Stream the New Year’s Eve celebration from Times Square

The revelers are returning to Times Square to celebrate the end of 2021 and start of 2022, but the numbers will be smaller this year due to New York City's COVID restrictions. Only 15,000 people will be allowed to attend in person. If you're not among them, you can stream the celebration live from 6 … Continue reading Stream the New Year’s Eve celebration from Times Square

Space Needle fireworks return to Seattle’s New Year’s celebration

The Space Needle in Seattle (photo by Cheryl Landes) Seattle is welcoming 2022 with its traditional fireworks show from the Space Needle, but there won't be a live in-person audience again this year because of continued safety concerns from COVID. Instead, the show will be broadcast on KING5-TV and streamed from KING5's website and the … Continue reading Space Needle fireworks return to Seattle’s New Year’s celebration

Stream the New Year’s Eve celebration at Grand Park in Los Angeles

The fountain at Grand Park in Los Angeles (photo credit: NYELA at Grand Park) Los Angeles rang in 2021 last night with a festive celebration, minus a live audience, at Grand Park in Los Angeles. The one-hour, forty-five-minute show called "NYELA" features music from popular local artists, comments from Los Angeles County residents, and a … Continue reading Stream the New Year’s Eve celebration at Grand Park in Los Angeles

Times Square’s New Year’s Eve celebration totally virtual this year

Want to be part of the New Year's Eve celebration in New York City without going there? Well, in 2020-2021, you can! The event isn't open for in-person attendance because of COVID, which means that you can watch it online commercial-free at no charge. The festivities begin at 6 p.m. Eastern time and continues until … Continue reading Times Square’s New Year’s Eve celebration totally virtual this year

Ring in the New Year from home with a futuristic concert from Paris

Welcome 2021 by watching world-famous composer Jean Michel Jarre's live performance at Notre-Dame in Paris on New Year's Eve from the comfort of your home. “Welcome to the Other Side” is a concert combining music with a light show inside the famous cathedral. Jarre describes the concert as "free concert experience whose ambition, beyond celebrating … Continue reading Ring in the New Year from home with a futuristic concert from Paris

New Year’s Eve celebration at the Space Needle on TV and online

A glimpse of the New Year's light show at the Space Needle in Seattle to welcome 2021. The show is sponsored by T-Mobile. (Photo credit: Space Needle LLC) Update, January 1, 2021: Watch the recording of the show at spaceneedle.com/newyears. The video runs 11 minutes 30 seconds. New Year's revelers can't go to the Space … Continue reading New Year’s Eve celebration at the Space Needle on TV and online

Tournament of Roses Parade cancels for the first time since World War II

Mice crash this tea party on the City of Sierra Madre's 2017 Rose Parade float, "The Cat's Away". (photo by Prayitno, Wikimedia Commons) On Thursday, officials for the Tournament of Roses Parade in Pasadena, California, announced that the event on New Year's Day 2021 would be cancelled. Ongoing concerns with COVID-19 and the delays in reopening … Continue reading Tournament of Roses Parade cancels for the first time since World War II