Almost everyone is familiar with “”Drop the ball” in Manhattan's Times Square every year on New Year's Eve – the event attracts thousands of people to New York City, while millions across the country watch the spectacle on cable TV and streaming platforms.
But many other, smaller, no less festive celebrations take place with the giant Versions of foods “Dropped” to help ring in and celebrate the New Year – including potatoes in Idaho, tacos in Tucson, Arizona, and cheeseburgers in various cities in Wisconsin.
Here's a closer look at four other food-focused events across the country.
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1. PEEPS Chick in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, is home to the Just Born candy factory, which makes… Peeps candyThey are animal-shaped marshmallows that are very popular at Easter.
A PEEPS chick is dropped off in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, on New Year's Eve. (Discover the Lehigh Valley)
So it makes sense that the city would want to celebrate this – by dropping a giant PEEPS chick to celebrate the New Year.
The 400-pound, 4-foot-9-inch PEEPS chick was dropped twice — on December 30 and 31 at The perfect time for the family It is 5:35 p.m., according to the website for PEEPSFEST, an annual event held in Bethlehem.
2. Shrimp on Amelia Island, Florida
For the past decade, Amelia Island, Florida, has celebrated a “shrimp” drop on New Year's Eve.
Amelia Island, Florida, has celebrated New Year's Eve by dropping “steamed shrimp” for the past decade. (Fox News Channel)
The tradition began in 2015, Joe Zimmerman of Light Up Amelia told Fox News.
Light Up Amelia was originally created to fund a Fourth of July fireworks show, but “we got involved on New Year's as well,” he said.
“The idea of dropping huge steamed shrimp into a steaming cauldron seems like the natural thing to do in the home of the modern shrimp industry,” Zimmerman said.
3. Peaches in Atlanta, Georgia
Georgia's nickname is “Peach State” So it makes sense that its capital would want to celebrate the New Year with one of the country's most iconic symbols.
The city of Atlanta, Georgia, is the home of “Peach Drop.” (Para Griffin/Getty Images)
The first “Peach Drop” was on December 31, 1989, and the event was held every year until the coronavirus pandemic hit.
The celebration will return in 2025 after the city of Atlanta canceled the 2024 event, FOX 5 Atlanta said.
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Peaches is eight feet tall and weighs more than 800 pounds. He fell in the middle of the night.
4. Pickled in Mount Olive, North Carolina
Mount Olive, North Carolina is a small town located about an hour southeast of Raleigh, North Carolina.
The town of Mount Olive, North Carolina, drops a “pickle” in a pickle jar on New Year's Eve. (Mountain pickled olives)
The town is home to Mount Olive Pickles, the No. 1 “best-selling brand of pickles, peppers and relishes in the United States,” according to its website.
For the past 25 years, Mount Olive University has hosted a “Pickle Drop.”
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The event includes a large “New Year's Eve Pickle” dropped into a giant jar for mountain olive pickles — with some help from a local fire department ladder truck.
This event attracts several thousand people to the city each year – and ends early.
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The pickle itself is dropped during a “Traditional early countdown “At exactly seven o’clock midnight,” said a statement issued by the Mountain of Olive Pickles.
