The Times Square ball will drop twice in 2026: Here's when and why

For the first time ever, the Times Square ball will drop twice, once on New Year's Eve and again on July Fourth for the ...
New York Daily News

Times Square New Year’s Eve Ball unveiled

One Times Square unveiled this year's New Year’s Eve Ball on Monday, Nov. 24, 2025. The New Year's Eve Ball will serve as the centerpiece for the annual countdown celebration for this NYE 2026. This ...
The New York Times

In Times Square, a New Ball for a New Year

The new ball will have more lights and round crystals and can be visited year-round, for a price. By James Barron Good morning. It’s Monday. Today we’ll find out about the new New Year’s Eve ball in ...

Times Square has a dazzling new ball for the New Year’s Eve drop — and it’s the biggest yet

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 a dazzling new ball — the largest in the history of an event that started ...

The history of the New Year's Eve ball drop in NYC is rooted in East Tennessee

Adolph Ochs, who grew up in Knoxville, transformed New Year's Eve with the Times Square ball drop and revolutionized American ...