What is First Night?

First Night Newtown is the only New Year's Eve festival of its kind in Bucks County (Bristol's and Doylestown's both have ceased operations).

Launched every Dec. 31 in cities around the country, First Night is a family-oriented, alcohol-free, arts-based and community-wide New Year's Eve celebration that offers a fun and cultural evening to spend with family and friends of all ages.

Since its inception in 1999, First Night Newtown has attracted thousands of people to Newtown, Bucks County -- families, friends and the entire community come together with one common goal: to celebrate the arts on the eve of a new year. First Night Newtown typically hosts crowds of 1,000 adults and children between 5 and 10 p.m. on New Year's Eve.