Celebrate Utica with Bank of Utica, the City of Utica and its Public Safety Departments for a free New Year’s Eve event, featuring live music and entertainment.

Bank of Utica New Year’s Eve is scheduled for Sunday, December 31, from 7:00 p.m. to midnight. We’re bringing back crowd favorites – Dancers from Butler-Sheehan School of Irish Dance, and fire dancers to light up Genesee Street! Bank of Utica’s windows will also showcase world-class aerialists and will feature the winners of our kid’s Coloring Contest that’s going on now!

Cast your vote in the UPD/UFD Chili Cook-Off and enjoy beverages from Saranac Brewery and Utica Coffee served up by our favorite United Way volunteer baristas. Watch ice carving demonstrations, play some ice skee ball and ice corn hole and then take a picture on the ice throne.

Entertainment: Entertainment: Ben Kidwell, Shawn Smith Band, Utica Royalties, Hilby-The Skinny German Juggle Boy Performs, H Melody, Leeky XIV, J-Easy, Soul Injection, Carlos Salsofon.

Food/Drink Specials: F.X. Matt Brewing Company, Utica Coffee Roasting Company, Delta by
Marriott, Griffin’s Pub, Mōtus, Irwin’s Fine Food, Golden’s, and more!
We’re throwing in a bonfire this year that will keep us toasty throughout the night as we wait until the Bank of Utica tower counts down to midnight. Don’t miss the dazzling fireworks display when the clock strikes twelve

Performances On Stage

6:30pm Special Presentation By Mayor Galime

6:55pm Ben Kidwell

7:15pm The Shawn Smith Band (1st set)

7:47pm Utica Royalties

8:00pm Shawn Smith (2nd set)

8:28pm Hilby- The Skinny German Juggle Boy Performs

9:00pm Kid’s Countdown with Barry, Kari, Hilby and Leeky XIV

9:05pm Leeky XIV

9:15pm J-Easy

9:50pm H Melody

10:00pm Soul Injection (Set 1)

10:30pm 5 min set break

10:35pm Soul Injection (Set 2)

11:07pm Carlos Salsofon

11:25pm Soul Injection (Set 3)

Midnight Fireworks & Auld Lang Syne

State Office Building Plaza

Chili Cook Off: Utica Police Dept. vs. Utica Fire Dept. 8-10pm

Utica’s Children’s Museum Mobile Museum  7-9pm

World Class Aerialists 15-minute sets in between 8pm-12am

In the windows of Bank of Utica!

Firedancers – Two 50-minute shows at 8pm & 10pm, Genesee Street

Ice, Ice, Baby!!! Ice Throne, Ice Cornhole and Ice Skee-ball set up at 7pm and Live Ice Sculpting Demos starting at 8pm (4 throughout the night!)

Custom fire pit, Genesee Street near Delta Hotel Kids Countdown at 9pm

Time: 7:00 pmto 12:00 am