The Gulf Coast is gearing up to say goodbye to another year with live music, street parties and fireworks from Mobile to Pensacola. Here’s where to be when midnight comes.
Alabama
MoonPie over Mobile — The city’s signature New Year’s Eve party returns downtown with local music leading into a headline set by Trombone Shorty, with Mobzilla opening. The night centers on the drop of the 12-foot electronic MoonPie followed by a fireworks show. Festivities run from 8 p.m. to midnight.
Fairhope — The city’s annual celebration takes over downtown Fairhope with a street party featuring live performances from Blackberry Breeze, running 8:30 p.m. to 12:30 a.m.
OWA Sparks and Sounds, Foley — OWA’s celebration features the Miles Flatt Band at 5 p.m. and The Tip Tops at 7 p.m., capped by a 9 p.m. fireworks show at the entertainment district, 101 N. South OWA Blvd. It’s outdoors, so bring blankets or chairs.
Northwest Florida
Crestview — The Main Street Crestview Association hosts the city’s annual party downtown from 8 p.m. to 12:30 a.m., with food, music, games and beverages.
Pensacola Beach — A fireworks display over the Boardwalk rings in the new year from 11:59 p.m., hosted by the Pensacola Beach Chamber of Commerce at 400 Quietwater Beach Road.
Pensacola Symphony — For a seated start to the year, the Pensacola Symphony performs a New Year concert at 7 p.m. at the Saenger Theatre, 118 S. Palafox St., featuring works of Louis Armstrong and Ella Fitzgerald with vocalist Byron Stripling and Grammy nominee Carmen Bradford. Tickets available online.