A First Night Celebration!

Get ready for New Year’s New London, our region's first-ever First Night celebration!

On December 31st, New London comes alive with music, art, performances, and fun for all ages—a joyful way to welcome the New Year with friends and neighbors.

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Partnering with the New London Recreation Department, Tracy Memorial Library, and the Lake Sunapee Regional Chamber of Commerce, there will be free activities  for kids and families all day long.

And in the evening, the Center for the Arts brings you a wide variety of programs and events at three different venues to help you ring in the new year!

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Free Family Events include:

10 AM Storyhour at Tracy Memorial Library

10:30 AM Magic Show at Whipple Hall

11:30 AM Kids Countdown Party at Whipple Hall

12:30 PM Kearsarge Community Band and the Kids Costume Parade 

1-4 PM Kids Drop-in Crafts at the CFA Center

1-4 PM Free Skate with Music and Hot Chocolate

2 PM Movie at Tracy Memorial Library 

4 PM Skating Competition* 

4:30 PM Firepit Drumming 

5-8 PM Teen Drop-in at the CFA Center

6-9 PM 3x3 Hockey Tournament*

* Registration required at the NL Recreation Department ( space is limited)

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And with your NYNL BUTTON** enjoy these programs and events all night long!

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5:30 PM at The First Baptist Church: The St Andrews Youth Choir singing vibrant songs from around the world, and  the KRES NL Tone Chime Ringers bringing to life some of the most beautiful and timeless melodies through the joyful art of ringing . Both under the direction of Nicole Densmore

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5:30 PM at St Andrews Church: The Sugar River Band-Traditional fiddle music - jigs, reels, polkas, hambos, waltzes - from New England, Celtic, Scandinavian and French-Canadian folk music traditions.  Members of the band for New Year's Eve will be Sophie Orzechowski MacRae, Devon MacRae and Jane Orzechowski on fiddles, piano, guitar, hardanger d'Amores.

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6:30 PM at First Baptist Church: Oliver Andrews and Friends concert. Tonight featuring award winning violinist Oliver Andrews, flutist Nicole Densmore and Kathy Thomas, Viola.

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6:30 PM at St Andrews Church:  Singer/Songwriters Session featuring multi talented songwriter and artist Kathy Lowe-Bloch, a singer-songwriter since 1968, creating music that is personal, universal, fun and profound; guitarist Tom Pirozzoli whose work forms the rich backdrop for his warm tenor that delivers melodies and lyrics exploring the full range of the human and global experience;  and Carl Beverly, songwriter and performer at coffeehouses and open mics since 2008, and founder of the Brook House Songwriters' Circle.

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7:30 PM at First Baptist Church: The Kearsarge Chorale, who strive to create beautiful music that touches the hearts of their audiences and enrich the lives of community.

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8-10 PM at St Andrews Church Comm Center: Square Dance with the Bradford Squares

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8:30 PM-12 AM at Whipple Hall : DJ Party & Midnight Countdown with DJ Greg and Bluebird Mobile Bar

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**NYNL Buttons are $20 adults/ $25 also includes the DJ Party (space is limited)

**Buttons will be sold beginning November 25th at these locations: 

• The CFA Center 428 Main St 

• The Chamber of Commerce 328 Main St

• New London Recreation Department 25 Seamans Rd

• Tatewell Gallery 277 Newport Rd

• Morgan Hill Bookstore 253 Main St

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​​​​🎨 Event Locations:
Center for the Arts • Tracy Memorial Library • Whipple Hall
New London Town Green • St. Andrew’s • First Baptist Church

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Brought to you by the Center for the Arts with our partners the Lake Sunapee Region Chamber of Commerce, New London Recreation Department, and Tracy Memorial Library.

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🌟 Want to be part of the magic?

We’re looking for volunteers and sponsors to help make this first-ever celebration unforgettable.

Click Here to learn how you can Volunteer

Click Here for more information about becoming a Sponsor

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📅 December 31st – Downtown New London
Let’s kick off a new tradition for the Lake Sunapee Region—together!