You can also watch online. A webcast has typically been streamed via Facebook live. Among those that provide mobile streams of the webcast during the event, from 6 p.m. on Dec. 31 to 12:15 a.m. on Jan. 1, are, according to the Times Square website:

Since its 1907 debut, the New Year's Eve ball drop has become an annual tradition in Times Square. Ring in 2026 remotely and for free with this live-streaming guide to all the celebrations.

"Time-balls" precede the Times Square New Year's Eve tradition. Balls have been "dropped" since at least the 1830s at England’s Royal Observatory at Greenwich, where a ball dropped at a set hour every day for captains to set their navigation tools.

Watch as thousands gather in Times Square for the dropping of the New Year's Eve ball at midnight to ring in 2026!

NYE celebrations at Times Square have been held for 122 years, "ever since the owners of One Times Square began to conduct rooftop celebrations."

Shortly after midnight in Times Square, there will be a second moment of celebration with a special design on the ball.

More than 3,000 pounds of biodegradable confetti will rain down at midnight on New Year's, including personal wishes submitted by people around the world.

To watch the NYE 2026 webcast, click here, or visit the official Times Square Facebook page. The countdown is officially on, with less than six hours until it's time to ring in the new year and the annual New Year's Eve ball drop in Times Square.

Times Square performances will showcase Diana Ross alongside Ciara, LE SSERAFIM, Little Big Town and Maren Morris.

The BriefTimes Square will host two ball drops for the first time, with a second celebration just after midnight on Jan. 1, 2026.The additional ball drop honors the nation’s upcoming 250th anniversary and is organized by the Times Square Alliance in partnership with America250.

NYE celebrations at Times Square have been held for 122 years. Here's how to watch the ball drop headed into 2026.