First Night Boston

Festivities are in full swing in Boston this New Year’s Eve.

Safety was top of mind for city officials as Boston’s First Night festivities took place. Boston Mayor Michelle Wu announced Thursday that rapid test kits and vaccinations would be made available at this year’s First Night Boston celebration. Click here to watch the First Night Boston festivities live. The measures were part of a series of changes announced in...

Safety is top of mind for city officials as Boston’s First Night festivities get underway.

Boston Mayor Michelle Wu announced Thursday that rapid test kits and vaccinations will be made available at this year’s First Night Boston celebration. The measures were part of a series of changes announced in an effort to slow the surge of COVID-19 cases in the city while still allowing the New Year’s Eve festivities to go forward. “We are...

Another year, another set of COVID concerns looming over New Year’s Eve. With COVID-19 numbers at record levels in Massachusetts, and around the U.S., people — and First Night organizers — are faced with whether to go on with their plans or pack it in for another year. “We’ve been in this now for almost two years and so...

The Hub Today’s Colton Bradford and Derek Zagami will be ringing in the new year at First Night Boston 2022, the two hosts will be on the main stage located in Copley Square starting at 7pm. The free, family friendly event will run from 12 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 31, 2021, through 12:30 a.m. on Saturday, Jan. 1, 2022, and…

First Night Boston is holding its free, outdoor New Year’s Eve celebration on Friday. Organizers of the event, billed as New England’s largest for the holiday, said they will follow COVID protocols set by the city and state and the events will be held outdoors at Copley Square and the Boston Common. “Guests are encouraged to wear masks in...

After a solely online celebration last year, First Night will gather in-person throughout the Back Bay for hours of entertainment, ice sculptures, a parade and fireworks. The free, family-friendly event will run from 12 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 31, 2021 through 12:30 a.m. on Saturday, Jan. 1, 2022, and will feature a wide range of local musicians, artists, and performers....

Join us on New Year’s Eve for First Night Boston. The celebration has gone virtual this year due to the coronavirus pandemic, featuring diverse local musicians and a spectacular ice skating performance. NBC10 Boston and NECN have worked with Conventures to recreate all of the fun we would have had in Copley Square. Watch continuous coverage of the First...

First Night Boston, New England’s longest-running New Year’s Eve celebration, has announced its full performance schedule for its New Year’s Eve broadcast, featuring an array of performers from Boston and beyond across all genres of music. Beginning at 6 p.m. on Dec. 31 and continuing until 2 a.m. on Jan. 1, a stream of musical and artistic performances will...

First Night Boston announced Tuesday that it will not hold any in-person or live events as it transitions its annual Dec. 31 event to an online and broadcast format this year.

New England’s biggest New Year’s Eve celebration is going virtual as coronavirus cases surge across the country. First Night Boston announced Tuesday that it will not hold any in-person or live events as it transitions its annual Dec. 31 event to an online and broadcast format this year. NBC10 Boston, NECN and Telemundo Boston will air performances, interviews and...

Monica Medeja shows us how music is saving our youth.

This is how Boston counted down the last few seconds of 2019 and began 2020. Fireworks burst over the harbor as Single By Sunday performed “Auld Lang Syne” at First Night.

From magic tricks and a special Blue Man Group appearance, here are some of the top moments of First Night Boston 2020.

It’s party time! NBC 10 Boston reporter Jackie Bruno was joined by the Blue Man Group during First Night Boston 2020 but valiantly continued with the broadcast despite their best efforts.

First Night Boston is the largest New Year’s Eve celebration in New England, and the 2020 show came through with some big moments. Here are just some of the hilarious, revealing, useful and even shocking highlights of First Night 2020.

Magician Joel Acevedo wows us at First Night Boston with a magic trick involving a ripped-up playing card and a very real orange!

NBC10 Boston reporter Katherine Underwood learns the dance craze “The Woah” from some new friends at First Night Boston!