Rockport New Year's Eve

Small town BIG celebration

Rockport New Year's Eve (RNYE) is a family-friendly year-end celebration of the arts held in downtown Rockport, Massachusetts annually since 1997. Halls, churches, town offices, and some streets are taken over by happy revelers celebrating the New Year.

Schedule of Events

Dock Square

7:00-10:00pm: Gloucester Area Astronomy Club
Midnight: Ball Drop!

Town Hall Annex

Noon-11:00pm: Event Headquarters
Button Sales, Performer Check-in

Annex Parking Lot

5:00-9:00pm: Food Trucks
5 Star Phresh-Phood, Meats & Sweets, Melt

Episcopal Church Parish Hall

4:00-6:00: Dining & Gathering Place
Face Painters, Balloon Artists

6:00-10:00: Dining & Gathering Place
Psychic Readers

10:00-10:45: Three Sheets to the Wind
Chanteys & Songs of the Sea

11:00-11:45: Three Sheets to the Wind
Chanteys & Songs of the Sea

Public Library Brenner Room

4:00-4:45: Voices of Rockport
1940s - 1960s Rockport

5:00-5:45: Voices of Rockport
1940s - 1960s Rockport

6:00-6:45: Tolerance
Rockport Poetry

7:00-7:45: Tolerance
Rockport Poetry

8:00-9:00: Poetry Open Mic
Bring Your Poems!

10:00-10:45: Cape Ann Shakespeare Troupe
Community Theatre Group

11:00-11:45: Cape Ann Shakespeare Troupe
Community Theatre Group

Spiran Hall Downstairs

4:00-4:45: Joe Howard
Magic, Juggling, & Clever Diversions

5:00-5:45: Joe Howard
Magic, Juggling, & Clever Diversions

6:00-7:30: The Bullock Brothers
A Family Gospel Music Legacy

8:00-9:30: The RPS Band
Rhythm + Soul (and a little jazz)

10:00-10:45: The Satch Kerans Band
Rock 'N Roll from 60s to Present

11:00-11:45: The Satch Kerans Band
Rock 'N Roll from 60s to Present

Spiran Hall Upstairs

4:00-4:45: Jenny the Juggler
Family Variety Artist

5:00-5:45: Jenny the Juggler
Family Variety Artist

6:00-7:30: '60s Invasion
1960s Rock 'N Roll

8:00-9:30: The Squeezebox Stompers
Americana, Cajun, and Zydeco

10:00-10:45: Jah Spirit
Reggae Band

11:00-11:45: Jah Spirit
Reggae Band

Rockport Art Association Hibbard Gallery

6:00-7:30: Pier Ave
Roots Reggae Duo

8:00-8:45: Trend N Motion
Hip Hop Dance

9:00-9:45: Trend N Motion
Hip Hop Dance

Rockport Art Association Studio

4:00-5:45: Parasol Parade Workshop
Create Your Parasol

6:00-6:30: Parasol Parade
Parade and New Year Celebration

Congr. Church Fellowship Hall

4:00-4:45: Trend N Motion Animal Kingdom
Hip Hop Dance

6:00-7:30: Los Sugar Kings
Afro-Cuban Music

8:00-9:30: Sol y Canto
Latin Roots Music

10:00-10:45: Street Magic
Men's A Cappella

11:00-11:45: Street Magic
Men's A Cappella

Congr. Church Sanctuary

6:00-6:45: TubaFrau Hofbräu Band
German Oom Pah

7:00-7:45: TubaFrau Hofbräu Band
German Oom Pah

8:00-8:45: 'Leven
Women's A Capella

9:00-9:45: 'Leven
Women's A Capella

10:00-10:45: Brendan Evans
Classical Guitar

11:00-11:45: Brendan Evans
Classical Guitar

Unitarian Universalist Church

6:00-6:45: Lorraine and Bennett Hammond
Classical Celtic, Blues

7:00-7:45: Lorraine and Bennett Hammond
Classical Celtic, Blues

8:00-8:45: Michael O'Leary and Carol McIntyre
Harp & Bard

9:00-9:45: Michael O'Leary and Carol McIntyre
Harp & Bard

10:00-10:45: Peace Service
Peace in the New Year

Shalin Liu Performance Center

6:00-6:45: The Cape Ann Big Band
Big Band Jazz, Swing, Soul

7:00-7:45: The Cape Ann Big Band
Big Band Jazz, Swing, Soul

8:00-8:45: What Time Is It, Mr. Fox?
Smoky Cabaret, Neo-soul, Folk Noir

9:00-9:45: What Time Is It, Mr. Fox?
Smoky Cabaret, Neo-soul, Folk Noir

10:00-10:45: Henri Smith & Friends
New Orleans Jazz, Blues, Cajun

11:00-11:45: Henri Smith & Friends
New Orleans Jazz, Blues, Cajun

Brackett's Oceanview Restaurant

6:00-6:45: The Boston Rovers
Irish Music, Dance Tunes, and Songs of the Sea

7:00-7:45: The Boston Rovers
Irish Music, Dance Tunes, and Songs of the Sea

8:00-8:45: Peter “HiFi” Ward & Band
Electric Blues

9:00-9:455: Peter “HiFi” Ward & Band
Electric Blues

10:00-10:45: The Rhiannon Hurst Quartet
Jazz Standards

11:00-11:45: The Rhiannon Hurst Quartet
Jazz Standards

Fish Shack Restaurant

6:00-6:45: Dan King & Friends
Acoustic Roots Rock 'N Roll

7:00-7:45: Dan King & Friends
Acoustic Roots Rock 'N Roll

8:00-8:45: Daisy Nell & Capt. Stan
Seafaring & Folk Music

9:00-9:45: Daisy Nell & Capt. Stan
Seafaring & Folk Music

10:00-10:45: Tom Eaton & Pick 3
Bluegrass, Country, & Blues

11:00-11:45: Tom Eaton & Pick 3
Bluegrass, Country, & Blues