New York Ball Drop 202 2025. The ball was lowered every year since except for 1942 and 1943, during the wartime dimout of new york city, a method of defense during world war ii. 31 and the new year's eve ball will be raised to the top of the pole at one times square.

With 2025 on the horizon, it’s almost time for one of the world’s most iconic rituals to ring in a new year, the times square ball drop! The times square ball drop, an iconic new year’s eve tradition starting in 1907, will captivate global audiences again in 2025.