First Night Boston 2019: Full Schedule

12:00pm EST

Sonika Vaid

Artists

Sonika Vaid

Local singer from American Idol fame wows audiences with her range and power.

Monday December 31, 2018 12:00pm - 12:15pm EST
Boston Public Library – Johnson Building (Boylston Street), Newsfeed Café 700 Boylston St, Boston, MA 02116, USA

Boston Public Library – Johnson Building

12:00pm EST

DB Studios

Artists

DB Studios

Ballroom, ballet, and jazz dance showcase from Lexington’s premier dance studio

Monday December 31, 2018 12:00pm - 12:30pm EST
Boston Public Library – Johnson Building (Boylston Street), Commonwealth Salon Boston Public Library, 700 Boylston St, Boston, MA 02116

Boston Public Library – Johnson Building

12:00pm EST

Chu Ling Dance Academy

Artists

Chu Ling Dance Academy

Boston-based dance studio performs acts representing various Asian cultures

Monday December 31, 2018 12:00pm - 1:00pm EST
Copley Place Mall 100 Huntington Ave, Boston, MA 02116

Copley Place Mall

12:15pm EST

Puppet Showplace Theater

Artists

Puppet Showplace Theater

Puppet shows and performances for families and children of all ages

Monday December 31, 2018 12:15pm - 12:45pm EST
Boston Public Library – McKim Building (Dartmouth Street), McKim Exhibition Hall Boston Public Library, 700 Boylston St, Boston, MA 02116

Boston Public Library – McKim Building

12:30pm EST

Sweet Harmony

Artists

Sweet Harmony

A vocal troupe from Hyde Park, Massachusetts. Bringing beautiful melodies and harmonies from all genres and decades including jazz, rock, pop, and Broadway, this group is sure to impress!

Monday December 31, 2018 12:30pm - 1:15pm EST
Copley Square 560 Boylston Street, Boston, MA 02116, USA

Copley Square

12:45pm EST

DB Studios

Artists

DB Studios

Ballroom, ballet, and jazz dance showcase from Lexington’s premier dance studio

Monday December 31, 2018 12:45pm - 1:15pm EST
Boston Public Library – Johnson Building (Boylston Street), Commonwealth Salon Boston Public Library, 700 Boylston St, Boston, MA 02116

Boston Public Library – Johnson Building

12:45pm EST

Kennedy Campbell

Artists

Kennedy Campbell

Sixteen-year-old singer and songwriter and winner of Miss Massachusetts Teen America

Monday December 31, 2018 12:45pm - 1:15pm EST
Boston Public Library – Johnson Building (Boylston Street), Newsfeed Café 700 Boylston St, Boston, MA 02116, USA

Boston Public Library – Johnson Building

1:00pm EST

Puppet Showplace Theater

Artists

Puppet Showplace Theater

Puppet shows and performances for families and children of all ages

Monday December 31, 2018 1:00pm - 1:30pm EST
Boston Public Library – McKim Building (Dartmouth Street), McKim Exhibition Hall Boston Public Library, 700 Boylston St, Boston, MA 02116

Boston Public Library – McKim Building

1:00pm EST

ImprovBoston

Artists

ImprovBoston

Improvisational comedy and sketch acts with 45-minute performances

Monday December 31, 2018 1:00pm - 1:45pm EST
Boston Public Library – Johnson Building (Boylston Street), Rabb Lecture Hall Boston Public Library, 700 Boylston St, Boston, MA 02116

Boston Public Library – Johnson Building

1:00pm EST

Handel & Haydn Society Jubilee Day Concert

A celebratory afternoon of music and storytelling on the anniversary of President Abraham Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation. Presented in partnership with the Museum of African American History.

Artists

Handel & Haydn Society

Monday December 31, 2018 1:00pm - 2:00pm EST
Trinity Church 206 Clarendon St, Boston, MA 02116, USA

Trinity Church

1:00pm EST

GBCCA: Arts & Crafts and Cultural Performances

The Greater Boston Chinese Cultural Association (GBCCA) is a non-political, non-profit organization to promote public awareness of Chinese culture and heritage, to enhance the well being and social standing of Chinese Americans; and to provide an environment for people to learn Chinese culture, language, and arts. For more than 20 years, GBCCA has been actively participating the Boston First Night Celebration by providing hands–on arts & crafts activities, dance & music performance, and bringing Lion & dragon dances, and illuminated lanterns, etc. to the Parade.

Artists

Greater Boston Chinese Cultural Association

Monday December 31, 2018 1:00pm - 4:00pm EST
Boston Public Library – McKim Building (Dartmouth Street), Guastavino Room Boston Public Library, 700 Boylston St, Boston, MA 02116

Boston Public Library – McKim Building

1:15pm EST

Emily Ruskowski

Artists

Emily Ruskowksi

Boston-based stand-up comedian

Monday December 31, 2018 1:15pm - 1:25pm EST
Copley Square 560 Boylston Street, Boston, MA 02116, USA

Copley Square

1:30pm EST

Sonika Vaid

Artists

Sonika Vaid

Local singer from American Idol fame wows audiences with her range and power.

Monday December 31, 2018 1:30pm - 1:45pm EST
Boston Public Library – Johnson Building (Boylston Street), Newsfeed Café 700 Boylston St, Boston, MA 02116, USA

Boston Public Library – Johnson Building

1:30pm EST

Rhema Heywood

Artists

Rhema Heywood

Singer

Monday December 31, 2018 1:30pm - 1:45pm EST
Copley Square 560 Boylston Street, Boston, MA 02116, USA

Copley Square

1:45pm EST

Emily Ruskowski

Artists

Emily Ruskowksi

Boston-based stand-up comedian

Monday December 31, 2018 1:45pm - 1:55pm EST
Copley Square 560 Boylston Street, Boston, MA 02116, USA

Copley Square

1:45pm EST

Puppet Showplace Theater

Artists

Puppet Showplace Theater

Puppet shows and performances for families and children of all ages

Monday December 31, 2018 1:45pm - 2:15pm EST
Boston Public Library – McKim Building (Dartmouth Street), McKim Exhibition Hall Boston Public Library, 700 Boylston St, Boston, MA 02116

Boston Public Library – McKim Building

2:00pm EST

BJ Snowden

Artists

BJ Snowden

Accomplished pianist plays fun tunes and original jingles

Monday December 31, 2018 2:00pm - 2:30pm EST
Boston Public Library – Johnson Building (Boylston Street), Commonwealth Salon Boston Public Library, 700 Boylston St, Boston, MA 02116

Boston Public Library – Johnson Building

2:00pm EST

Four Shadow

Artists

Four Shadow

All-male teen rock quartet from Merrimack Valley

Monday December 31, 2018 2:00pm - 2:30pm EST
Copley Square 560 Boylston Street, Boston, MA 02116, USA

Copley Square

2:00pm EST

Boston Sax Quartet

Artists

Boston Sax Quartet

Toe-tapping swing, ragtime, jazz, and more

Monday December 31, 2018 2:00pm - 2:45pm EST
Copley Place Mall 100 Huntington Ave, Boston, MA 02116

Copley Place Mall

2:15pm EST

ImprovBoston

Artists

ImprovBoston

Improvisational comedy and sketch acts with 45-minute performances

Monday December 31, 2018 2:15pm - 3:00pm EST
Boston Public Library – Johnson Building (Boylston Street), Rabb Lecture Hall Boston Public Library, 700 Boylston St, Boston, MA 02116

Boston Public Library – Johnson Building

2:30pm EST

Lamont Price

Artists

Lamont Price

Boston-based comedian

Monday December 31, 2018 2:30pm - 2:40pm EST
Copley Square 560 Boylston Street, Boston, MA 02116, USA

Copley Square

2:30pm EST

Puppet Showplace Theater

Artists

Puppet Showplace Theater

Puppet shows and performances for families and children of all ages

Monday December 31, 2018 2:30pm - 3:00pm EST
Boston Public Library – McKim Building (Dartmouth Street), McKim Exhibition Hall Boston Public Library, 700 Boylston St, Boston, MA 02116

Boston Public Library – McKim Building

2:30pm EST

Responders

Artists

Responders

Five-piece indie blues/rock group channels influence from The Black Keys and The Rolling Stones

Monday December 31, 2018 2:30pm - 3:15pm EST
Boston Public Library – Johnson Building (Boylston Street), Newsfeed Café 700 Boylston St, Boston, MA 02116, USA

Boston Public Library – Johnson Building

2:45pm EST

Alli Haber

Artists

Alli Haber

Teen pop singer/songwriter

Monday December 31, 2018 2:45pm - 3:15pm EST
Copley Square 560 Boylston Street, Boston, MA 02116, USA

Copley Square

3:00pm EST

Boston Sax Quartet

Artists

Boston Sax Quartet

Toe-tapping swing, ragtime, jazz, and more

Monday December 31, 2018 3:00pm - 3:45pm EST
Copley Place Mall 100 Huntington Ave, Boston, MA 02116

Copley Place Mall

3:00pm EST

The King of Instruments

Organ performance from the church’s 7,000 pipe organ

Artists

Old South Church

Monday December 31, 2018 3:00pm - 3:45pm EST
Old South Church 645 Boylston St, Boston, MA 02116, USA

Old South Church

3:15pm EST

Puppet Showplace Theater

Artists

Puppet Showplace Theater

Puppet shows and performances for families and children of all ages

Monday December 31, 2018 3:15pm - 3:45pm EST
Boston Public Library – McKim Building (Dartmouth Street), McKim Exhibition Hall Boston Public Library, 700 Boylston St, Boston, MA 02116

Boston Public Library – McKim Building

3:15pm EST

DJ Music

Monday December 31, 2018 3:15pm - 3:45pm EST
Copley Square 560 Boylston Street, Boston, MA 02116, USA

Copley Square

3:30pm EST

ImprovBoston

Artists

ImprovBoston

Improvisational comedy and sketch acts with 45-minute performances

Monday December 31, 2018 3:30pm - 4:15pm EST
Boston Public Library – Johnson Building (Boylston Street), Rabb Lecture Hall Boston Public Library, 700 Boylston St, Boston, MA 02116

Boston Public Library – Johnson Building

3:45pm EST

Responders

Artists

Responders

Five-piece indie blues/rock group channels influence from The Black Keys and The Rolling Stones

Monday December 31, 2018 3:45pm - 4:30pm EST
Boston Public Library – Johnson Building (Boylston Street), Newsfeed Café 700 Boylston St, Boston, MA 02116, USA

Boston Public Library – Johnson Building

3:45pm EST

Intelligent Television

Artists

Intelligent Television

Indie rock and alternative band from Troy, NY

Monday December 31, 2018 3:45pm - 4:30pm EST
Copley Square 560 Boylston Street, Boston, MA 02116, USA

Copley Square

4:00pm EST

BJ Snowden

Artists

BJ Snowden

Accomplished pianist plays fun tunes and original jingles

Monday December 31, 2018 4:00pm - 4:30pm EST
Boston Public Library – Johnson Building (Boylston Street), Commonwealth Salon Boston Public Library, 700 Boylston St, Boston, MA 02116

Boston Public Library – Johnson Building

4:00pm EST

Organ Concert

Soul-touching performances from three organists upon one of the world’s ten largest organs

Artists

Bryan Ashley

Organist

Heinrich Christensen

Organist

Jennifer Hsiao

Organist

Monday December 31, 2018 4:00pm - 5:00pm EST
First Church of Christ, Scientist 210 Massachusetts Ave, Boston, MA 02115, USA

First Church of Christ Scientist

4:30pm EST

Lamont Price

Artists

Lamont Price

Boston-based comedian

Monday December 31, 2018 4:30pm - 4:40pm EST
Copley Square 560 Boylston Street, Boston, MA 02116, USA

Copley Square

4:50pm EST

Paco

Artists

Paco

Oldies singer performs with a band from Berklee College of Music

Monday December 31, 2018 4:50pm - 5:20pm EST
Copley Square 560 Boylston Street, Boston, MA 02116, USA

Copley Square

5:00pm EST

Busking Brothers

Artists

Busking Brothers

Boston-based guitar trio blends beats and vocals with harmony

Sponsors

AT&T

Monday December 31, 2018 5:00pm - 6:00pm EST
AT&T Store – Boylston Street 699 Boylston St, Boston, MA 02116, USA

AT&T Boylston Store

5:30pm EST

Vocal Revolution

Artists

Vocal Revolution

Men’s a cappella chorus, winner of WGBH’s second season of Sing That Thing

Monday December 31, 2018 5:30pm - 6:00pm EST
Copley Square 560 Boylston Street, Boston, MA 02116, USA

Copley Square, addnew

5:30pm EST

Frog Pond Skating Spectacular

Join The Skating Club of Boston at The Boston Common Frog Pond for a FREE figure skating show featuring national and international competitive figure skaters, soloists, groups, wee skaters, and Team Excel Synchronized Skating and Theatre On Ice of Boston teams. Ring in the New Year with friends and family at a fantastic show!

Headlined by international and national competitive figure skaters from The Skating Club of Boston. First Night’s production will star 3-Time U.S. Champion, World Silver Medalist, and Olympic Medalist, Ashley Wagner!

Visit bostonfrogpond.com for more information.

Immediately following the show, the Boston Family Fireworks will take place on Boston Common at 7:00 PM.

Artists

Skating Club of Boston

Monday December 31, 2018 5:30pm - 7:00pm EST
Boston Common 139 Tremont St, Boston, MA 02111, USA

Boston Common

6:00pm EST

People's Procession

Join the annual People’s Procession from Copley Square to Boston Common! With antique cars, giant puppets, dancers and a Chinese Dragon, this is a parade you won't want to miss! Be a part of the Procession by joining Puppeteers Cooperative before the parade and bringing a giant puppet to life on its way down Boylston Street!

Monday December 31, 2018 6:00pm - 7:00pm EST
Copley Square 560 Boylston Street, Boston, MA 02116, USA

Copley Square

6:30pm EST

Pipes and Pops Concert

Organ and classical performance and holiday favorites

Artists

Old South Church

Monday December 31, 2018 6:30pm - 7:30pm EST
Old South Church 645 Boylston St, Boston, MA 02116, USA

Old South Church

7:00pm EST

Boston’s Family Fireworks Produced by The Mugar Foundation & The City of Boston

Enjoy a fantastic Fireworks Display over Boston Common, brought to you by The Mugar Foundation.

Sponsors

City of Boston

The Mugar Foundation

Monday December 31, 2018 7:00pm - 7:30pm EST
Boston Common 139 Tremont St, Boston, MA 02111, USA

Boston Common

7:45pm EST

STL GLD

Artists

STL GLD

Up and coming hip-hop duo from Boston brings rhymes and winner of 2017 Album of the year at 2017 Boston Music Awards

Monday December 31, 2018 7:45pm - 8:15pm EST
Copley Square 560 Boylston Street, Boston, MA 02116, USA

Copley Square

8:00pm EST

Pipes and Pops Concert

Organ and classical performance and holiday favorites

Artists

Old South Church

Monday December 31, 2018 8:00pm - 9:00pm EST
Old South Church 645 Boylston St, Boston, MA 02116, USA

Old South Church

8:30pm EST

Flight of Fire

Artists

Flight of Fire

Female rock band known for their onstage antics and hard rock attitude

Monday December 31, 2018 8:30pm - 9:00pm EST
Copley Square 560 Boylston Street, Boston, MA 02116, USA

Copley Square

9:00pm EST

Sonika Vaid

Artists

Sonika Vaid

Local singer from American Idol fame wows audiences with her range and power.

Monday December 31, 2018 9:00pm - 9:15pm EST
Copley Square 560 Boylston Street, Boston, MA 02116, USA

Copley Square

9:30pm EST

Menage

Artists

Menage

Brother and Sister fronted alternative rock band from Toronto, Ontario

Monday December 31, 2018 9:30pm - 10:00pm EST
Copley Square 560 Boylston Street, Boston, MA 02116, USA

Copley Square

10:15pm EST

Single by Sunday

Artists

Single by Sunday

Award winning, high Energy pop-punk rock band from Glasgow, Scotland

Monday December 31, 2018 10:15pm - 10:45pm EST
Copley Square 560 Boylston Street, Boston, MA 02116, USA

Copley Square

11:20pm EST

Chadwick Stokes and The Pintos

Artists

Chadwick Stokes and The Pintos

Front man for State Radio and Dispatch leads The Pintos and all of New England into 2019

Monday December 31, 2018 11:20pm - 11:58pm EST
Copley Square 560 Boylston Street, Boston, MA 02116, USA

Copley Square

12:00am EST

Midnight Fireworks on the Harbor

There will be two fireworks displays over Boston Harbor with viewing in the North End and the Seaport. Midnight harbor fireworks are made possible through the efforts of the Friends of Christopher Columbus Park, Boston Harbor Now, the Wharf District Council, the City of Boston and businesses all around the Harbor.

Sponsors

Boston Harbor Now

Friends of Christopher Columbus Park

Wharf District Council

Tuesday January 1, 2019 12:00am - 12:30am EST
Boston Harbor Boston Inner Harbor, Boston, MA 02128, USA

Boston Harbor

12:00am EST

Chadwick Stokes and the Pintos

Artists

Chadwick Stokes and The Pintos

Front man for State Radio and Dispatch leads The Pintos and all of New England into 2019

Tuesday January 1, 2019 12:00am - 12:30am EST
Copley Square 560 Boylston Street, Boston, MA 02116, USA

Copley Square

12:00am EST

First Night Copley Countdown – Midnight Pyrotechnics & Light Show

First Night culminates with the highly anticipated Copley Countdown, a multi-sensory display of live music, a dazzling light show and pyrotechnics in Copley Square.

Sponsors