Press Release
Crescent City Countdown Club
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CONTACT: Debra L. Bresler
(985) 630-4604
2023 NOLA New Year’s Eve Fireworks Show
to Light Up the Midnight Sky
Welcome 2024 with the traditional free NOLA New Year’s Eve midnight fireworks display, the backdrop for all of the exciting New Year's festivities in our great city! Produced by the Crescent City Countdown Club in partnership with the Mayor’s Office of Cultural Economy and the New Orleans Tourism and Cultural Fund, this internationally acclaimed tradition is a community project made possible by New Orleans & Company, with Allstate Sugar Bowl, The Berger & Tiller Families, French Quarter Festivals, Inc., J & M Displays, WWL 870AM/105.3FM, WWL.com, Magic 101.9, and 17 other dedicated community sponsors.
The spectacular fireworks display along the historic New Orleans Riverfront in downtown New Orleans can be seen from the East and West Banks of the Mississippi River from the Hilton New Orleans Riverside to Crescent Park at the French Market. At the stroke of midnight an intense barrage of colors—including team colors of the Allstate Sugar Bowl contenders, University of Washington Huskies and University of Texas Longhorns—will light up the dark sky! The extraordinary display will feature ten-inch shells that travel 1,000 feet high, then break out across a 1,000-foot span over the Mighty Mississippi. The fireworks show will be streamed live on WWL.com and WWL Radio Facebook.
Start your New Year’s celebration with the Allstate Sugar Bowl Parade, which will roll on Sunday, December 31, at 2:30 p.m. through the French Quarter. Then explore the French Quarter restaurants, bars, shops, museums, and local entertainment venues as we await the greatly anticipated NOLA New Year’s Eve midnight fireworks show! On Monday, January 1, catch the 90 th Annual Allstate Sugar Bowl Football Classic with kickoff at 7:45 p.m.
The Crescent City Countdown Club is a 501(c)(4) nonprofit organization officially formed in 2006 after Hurricane Katrina exclusively to preserve and produce New Orleans’ traditional New Year’s Eve festivities in the French Quarter. “This community project is embraced by so many dedicated sponsors,” says Bobbi Mannino, CCCC Vice President. “This treasured tradition has been produced by the Crescent City Countdown Club for more than two decades solely because of the continued community support. We are so grateful.”
For more information and special offers from our sponsors, log on to CrescentCityCountdown.com. Be sure to click the link to hear the music choreographed to the fireworks show. For more information about the Allstate Sugar Bowl festivities, visit AllstateSugarBowl.org
A NOLA New Year’s Eve 2023
A Community Project
produced by the
Crescent City Countdown Club
in partnership with the
Mayor’s Office of Cultural Economy
&
NOTCF
Presented by
New Orleans & Company
Allstate Sugar Bowl
The Berger & Tiller Families
French Quarter Festivals Inc.
J & M Displays
WWL 870 AM/105.3 FM ⁓ WWL.com ⁓ Magic 101.9 FM
Sponsored by
Downtown Development District
French Market Corporation
Friends of the CCCC
Hilton New Orleans Riverside
New Orleans Paddlewheels—Creole Queen
New Orleans School of Cooking
Riverview Room
Steamboat Natchez\Gray Line Tours
Vue Orleans
The Westin New Orleans Canal Place
Supporters of the CCCC
With support from
Garrety & Associates, CPAs
Lawrence, Curlin, & Associates
Greater New Orleans Hotel & Lodging Association
Our media sponsors
Audacy—New Orleans
ExperienceNewOrleans.com
French Quarterly Magazine
Gulf Coast Air Photo/Patrick Quigley
With grateful appreciation to The City of New Orleans Office of the Mayor
New Orleans Police Department
New Orleans Fire Department
New Orleans Emergency Medical Services
Louisiana State Police
New Orleans Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness