Island of Lights New Year Celebration
The Island of Lights New Year Celebration is always held on New Year's Eve beginning at 9 PM. The location rotates annually between Carolina & Kure Beach, with Kure Beach hosting this year. Don't miss the giant beach ball drop at midnight followed by a spectacular fireworks display.
This free, family-friendly event will feature music by DJ Tommy King. Refreshments will be available for purchase from Michael's Seafood Express and The Donut Hut food trucks, as well as our local downtown businesses. Island of Lights will be selling party favors, as well as raffle tickets for the Island of Lights official Christmas card and ornament artwork.
This event will bring road, boardwalk, and beach closures to the downtown area throughout the New Year's weekend. Impacted areas include:
- Closure of roadway/parking to vehicle traffic from K Avenue east of Fort Fisher Boulevard and Atlantic Avenue north to L Avenue starting late Saturday, December 30th through early morning Monday, January 1st
- Closure of beach strand to pedestrian traffic from beach access #120 north to beach access #222 (including closure of beach access #130 and #140) from lunchtime Sunday, December 31st through the completion of the fireworks display at midnight.
- Closure of boardwalk and Atlantic Avenue to pedestrian traffic from beach access #130 to just north of beach access #140 starting around 9 PM on Saturday, December 31st through the completion of the fireworks display at midnight.
A map is included to help illustrate the event layout and resulting closures. Please be mindful of the closures and respect any barricades placed in the downtown area for this event. We wish you all a happy and healthy new year!
