Oklahoma City will ring in New Year’s Eve with a new community celebration for the first time since 2022, promoters announced last week.

The NYE Party in the Park will take place from 9:30 through midnight Dec. 31 in Scissortail Park and include live music, food and drink vendors, holiday vendors, a countdown to 2026 and a drone show made possible by the Inasmuch Foundation .

As Oklahoma City Mayor David Holt noted in a social media post, Oklahoma City has only been one of four U.S. cities in the top 20 that have no public New Year’s Eve celebration after Opening Night ended its 37-year run in 2022.

“The year 2025 deserves a party, and so does our city,” Holt said in his post. “Once again, we will celebrate the New Year together in OKC! See you there!”

I agree – Opening Night was su

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