On New Year’s Eve…Morristown Becomes a Stage

The 33^rd Annual First Night Morris County returns to Downtown Morristown Featuring over 70 Performances

(Morristown, NJ) –First Night Morris County 2025 on December 31^st, 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. This year’s program features over 70 performances at 23 venues located throughout downtown Morristown, live stream, on-demand access, 30+ Film Festival, complimentary parking, and shuttles starting at 4:30 PM. All for one affordable admission price. Tickets (Buttons) are available for purchase prior to the event via in-person or by phone through MPAC Box Office, by visiting FirstNightMorris.org/Purchase, or at one of three purchase locations during the event.

Schuyler-Hamilton House Tour at First Night Morris County

New to First Night Morris County is a historical programming element in honor of the upcoming 250^th Anniversary celebration. Attendees will enjoy guided tours as they go back in time to the Revolutionary days and meet famous historical figures who were regulars such as Alexander Hamilton, Elizabeth Schuler and Morristown’s first doctor, Jabez Campbell. Learn how they lived and how General George Washington and the Continental Army shaped them, the growth of Morristown and the growth of our country at the famed Schuyler Hamilton House located on Olyphant Place.

New offerings include Alborada Spanish Dance Theatre, singer/songwriter Megan Chappius and Gabrile Gonzales, and New Jersey favorite Grover Kemble with vocalist/guitarist Bob Marks. At MPAC, catch The Outcrops, a quartet led by lead singer Cassidy Rain and lead guitarist Bryan Schroeder, and stay for The B-Street Band, the longest running Bruce Springsteen tribute band in the World and the most requested. The group has been a favorite in the tristate region for more than four decades.

Another new site is Macculloch Hall which will feature three venues including a Thomas Nast Exhibit, a Children’s Seasonal Craft Activity, and The Dolce Trio, celebrating their 30^th anniversary as they perform music of the 18^th, 19^th and 20^th centuries. Our own Lynn Siebert will play violin joined by flutist/recorder player Kris Lamb and cellist Loni Bach.

The Dolce Trio at First Night Morris County

Dr. Lynn Siebert recently retired as programmer for First Night although she is still active with the organization. She served as Trustee of Morris Arts for many years, is president of the Burnham Park Association and has been a violinist for many years. She graduated magna cum laude from Vassar College, took an MA in Musicology from Rutgers and has a PhD in Music from City University.

All attendees enjoy unlimited access to all performances in person, streaming or on-demand including the 30+ Film Festival. Early-Bird pricing is available through December 21^st, individual tickets are only $25.00 apiece, or $22.50 each for a Family 4-Pack ($70). The affordable Standard Pricing starting on December 22^nd features a $30.00 per ticket or $23.75 each in a Family 4-Pack ($95). Tickets can be purchased in-person or by phone through the MPAC Box Office or by visiting FirstNightMorris.org/Purchase.

ABOUT FIRST NIGHT MORRIS COUNTY

First Night Morris County, a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization, seeks to foster the public’s appreciation of visual and performing arts through an innovative, diverse, and high-quality New Year’s Eve program which offers a shared cultural experience that is accessible and affordable to all with Year Round Community Development through FNM365. The program began in 1992 and is the largest First Night in New Jersey, attracting some 10,000 participants each year. For ticket information, go to www.firstnightmorris.org.