First Night Boston [12/31/22]

Since 1976, Boston’s First Night has been a New Year’s Eve celebration of artistic performances, the wonders of the season, and the beginning of a new year. In keeping with this fantastic Boston tradition, the First Night celebration will open 2023 with an array of performances.

Saturday, December 31

10:00am EST

How Do You See the World + Mapparium Experience

12:00pm EST

Chu Ling Dance Academy

Alex Minasian Trio

Boston Saxophone Quartet

Sweet Harmony

12:45pm EST

Chu Ling Dance Academy

1:00pm EST

Chester Brezniak and Yelena Beriyeva

Paco's Band

Emancipation Proclamation Concert

1:30pm EST

Puppet Showplace Theater

2:00pm EST

Jo-Mé Dance

LaQuandra Seymore

Zili Misik

2:15pm EST

Puppet Showplace Theater

3:00pm EST

Puppet Showplace Theater

Greater Boston Chinese Cultural Association

Boston Youth Chamber

Organ Concert

King of the Instruments

3:30pm EST

Drumming About You - Interactive Drumming

3:45pm EST

Puppet Showplace Theater

4:00pm EST

Drumming About You - Interactive Drumming

Boston Music Project

Boston Youth Chamber

Davey The Clown

4:30pm EST

Drumming About You - Interactive Drumming

5:00pm EST

Koliba

5:50pm EST

Opening Ceremony and First Night Parade

6:00pm EST

Frog Pond Skating Spectacular

6:30pm EST

Maddi Ryan

Pipes and Pops Concert

7:00pm EST

City of Boston’s Family Fireworks Produced by The Mugar Foundation & The City of Boston

7:30pm EST

Sons of Levin

8:30pm EST

Nancia

9:00pm EST

Amanda Mena

Pipes and Pops Concert

9:40pm EST

Guess Method

10:30pm EST

Debo Ray and Seba Molnar

11:30pm EST

First Night Copley Countdown and Midnight Pyrotechnics Display

The Sultans

Sunday, January 1

12:00am EST

Boston Harbor Fireworks Produced by The Friends of Christopher Columbus Park

11:00am EST

The Lied To's

12:00pm EST

LaQuandra Seymore

1:00pm EST

Guess Method