More than one billion people are expected to watch a glowing orb drop down a pole to mark midnight in New York City.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. This image provided by America250 in December 2025 shows the New Year's Eve ball designed for the U.S.'s 250th year. | Damon ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Those viewing the ball drop this year will be in for a special treat. As the clock strikes midnight on New Year’s Eve 2025, the ...

The Times Square New Year's Eve ball is all set to make its 60-second descent down the 139-foot pole at 11:59 p.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 31, to usher in 2026. At exactly 11:59 p.m. ET, the Mayor of New ...

New York City is getting ready to ring in New Year's Eve 2026 with the ball drop countdown in Times Square Wednesday night. Temperatures when the clock strikes midnight will likely be the coldest in ...

Jonathan Bennett and Jeremy Hassell return to host the NYE 2026 livestream. By Carly Thomas Senior Editor, Digital The countdown is officially on, with less than six hours until it’s time to ring in ...

For the first time ever, New York’s venerable New Year’s Eve ball drop, a Times Square spectacle every year since 1907, will happen twice in a single year. The Constellation Ball, the ninth and ...

NEW YORK — The festivities surrounding the famous Times Square New Year's Eve ball drop will continue past the midnight countdown into 2026. As is tradition, the ball will drop from the One Times ...

NEW YORK — The festivities surrounding the famous Times Square New Year's Eve ball drop will continue past the midnight countdown into 2026. As is tradition, the ball will drop from the One Times ...