The hosting duo is joined by Stephen Colbert, Shakira, Florence + The Machine, Robyn and dozens more performers and surprise guests.

An estimated 100,000 gather in London to watch the show, while in Edinburgh tens of thousands were on the streets for Hogmanay.

New Year's Day is on Thursday, Jan. 1, this year. Yes, Walmart stores will be open regular hours on Jan. 1, a company spokesperson told USA TODAY. Yes, Target stores will be open regular hours on New Year's Day, a company spokesperson told USA TODAY.

Tens of thousands of people are now making their way to New York City’s Times Square to participate in the ballyhooed New Year’s Eve ball-drop event and mark the start of 2026. For many in the crowd,

See global New Year's Eve celebrations for 2026 from around the world, including eye-popping fireworks displays from Hong Kong, Dubai, Paris and other major world cities.

Will banks, post offices and shipping services be open on New Year's Day? Here's what you need to know for Thursday, Jan. 1.

As 2026 dawned, here’s how commemorations looked around the world: Fireworks over the Champs-Élysées in Paris. Fireworks burst over the Giza Pyramids on the outskirts of Cairo, Egypt. A spectacular fireworks display illuminated the London Eye, as Big Ben chimed to ring in the New Year.

U.S. President Donald Trump told reporters as he arrived at a New Year's Eve party at Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Florida that his new year's resolution was peace on Earth.