Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The countdown for 2026 is on, and millions will be tuning in to watch New Year's celebrations taking place around the country.

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 ...

It’s out with the old and in with the new in Times Square this year as the famous New Year’s Eve ball drop rings in 2026 with a dazzling new ball — the largest in the history of an event that started ...

If you don't want to deal with Metro North and hundreds of thousands of revelers to see the ball drop in Manhattan this New Year's Eve, you'll have a second chance in warm summer weather. For the ...

(NEXSTAR) – Of all the ways we could be celebrating the coming New Year, a significant percentage of Americans will be looking to the sky over New York City — either in person, or via their TVs — to ...

New Year's Eve in New York's Times Square. Photo Credit: ABC, José A. Alvarado Jr. New Year's Eve in New York's Times Square. Photo Credit: ABC, José A. Alvarado Jr. On December 31, 2025, New Year’s ...

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 ...