While the event culminates with the famous Acorn Drop and fireworks display at midnight, the party started well before 2025 kicked off.

Fayetteville Street in downtown Raleigh. The main outdoor music stage will be at City Plaza, located at 443 Fayetteville St. Tickets include access to all the First Night activities, both in the daytime and evening. Here’s some of what the event will entail, according to their website:

Donald Trump's annual New Year's Eve gala at Mar-a-Lago on Tuesday evening will have a very different vibe this year - now that he's president-elect. Ukrainian troops salvaged and refurbished BMP-3 infantry fighting vehicles, considered Russia's rival to the American-made Bradley fighting vehicle.