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A tradition that began in 1907 is back to welcome us to 2026! The annual ball drop in New York City's Times Square returns for its latest incarnation, nearly 120 years after it first dropped to ring ...

Steering into the final hours of 2025 has its own kind of magic, and few moments sparkle brighter than the Times Square Ball Drop in New York City. It is not just a countdown. It is a shared global ...

And what's a better way to welcome the new year than counting down to the moment the clock strikes midnight January 1, 2026, in Time Square, New York City. New York City's Times Square, which hosts ...

Get ready to ring in 2026! It's an annual tradition for nearly 1 million people to gather in N.Y.C. every Dec. 31 to watch the annual New Year's Eve ball drop, while over 1 billion more people tune in ...

The Times Square Ball Drop can be watched on major networks or streamed on services like Hulu + Live TV and Fubo. The ball will drop at 11:59 p.m. ET on New Year's Eve to ring in 2026. The countdown ...