Communities across south-central Pennsylvania will ring in the new year Wednesday night with their own unique, locally-themed drops and raises.

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The younger crowd ushered in 2026 with a New Year's Eve balloon drop at Skateland in Savoy on Wednesday. Kids re3ach for balloons during a New Year's Eve balloon drop at Skateland in Savoy in the ...

WILKES-BARRE TOWNSHIP, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A shopping spot that spent Christmas in the dark is now brightened up, and they’re celebrating New Year’s on Saturday. The “power up” celebration at ...

With Snoopy assisting with the countdown, kids and their parents celebrated an early New Year’s Eve Wednesday with a balloon drop at the Charles M. Schulz Museum. The annual “Up Down Balloon Drop” ...

Families packed the Discovery Lab as the science museum rang in the new year a little early with its annual “Noon Year’s Eve” celebration. The event gives children and parents a chance to celebrate ...

EAU CLAIRE, Wis. (WEAU) - The Children’s Museum of Eau Claire is welcoming 2026 with a balloon drop. Wednesday, the Children’s Museum of Eau Claire opened the museum for two special sessions; 8:00 a.m ...

SHREVEPORT, La. — Families gathered at Sci-Port Discovery Center for the return of the popular “Noon Year’s Eve” celebration, ringing in the new year early with a massive balloon drop. Children and ...

THE BIG DROP: There are mic drops in this world, and temperature drops, and gumdrops, and dewdrops, too. But an over-the-top balloon drop may be one of the most coveted, or among the most treasured, ...

Hundreds of revelers, many with their tots in tow, turned out Wednesday for daytime balloon drops on New Year’s Eve at Chabot Space and Science Center and Hiller Aviation Museum. At the science center ...

Ridgefield Library will welcome 2026 with a Noon Year’s Eve balloon drop on Wednesday, Dec. 31, running from 11:15 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. All ages are invited to take part in the midday countdown at the ...

BLOUNTVILLE, Tenn. (WJHL) — The Sullivan County Public Library hosted a “Noon Year’s Eve Balloon Drop” and party for families in Blountville on Wednesday. The event aimed to give kids and parents a ...