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- Dec 31, 2011 from 9:00am to 7:00pm EST
- Location: Artsplosure
- Latest Activity: Jan 25, 2021
Now celebrating its twenty-first year, First Night Raleigh is eastern North Carolina's largest New Year's Eve celebration. Tens of thousands of people flock to downtown Raleigh each December 31 for the family-friendly community celebration of art.
First Night Raleigh 2012 will take place on Saturday, December 31, 2011 from 2:00 pm until Midnight. Festival venues are located across approximately 20 blocks of downtown Raleigh, from the Museums of History and Natural Sciences at the North to the Progress Energy Center for Performing Arts at the South and from Edenton Street United Methodist Church at the West to Marbles Kids Museum and the Long View Center at the East.
Admission to First Night Raleigh activities and performances is by First Night admission button. The button, which participants wear, is the pass to access all First Night venues. Passes go on sale from December 1st for $9 at area Harris Teeter grocery stores, Rite Aid Pharmacy locations and select retailers.
First Night Raleigh 2012 Featured Performances and Activities:
COUNTDOWN TO MIDNIGHT with The Pimps of Joytime
EARLY COUNTDOWN with Onyx Club Boys
Catch a ride on La Grande Roue de Raleigh
Andy Brown
Ballroom Dancing
Bob Wilusz
Brien Engel
Caricatures by Bruce Stevenson
The Cedric Burnside Project
Chuck Davis & The African American Dance Ensemble
Christopher Terrell & The New Journey Project
Cirque de la Premiere Nuit
Comedy Worx
David DiGiuseppe
French Film Festival
Giant Lite Brite
Gold Leaf Sleigh Rides
Gypsy Roots
Jammin' Baby
Josh Dumbleton
Josh Lozoff's Deep Magic
Judith Black
Lenny Marcus Trio with Scott Walter
Lisa Jolley
Greyson Havens-Morris
North Carolina Opera
The Owl Tree by Pam Golden
Resolution Oak Tree
Rhea by Paperhand Puppet Intervention
Silver Drummer Girl
La Tour Eiffel
Transactors Improv Company
Yoga with Claudia
AND MUCH MORE!
For a complete schedule or more information, or to purchase an admission button online, visit http://www.firstnightraleigh.com
First Night Raleigh is a presentation of Artsplosure. The first First Night Raleigh was held December 31, 1991 with more than 15,000 people attending First Night Raleigh 1992. Attendance at First Night Raleigh 2011 was over 50,000.
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