WATCH LIVE: Ball drops in Times Square to celebrate the New Year

By WTOP Staff
December 31, 2025 | 3:20 PM

With the transition from 2025 to 2026, hundreds will be taking to the streets of New York City to watch the ball drop in Times Square to signify the new year. As the clock ticks over to 2026, Zohran Mamdani will take over as mayor of the city, replacing Eric Adams. Already, a number of countries across the world are celebrating the new year. Check out the livestream of the New Year’s Eve Times Square festivities and ball drop below:

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Guinness says DC’s Fourth of July broke world record for largest fireworks display

By Jessica Kronzer
August 7, 2026 | 3:26 PM

President Donald Trump said the nation's celebration of its 250th anniversary of independence would include the “LARGEST FIREWORKS SHOW IN HISTORY" in a statement made on social media weeks before the Fourth of July. That's a promise the president kept, according to Guinness World Records, launching a total number of 840,537 fireworks in the wee hours of July 5 after thunderstorms delayed the show.

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