--- title: New Year's Eve Ball Drop Times Square, New York: Watch Live description: Watch the live stream of the New Year's Eve celebration in New York City for the countdown, ball drop and celebration of 2017. canonical: https://time.com/4619951/watch-new-years-eve-ball-drop-live-new-york/ author: Julia Zorthian article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2016-12-31T19:09:44.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T07:39:48.591Z og:title: Watch the New Year's Eve Ball Drop Live in Times Square og:description: We're live-streaming the annual New York City celebration here! og:url: https://time.com/4619951/watch-new-years-eve-ball-drop-live-new-york/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: TIME og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Watch the New Year's Eve Ball Drop Live in Times Square twitter:description: We're live-streaming the annual New York City celebration here! twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- # Watch the New Year's Eve Ball Drop Live in Times Square > Sponsored content. 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The [theme of the ball this year](https://www.theweathernetwork.com/us/news/articles/times-square-prepares-for-the-new-years-eve-ball-drop/77497) is “The Gift of Kindness,” with 288 new Waterford crystal panels on the ball (out of 2,688 in total) depicting a [circle of rosettes](http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2016/12/27/times-square-ball-drop-facts/) that symbolize unity. [**_Read More:_** **The Surprising Origins of the New Year’s Eve Ball Drop Tradition**](http://time.com/4608451/new-years-eve-ball-drop-history/) And while you may be missing out on some spectacular confetti, you’re also skipping hours of waiting (and very limited bathroom access). 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