Ring in the New Year
in Hershey, PA.
Celebrate the New Year in the Sweetest Way!
Hershey New Year’s Eve returns on December 31, 2023 for its 19th year with live bands, great food and drinks, more family-friendly activities, and a laser and pyrotechnics display.
The celebration is held in the heart of downtown Hershey. It includes kid-friendly new year’s countdowns and bubble wrap stomps at The Hershey Story throughout the day. New this year is a community hour from 7:30 - 8:30 pm in ChocolateTown Square. The hour will feature local dance and music groups. At 8:30 pm, the HERSHEY’S Characters join for the final bubble wrap stomp and a dance party.
The main stage entertainment kicks off at 9:00 pm with Fully Stocked and Daddy-O and the Sax Maniax. At 11:59, MC Denny Logan (WNNK 104.1) and the HERSHEY’s Characters will count down to the HERSHEY’S Kiss raise. Then, downtown revelers will enjoy the second annual laser and pyrotechnics display.
The HERSHEY’s Kiss Raise
The HERSHEY's Kiss Raise and the Hershey New Year's Event was featured live on CNN NEW YEAR'S EVE with Anderson Cooper in 2015. More than 3 million viewers around the globe watched our small town’s big celebration.
HERSHEY: Stay, Eat, Shop & Enjoy!
If you're here for our event, stay an extra night or two and come explore all that Hershey has to offer.