Times Square Balldrop New York

The Times Square Ball Drop is the most famous New Year's Eve event in the world. It takes place in New York City at the "Crossroads of the World." At 11:59 PM on December 31, a huge, geodesic sphere called the Constellation Ball starts to fall down a 77-foot flagpole on top of One Times Square. It takes 60 seconds to reach the ground. More than 32,000 LEDs light up this six-ton wonder, which is covered in more than 5,000 Waterford Crystal panels. The LEDs can make millions of bright colors and patterns. As the clock strikes twelve and the ball hits the ground, the city erupts in a huge "blizzard" of 3,000 pounds of confetti, most of which is hand-signed with wishes from people all over the world. The event, which took place in person for about a million people and was watched by more than a billion people around the world, is a universal symbol of hope and renewal. It combines a tradition that goes back to 1907 with cutting-edge sound and light technology.