The BriefTimes Square will host two ball drops for the first time, with a second celebration just after midnight on Jan. 1, 2026.The additional ball drop honors the nation’s upcoming 250th anniversary and is organized by the Times Square Alliance in partnership with America250.

For the first time ever, New York’s venerable New Year’s Eve ball drop, a Times Square event that’s taken place every year since 1907, will happen twice in a single year.