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Here's why the Times Square Ball will drop twice for 2026 | What to know about the changes

NEW YORK — The festivities surrounding the famous Times Square New Year's Eve ball drop will continue past the midnight countdown into 2026. As is tradition, the ball will drop from the One Times ...
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Times Square has a dazzling new ball for the New Year’s Eve drop — and it’s the biggest yet

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The new ball features 5,280 Waterford crystals. - Brendan McDermid/Reuters It’s out with the old and in with the new in Times ...
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Up close and personal with the Times Square ball: How you can visit it

3...2...1...Happy New Year! OK, you’re probably not actually reading this at midnight on New Year’s Eve, but a new destination in New York lets you live the magic ...
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The first Times Square ball was just 5 feet in diameter. See how it's evolved over the last 118 years.

The tradition of watching the ball drop in Times Square on New Year's Eve started in 1907. At the time, the ball was made of iron and wood. After multiple redesigns, today's ball weighs 12,350 pounds ...
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Times Square ball will be lit twice as 2026 begins. Here's why.

Corrections and clarifications: An earlier version of this story incorrectly stated the number of times the crystal ball will drop in Times Square on New Year’s Eve. The ball will be relit as the ...