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 2023 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.
– 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.*
Film Set 10: Taking Care of Our World 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, 10:00pm All Attendees Receive Access to Our Stellar Program & More: – 70 Performances at 20 Venues (18 In-Person, 1…
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 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…
