Shortly after midnight in Times Square, there will be a second moment of celebration with a special design on the ball.

The decorated Times Square Ball will also drop again on July 3, 2026, the eve of the nation’s birthday. This will mark the first time in history that the Ball drops outside of New Year’s Eve.

There will be two New Year’s Eve ball drops during the annual Times Square celebration to ring in 2026. The first will mark ...

It’s out with the old and in with the new in Times Square this year as the famous New Year’s Eve ball drop rings in 2026 with ...

The 7-foot tall "2026" numerals are displayed after an illumination ceremony in Times Square on December 18, 2025 in New York ...

The new Constellation Ball, the centerpiece of the annual Times Square countdown celebration, is the ninth and largest ...

On the evening of Dec. 31, as in many years past, millions of people around the world will stop what they're doing to watch a 12-foot, 11,875-pound crystal ball slowly descend a New York City flagpole ...

Times Square's iconic New Year's Eve ball will drop at midnight on Dec. 31, but it'll drop a second time later in 2026.