Celebrate New Year’s Eve in Downtown Bangor with one of Maine’s largest, free* public New Year’s Eve celebrations, Downtown Countdown.
Each year crowds gather in Bangor’s historic Downtown to to celebrate the New Year and watch the ball drop. The year end is jam-packed with music, dancing, kid-friendly activities, karaoke, games, a ball drop, and more.
Spend your afternoon enjoying food and drink specials, activities for families, music, entertainment, dancing, and parties throughout Downtown Bangor before gathering just before midnight for the dropping of the big, bright, Bangor beachball from Pickering Square Parking Garage!
EVENT HIGHLIGHTS
9:00 – 12:00 Photo Booth brought to you by Atlantic Landscaping Construction
9:00 – 12:00 Live Broadcast in venue locations with WKIT 100.3 and Mix 107.9
9:00p – 11:45p McDonald’s Recharge Warming & Coffee Station @ 33 State Street
11:30 – 12:30 Wabanaki Public Health and Wellness Ball drop, brought to you by The Law Office of Hunter Tzovarras @ Pickering Square
DJ Ice Gho$t in Pickering Square with confetti cannons, WKIT and Mix 107.9 DJs onsite launching swag into the crowd into the crowd — including THE GOLDEN TICKET pass to the Waterfront Concert of your choice in the 2026 season!
OFFICIAL AFTER PARTY
12:00 – 2:00 Official Downtown Countdown Afterparty @ Hollywood Casino
EVENTS
11:30a – 12:00 Ring in the New Year @ Blaze Bangor
2:00p – 1:00a Pool, video games a killer jukebox and all your favorite beverages @ The Waverly
4:00p – 6:00p Midnight at the Museum @ Maine Discovery Museum
4:00p – 7:00p A Fairy Tale Ball @ Bangor Public Library
4:00p – 9:00p NYE Celebration @ Sage Salon
5:00p – 8:00p A New Year A New Hope @ St John’s Episcopal Church
5:00p – 2:00a Midnight Soiree @ Barliman’s
6:00p – 2:00a New Years Eve Party @ The Main Tavern
7:00p – 9:00p Midnight on the Orient Express: A New Year’s Eve Experience @ The Stage Door
8:00p – 10:00p Hollywood Casino Roaring 20s NYE @Hollywood Casino
8:00p – 2:00a Black Out at Midnight @ Salt North Taproom
8:45 p – 9:15p WKIT DJs LIVE @ Hollywood Casino
9:00 – 12:00 Photo Booth brought to you by Atlantic Landscaping Construction
9:00p – 11:45p McDonald’s Recharge Warming & Coffee Station @ 33 State Street
9:00p – 1:00a Disco NYE @ Benjamin’s
9:00p – 11:00p Wabanaki Candlelight Remembrance Vigil and Warming Station @ Wabanaki Public Health and Wellness
9:00p – 2:00a New Year’s Eve Masquerade Party @ Penobscot Pour House
9:00p – 1:00a New Year’s Eve Party @ Happy Endings Martini and Tapas Bar
10:00p – 10:30p WKIT Djs LIVE @ Season’s Restuarant and Sports Bar
10:30p – 11:00p WKIT Djs LIVE @ SeaDog
11:30p – 12:30a Wabanaki Public Health and Wellness Ball drop, brought to you by The Law Office of Hunter Tzovarras @ Pickering Square
12:00p – 2:00a Official Downtown Countdown Afterparty @ Hollywood Casino
AND MORE TO COME!
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