First Night
From Freepedia
First Night is an outdoor artistic and cultural celebration on New Year's Eve, taking place from afternoon until midnight. First Night celebrates a community's local culture, often featuring music, dance, comedy, art, and always has plenty of food, fireworks, and ice sculptures.
Most entertainment is freely available outside, but special indoor events requires the simple purchase of a First Night button, whose profits supports the celebration as a whole.
First Night began in Boston in 1976 by a small group of artists, and its popularity quickly made it a recurring event—soon other surrounding communities started their own First Night celebrations. In 1993 First Night became a non-profit organization dedicated to helping other cities set up their own celebrations. It has since spread to cities all over the United States, Canada, Great Britain, and New Zealand.
