December 9, 2024
Old Sacramento’s New Year’s Eve celebration returns. What to know about the light show.
CBS SACRAMENTO
By: James Taylor
The City of Sacramento is bringing back a family favorite tradition that hasn’t happened in years this New Year’s Eve. The city is once again sponsoring a New Year’s Eve party in Old Sacramento, calling it the Countdown on the Cobblestones, a nod to the historic streets. “The atmosphere is real nice and it’s friendly and it’s just a lot of fun,” said Ben Modlin. For years, fireworks and a New Year’s Eve street party had been an Old Sacramento tradition. But the midnight countdown was canceled in 2016 and all celebrations ended during the pandemic. The city says due to economic and logistical challenges, they were never brought back.
“I’m excited there’s going to be some investment in Old Sacramento. Old Sacramento has been a little bit neglected recently,” said Shira Lane. Old-town merchants hope having a celebratory crowd will be good for business. “We have a lot of people that will come into our store and they’ll say ‘Oh this is so great I didn’t know you were here,'” said Maggie Bake, owner of Threadeco.