Fayetteville Street in downtown Raleigh. The main outdoor music stage will be at City Plaza, located at 443 Fayetteville St.

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

Cameron Laws, creative director for Artsplosure and First Night Raleigh, shared her thoughts about the early acorn drop. Plus, kids talked about what it was like to see the fireworks.

The acorn drop will be a big highlight of the night, and bars and restaurants are gearing up for the festivities.

The chief of Capitol Special Police also offered advice on how to stay safe at large events if something tragic were to occur ...

USA Today readers voted a North Carolina New Year’s Eve celebration among the best in the country.

For the first time in nearly 20 years, Christmas and the first night of Hanukkah coincide on December 25, 2024. This unique overlap, known as Chrismukkah, celebrates shared values of light, love and ...

First Night Raleigh, a near-annual event in our state’s capital city since the early 1990s, begins in the early afternoon and wraps up just after the clock strikes midnight. To help you plan ...