A Foodie's New Year's Eve Celebration 2018

December 30, 2018

Article By: Jesse Watrous

Most people want to do something fun and interesting on New Year's Eve. For a Foodie, an unconventional celebration is usually a treat. Check out these 12 events that uses something different other than an oversized ball or watch the New York's legendary ball drop on tv.

1. Mobile, Alabama: MoonPie Drop

Photo By Mobile Alabama Moon Pie Drop

Ring in the new year at one of the coolest parties of the year! Dig into the world’s largest MoonPie cake, join the second line, watch live entertainment and an all-star fireworks show! And…find the only 600lb electric MoonPie at the world-famous MoonPie drop at midnight!

2. Temecula Valley, California: Grape Drop

Video By Visit Temecula

The City of Temecula Community Services Department Presents "New Year's Eve Grape Drop"!

3. Key West, Florida: Tuna Drop (and a few more to choose from)

Photo By Smokin' Tuna Saloon

Smokin' Tuna Saloon presents the 5th Annual ROCK the TUNA 2019

4. Boise, Idaho: Potato Drop

Photo By www.idahopotatodrop.com

Idaho’s signature holiday event that can only be truly experienced LIVE at the Idaho State Capitol! The Idaho® Potato Drop is a free and charitable world-class New Year’s Eve destination that supports local arts, business and charities.

5. Vincennes, Indiana: Watermelon Drop

6. Hagerstown, Maryland: Krumpe's Donut Drop

Middletown Valley Bank presents the Krumpe’s Donut Drop to kick off the 2019 New Year in the square of Downtown Hagerstown, complete with fireworks and live music!

Join HighRock outside on the square in downtown Hagerstown for FREE coffee & hot chocolate, FREE soup and of course, FREE Krumpe’s Do-Nuts to the first 5,000 people!

7. Savannah, Georgia: Up the Cup

8. Mount Olive, North Carolina: Pickle Drop

The New Year’s Eve Pickle descends down the flagpole at the stroke of 7 p.m. midnight – that’s 7 o’clock EST, which also happens to be midnight Greenwich Mean Time. (That way, we are official, we shout Happy New Year! – and we don’t have to stay up until midnight.)

9. Lebanon, Pennsylvania: Bologna Drop

Lebanon’s annual New Year’s Eve bologna drop has a six-foot-tall, paper-mache likeness of The Bologna Ranger...that will be lowered along with a 200 pound bologna made of multiple sticks of bologna from Godshall’s Quality Meats.