Rockport New Year’s Eve (RNYE) is a family-friendly year-end celebration of the arts held in downtown Rockport, Massachusetts annually since 1996. Halls, churches, town offices, and some streets are taken over by happy revelers celebrating the New Year.

Schedule of Events:

Dock Square:

Gloucester Area Astronomy Club See the stars!
7:00-10:00

Ball Drop  — Welcome to the New Year!
midnight

Town Hall Annex:

Event Headquarters  — Button Sales • Performer Check in
3:00-11:00

Annex Parking Lot:

Food Trucks  — Delicious hot food!
4:00-9:00

Episcopal Church Parish Hall:

Dining & Gathering Place  — Food and Fellowship
4:00-9:00

Baptist Church:

Bullock Brothers
A Family Gospel Music Legacy
6:00-6:45 & 7:00-7:45

Bullock Brothers  
A Family Gospel Music Legacy
6:00-6:45 & 7:00-7:45

Library Brenner Room:

Jenny the Juggler  
Family Variety Artist
4:00-4:45 & 5:00-5:45

Cape Ann Poets  — Welcome 2025 with Poetry!
6:00-6:45 & 7:00-7:45

Spoken Word Open Mic  — Hosted by Tony Toledo
8:00-8:45 and 9:00-9:45

Trustees Room and Hallway:

Face Painters & Balloon Artists
4:00-5:45

Spiran Hall Downstairs:

Peter "Hi-Fi" Ward & Band
Electric Blues
6:00-7:30

The RPS Band
Rhythm + Soul (and a little jazz)
8:00-9:30

The Rhiannon Hurst/Steve Lacey Trio  — jazz standards and newer works
10:00-10:45 & 11:00-11:45

Spiran Hall Upstairs:

'60s Invasion  — 1960s Rock 'N Roll
6:00-7:30

The Squeezebox Stompers  
Americana, Cajun, and Zydeco
8:00-9:30

Jah Spirit
Reggae Band
10:00-10:45 & 11:00-11:45

Rockport Art Association Hibbard Gallery:

Pier Ave
Roots Reggae
6:00-7:30

The Kemp Harris Group
Singer-songwriter, Activist, Jazz, R&B
8:00-8:45 & 9:00-9:45

Rockport Art Association Studio:

Parasol Parade Workshop  — Create Your Parasol
4:00-5:45

Psychic Readers  — an ethical, professional reading done with integrity, sensitivity & sincerity
6:30-10:00

Library Parking Lot — Harvey Park:

Parasol Parade  — Parade and New Year Celebration
6:00-6:30

Congr. Church Fellowship Hall:

Alastair Moock & Friends  
Grammy-nominated family musician
4:00-5:30

The Boston Rovers
Irish Music, Dance Tunes, and Songs of the Sea
6:00-7:30

Sol y Canto  — Latin roots music to change the world
8:00-9:30

Daisy Nell & Capt. Stan & The Crabgrass Band  
Seafaring & Folk Music
10:00-10:45 & 11:00-11:45

Congr. Church Sanctuary:

Sorellanza
Women's A Cappella
6:00-6:45 & 7:00-7:45

'Leven
Women’s A Cappella
8:00-8:30 & 9:00-9:30

Three Sheets to the Wind
Chanteys & Songs of the Sea
10:00-10:30 & 11:00-11:30

Unitarian Universalist Church:

Lorraine & Bennett Hammond  
Classical, Celtic, Blues
6:00-6:45 & 7:00-7:45

Michael O’Leary and Carol McIntyre  
Harp & Bard
7:00-7:45 & 8:00-8:45

Peace Service
Peace in the New Year
10:00-10:45

Shalin Liu Performance Center:

Cape Ann Big Band  
Big Band Jazz, Swing, Soul
6:00-6:45 & 7:00-7:45

What Time Is It, Mr. Fox?
Smoky Cabaret, Neo-Soul, Folk Noir
8:00-8:45 & 9:00-9:45

Henri Smith: New Orleans Friends and Flavours
New Orleans Jazz, Blues, Cajun Music
10:00-10:45 & 11:00-11:45