Looking for some fun ways to ring in 2024 with the family? Check out these family-friendly events! Check back, as this list will be updated!

NYE Ice Sculpture Stroll

Boston Harbor Now’s signature New Year’s Eve Waterfront Ice Sculpture Stroll is back! Get ready to count down to 2024 with over TWO dozen ice sculptures hosted by businesses and cultural sites across the waterfront. It’ll be the largest Waterfront Ice Sculpture Stroll EVER! Also, enjoy Touch-A-Truck and Touch-a-Boat kids’ events from noon to 4pm at the Envoy Hotel, and stick around into the night for Year’s End Fireworks to ring in 2024! This event is free and you can learn more here, including an interactive map! 

Spot Betty the Yeti on NYE Day

Betty the Yeti will be roaming the Seaport the week leading up to NYE! Get all the fun details here! 

First Night Boston

First Night Boston, New England’s largest New Year’s Eve party, returns to celebrate the start of 2023 at City Hall Plaza. The free and family-friendly event runs from 12:00 p.m. on Sunday, December 31, 2023, through 12:30 a.m. on Saturday, January 1, 2024.  The event features a wide range of local musicians, artists, and performers at indoor and outdoor venues.

Expect dazzling ice sculptures, the “First Night Boston Parade,” a laser and pyrotechnic show, and two sets of fireworks to excited audiences. From organ concerts to hip-hop and country music to figure skating, a full schedule and event details are now available at www.firstnightboston.org.

Here are some more ways to ring in 2024 in the neighborhood!