There will be two New Year’s Eve ball drops during the annual Times Square celebration to ring in 2026. The first will mark the traditional countdown.

New York City is getting ready to ring in New Year's Eve 2026 with the ball drop countdown in Times Square Wednesday night.

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 Times Square ball will not only drop once, but twice. This is because ...

• The "Double Drop" for 2026: In a historic first, the ball will drop twice this year (December 31, 2025). After the ...

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 ...

2026 is just around the corner! If you’re looking to watch the ball drop live on TV this New Year’s Eve, there are various channels and streaming platforms offering live (and some free) access to New ...

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 ...

Happy (almost) New Year! 2026 is just hours away in the United States, and the countdown to a new dawn begins. New York City's Times Square, which hosts the iconic New Year’s Eve ball drop, is all set ...