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FAMILY ACTIVITIES 
FORMAL WELCOMING CEREMONYLed by FIRST NIGHT®'S MASKED CELEBRATION DANCERS from Lisette's Dance Studio at CCAE Beginning at 7:50 p.m. Grand Avenue at Broadway FREE with Admission Button Enjoy a special dance by ballet students from Escondido. Not only did these students choreograph their own dance - they designed their own 3-dimensional masks and costumes. These are the masked dancers who won the trophy for most humorous entry at the Grape Day Parade - don't miss them! After the dance, Escondido city officials and First Night® Board members will formally welcome event participants to this special community event. Sponsored by:
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FAMILY FIREWORKS DISPLAY AT 8:00PMGrand Avenue and Orange FREE with Admission Button Experience a wild south-of-the-border-style fireworks display! Time sequenced giant pinwheels on multitiered scaffolding will mesmerize you and brilliant flashes of colored fiery light will take your breath away. This year's early evening fireworks display is sure to be a real treat for the entire family! Sponsored by:
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MIDNIGHT FIREWORKS
Best viewed from Broadway & GrandAdditional good viewing area at Kalmia & Grand FREE with Admission Button This awesome rocket propelled display is ignited at the stroke of midnight, and the night sky comes alive with light as thousands of merrymakers ring in the New Year together! There's nothing like sharing a traditional New Year's kiss under the magic of a hundred shooting stars. Sponsored by:
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FACE PAINTING6:00 to 9:30 p.m. Grand Avenue at Escondido Blvd FREE with Admission Button All ages are welcome to stop by to have fun shapes, patterns and dots painted on their faces by First Night® volunteers! Sponsored by: Dr. David & Lynn Tagge
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WILD HAT BALLOON SCULPTORS6:30 to 11:00 p.m. Grand Avenue at Escondido Blvd FREE with Admission Button Ask the balloon sculptor to create a super tall, bouncy and totally outrageous hat for you! | |
BANK OF ESCONDIDO "BEAD TOSS"Early Evening Grand Avenue at Maple FREE with Admission Button 1,500 bead necklaces will be tossed into the crowd from the balcony of the Bank of Escondido. The beads will be thrown on a random schedule with some being tossed between 6:45 and 7:30 p.m. and the remainder being tossed beginning at 8:15 p.m. | |
INFLATABLE SLIDE & OBSTACLE COURSE
6:00 to 11:00 p.m.Two Locations on Grand Avenue!!! FREE with Admission Button Race and romp on our giant inflatable amusements! Don't be shy - this is great fun for kids, teens and adults! | |
BUNGEE RUN 6:00 to 11:00 p.m. Grand Avenue FREE with Admission Button For teens and adults - feel the spring of a bungee cord as you fly backward through the air! | |
MONTGOMERY HIGH SCHOOL STEEL DRUM BAND
6:30 to 9:20 p.m.Maple & Valley Parkway FREE with Admission Button Catch the Island Spirit this New Year's Eve! Experience the award-winning unique sound of this 40 member steel drum band. | |
 ALBERTSONS/SAV-ON "JUMP HOUSE"6:00 to 11:00 p.m. Grand Avenue, East of Kalmia FREE with Admission Button An inflatable designed especially for the little kids! | |
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THREE TOP-NOTCH BARBERSHOP QUARTETS 6:00 to 10:30 p.m. 
Varied LocationsFREE with Admission Button Catch "Premium Blend" by the Wishing Well at Escondido & Grand from 6 to 8PM. "A Song and A Smile" will be entertaining the crowds at the arts center and City Hall from 6:30 to 8:30PM. "The Marvix" will entertain the late evening crowd at the Wishing Well from 8:30 to 10:30PM. | |
COMIC MIME JUGGLERS6:00 to 9:00 p.m. Grand Avenue Event Zone FREE with Admission Button This pair of mime jugglers will dazzle, amaze and amuse merrymakers up and down Grand Avenue! | |
STILT WALKERS6:00 to 10:00 p.m. Grand Avenue Event Zone FREE with Admission Button These stilt walking experts are sure to captivate the imaginations of the young and young-at-heart as the meander through the crowds, stopping at the stages to lead a dance or two. | |
CARICATURE ARTISTSVaried Times - See Description Grand Avenue Event Zone FREE with Admission Button Two of North County's premiere caricature artists have been hired to sketch the likeness of First Night® participants at no cost to the participants. Have your caricature drawn or relax and watch the artist at work. The first caricature artist will set up in front of the Artisans Gallery (just east of Kalmia on Grand) from 6 to 8PM. The second will set up near the Wishing Well by Escondido & Grand from 7 to 9PM. | |
WISHING WELL
6:00 to 11:00 p.m.Grand Avenue, just east of Escondido Blvd Toss a coin into one of the beautiful wishing well fountains provided by El Plantio Nursery and make a special wish for the New Year! Patio Playhouse will have "Enchanted Photographers" available to take a Polaroid photo of your group. Photos are $2 each with all funds going to support the youth theatre's programs. | |
NOVELTY SALES BOOTHS6:00 to 11:00 p.m. Two locations on Grand Avenue First Night® Escondido takes pride in providing New Year's Eve novelty items at family friendly prices. Visit one of our Novelty Sales booths this year to purchase 3 metallic bead necklaces or a neon glow stick for $1. Blinky lights start at just $3 each! A very special item this year is "Stick-on Face Jewels" that add a magical sparkle to anyone's New Year's Eve look - and these patterned jewel designs are just 2 for $1! | |
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