Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The ball drop in New York City this year will bring in a monumental year for the nation with 2026 marking the 250th anniversary of ...

The second ball drop will honor America's semiquincentennial year. After the clock struck midnight on Jan. 1, 2026, revelers ringing in the new year in Times Square got a second treat as red, white ...

It will be double the excitement in New York City this New Year’s Eve as the occasion will be celebrated with two ball drops. As usual, New Yorkers will assemble in Times Square to watch the ...

The patriotic touches at this year’s Times Square gathering, including a second confetti drop, will offer an early glimpse of what’s ahead: hundreds of events and programs, big and small, planned ...

Editor’s Note: This story was edited to reflect the second ball drop will be in July. TIMES SQUARE, Manhattan (PIX11) — For the first time, the New Year’s Eve ball will drop twice this year — once at ...

The “ball” is dropping twice to ring in 2026. Days ahead of the iconic Times Square New Year’s Eve Ball Drop in New York City, America250 announced a “post-midnight moment” to mark America’s 250th ...

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This year's crystal ball in Times Square drop to celebrate 2026 will feature a patriotic touch for America's 250th birthday. The ball will sparkle in red, white and blue to usher in the new year and ...

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 ...

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 ...

NEW YORK CITY (WABC) -- Thousands of people have gathered in Times Square for the dropping of the New Year's Eve ball at midnight to ring in 2026! Some camera shots during the live stream from ...

The globe rings in 2026 on Wednesday night, as the calendar switches from Dec. 31 to Jan. 1 and kicks off a brand new year. Where can you watch the ball drop in Times Square on Wednesday evening? Well ...