Beginning in 1992, First Night® Morris County is now the LARGEST First Night® in New Jersey. Join your friends and neighbors for our 32nd year of ringing in the New Year with an unmatched array of performances! First Night Morris County 2024 is the biggest and brightest New Year’s Eve celebration in New Jersey, providing a magnificent, family-friendly, substance and alcohol-free celebration in the heart of Morristown.
All Attendees Receive Access to Our Stellar Program & More:
– 70+ Performances at 21 Venues (19 In-Person, 1 Streaming, and 1 On-Demand), and 50+ On-Demand Films.
– Events include theatre, music (rock, jazz, classical, opera), visual arts, film festival, world cultures, children’s programs, and so much more.
– Fireworks at 9:15 PM, and the program concludes with the new Midnight Countdown Featuring Fireworks to Welcome in the New Year.
– Complimentary Shuttles Start at 4:45 PM.
– Children’s Fun Festival at Morristown High School from 4:45 PM to 9:00 PM
– Film Festival Starting at 6 PM
– Complimentary Parking at any Morristown Parking Garage Starting at 4 PM.
– Complimentary Mobile App & Print Program**
– On-Demand Access from 4 PM on December 31, 2022 to 4 PM on January 1, 2023
Your First Night Morris County admission button (ticket) gives you access to innovative, diverse, and high-quality performances ideal for participants of all ages. In-person venues are within close walking distance of one another, and virtual programs are accessible through our mobile app or website. For one affordable price, you and your friends and family will enjoy unlimited access to all of our spectacular performances in person, streaming, or on-demand.*
Comedian, Daniel Tirado Performing Live at First Night Morris County Performing at First Night Morris County on December 31, 2023 Venue 18 Hyatt Regency Morristown, Regency Room: 3 Speedwell Ave., 200 seats, 7:15 pm & 8:15 pm Comedian Daniel Tirado is a New York-based comedian, actor, and writer, born and raised in Montreal. He is a regular at New York City’s best comedy clubs, including the New York Comedy Club, Broadway Comedy Club, and Gotham Comedy Club. He has appeared on AXS TV’s Gotham Comedy Live, Kevin Hart’s LOL Network, and the MainStage at The Montreal Comedy Festival. This spring, Daniel will appear on HBO’s White House Plumbers starring Woody Harrelson. Runtime: 40 minute show All Attendees Receive Access to Our Stellar…
Dinoman Performing Live at First Night Morris County Performing at First Night Morris County on December 31, 2023 Venue 3 Morristown H.S. Auxiliary Gym : 50 Early St., 800 seats, 4:45 pm & 5:45 pm Dinoman Dinosaurs in full of fun, facts, merry mayhem, and, of course dinosaurs! Will fossils be explained? Yes. Will there…
Film Set 1: Animation I Presented Live at First Night Morris County Performing at First Night Morris County on December 31, 2023 Venue 15 County Admin. Bldg. Room 526: 10 Court St., 175 seats, 6:00 pm Sit back and learn how animators craft a message, whether it is about nutrition, aging, loneliness, or reaching for the ultimate high. Living alone in space, in a family setting, or simply getting older is portrayed in these short films. This film set includes the following short films: “The Invisible Army”, “If Birds Fly”, “Will Ye No Come Back Again” and “A Bikers Dream”. Runtime: 45 minutes All Attendees Receive Access to Our Stellar Program & More: – 70 Performances…
Film Set 2: Animation II Presented Live at First Night Morris County Performing at First Night Morris County on December 31, 2023 Venue 15 County Admin. Bldg. Room 526: 10 Court St., 175 seats, 7:00 pm Artwork for the big kids and adults. These trips by our animators require a bit more thought, as we look at changes in work habits a change in habitat. What if someone dictated your entire future? Would you be happy, or would you want to create the changes? This film set includes the following short films: “Advanced Delvonics”, “Giant Rock” and “Paradise Lost Episode 1”. Runtime: 45 minutes All Attendees Receive Access to Our Stellar Program & More: – 70 Performances…
Film Set 3: First Night Direct Submissions Presented Live at First Night Morris County Performing at First Night Morris County on December 31, 2023 Venue 15 County Admin. Bldg. Room 526: 10 Court St., 175 seats,8:00 pm & 11:00pm These films were submitted specifically for First Night and chosen for a presentation to you. A satire on the competition in the fund-raising cookie business, and do creative office types ever stop creating, even when they retire and sell the business? Sometimes, work does take all the fun out of it, just ask your manicurist. This film set includes the following short films: “Ranger Kids Cookies”, “Mani Mani Baby”, “Couple a Cards” and “The Report”. Runtime: 35 minutes All Attendees Receive Access to Our Stellar Program…
Film Set 4: To Other Worlds Presented Live at First Night Morris County Performing at First Night Morris County on December 31, 2023 Venue 15 County Admin. Bldg. Freeholders Room: 10 Court St., 175 seats, 10:00 pm These films all deal with out of this world abductions and experiences that are beyond understanding. An AA meeting is not for substance issues. Teens are transported in a strange and unlikely manner. Four different tales are offered here. This film set includes the following short films: “Voice of an Angel”, “Abducted Anonymous”, “Gravity Hill” and “The Lyman Abduction”. Runtime: 45 minutes All Attendees Receive Access to Our Stellar Program & More: –…
Film Set 5: International Presented Live at First Night Morris County Performing at First Night Morris County on December 31, 2023 Venue 16 County Admin. Bldg. Public Meeting Room (5th Floor): 10 Court St., 175 seats, 6:00 pm Three foreign films are brought to you from European filmmakers. First, all those socks that get lost could be going to a parallel universe with your dryers as the portal. Second, a Spanish Star Wars fan movie with all the special effects. And finally, a young man is communicating with an alien via a ham radio and is saying goodbye to his pal. This film set includes the following short films: “Wormhole in the Washer”, “Last Trial – A Star Wars Collateral Story” and “Antenna”. Runtime: 45 minutes All Attendees Receive Access to Our…
Film Set 6: Mysteries and the Message Presented Live at First Night Morris County Performing at First Night Morris County on December 31, 2023 Venue 16 County Admin. Bldg. Public Meeting Room (5th Floor): 10 Court St., 175 seats, 7:00 pm & 11:00 pm Each film takes us on an adventure. Have you ever wanted to kill that bug near the ceiling? What if you didn’t? Playing with one’s sense of comfort can have deadly effects, and sometimes, no one will believe the truth. This fil set includes the following short films: “At the End of the Canyon”, “A Lost Sense”, “Up Near the Ceiling” and “11 O’clock, A Sense of Imminent Calamity”. Runtime: 45 minutes All Attendees Receive Access…
Film Set 7: True Or Not Showing at First Night Morris County Showing at First Night Morris County on December 31, 2023 Venue 16 County Admin Bldg. Public Meeting Room (5th Floor): 10 Court St., 175 seats,8:00pm & 10:00pm You get to decide what is true or not. There are times that we cannot believe our eyes. The Twilight Zone is a docudrama of a true story. The others are extrapolations on visual sightings from eyewitnesses and contacts with aliens. This film set includes the following short films: “Twilight Zone, The Worst Accident”, “Eyes”, “Assawoman Anomalies”, “Betty and Barney” and “The Trail Runl”. Runtime: 45 minutes All Attendees Receive…
Film Set 8: Animation Explosion! Showing at First Night Morris County Showing at First Night Morris County on December 31, 2023 Venue 17 Hyatt Regency Morristown, Concord Room: 3 Speedwell Ave., 200 seats, 7:00pm & 11:00pm The Thomas Edison Film Festival celebrates its 42nd Season with an all-animation screening featuring films from the Netherlands, Spain, Switzerland, the United Kingdom and the USA. The films include “Bolero” by Rolf Brönnimann, “Concession Stand Girl” by Corinne James, “ETC.” by Pablo Milan, “Notice of Rejection” by Steven Vander Meer, “Dancing in the Shadows” by Elliott Bloom and Alexandra Gordon-Gibson, “Cornucopia” by Ani Antonova and Dimiter Ovtcharov, and “Crumbs!” by Luke Jaeger and Amara Jaeger. Runtime: 45 minutes All Attendees Receive Access to Our Stellar Program & More: – 70…
Film Set 9: A New Look at Documentary Filmmakers at First Night Morris County Showing at First Night Morris County on December 31, 2023 Venue 17 Hyatt Regency Morristown, Concord Room: 3 Speedwell Ave., 200 seats, 8:00pm The Thomas Edison Film Festival presents four award-winning documentary films exploring meaning in the subject’s life. The films are “Free From Fear” by Berenice Manjarrez of Puerto Rico, “Heidi Lau’s Spirit Vessels” by New York City filmmaker Bryan Chang, “The Eye Begins in the Hand” by Yahuda Mercid of California, and “Guadalupe Maravilla & The Sound of Hearing” by Rafael Salazar and Ava Willang of Brooklyn, New York. Runtime: 45 minutes All Attendees Receive Access to Our Stellar Program & More: –…
Harmonium Choral Society Performing Live at First Night Morris County Performing at First Night Morris County on December 31, 2023 Venue 20 Church of the Redeemer: 36 South Street Morristown,7:15pm & 8:15pm Harmonium Choral Society, established in Morristown in 1979, is a prominent New Jersey choral arts organization known for its musical excellence and innovative…
Hilarious Hypnotist Show With Mr. Hypno Live at First Night Morris County Performing at First Night Morris County on December 31, 2023 Venue 2 Morristown H.S. Main Gym: 50 Early St., 500 seats, 7:00pm & 8:00pm Never been hypnotized? Certified hypnotist Stephen Christopher aka “Mr. Hypno” makes it so much fun! Witness the amazing and hilarious…
Paint Night with The Artsy Palette Live at First Night Morris County Performing at First Night Morris County on December 31, 2023 Venue 6 Morristown H.S. Lower Level Cafeteria: 50 Early St., 50-70 seats, 4:45 pm to 7:15 pm The Artsy Palette at 404 RT 57 in Phillipsburg is sure to ignite creativity in everyone…
Rio Clemente, the Bishop of Jazz and His Abbotts Performing Live at First Night Morris County Performing at First Night Morris County on December 31, 2023 Venue 8 United Methodist Church: 50 Park Pl., 550 seats, 10:00 pm & 11:00 pm A native of Morristown, NJ, Rio Clemente has performed at the White House representing…
Square Dancing with Caller, Mary Moody Live at First Night Morris County Performing at First Night Morris County on December 31, 2023 Venue 2 Morristown H.S. Main Gym: 50 Early St., 500 seats, 4:45 pm & 5:45 pm Square Dancing – fun-filled dancing for all ages. No partner or experience necessary. Come enjoy lively dancing…
