Fireworks, skating, swimming, concerts and buskers all part of Newmarket's New Year's Eve fun

Yorkregion.com
Dec. 16, 2021

Are you and your family looking for a fun way to ring in the new year?

Look no further than the Magna Centre, where the town will be hosting a New Year’s Eve party.

The event will feature free swimming, skating, indoor concert and skating performances and outdoor pre-fireworks concert and buskers.

Registration is required for swimming and skating only. Registration opens Dec. 17 at 8 a.m. at newmarket.ca/firstnight.

The first 500 attendees to the celebrations will receive a Connor McDavid collectible miniature hockey stick, courtesy of event sponsor Tim Hortons.

Indoor activities -- swimming, skating, indoor concert and skating performances -- will run from 5 to 8:30 p.m.

Those 12 years of age and up should be prepared to show proof of double vaccination for all indoor activities and masks are also required.

The outdoor pre-fireworks event -- a live concert featuring the Bianca Rollo Band, train rides on the Tim Hortons Express, food trucks, photo opportunities and roaming busker entertainment -- will take place on the east side of the Magna Centre from 8:30 to 9 p.m.

COVID-19 protocols for the outdoor pre-fireworks event:

All attendees should maintain physical distance of six feet/two metres from others outside of their family.

If physical distancing becomes difficult, attendees should wear a face mask.

Face masks will be mandatory for some activities (e.g. using indoor washrooms, train rides)

All attendees should complete the COVID-19 online screening at newmarket.ca/covidscreening prior to arriving at the event. If you do not pass the screening and are experiencing signs or symptoms of COVID-19, do not attend the event.

Cap off the evening with a dazzling five-minute fireworks display at 9 p.m. in the mini soccer fields at the southeast corner of Mulock Drive and Fernbank Road.

Parking and Road Closures:

Magna Centre east parking lot will be closed on Dec. 31 starting at 7 a.m.

Fernbank Road (from Mulock Drive to Nellie Little Crescent) will be closed from 8:45 p.m. to 9:15 p.m. during the fireworks show.

The Magna Centre is at 800 Mulock Dr.