Dec 31, 2020
Lori McKinney, event organizer for the Downtown Countdown, prepares for the upcoming virtual broadcast. Contributed photo
PRINCETON â While there will be no in-person Downtown Countdown celebration to ring in the new year on Mercer Street tonight, organizers have put in the hard work for community members to enjoy the celebration from the comfort and safety of their homes.
âFor the past seven years, The Downtown Countdown has provided an exciting, family-friendly New Yearâs Eve experience in The Mercer Street Grassroots District, complete with six stages of performances, ice sculptors, fire dancing, kidsâ activities and a ball drop and fireworks at the stroke of midnight,â said event organizer Lori McKinney.