Where To Celebrate New Year’s Eve 2022 In Agoura Hills

AGOURA HILLS, CA — Get ready to ring in 2023 in Agoura Hills with events near the city that aim to bring fun and excitement from this year into the next.

From a comedy bash to the Universal Studios Fireworks and Festival, residents of Agoura Hills have plenty to do to celebrate this New Year's Eve.

Here is a look at some additional events happening in Agoura Hills:

New Year's Eve Comedy Bash, Winery

• When: Saturday, December 31st at 6:00 p.m.
• Where: Strey Cellars
• What: NEW YEAR'S EVE COMEDY BASH! - @ STEY CELLARS WINERY, RIGHT OFF THE 101 IN OXNARD. COMEDIANS FROM HBO, HULU, and & NETFLIX. The BEST NYE comedy deal in Ventura County!!NEW YEAR'S EVE COMEDY BASH December 31st- Strey Cellars Winery! Doors: 6PM | Showtime: 7PM-9PM EAST COAST NYE... Learn More

Universal Studios Hollywood New Year's EVE Fest & Fireworks 2022: Universal City

• When: Saturday, December 31st at 9:00 p.m.
• What: Universal Studios Hollywood New Year's EVE Fest & Fireworks Saturday, Dec. 31, 2022 - 9 p.m. - 2 a.m. Universal Studios Hollywood, 100 Universal City Plz, Universal City, CA From Universal Studios Hollywood: "Universal Studios Hollywood rings in 2023 with EVE, Hollywood’s... Learn More

'Knott's Merry Farm' 2022: Knott’s Berry Farm, Buena Park

• When: Saturday, December 31st at 9:00 a.m.
• What: Knott's Merry Farm Through Jan. 8, 2023 - Hours vary by date Knott’s Berry Farm, 8039 Beach Blvd., Buena Park, CA From Knott's Berry Farm: "Guests can enjoy the holidays at Knott's Merry Farm through January 8. "Every year during the joyous season, and the park undergoes a complet... Learn More

In the United States, one of the most popular New Year’s Eve traditions is, of course, the dropping of the giant ball in New York City’s Times Square. Various cities have adopted their own iterations of the event — the Peach Drop in Atlanta, the Chick Drop in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania and the giant Potato Drop in Boise, Idaho.

The end of one year and beginning of another is often celebrated with the singing of “Auld Lang Syne,” a Scottish folk song whose title roughly translates to “days gone by,” according to Encyclopedia Britannica and History.com.

The history of New Year’s resolutions dates back 8,000 years to ancient Babylonians, who would make promises to return borrowed objects and pay outstanding debts at the beginning of the new year, in mid-March when they planted their crops.

According to legend, if they kept their word, pagan gods would grant them favor in the coming year. If they broke the promise, they would fall out of God’s favor, according to a history of New Year’s resolutions compiled by North Hampton Community College New Center in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania.

Many secular New Year’s resolutions focus on imagining new, improved versions of ourselves. The failure rate of New Year’s resolutions is about 80 percent, according to U.S. News & World Report. There are myriad reasons, but a big one is they’re made out of remorse for gaining weight, for example, and aren’t accompanied by a shift in attitude and a plan to meet the stress and discomfort of changing a habit or condition.