Mayor Steve Benjamin to announce headliner for Columbia, S.C.’s Famously Hot New Year celebration on Oct. 8th
September 28, 2015
Discover the New Year on South Carolina’s Main Street
COLUMBIA, SC — Mayor Steve Benjamin and Famously Hot New Year (FHNY) will announce the national headliner for Famously Hot New Year – South Carolina’s largest free New Year’s Eve celebration – on Thursday, Oct. 8, 2015 at 10:30 a.m. at the corner of Main and Gervais streets, outside of the Capitol Center (1201 Main St.).
Mayor Benjamin’s announcement of #FHNY details will focus on the following:
– Reveal national headliner and opening acts for the free, evening-length Famously Hot New Year concert and celebration on Dec. 31, 2015 at Main and Gervais
– Recognize new and renewed partnerships and sponsors
– Discuss transition from hosting a ticketed VIP party to supporting NYE dinners and parties hosted by local hospitality businesses
– Introduce FHNY Co-Chairs Jill Armbruster and Justin Williams
Famously Hot New Year is South Carolina’s biggest New Year’s Eve party, with a free concert by a national act and a midnight fireworks display – the largest in the two Carolinas – set at the historic State House on S.C.’s Main Street in Columbia, S.C. Guests of all ages enjoy local food vendors; homegrown S.C. opening bands; beer, wine and bubbly; family-friendly activities; a comfortable, safe festival atmosphere; Budweiser Alert Cab discounts; special COMET bus service with park-and-ride locations; free parking in city garages and more.
In its fifth year, #FHNY has grown from 20,000 attendees in 2011 to an all-encompassing celebration for 28,000 guests in 2014. Attendance numbers are estimated based on gate counts for the concert, as well as headcount at partner events on Main Street such as the City of Columbia’s WOW Kids Carnival, Main Street Ice and last year’s Main Street Crit footrace. (Note: The Main Street Crit will not take place on NYE this year.)
70% of FHNY’s funding is provided by private sponsors and corporate citizens such as BlueCross BlueShield of South Carolina, with the remaining 30% funded by hospitality tax via the City of Columbia and Richland County. This year’s nonprofit fiscal agent for Famously Hot New Year is the nonprofit radio station WXRY 99.3, one of the original entities involved in conceiving the event.
For more information and to plan your #FHNY, visit FamouslyHotNewYear.com.
Famously Hot New Year: SC’s Largest Free NYE Celebration
Date: Thursday, December 31, 2015
Time: 6:30 p.m. until 12:30 a.m.
Location: Main & Gervais in downtown Columbia, SC
Price: Free
About Famously Hot New Year
Set on South Carolina’s Main Street with the historic State Capitol as the backdrop, Famously Hot New Year is the Palmetto State’s largest New Year’s Eve party. In its fifth year, the free celebration encompasses a live outdoor concert by a national headliner; the most colossal NYE fireworks display in the two Carolinas; regional food vendors; plentiful cash bars with beer, wine and bubbly in a festival atmosphere; a family-friendly street carnival and ice rink; free parking and more in vibrant downtown Columbia, S.C., the “New Southern Hot Spot.” Last year, Famously Hot New Year drew a diverse crowd of more than 28,000 guests from across the region and nation for an unforgettable New Year’s Eve brimming with Southern hospitality. Learn more at www.famouslyhotnewyear.com.
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