It is a time-honored tradition to ring in the new year by lighting up the night sky with fireworks.
If you're looking for places to see fireworks displays we have a few events happening around Acadia-St. Landry listed here! Click on the link for details.
12/31 New Year's Eve Disco Chicken Drop & Firworks over the lake- Lakeview Park (call for reservations/and info on cover charge)
12/31- Annual New Year's Even Fireworks Show - Rayne Gossen Park (FREE)
12/31- New Years on Main St. Jennings Festival - 8pm-12pm (Free Entry for concert and ball drop)
Want to celebrate New Year's Eve at home with kids? A kid-friendly New Year's celebration doesn't have to be complicated or expensive. Try these simple ideas to ring in 2024 at home with your kids:
1. Don't wait for midnight
If you know your kids will struggle to stay up until midnight — or you will — then hold a Noon Year's Eve! Have that countdown early and the kids can go to bed happy ... and you can too!
2. Start a memory jar
It's easy to do, just decorate a jar or vase and keep it in an open space that everyone has access to. Have slips of paper and a writing utensil nearby. When you have a moment you want to remember drop pieces of paper about them in the jar. Things to write down include any special moments, memories, experiences, and laughs — those moments that are so special but you forget so quickly.
Next New Year you can spend some time together reading all that was shared throughout 2023. You'll love the memories they bring!
3. Plan a balloon drop
Suspend a bunch of balloons in a net or sheet above the kids to release at the end of your countdown! An alternative? Fill balloons with confetti before you blow them up, and then have the kids pop them at midnight — make sure your vacuum can handle the confetti so it's an easy cleanup!
4. Let the kids toast each other
Give kids cups of a special drink, like sparkling cider, and let them toast each other. Some will be silly, some will be sweet ... you'll definitely want your video camera rolling for this one!
5. Make a prize ball
Wrap small gifts, like candy or small toys, in two or three rolls of cling wrap, then let kids take turns unwrapping the ball. Kids love this game because the anticipation builds and builds. How to do it: Wrap 2 or 3 prizes in the middle, wrap in a ball with a few layers of wrap, then add another prize, and wrap again. Keep adding more prizes until you have all your prizes wrapped! Have kids sit in a circle and give them a set time (like 15 seconds) to unwrap the ball before passing it to their neighbor.
If you plan on popping your own fireworks at home we strongly advise families to check with your local city officials on ordinances and what/when fireworks are permitted.
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