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New Carlisle rings in the New Year with the 10th anniversary of ball drop celebration

New Carlisle New Years Eve Ball Drop | Photo by Marissa Couch | The Wright State Guardian

New Carlisle New Years Eve Ball Drop | Photo by Marissa Couch | The Wright State Guardian


Roughly 15 miles from campus, a New Year’s celebration occurred in downtown New Carlisle. For the last 10 years, the town has gathered to ring in the new year together by having their own New York City-style ball drop.

The celebration is enough to cause closure of N. Main St. for people to walk around freely and experience what the event has to offer.

Many local businesses extended hours to give attendees the chance to walk through the shops.

Ice sculpting, music, carriage rides, raffles, and fireworks are just a few of the attractions at the event.

New Carlisle is no stranger to closing the downtown streets for celebration. N. Main St. is also the home of the growing Heritage of Flight Festival.

Mike Lowery is the town’s mayor and the president of the Heritage of Flight Committee. He’s been involved since the start of the event ten years prior.

According to New Carlisle’s Heritage of Flight Facebook page, the Heritage of Flight Committee is responsible for the annual ball drop as well, where they have several similar entities in attendance such as food trucks and other local vendors.

Of course, the ball dropped at the stroke of midnight and was followed by a fireworks show. A colorful display lit up the downtown area but was cut short when some of the firework supply did not go off.

This didn’t affect the party too much as event-goers still celebrated with music and photo opportunities with the 2020 light display and the ball attached to the crane in the background.

The event went from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m.



Marissa Couch

Former News Editor

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