is dropped at City Hall Park.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g2lEiJieMSE |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211212/g2lEiJieMSE| archive-date=2021-12-12 |url-status=live|title=Tell City, Indiana's Silvesternacht celebration|last=PowerPlantSpots|date=1 January 2013|access-date=5 March 2019|via=YouTube}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.perrycountynews.com/content/silvesternacht-tell-city-apple-drop-new-years-eve|title=Silvesternacht, Tell City Apple Drop, New Year's Eve - PerryCountyNews.com|website=perrycountynews.com|access-date=5 March 2019}}</ref>
*[[Tell City, Indiana]]: An apple with an arrow through it (symbolizing Tell City's namesake, [[William Tell]]) is dropped at City Hall Park.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g2lEiJieMSE |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211212/g2lEiJieMSE| archive-date=2021-12-12 |url-status=live|title=Tell City, Indiana's Silvesternacht celebration|last=PowerPlantSpots|date=1 January 2013|access-date=5 March 2019|via=YouTube}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.perrycountynews.com/content/silvesternacht-tell-city-apple-drop-new-years-eve|title=Silvesternacht, Tell City Apple Drop, New Year's Eve - PerryCountyNews.com|website=perrycountynews.com|access-date=5 March 2019}}</ref>


====Iowa====
====Iowa====
* [[Cedar Falls, Iowa]]: A large cedar is lowered by a chain.{{CN|date=January 2023}}
* [[Cedar Falls, Iowa]]: A large cedar is lowered by a chain.{{Citation needed|date=January 2023}}


====Kansas====
====Kansas====
* [[Manhattan, Kansas]]: "The Little Apple", an [[apple]]-shaped aluminum ball (a replica of the 1980s era Times Square Ball), is dropped, with the events televised by [[WIBW-TV]] in [[Topeka, Kansas|Topeka]] until 2013–14.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.littleapplenewyears.com |title=Little Apple New Year Eve Ball Drop |accessdate=2012-05-19 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041204134811/http://www.littleapplenewyears.com/ |archive-date=2004-12-04 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.manhattancvb.org |title=Manhattan Convention & Visitors Bureau |accessdate=2012-05-19}}</ref>
* [[Manhattan, Kansas]]: "The Little Apple", an [[apple]]-shaped aluminum ball, is lowered. The drop has most recently been held outside Kite's Bar & Grill.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Jackson |first=Kristina |date=2023-01-02 |title=Little Apple Drop 'down to a science' as Manhattan's New Year's Eve tradition |url=https://themercury.com/news/little-apple-drop-down-to-a-science-as-manhattans-new-years-eve-tradition/article_cddbcc6a-a637-5e15-a39d-cf0ca5602c1e.html |access-date=2024-04-11 |website=The Mercury |language=en}}</ref>


====Louisiana====
====Louisiana====
* [[New Orleans, Louisiana]]: A [[fleur-de-lis]] is lowered at [[Jackson Square (New Orleans)|Jackson Square]]. Until 2008, a [[gumbo]] pot was dropped. From 2017 to 2023, the television special ''[[Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve]]'' has televised the drop and concert acts from the city as part of a Central Time segment of the special.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.wdsu.com/r/14951104/detail.html |title= Thousands Expected at Gumbo Pot Drop - New Orleans News Story - WDSU New Orleans|website=www.wdsu.com |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120308220856/http://www.wdsu.com/r/14951104/detail.html |archive-date=March 8, 2012}}</ref><ref name="deadline-nyreno">{{cite web|title='Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve' Heads To New Orleans For First-Ever Live Central Time Zone Countdown|url=https://deadline.com/2016/12/abc-ryan-seacrest-dick-clarks-new-years-rockin-eve-2017-1201864283/|website=Deadline.com|date=5 December 2016|accessdate=6 December 2016}}</ref>
* [[New Orleans]]: A [[fleur-de-lis]] is lowered at [[Jackson Square (New Orleans)|Jackson Square]]. Until 2008, a [[gumbo]] pot was dropped. From 2017 to 2023, the television special ''[[Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve]]'' has televised the drop and concert acts from the city as part of a Central Time segment of the special.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.wdsu.com/r/14951104/detail.html |title= Thousands Expected at Gumbo Pot Drop - New Orleans News Story - WDSU New Orleans|website=www.wdsu.com |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120308220856/http://www.wdsu.com/r/14951104/detail.html |archive-date=March 8, 2012}}</ref><ref name="deadline-nyreno">{{cite web|title='Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve' Heads To New Orleans For First-Ever Live Central Time Zone Countdown|url=https://deadline.com/2016/12/abc-ryan-seacrest-dick-clarks-new-years-rockin-eve-2017-1201864283/|website=Deadline.com|date=5 December 2016|accessdate=6 December 2016}}</ref>


====Mississippi====
====Mississippi====
* [[Columbus, Mississippi|Columbus]]: An illuminated 10-foot wide by 10-foot tall lit aluminum ball is hoisted over College Street 100 feet high as part of the "Having a Ball Downtown Block Party". Festivities are broadcast live on [[WCBI]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.columbusmainstreet.com/event/new-years-eve-block-party-0 |title=Main Street Columbus Website: Having A Ball Downtown New Year's Eve Block Party |publisher=Columbusmainstreet.com |accessdate=2014-05-28 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140225233033/http://www.columbusmainstreet.com/event/new-years-eve-block-party-0 |archive-date=2014-02-25 }}</ref> No longer airs!{{CN|date=January 2023}}
* [[Columbus, Mississippi|Columbus]]: An illuminated 10-foot wide by 10-foot tall lit aluminum ball is hoisted over College Street 100 feet high as part of the "Having a Ball Downtown Block Party". Festivities were broadcast live on [[WCBI]] until 2012.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.columbusmainstreet.com/event/new-years-eve-block-party-0 |title=Main Street Columbus Website: Having A Ball Downtown New Year's Eve Block Party |publisher=Columbusmainstreet.com |accessdate=2014-05-28 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140225233033/http://www.columbusmainstreet.com/event/new-years-eve-block-party-0 |archive-date=2014-02-25 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Clark |first=Jeff |date=2012-12-28 |title=Downtown ready to party on New Year's Eve |url=https://cdispatch.com/category-news/downtown-ready-to-party-on-new-years-eve/ |access-date=2024-01-07 |website=The Dispatch |language=en-US}}</ref>
*[[Hattiesburg, Mississippi|Hattiesburg]]: A replica of the original "Hub-Sign" is lowered in Hattiesburg's historic downtown district.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Midnight on Front Street – Hattiesburg's NYE Celebration|url=https://hburgnye.com/|access-date=2021-12-15|language=en-US}}</ref> The original 4-story "Hub-Sign" stood atop a downtown building for 35 years (1912- c.1947) and served as a symbol of Hattiesburg's heritage as the hub of the Gulf-South.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Post cards- street car, Front Street, The Hub Sign|url=http://hahsmuseum.org/gall_c02.htm|access-date=2021-12-15|website=hahsmuseum.org}}</ref>
*[[Hattiesburg, Mississippi|Hattiesburg]]: A replica of the original "Hub-Sign" is lowered in Hattiesburg's historic downtown district.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Midnight on Front Street – Hattiesburg's NYE Celebration|url=https://hburgnye.com/|access-date=2021-12-15|language=en-US}}</ref> The original 4-story "Hub-Sign" stood atop a downtown building for 35 years (1912- c.1947) and served as a symbol of Hattiesburg's heritage as the hub of the Gulf-South.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Post cards- street car, Front Street, The Hub Sign|url=http://hahsmuseum.org/gall_c02.htm|access-date=2021-12-15|website=hahsmuseum.org}}</ref>
*[[Jackson, Mississippi|Jackson]]: {{As of|2022|12|31|df=US}}, Jackson drops a [[magnolia]].<ref>{{cite news|first=Wicker|last=Perlis|url=https://www.clarionledger.com/story/news/local/2022/12/28/jackson-new-years-eve-events-as-city-celebrates-start-of-2023/69751815007/|title=Jackson to drop a magnolia during first-of-its-kind New Year's Eve celebration|work=[[The Clarion-Ledger]]|date=2022-12-28|access-date=2022-12-31}}</ref>
*[[Jackson, Mississippi|Jackson]]: {{As of|2022|12|31|df=US}}, Jackson drops a [[magnolia]].<ref>{{cite news|first=Wicker|last=Perlis|url=https://www.clarionledger.com/story/news/local/2022/12/28/jackson-new-years-eve-events-as-city-celebrates-start-of-2023/69751815007/|title=Jackson to drop a magnolia during first-of-its-kind New Year's Eve celebration|work=[[The Clarion-Ledger]]|date=2022-12-28|access-date=2022-12-31}}</ref>
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====Oklahoma====
====Oklahoma====
* [[Bartlesville, Oklahoma]]: An olive is dropped.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.pricetower.org/olive-drop/ |title=Olive Drop |accessdate=2012-05-19 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120615215559/http://pricetower.org/olive-drop/ |archive-date=2012-06-15 }}</ref>
* [[Bartlesville, Oklahoma]]: An olive is dropped.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.pricetower.org/olive-drop/ |title=Olive Drop |accessdate=2012-05-19 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120615215559/http://pricetower.org/olive-drop/ |archive-date=2012-06-15 }}</ref>
* [[Oklahoma City]]: A ball raising was formerly held as part of Arts Council OKC's annual "Opening Night". The event itself was discontinued after 2023.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Chasanov |first=Colleen Wilson, David |date=2023-07-12 |title=End of an era: Oklahoma City's 'Opening Night' tradition concludes after 37 years, making way for fresh artistic endeavors |url=https://okcfox.com/news/local/end-of-an-era-oklahoma-citys-opening-night-tradition-concludes-after-37-years-making-way-for-fresh-artistic-endeavors-arts-council-ball-raising-festival-of-the-arts-artists |access-date=2024-04-11 |website=KOKH |language=en}}</ref>
* [[Oklahoma City]]: A lighted ball is ''raised'' during Opening Night.

(However, it was announced in 2023 that the 37-year Opening Night tradition would no longer continue, citing surrounding events in downtown on New Years Eve.) <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.artscouncilokc.com/opening-night |title=Opening Night |work=Arts Council OKC |accessdate=2012-05-19}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://okc.about.com/od/attractionsandevents/p/newyearseveokc.htm |title=Opening Night&nbsp;– Oklahoma City's Downtown New Year's Eve Celebration |work=Oklahoma City About.com |date=2012-04-28 |accessdate=2012-05-19 |archive-date=2012-03-10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120310052311/http://okc.about.com/od/attractionsandevents/p/newyearseveokc.htm |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* [[Tulsa]]: The Tulsa Ball Drop, held annually in [[Neighborhoods of Tulsa, Oklahoma#Brookside|Brookside]], a district famous for its nightlife, features live music, performances, and a street party.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.kjrh.com/dpp/news/local_news/new-year's-eve-ball-to-drop-at-kjrh-studios-during-brookside-party-in-tulsa |title=New Year's Eve ball to drop at KJRH studios during Brookside party in Tulsa |work=KJRH |date=2010-12-31 |accessdate=2012-05-19 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110103024515/http://www.kjrh.com/dpp/news/local_news/new-year%27s-eve-ball-to-drop-at-kjrh-studios-during-brookside-party-in-tulsa |archive-date=January 3, 2011 }}</ref>
* [[Tulsa]]: The Tulsa Ball Drop, held annually in [[Neighborhoods of Tulsa, Oklahoma#Brookside|Brookside]], a district famous for its nightlife, features live music, performances, and a street party.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.kjrh.com/dpp/news/local_news/new-year's-eve-ball-to-drop-at-kjrh-studios-during-brookside-party-in-tulsa |title=New Year's Eve ball to drop at KJRH studios during Brookside party in Tulsa |work=KJRH |date=2010-12-31 |accessdate=2012-05-19 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110103024515/http://www.kjrh.com/dpp/news/local_news/new-year%27s-eve-ball-to-drop-at-kjrh-studios-during-brookside-party-in-tulsa |archive-date=January 3, 2011 }}</ref>


====Tennessee (Central and Western)====
====Tennessee (Central and Western)====
* [[Memphis, Tennessee]]: A mirrored ball is raised since 2020; previous to that, [[guitar]] is dropped.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bealestreet.com/wordpress/ |work=Beale Street, Memphis TN |title=Memphis attractions&nbsp;– Blues Music Memphis |accessdate=2012-05-19 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130826201628/http://www.bealestreet.com/wordpress/ |archive-date=August 26, 2013 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://memphis.about.com/od/decemberevents/tp/New-Years-Eve-Events-In-The-Memphis-Area.htm |title=New Year's Eve Events in Memphis&nbsp;– Memphis Area New Year Events&nbsp;– New Year's in Memphis |work=Memphis About.com |date=2011-12-30 |accessdate=2012-05-19 |archive-date=2012-03-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120316150937/http://memphis.about.com/od/decemberevents/tp/New-Years-Eve-Events-In-The-Memphis-Area.htm |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* [[Memphis, Tennessee]]: A mirrored ball is raised since 2020; previous to that, [[guitar]] was dropped.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bealestreet.com/wordpress/ |work=Beale Street, Memphis TN |title=Memphis attractions&nbsp;– Blues Music Memphis |accessdate=2012-05-19 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130826201628/http://www.bealestreet.com/wordpress/ |archive-date=August 26, 2013 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://memphis.about.com/od/decemberevents/tp/New-Years-Eve-Events-In-The-Memphis-Area.htm |title=New Year's Eve Events in Memphis&nbsp;– Memphis Area New Year Events&nbsp;– New Year's in Memphis |work=Memphis About.com |date=2011-12-30 |accessdate=2012-05-19 |archive-date=2012-03-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120316150937/http://memphis.about.com/od/decemberevents/tp/New-Years-Eve-Events-In-The-Memphis-Area.htm |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* [[Nashville, Tennessee]]: An 80-foot Guitar Drop took place at Nashville's [[Hard Rock Cafe]] during Music City's Bash On Broadway.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.wkrn.com/global/story.asp?s=11726087 |title=New Year's guitar drop planned for downtown Nashville |work=WKRN, Nashville, Tennessee News, Weather and Sports |accessdate=2012-05-19}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.visitmusiccity.com/newyearseve/ |title=Music City Bash on Broadway&nbsp;— Celebrate New Year's Eve in Nashville |accessdate=2012-05-19}}</ref> In 2011 the partnership ended with Hard Rock Cafe and the guitar was replaced by a 15-foot-tall [[Musical note|music note]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.mandourlaw.com/blog/new-years-eve-drop-will-change-in-nashville-due-to-hard-rock-trademark-issue/ |title=New Years Eve Drop Will Change in Nashville Due to Hard Rock Trademark Issue |author=<!--Not stated--> |website=Mandour & Associates, APC |date=28 December 2011 |access-date=October 20, 2020}}</ref> The 2020-21 event did not take place because of the [[COVID-19 pandemic]].
* [[Nashville, Tennessee]]: An 80-foot Guitar Drop took place at Nashville's [[Hard Rock Cafe]] during Music City's Bash On Broadway.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.wkrn.com/global/story.asp?s=11726087 |title=New Year's guitar drop planned for downtown Nashville |work=WKRN, Nashville, Tennessee News, Weather and Sports |accessdate=2012-05-19}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.visitmusiccity.com/newyearseve/ |title=Music City Bash on Broadway&nbsp;— Celebrate New Year's Eve in Nashville |accessdate=2012-05-19}}</ref> In 2011 the partnership ended with Hard Rock Cafe and the guitar was replaced by a 15-foot-tall [[Musical note|music note]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.mandourlaw.com/blog/new-years-eve-drop-will-change-in-nashville-due-to-hard-rock-trademark-issue/ |title=New Years Eve Drop Will Change in Nashville Due to Hard Rock Trademark Issue |author=<!--Not stated--> |website=Mandour & Associates, APC |date=28 December 2011 |access-date=October 20, 2020}}</ref> The 2020–21 event did not take place because of the [[COVID-19 pandemic]].


====Texas====
====Texas====
* [[Austin, Texas]]: Families in the Austin Woods neighborhood traditionally celebrate the new year with large illuminated new year's balls hung from trees, which are lowered at varying times during New Year's Eve. Downtown, a Lone Star was dropped until 2006, then replaced with a simple mirrored ball.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.kxan.com/dpp/news/local/ball-drop-in-austin-to-usher-in-2011 |title=Archived copy|website=www.kxan.com |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110103203616/http://www.kxan.com/dpp/news/local/ball-drop-in-austin-to-usher-in-2011 |archive-date=January 3, 2011}}</ref>
* [[Austin, Texas]]: Families in the Austin Woods neighborhood traditionally celebrate the new year with large illuminated new year's balls hung from trees, which are lowered at varying times during New Year's Eve. Downtown, a Lone Star was dropped until 2006, then replaced with a simple mirrored ball.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.kxan.com/dpp/news/local/ball-drop-in-austin-to-usher-in-2011 |title=Archived copy|website=www.kxan.com |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110103203616/http://www.kxan.com/dpp/news/local/ball-drop-in-austin-to-usher-in-2011 |archive-date=January 3, 2011}}</ref>
* [[Houston, Texas]]: A star representing the Lone Star State was raised at midnight.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://houstonlonestarrising.com |work=Houston Lone Star Rising 2009 |title=As a ball drops in New York... the lone star will rise over Houston |accessdate=2012-05-19 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120316150933/http://houstonlonestarrising.com/ |archive-date=2012-03-16 |url-status=dead }}</ref> No celebration was held in 2019.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.khou.com/article/news/local/houston-area-residents-ring-in-2019-despite-no-official-city-celebration/285-625584997|title=Houston-area residents ring in 2019 despite no official city celebration|website=KHOU|access-date=5 March 2019}}</ref> There is also a Noon Ball Drop at the [[Children's Museum of Houston]] for families to celebrate '''New Year's Noon'''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cmhouston.org/newyearsnoon |title=New Year's Noon Bash |work=The Children's Museum of Houston |access-date=2012-05-19 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110107231112/http://www.cmhouston.org/newyearsnoon/ |archive-date=2011-01-07 }}</ref>
* [[Houston]]: A star representing the Lone Star State was raised at midnight.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://houstonlonestarrising.com |work=Houston Lone Star Rising 2009 |title=As a ball drops in New York... the lone star will rise over Houston |accessdate=2012-05-19 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120316150933/http://houstonlonestarrising.com/ |archive-date=2012-03-16 |url-status=dead }}</ref> No celebration was held in 2019.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.khou.com/article/news/local/houston-area-residents-ring-in-2019-despite-no-official-city-celebration/285-625584997|title=Houston-area residents ring in 2019 despite no official city celebration|website=KHOU|date=31 December 2018 |access-date=5 March 2019}}</ref> There is also a Noon Ball Drop at the [[Children's Museum of Houston]] for families to celebrate '''New Year's Noon'''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cmhouston.org/newyearsnoon |title=New Year's Noon Bash |work=The Children's Museum of Houston |access-date=2012-05-19 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110107231112/http://www.cmhouston.org/newyearsnoon/ |archive-date=2011-01-07 }}</ref>
* [[McAllen, Texas]]: A giant mirrored ball descends just before midnight. The first orb for 2008 was six feet in diameter, but in 2009 McAllen's big bash was expanded to include a bigger crowd (10,000 attended), a bigger party space and the bigger "Texas-sized" ball used until 2014.<ref>{{cite web |author=Zack Quaintance |url=http://www.themonitor.com/articles/new-33306-year-downtown.html |title=Bigger ball, party will drop downtown on New Year's Eve |publisher=Themonitor.com |date=2009-12-08 |accessdate=2014-05-28 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120913135454/http://www.themonitor.com/articles/new-33306-year-downtown.html |archive-date=2012-09-13 }}</ref> This event was last staged in 2014-15 and the event was axed in 2015 due to budgetary problems.{{CN|date=January 2023}} An attempt was made to resurrect the event for 2017–18, but failed because of a lack of permit.{{CN|date=January 2023}}
* [[McAllen, Texas]]: A giant mirrored ball descends just before midnight. The first orb for 2008 was six feet in diameter, but in 2009 McAllen's big bash was expanded to include a bigger crowd (10,000 attended), a bigger party space and the bigger "Texas-sized" ball used until 2014.<ref>{{cite web |author=Zack Quaintance |url=http://www.themonitor.com/articles/new-33306-year-downtown.html |title=Bigger ball, party will drop downtown on New Year's Eve |publisher=Themonitor.com |date=2009-12-08 |accessdate=2014-05-28 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120913135454/http://www.themonitor.com/articles/new-33306-year-downtown.html |archive-date=2012-09-13 }}</ref> This event was last staged in 2014–15 and the event was axed in 2015 due to budgetary problems.{{Citation needed|date=January 2023}} An attempt was made to resurrect the event for 2017–18, but failed because of a lack of permit.<ref>{{Cite web |last=rvillalobos |date=2017-12-28 |title=UPDATED: New Year's Eve celebration ball drop canceled |url=https://myrgv.com/publications/the-monitor/2017/12/28/updated-new-years-eve-celebration-ball-drop-canceled/ |access-date=2024-01-16 |website=MyRGV.com |language=en-US}}</ref>
* [[San Antonio, Texas]]: The elevator on the [[Tower of the Americas]] was raised until 2013.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2013-12-03 |title=Planning Underway At Hemisfair Park For State's Largest Free New Year's Celebration |url=https://www.tpr.org/community/2013-12-03/planning-underway-at-hemisfair-park-for-states-largest-free-new-years-celebration |access-date=2024-01-07 |website=TPR |language=en}}</ref>
* [[San Antonio]]: The elevator on the [[Tower of the Americas]] was raised until 2013.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2013-12-03 |title=Planning Underway At Hemisfair Park For State's Largest Free New Year's Celebration |url=https://www.tpr.org/community/2013-12-03/planning-underway-at-hemisfair-park-for-states-largest-free-new-years-celebration |access-date=2024-01-07 |website=TPR |language=en}}</ref>


====Wisconsin====
====Wisconsin====
* [[Plymouth, Wisconsin]]: Plymouth drops an 80-pound decorated cheese wedge, the newest [[Wisconsin cheese]], from a 100&nbsp;ft. ladder truck in a tribute to the region's [[dairy industry]] and [[dairy products]]. The Plymouth Arts Center hosts the annual “Build Your Own New Year’s Party” next to the Creamery Building's parking lot where "The Big Cheese Drop" takes place.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.plymoutharts.org/ |title=Plymouth Arts Center |accessdate=2012-05-19}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.plymouthwisconsin.com/events.html |work=Plymouth Chamber located in Plymouth Wisconsin |title=Events |accessdate=2012-05-19 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120501074100/http://www.plymouthwisconsin.com/events.html |archive-date=2012-05-01 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.plymoutharts.org/special/NewYears/newYearsEve.html|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100215191953/http://www.plymoutharts.org/special/NewYears/newYearsEve.html|url-status=dead|title=Plymouth Arts Center: Big Cheese Drop <!-- Bot generated title -->|archivedate=15 February 2010|accessdate=30 March 2023}}</ref>
* [[Plymouth, Wisconsin]]: Plymouth drops an 80-pound decorated cheese wedge, the newest [[Wisconsin cheese]], from a 100&nbsp;ft. ladder truck in a tribute to the region's [[dairy industry]] and [[dairy products]]. The Plymouth Arts Center hosts the annual “Build Your Own New Year’s Party” next to the Creamery Building's parking lot where "The Big Cheese Drop" takes place.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.plymoutharts.org/ |title=Plymouth Arts Center |accessdate=2012-05-19}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.plymouthwisconsin.com/events.html |work=Plymouth Chamber located in Plymouth Wisconsin |title=Events |accessdate=2012-05-19 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120501074100/http://www.plymouthwisconsin.com/events.html |archive-date=2012-05-01 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.plymoutharts.org/special/NewYears/newYearsEve.html|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100215191953/http://www.plymoutharts.org/special/NewYears/newYearsEve.html|url-status=dead|title=Plymouth Arts Center: Big Cheese Drop <!-- Bot generated title -->|archivedate=15 February 2010|accessdate=30 March 2023}}</ref>
* [[Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin]]: A [[carp]] (real but dead) caught by local fishers and weighing between 25 and 30 pounds is lowered. A carp was chosen to represent the area's [[fishing industry]] and because the carp is considered one of the luckiest fish in [[Chinese culture]]. The carp, nicknamed “Lucky”, is lowered onto a throne. Each “Lucky” has a tree planted where it is buried with a commemorative plaque listing the carp's name and year.<ref name="cbs08"/><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.byways.org/press/news/travel/2008/1384|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20111227123819/http://www.byways.org/press/news/travel/2008/1384|url-status=dead|title=America's Byways Press Room December 31, 2008&nbsp;– New Year's Eve Annual Carp-dropping on Wisconsin's Great River Road<!-- Bot generated title -->|archive-date=27 December 2011|access-date=30 March 2023}}</ref>
* [[Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin]]: A [[carp]] (real but dead) caught by local fishers and weighing between 25 and 30 pounds is lowered. A carp was chosen to represent the area's [[fishing industry]] and because the carp is considered one of the luckiest fish in [[Chinese culture]]. The carp, nicknamed “Lucky”, is lowered onto a throne. Each “Lucky” has a tree planted where it is buried with a commemorative plaque listing the carp's name and year.<ref name="cbs08"/><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.byways.org/press/news/travel/2008/1384|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20111227123819/http://www.byways.org/press/news/travel/2008/1384|url-status=dead|title=America's Byways Press Room December 31, 2008&nbsp;– New Year's Eve Annual Carp-dropping on Wisconsin's Great River Road<!-- Bot generated title -->|archive-date=27 December 2011|access-date=30 March 2023}}</ref>
* [[Sister Bay, Wisconsin]]: A cherry-shaped ball is lowered at midnight.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-12-21 |title=7th Annual New Year’s Eve Cherry Drop |url=https://doorcountypulse.com/7th-annual-new-years-eve-cherry-drop/ |access-date=2024-01-04 |website=Door County Pulse |language=en-US}}</ref>
* [[Sister Bay, Wisconsin]]: A cherry-shaped ball is lowered at midnight.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-12-21 |title=7th Annual New Year's Eve Cherry Drop |url=https://doorcountypulse.com/7th-annual-new-years-eve-cherry-drop/ |access-date=2024-01-04 |website=Door County Pulse |language=en-US}}</ref>


===US Mountain Time Zone===
===US Mountain Time Zone===
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[[File:Playing card club 2.svg|thumb|right|100px|The deuce of clubs is dropped in [[Show Low, Arizona]].]]
[[File:Playing card club 2.svg|thumb|right|100px|The deuce of clubs is dropped in [[Show Low, Arizona]].]]
* [[Flagstaff, Arizona]]: A [[pine cone]] is dropped from the balcony of Weatherford hotel.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://news.azdailysun.com/guides/story.cfm?storyID=143061&spcid=21 |title=Archived copy|website=news.azdailysun.com |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090704081709/http://news.azdailysun.com/guides/story.cfm?storyID=143061&spcid=21 |archive-date=July 4, 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.whatsonwhen.com/sisp/?fx=event&event_id=186007 |title=New Year's Eve Pine Cone Drop |location=Flagstaff, Arizona, USA |work=Whatsonwhen |accessdate=2012-05-19 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120312091924/http://www.whatsonwhen.com/sisp/?fx=event&event_id=186007 |archive-date=March 12, 2012 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.weatherfordhotel.com |title=Charly's Pub |work=Weatherford Hotel |accessdate=2012-05-19}}</ref>
* [[Flagstaff, Arizona]]: A [[pine cone]] is dropped from the balcony of Weatherford hotel.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://news.azdailysun.com/guides/story.cfm?storyID=143061&spcid=21 |title=Archived copy|website=news.azdailysun.com |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090704081709/http://news.azdailysun.com/guides/story.cfm?storyID=143061&spcid=21 |archive-date=July 4, 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.whatsonwhen.com/sisp/?fx=event&event_id=186007 |title=New Year's Eve Pine Cone Drop |location=Flagstaff, Arizona, USA |work=Whatsonwhen |accessdate=2012-05-19 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120312091924/http://www.whatsonwhen.com/sisp/?fx=event&event_id=186007 |archive-date=March 12, 2012 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.weatherfordhotel.com |title=Charly's Pub |work=Weatherford Hotel |accessdate=2012-05-19}}</ref>
* [[Tempe, Arizona]]: An illuminated sunburst was dropped while the [[Fiesta Bowl]] Block Party and Parade was sponsored by [[Sunkist (soft drink)|Sunkist]],<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.azcentral.com/12news/community/articles/fiestabowlblockparty-CR.html |work=12News |title=Tempe Tostitos Fiesta Bowl Block Party |publisher=Azcentral.com |date=2005-12-01 |accessdate=2012-05-19}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://gosw.about.com/od/resortsandtours/a/newyear.htm |title=A Southwest New Year's Eve&nbsp;– New Year's Eve in the Southwest United States |work=Go SouthWest About.com |date=2009-12-31 |accessdate=2012-05-19 |archive-date=2012-06-26 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120626131040/http://gosw.about.com/od/resortsandtours/a/newyear.htm |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fiestabowl.org/ |title=The Tostitos Fiesta Bowl: BCS Bowl Game |date=2011-12-31 |accessdate=2012-05-19}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fiestabowl.org/events/fiesta-bowl-parade.php |title=Fiesta Bowl Parade |publisher=Fiestabowl.org |accessdate=2014-05-27}}</ref> but replaced by a Giant Tortilla Chip when Tostitos Tortilla Chips took over the sponsorship from Sunkist. The party is 10 blocks long and four blocks wide with two fireworks shows (10{{nbsp}}p.m. and midnight).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.azcentral.com/ent/calendar/articles/1212nyetempe.html?&wired |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120719000231/http://www.azcentral.com/ent/calendar/articles/1212nyetempe.html?&wired |url-status=dead |archive-date=2012-07-19 |title=12/31: Insight Fiesta Bowl Block Party |publisher=Azcentral.com |date=2007-12-12 |accessdate=2012-05-19}}</ref>
* [[Tempe, Arizona]]: An illuminated sunburst was dropped while the [[Fiesta Bowl]] Block Party and Parade was sponsored by [[Sunkist (soft drink)|Sunkist]],<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.azcentral.com/12news/community/articles/fiestabowlblockparty-CR.html |work=12News |title=Tempe Tostitos Fiesta Bowl Block Party |publisher=Azcentral.com |date=2005-12-01 |accessdate=2012-05-19}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://gosw.about.com/od/resortsandtours/a/newyear.htm |title=A Southwest New Year's Eve&nbsp;– New Year's Eve in the Southwest United States |work=Go SouthWest About.com |date=2009-12-31 |accessdate=2012-05-19 |archive-date=2012-06-26 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120626131040/http://gosw.about.com/od/resortsandtours/a/newyear.htm |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fiestabowl.org/ |title=The Tostitos Fiesta Bowl: BCS Bowl Game |date=2011-12-31 |accessdate=2012-05-19}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fiestabowl.org/events/fiesta-bowl-parade.php |title=Fiesta Bowl Parade |publisher=Fiestabowl.org |accessdate=2014-05-27}}</ref> but replaced by a [[tortilla chip]] when [[Tostitos]] became the sponsor of the bowl. The party is 10 blocks long and four blocks wide with two fireworks shows (10{{nbsp}}p.m. and midnight).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.azcentral.com/ent/calendar/articles/1212nyetempe.html?&wired |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120719000231/http://www.azcentral.com/ent/calendar/articles/1212nyetempe.html?&wired |url-status=dead |archive-date=2012-07-19 |title=12/31: Insight Fiesta Bowl Block Party |publisher=Azcentral.com |date=2007-12-12 |accessdate=2012-05-19}}</ref>
* [[Show Low, Arizona]]: A deuce of clubs (2♣) debuted in 2011–12. The card, which is the namesake of the main road through Show Low, is, according to legend the origin of the town's name (the town's founders allegedly derived the name "show low" from a game of poker where the winner showed a 2♣, the lowest card in the deck).<ref>Dieterich, Sean (December 31, 2011). [http://www.wmicentral.com/community_beat/local_entertainment/city-to-drop-a-card-for-new-year-s-eve/article_d18257c4-2dbb-11e1-b3cf-001871e3ce6c.html City to drop a card for New Year’s Eve]. ''White Mountain Independent''. Retrieved January 11, 2012.</ref>
* [[Show Low, Arizona]]: A deuce of clubs (2♣) debuted in 2011–12. The card, which is the namesake of the main road through Show Low, is, according to legend, the origin of the town's name (the town's founders allegedly derived the name "show low" from a game of poker where the winner showed a 2♣, the lowest card in the deck).<ref>Dieterich, Sean (December 31, 2011). [http://www.wmicentral.com/community_beat/local_entertainment/city-to-drop-a-card-for-new-year-s-eve/article_d18257c4-2dbb-11e1-b3cf-001871e3ce6c.html City to drop a card for New Year’s Eve]. ''White Mountain Independent''. Retrieved January 11, 2012.</ref>
* [[Tucson, Arizona]]: Starting in 2014, a large replica [[Taco]] was dropped from the roof of the [[Hotel Congress]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tucsonnewsnow.com/story/27735877/nye-watch-first-ever-tucson-taco-drop|title=NYE: Watch first-ever Tucson Taco Drop|website=tucsonnewsnow.com|date=31 December 2014 |access-date=5 March 2019}}</ref>
* [[Tucson, Arizona]]: Starting in 2014, a large replica [[taco]] was dropped from the roof of the [[Hotel Congress]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tucsonnewsnow.com/story/27735877/nye-watch-first-ever-tucson-taco-drop|title=NYE: Watch first-ever Tucson Taco Drop|website=tucsonnewsnow.com|date=31 December 2014 |access-date=5 March 2019}}</ref>
* [[Prescott, Arizona]]: A boot has been dropped since 2010–2011.<ref>Barks, Cindy (December 29, 2016). [http://www.dcourier.com/news/2016/dec/29/boot-made-dropping-6th-annual-boot-drop-takes-whis/ 6th annual Boot Drop takes to Whiskey Row on New Year’s Eve]. ''The Daily Courier''. Retrieved January 1, 2017.</ref>
* [[Prescott, Arizona]]: A boot has been dropped since 2010–11; the drop is held at both 10 p.m. and midnight for the Eastern and Mountain time zones respectively.<ref>Barks, Cindy (December 29, 2016). [http://www.dcourier.com/news/2016/dec/29/boot-made-dropping-6th-annual-boot-drop-takes-whis/ 6th annual Boot Drop takes to Whiskey Row on New Year’s Eve]. ''The Daily Courier''. Retrieved January 1, 2017.</ref>
* [[Yuma, Arizona]]: In 2018, the city introduced the "Iceberg Drop", lowering a giant, illuminated [[lettuce]]. Two drops are held, with one at 10:00&nbsp;p.m. MT to mark the arrival of the new year in the Eastern Time Zone, and a second at midnight.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2019/12/27/new-years-eve-2019-events-weird-things-cities-drop/2721776001/|title=Among the giant things cities will drop on New Year's Eve: A pinecone, lettuce and a flea|last=Shannon|first=Joel|website=USA Today|language=en-US|access-date=2020-01-26}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://kyma.com/news/kyma-com-category-news-yuma-county/2019/12/31/where-to-celebrate-new-years-in-yuma/|title=Where to celebrate New Year's in Yuma|last1=Salazar|first1=Gabriel|last2=Conant|first2=Ericka|date=2019-12-31|website=[[KYMA-DT (1988-2020)|KYMA-DT]]|publisher=[[News-Press & Gazette Company]], [[Cox Media Group]]|access-date=2020-01-26}}</ref>
* [[Yuma, Arizona]]: In 2018, the city introduced the "Iceberg Drop", lowering a giant, illuminated [[lettuce]]. The drop is held at both 10 p.m. and midnight for the Eastern and Mountain time zones respectively.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2019/12/27/new-years-eve-2019-events-weird-things-cities-drop/2721776001/|title=Among the giant things cities will drop on New Year's Eve: A pinecone, lettuce and a flea|last=Shannon|first=Joel|website=USA Today|language=en-US|access-date=2020-01-26}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://kyma.com/news/kyma-com-category-news-yuma-county/2019/12/31/where-to-celebrate-new-years-in-yuma/|title=Where to celebrate New Year's in Yuma|last1=Salazar|first1=Gabriel|last2=Conant|first2=Ericka|date=2019-12-31|website=[[KYMA-DT (1988–2020)|KYMA-DT]]|publisher=[[News-Press & Gazette Company]], [[Cox Media Group]]|access-date=2020-01-26}}</ref>


====Idaho====
====Idaho====
* [[Boise, Idaho]]: Since 2013, a giant [[potato]] was dropped from the [[U.S. Bank Plaza (Boise)|US Bank building]] in downtown Boise.<ref>KTVB (December 20, 2013) [http://www.ktvb.com/news/Giant-potato-ready-to-drop-in-downtown-Boise-on-New-Years-Eve-238016601.html Giant potato ready to drop in downtown Boise on New Year's Eve. Retrieved 2013-12-30]</ref> For 2016, the drop moved to the [[Idaho State Capitol]] building, and the organizers successfully crowdfunded a new "Glowtato" with internal lighting. [[KTVB]] televises the festivities most years.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://idahonews.com/news/local/glowtato-fourth-annual-idaho-potato-drop-in-boise|title=Getting up close and personal with 'Glowtato' before fourth annual Idaho Potato Drop|last=Kaney|first=Devan|work=KBOI|access-date=2018-06-29|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.idahostatesman.com/entertainment/festival/article97357782.html|title=Idaho Potato Drop hopes to dazzle with new 'glowtato'|work=Idaho Statesman|access-date=2018-06-29|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.ktvb.com/article/life/holidays/idaho-rings-in-new-year-with-potato-drop/381166128|title=Idaho rings in New Year with 'Glowtato' Drop|work=KTVB|access-date=2018-06-29|language=en-US}}</ref>
* [[Boise, Idaho]]: Since 2013, a giant [[potato]] was dropped from the [[U.S. Bank Plaza (Boise)|US Bank building]] in downtown Boise.<ref>KTVB (December 20, 2013) [http://www.ktvb.com/news/Giant-potato-ready-to-drop-in-downtown-Boise-on-New-Years-Eve-238016601.html Giant potato ready to drop in downtown Boise on New Year's Eve. Retrieved 2013-12-30]</ref> For 2016, the drop moved to the [[Idaho State Capitol]] building, and the organizers successfully crowdfunded a new "Glowtato" with internal lighting. [[KTVB]] televises the festivities most years.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://idahonews.com/news/local/glowtato-fourth-annual-idaho-potato-drop-in-boise|title=Getting up close and personal with 'Glowtato' before fourth annual Idaho Potato Drop|last=Kaney|first=Devan|work=KBOI|access-date=2018-06-29|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.idahostatesman.com/entertainment/festival/article97357782.html|title=Idaho Potato Drop hopes to dazzle with new 'glowtato'|work=Idaho Statesman|access-date=2018-06-29|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.ktvb.com/article/life/holidays/idaho-rings-in-new-year-with-potato-drop/381166128|title=Idaho rings in New Year with 'Glowtato' Drop|work=KTVB|access-date=2018-06-29|language=en-US}}</ref>
* [[Emmett, Idaho]]: Since 2016, a cherry has been raised.<ref>{{cite web|title=EVENT GUIDE: New Year's Eve in the Treasure Valley|url=http://www.ktvb.com/story/entertainment/events/2015/12/30/event-guide-new-years-eve/78093612/|website=ktvb.com|publisher=KTVB News Group|last=Miller|first=Tyson|accessdate=1 January 2016|archive-date=3 January 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160103053120/http://www.ktvb.com/story/entertainment/events/2015/12/30/event-guide-new-years-eve/78093612/|url-status=dead}}</ref>
* [[Emmett, Idaho]]: Since 2016, a cherry has been raised.<ref>{{cite web|title=EVENT GUIDE: New Year's Eve in the Treasure Valley|url=http://www.ktvb.com/story/entertainment/events/2015/12/30/event-guide-new-years-eve/78093612/|website=ktvb.com|publisher=KTVB News Group|last=Miller|first=Tyson|accessdate=1 January 2016|archive-date=3 January 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160103053120/http://www.ktvb.com/story/entertainment/events/2015/12/30/event-guide-new-years-eve/78093612/|url-status=dead}}</ref>
* [[Twin Falls, Idaho]]: Since 2002, a metal ball, bought at auction for $14 by Dave Woodhead—owner of the former bar Woody's, has been dropped from a pair of [[grain elevator]]s. The low-budget event attracted a cult following: later editions also switched from a manual pulley to using a 1961 [[Ford Econoline]] truck to lower the ball. Following the lease of the bar to new owners, the event was placed on hiatus for 2014, but returned for 2015 in partnership with the new owners. Woodhead acknowledged the drop's inclusion on lists of New Year's Eve drops on [[Mental Floss]] and [[English Wikipedia|Wikipedia]] as a sign of notoriety for the event.<ref name=timesnews-woodysclosed>{{cite web|title=New Bar Opens in Twin Falls, Armed with Liquor License|url=http://magicvalley.com/business/new-bar-opens-in-twin-falls-armed-with-liquor-license/article_d6f4b5aa-bae8-11e3-b090-001a4bcf887a.html|website=Times-News|accessdate=28 January 2015}}</ref><ref name=timesnews-twinfalls>{{cite web|title=Forget the Glitz and Glamour, Twin Falls' Copper Ball Returns for NYE Drop|url=http://magicvalley.com/news/local/forget-the-glitz-and-glamour-twin-falls-copper-ball-returns/article_ab86879a-bce1-5991-ada3-8bbd70b67268.html|website=Times-News|accessdate=28 January 2015}}</ref>
* [[Twin Falls, Idaho]]: Since 2002, a metal ball, bought at auction for $14 by Dave Woodhead, owner of the former bar Woody's, has been dropped from a pair of [[grain elevator]]s. The low-budget event attracted a cult following: later editions also switched from a manual pulley to using a 1961 [[Ford E-Series#First generation (1961–1967)|Ford Econoline]] truck to lower the ball. Following the lease of the bar to new owners, the event was placed on hiatus for 2014, but returned for 2015 in partnership with the new owners. Woodhead acknowledged the drop's inclusion on lists of New Year's Eve drops on [[Mental Floss]] and [[English Wikipedia|Wikipedia]] as a sign of notoriety for the event.<ref name=timesnews-woodysclosed>{{cite web|title=New Bar Opens in Twin Falls, Armed with Liquor License|url=http://magicvalley.com/business/new-bar-opens-in-twin-falls-armed-with-liquor-license/article_d6f4b5aa-bae8-11e3-b090-001a4bcf887a.html|website=Times-News|date=3 April 2014 |accessdate=28 January 2015}}</ref><ref name=timesnews-twinfalls>{{cite web|title=Forget the Glitz and Glamour, Twin Falls' Copper Ball Returns for NYE Drop|url=http://magicvalley.com/news/local/forget-the-glitz-and-glamour-twin-falls-copper-ball-returns/article_ab86879a-bce1-5991-ada3-8bbd70b67268.html|website=Times-News|date=29 December 2014 |accessdate=28 January 2015}}</ref>


====New Mexico====
====New Mexico====
* [[Las Cruces, New Mexico]]: A 19-foot illuminated chrome chili pepper is dropped.<ref name="usatoday2016"/>
* [[Las Cruces, New Mexico]]: A 19-foot illuminated chrome [[chili pepper]] is dropped.<ref name="usatoday2016"/>
*[[Santa Fe, New Mexico]]: Since 2015, [[Zia symbol|a Zia symbol]] has been raised 60 feet into the air over [[Santa Fe Plaza]]. Sponsored by the City of Santa Fe, the Kiwanis Club of Santa Fe, and other local organizations and businesses, the raising of the Zia is accompanied by live music, food and drinks, fireworks, and bonfires.<ref>{{Cite web|title=NYE|url=https://www.santafe.org/nye/|access-date=2021-12-31|website=www.santafe.org}}</ref>
*[[Santa Fe, New Mexico]]: Since 2015, the [[Zia people (New Mexico)|Zia]] [[solar symbol]] has been raised 60 feet into the air over [[Santa Fe Plaza]]. Sponsored by the City of Santa Fe, the Kiwanis Club of Santa Fe, and other local organizations and businesses, the raising of the Zia is accompanied by live music, food and drinks, fireworks, and bonfires.<ref>{{Cite web|title=NYE|url=https://www.santafe.org/nye/|access-date=2021-12-31|website=www.santafe.org}}</ref>


====Wyoming====
====Wyoming====
* [[Cheyenne, Wyoming]]: Drops a ball at midnight.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cheyenne.org/balldrop/|title=New Year's Eve in Cheyenne|website=cheyenne.org|access-date=5 March 2019}}</ref>
* [[Cheyenne, Wyoming]]: Drops a ball at midnight.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cheyenne.org/balldrop/|title=New Year's Eve in Cheyenne|website=cheyenne.org|access-date=5 March 2019}}</ref>

===Philippine Standard Time===
====National Capital Region====
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* [[Quezon City, Philippines]]: A star is dropped at [[Eastwood City]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Eastwood City to host bigger, brighter New Year Countdown 2023|url=https://mb.com.ph/2022/12/27/eastwood-city-to-host-bigger-brighter-new-year-countdown-2023/|access-date=2022-12-27|website=mb.com.ph|date=27 December 2022 }}</ref>


===US Pacific Time Zone===
===US Pacific Time Zone===
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==== Nevada ====
==== Nevada ====


* In 2020, [[The Strat (Las Vegas)|The Strat]] in Las Vegas announced that it would lower the winner of a contest, dressed in a [[disco ball]]-inspired outfit, at midnight to welcome 2021 via its [[SkyJump Las Vegas]] ride. It is normally closed on New Year's Eve due to the tower's participation in the [[America's Party]] fireworks across the [[Las Vegas Strip]] (cancelled due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]]).<ref>{{Cite web|last=Henry|first=Larry|date=2020-12-29|title=A Leap From Las Vegas Casino Tower Planned for 2021 High-Flying Start|url=https://www.casino.org/news/a-leap-from-las-vegas-casino-tower-planned-for-2021-high-flying-start/|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-12-30|website=Casino.org|language=en-US}}</ref>
* In 2020, [[The Strat (Las Vegas)|The Strat]] in Las Vegas dropped a contest winner in a lighted suit from its [[SkyJump Las Vegas]] ride at midnight to welcome 2021. The ride is normally closed on New Year's Eve due to the tower's participation in the [[America's Party]] fireworks across the [[Las Vegas Strip]] (cancelled due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]]).<ref>{{Cite web|last=Henry|first=Larry|date=2020-12-29|title=A Leap From Las Vegas Casino Tower Planned for 2021 High-Flying Start|url=https://www.casino.org/news/a-leap-from-las-vegas-casino-tower-planned-for-2021-high-flying-start/|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-12-30|website=Casino.org|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-12-28 |title=Strat to welcome 2021 with midnight SkyJump |url=https://www.reviewjournal.com/entertainment/new-years-eve-in-vegas/strat-to-welcome-2021-with-midnight-skyjump-2234522/ |access-date=2024-02-05 |website=Las Vegas Review-Journal |language=en-US}}</ref>


==== Oregon ====
==== Oregon ====
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==== Washington ====
==== Washington ====
*[[Seattle, Washington]]: The elevator of the [[Space Needle]] is raised.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Coffman |first=Larry |date=2019-01-15 |title=Space Needle Fireworks Saga! |url=http://marketingnw.com/space-needle-fireworks-saga/ |access-date=2024-01-05 |website=marketingnw.com |language=en-US}}</ref>
*[[Seattle]]: The elevator of the [[Space Needle]] is raised.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Coffman |first=Larry |date=2019-01-15 |title=Space Needle Fireworks Saga! |url=http://marketingnw.com/space-needle-fireworks-saga/ |access-date=2024-01-05 |website=marketingnw.com |language=en-US}}</ref>
*[[Toledo, Washington]]: A Giant Cheese Ball is dropped.<ref>{{cite news |title=Toledo Residents Share Updates and New Ideas for Community at Annual 'Big Meeting' |url=https://www.chronline.com/stories/toledo-residents-share-updates-and-new-ideas-for-community-at-annual-big-meeting,291397 |access-date=16 December 2022 |work=The Daily Chronicle |language=en}}</ref>
*[[Toledo, Washington]]: A Giant Cheese Ball is dropped.<ref>{{cite news |title=Toledo Residents Share Updates and New Ideas for Community at Annual 'Big Meeting' |url=https://www.chronline.com/stories/toledo-residents-share-updates-and-new-ideas-for-community-at-annual-big-meeting,291397 |access-date=16 December 2022 |work=The Daily Chronicle |language=en}}</ref>


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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 concluding at midnight).[1] In turn, the event was inspired by the time balls used by ship navigators in the 19th century to calibrate their chronometers.

Whilst some of these events use a ball in imitation of Times Square, many "drops" utilize objects that represent an aspect of local culture, geography, or history. Ball drops are by far the most common in, but not exclusive to, the United States.

List of drops or raises by time zone and location

This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources.

UTC+08:00

Atlantic Time Zone

Bermuda

North American Eastern Time Zone

Delaware

Florida

Note: The Florida Panhandle is in the Central Time Zone.
The "Big Orange" at the InterContinental Miami hotel.

Georgia

The Peach Drop tower in Atlanta.

Indiana

See also: § Indiana (Northwest & Southwest)
  • Fort Wayne, Indiana: A ball drop debuted in 2016.[42] The original drop was a projection which prompted a group of engineers to volunteer their time in creating a low-poly ball 8 ft. in diameter, covered in translucent acrylic plastic, and lit with over 380,000 lumens of LEDs. As of 2017, the ball was hoisted 80 feet over the corner of Baker and Ewing St., and lowered by crane.[43]
  • Indianapolis: An Indy car was dropped beginning in 2015.[44]
  • Kokomo, Indiana: A 70-pound aluminum ball with 34,000 lights is dropped during The Kokomo Downtown Association New Year's Eve Celebration.[45][46][47]
  • Muncie, Indiana: A ball is dropped.[48]
  • Vincennes, Indiana (near Terre Haute): The giant 18-foot, 500-pound steel-and-foam Watermelon Ball is raised 100 feet in the air during the 60-second countdown at midnight, then the replica releases 11 real locally-grown watermelons.[49][50][51][52]

Kentucky

Maine

Maryland

Michigan

Minnesota

New Jersey

Snooki was lowered in Seaside Heights in 2011.

New York

Times Square's ball drop (ball used since 2008–09 seen here) is one of the most prominent New Year's celebrations in the United States.

New York holds many elaborate drops, particularly the ball drop at Times Square and at the Electric Tower in Buffalo. The state comes in second in America for the most items dropped on New Year's Eve.[citation needed]

  • Binghamton, New York: A 6-foot lighted ball is dropped.[98]
  • Brocton, New York: A 14' diameter ball is dropped from a height of 165' in front of the Saint Stephen's Hotel at the Arches in downtown Brocton. This is reportedly the highest & largest ball drop in the country & the second highest in the world, according to the Dunkirk Observer.[99]
  • Buffalo, New York: A lighted ball is dropped, at one time along with a Ford Edge automobile.[100] The Buffalo Ball Drop (formerly the 97 Rock Ball Drop) is the second largest in the country, with 40,000 in attendance during a typical year.[101] The Buffalo Ball Drop is held annually from the Electric Tower in Roosevelt Plaza.[102] It was nearly canceled in 2010 (due mainly to the effects of the late 2000s recession) before a last-minute sponsorship drive brought in the necessary funds to successfully carry out the festivities. The event is broadcast on both 97 Rock (through the radio) and on ABC 7 Buffalo (on television), usually in split screen so that the viewers may see both the Times Square, and Electric Tower ball drops simultaneously.[citation needed]
  • Cheektowaga, New York: A ball is dropped during the day on New Year's Eve to offer an alternative for families.[103]
  • Hamburg, New York: A ball is dropped.[104] The ball drop did not take place in 2018 because of dangerously cold temperatures.[105]
  • New York City (Times Square): In its current iteration since 2008–09, a 11,875 lb (5,386 kilograms) ball covered in 2,688 Waterford Crystal panels has been lowered from a pole atop One Times Square. The Times Square Ball was originally made of wood and previously metal; during the 1980s, the ball was decorated with red lightbulbs and a "stem" to make it resemble an apple (alluding to the city's nickname, "the Big Apple").[106] The ball used to be lit by halogen lamps, but LED has been used since 2008. An enlarged version of the new LED-equipped ball has been used since 2009, which has since been displayed atop the tower year-round.[107][108]
  • New York City (rotating locations, Greenwood Heights for 2011): A giant lighted ukulele, dropped by "Sonic Uke" (a local ukulele playing duo), has been dropped each year in a different location since 2004–05.[109]
  • Niagara Falls, New York: A ten-foot Gibson Guitar is dropped from a specially designed 120-foot scaffold at the stroke of midnight at the Hard Rock Cafe. It draws an anticipated crowd of 15,000 to 20,000.[104][110][111]
  • North Tonawanda, New York: A ball is dropped as part of New Year's on the Canal.[104]
  • Orchard Park, New York: A ball is dropped.[112] The ball drop was discontinued in 2018 because of dangerously cold temperatures.[105]
  • Syracuse, New York: An orange ball was dropped for 2013 and 2014; the event was canceled after that and replaced with a midsummer celebration.[113]
  • Watertown, New York: A beach ball is dropped at noon New Year's Eve, which kicks off the city's season-long winter celebration, Snowtown USA.[114]
  • White Plains, New York: A ball drops from a crane on the corner of Main Street and Renaissance Square in downtown. The urban festival attracts 25,000 residents of Westchester County, New York.[115]
  • Wilson, New York: Two balls are dropped, one at 9 p.m. and the other at midnight.[112]

North Carolina

Raleigh drops its symbol, an acorn.
Mt. Olive Pickle Drop
Marion NC Gold Nugget Drop
Marion NC Gold Nugget Drop

Ohio

Ontario

Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania is the state where the most objects are dropped on New Year's Eve,[147] though the tradition has declined in recent years in places such as Lancaster County.[148]

Lebanon's 12 ft, 150 pound New Year's Eve bologna

South Carolina

Tennessee (Eastern)

Virginia

West Virginia

  • Bluefield, West Virginia: an illuminated lemon sculpture is dropped. This references the town's nickname “Nature’s Air Conditioned City” and its tradition of giving out free lemonade when temperatures reach 90 degrees Fahrenheit.[211]

US Central Time Zone

Alabama

  • Mobile, Alabama: A 600-pound, lit Moon Pie is lowered from the RSA Tower in the "MoonPie Over Mobile" festivities sponsored by Chattanooga Bakery. Festivities also include a Mardi Gras-styled parade, as moon pies are a traditional "throw" at Mardi Gras events in Mobile.[212][213][214]
  • Fairhope, Alabama: A ball is dropped. The event was cancelled in 2010, but resumed in time to ring in 2011.[215][216]
  • Wetumpka, Alabama: A meteorite is dropped at the Old Courthouse at 11 pm Central Time in honor of the meteorite that hit the River City. At the stroke of midnight, a big fireworks display takes place over the river.[217]
  • Dothan, Alabama: Nicknamed "The Peanut Capital of the World", this city has an annual "Peanut Drop". The Peanut Drop consisted of a giant peanut shaped balloon bag (not to be mistaken as a massive phallus) that has also drawn controversial attention to news organizations around the word such as Russia Today[218]
  • Samson, Alabama: In 2022–23, the city introduced a drop using a tin of snuff tobacco. The drop alludes to the city's nickname of "Snuff City", stemming from an incident where a train containing a shipment of Rooster-brand snuff was parked at the town's depot for an extended period of time.[219]

Arkansas

Florida Panhandle

Illinois

Indiana (Northwest & Southwest)

  • Hammond / Whiting, Indiana (outside Chicago): A 10-foot Illuminated pierogi will be lowered 90 feet during a countdown to midnight. The Pierogi Drop is sponsored by Knights of Columbus Council 1696 and has been occurring since 2016.[234][235] Whiting is known for the annual Pierogi Fest which occurs the last weekend of July.
  • Tell City, Indiana: An apple with an arrow through it (symbolizing Tell City's namesake, William Tell) is dropped at City Hall Park.[236][237]

Iowa

Kansas

  • Manhattan, Kansas: "The Little Apple", an apple-shaped aluminum ball, is lowered. The drop has most recently been held outside Kite's Bar & Grill.[238]

Louisiana

Mississippi

  • Columbus: An illuminated 10-foot wide by 10-foot tall lit aluminum ball is hoisted over College Street 100 feet high as part of the "Having a Ball Downtown Block Party". Festivities were broadcast live on WCBI until 2012.[241][242]
  • Hattiesburg: A replica of the original "Hub-Sign" is lowered in Hattiesburg's historic downtown district.[243] The original 4-story "Hub-Sign" stood atop a downtown building for 35 years (1912- c.1947) and served as a symbol of Hattiesburg's heritage as the hub of the Gulf-South.[244]
  • Jackson: As of December 31, 2022, Jackson drops a magnolia.[245]

Missouri

  • Kansas City, Missouri: Michael "The Doughboy" Maslak, the longest-tenured improviser at the ComedyCity improv theater, is draped in lights and dropped by members of the troupe.[246]

Oklahoma

  • Tulsa: The Tulsa Ball Drop, held annually in Brookside, a district famous for its nightlife, features live music, performances, and a street party.[249]

Tennessee (Central and Western)

Texas

  • Austin, Texas: Families in the Austin Woods neighborhood traditionally celebrate the new year with large illuminated new year's balls hung from trees, which are lowered at varying times during New Year's Eve. Downtown, a Lone Star was dropped until 2006, then replaced with a simple mirrored ball.[255]
  • Houston: A star representing the Lone Star State was raised at midnight.[256] No celebration was held in 2019.[257] There is also a Noon Ball Drop at the Children's Museum of Houston for families to celebrate New Year's Noon.[258]
  • McAllen, Texas: A giant mirrored ball descends just before midnight. The first orb for 2008 was six feet in diameter, but in 2009 McAllen's big bash was expanded to include a bigger crowd (10,000 attended), a bigger party space and the bigger "Texas-sized" ball used until 2014.[259] This event was last staged in 2014–15 and the event was axed in 2015 due to budgetary problems.[citation needed] An attempt was made to resurrect the event for 2017–18, but failed because of a lack of permit.[260]
  • San Antonio: The elevator on the Tower of the Americas was raised until 2013.[261]

Wisconsin

  • Plymouth, Wisconsin: Plymouth drops an 80-pound decorated cheese wedge, the newest Wisconsin cheese, from a 100 ft. ladder truck in a tribute to the region's dairy industry and dairy products. The Plymouth Arts Center hosts the annual “Build Your Own New Year’s Party” next to the Creamery Building's parking lot where "The Big Cheese Drop" takes place.[262][263][264]
  • Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin: A carp (real but dead) caught by local fishers and weighing between 25 and 30 pounds is lowered. A carp was chosen to represent the area's fishing industry and because the carp is considered one of the luckiest fish in Chinese culture. The carp, nicknamed “Lucky”, is lowered onto a throne. Each “Lucky” has a tree planted where it is buried with a commemorative plaque listing the carp's name and year.[141][265]
  • Sister Bay, Wisconsin: A cherry-shaped ball is lowered at midnight.[266]

US Mountain Time Zone

Arizona

The deuce of clubs is dropped in Show Low, Arizona.
  • Flagstaff, Arizona: A pine cone is dropped from the balcony of Weatherford hotel.[267][268][269]
  • Tempe, Arizona: An illuminated sunburst was dropped while the Fiesta Bowl Block Party and Parade was sponsored by Sunkist,[270][271][272][273] but replaced by a tortilla chip when Tostitos became the sponsor of the bowl. The party is 10 blocks long and four blocks wide with two fireworks shows (10 p.m. and midnight).[274]
  • Show Low, Arizona: A deuce of clubs (2♣) debuted in 2011–12. The card, which is the namesake of the main road through Show Low, is, according to legend, the origin of the town's name (the town's founders allegedly derived the name "show low" from a game of poker where the winner showed a 2♣, the lowest card in the deck).[275]
  • Tucson, Arizona: Starting in 2014, a large replica taco was dropped from the roof of the Hotel Congress[276]
  • Prescott, Arizona: A boot has been dropped since 2010–11; the drop is held at both 10 p.m. and midnight for the Eastern and Mountain time zones respectively.[277]
  • Yuma, Arizona: In 2018, the city introduced the "Iceberg Drop", lowering a giant, illuminated lettuce. The drop is held at both 10 p.m. and midnight for the Eastern and Mountain time zones respectively.[278][279]

Idaho

  • Boise, Idaho: Since 2013, a giant potato was dropped from the US Bank building in downtown Boise.[280] For 2016, the drop moved to the Idaho State Capitol building, and the organizers successfully crowdfunded a new "Glowtato" with internal lighting. KTVB televises the festivities most years.[281][282][283]
  • Emmett, Idaho: Since 2016, a cherry has been raised.[284]
  • Twin Falls, Idaho: Since 2002, a metal ball, bought at auction for $14 by Dave Woodhead, owner of the former bar Woody's, has been dropped from a pair of grain elevators. The low-budget event attracted a cult following: later editions also switched from a manual pulley to using a 1961 Ford Econoline truck to lower the ball. Following the lease of the bar to new owners, the event was placed on hiatus for 2014, but returned for 2015 in partnership with the new owners. Woodhead acknowledged the drop's inclusion on lists of New Year's Eve drops on Mental Floss and Wikipedia as a sign of notoriety for the event.[285][286]

New Mexico

Wyoming

US Pacific Time Zone

California

Nevada

Oregon

Setting up for the first ball drop in La Grande, Oregon Dec 27, 2014
  • La Grande, Oregon: Since 2015, a lighted ball has been lowered atop the John Howard Building in downtown La Grande, accompanied by a larger block party.[296]

Washington

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