Revelers rocked the new year in at midnight at First Night Vienna. Photos courtesy of Peggy James/Vienna Business Association
Thousands of revelers – of all ages – stepped out in the seasonally-chilly weather to celebrate New Year’s Eve along Church Street in Vienna. Sponsored by the Vienna Business Association and the Town of Vienna, the second annual First Night Vienna celebration took over five venues – tent and indoors - to offer non-stop family-friendly entertainment. First Night Vienna is alcohol-free and nobody seemed to notice.
Food trucks, selling a diversity of hot snacks, arrived at 6 p.m. The entertainment festivities kicked off at 7 p.m. and ran until the final toast at midnight. Kids got to celebrate the new year in dedicated kids’ celebration at 9 p.m. while adults rocked the night away until midnight.
Live entertainment spanned the gamut from bands to an illusionist and a clown. In the event’s early hours, volunteers provided kids’ activities. At 9 p.m., the grown-ups took over and danced until midnight.
— Donna Manz