New Year's Eve 2024 In Gloucester Twp.: Where To Celebrate

GLOUCESTER TOWNSHIP, NJ — Whether or not you got to those 2024 New Year's resolutions, it's OK to celebrate. And South Jersey will offer several ways to ring in 2025 in style.

Here's a look at what's happening in the Gloucester Township area on New Year's Eve.

Fireworks on the Battleship

Battleship New Jersey (100 Clinton St., Camden)

Experience fireworks over the Delaware River from the historic battleship. There will be live music, food and bar service. Fireworks will go off at 6 p.m. and at midnight. Doors open at 4 p.m. General admission is $10. Find out more.

Hammonton's New Year's Eve Bash & Giant Blueberry Drop

11 p.m. to 12:30 a.m. in front of Hammonton Town Hall (100 Central Ave.)

Enjoy dining, drinking and shopping in Downtown Hammonton, followed by a family-friendly outdoor celebration that will lead into the Giant Blueberry Drop and fireworks. Find out more.

Here are some more adult-oriented celebrations in the area:

All Gold Everything: NYE 2025

8 p.m. to 2 a.m. at Vera Cherry Hill (2310 Marlton Pike W, Cherry Hill)

Vera's building will decorated with gold decor. There will be performances by five of the region's top DJs and a Grammy-nominated artist, the venue says. Get tickets here.

Shots of Southern NYE

Prospectors Steakhouse & Saloon (3050 Route 38, Mount Laurel)

The country-themed restaurant will ring in the new year with a dinner buffet, open bar and live music by Shots of Southern. Doors open at 7 p.m., with the buffet starting at 9 p.m. Get tickets here.

AN AGE-OLD CELEBRATION

In the United States, one of the most popular New Year’s Eve traditions is the dropping of the giant ball in New York City’s Times Square. Other U.S. cities have their own versions of this celebration, such as the Peeps Chick Drop in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania and the giant Potato Drop in Boise, Idaho.

The transition from one year to the next is often marked by 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 tradition of New Year’s resolutions dates back 8,000 years to ancient Babylonians, who made promises to return borrowed items and repay debts at the beginning of the new year, which was in mid-March when they planted their crops.

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According to legend, if people kept their word, the pagan gods would grant them favor in the coming year. However, if they broke their promises, they would lose favor with the gods.

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 many 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 or a plan for coping with the stress and discomfort that comes with changing a habit or condition.