Local families grateful to celebrate New Yearâs Eve, send off 2020
From Fountain Square to the Cincinnati Zoo, families were out and about on the last day of the year.
Local families grateful to celebrate New Yearâs Eve, send off 2020 By Morgan Parrish | December 31, 2020 at 4:29 PM EST - Updated December 31 at 5:39 PM
CINCINNATI (FOX19) - New Yearâs Eve may look a bit different this year, but that doesnât mean families arenât still celebrating the end of 2020.
The Beatsch family is one of them.
âOur plans are some ice-skating bumper cars for today,â Jessica Beatsch said of the familyâs trip to the ice rink at Fountain Square. âThis is her first time doing both of them, so weâre really excited for that.â
Cincinnati Zoo to ring in new year with virtual countdown
No fireworks display this year
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The Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden offered members an early look at the 2018 PNC Festival of Lights on Nov. 16, 2018. Another color scheme at Swan Lake.
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CINCINNATI â New Yearâs Eve will look much different at the Cincinnati Zoo this year.
Instead of a large countdown and fireworks display to ring in the new year, Cincinnati Zoo officials will put on a virtual countdown to discourage people from gathering in one spot.
Ring in 2021 virtually with the Cincinnati Zoo
Happy Zoo Year animal countdown By FOX19 Digital Staff | December 30, 2020 at 11:27 AM EST - Updated December 30 at 11:27 AM
CINCINNATI (FOX19) - In a normal year, the Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden would be hosting a big countdown and fireworks display on New Year’s Eve, but things are different in 2020.
Visitors will still be able to ring in the new year at the PNC Festival of Lights, but the countdown will be virtual.
“The best part about our virtual countdown is that you can enjoy it any time and from anywhere in the world,” Cincinnati Zoo Director Thane Maynard said in a news release. “Ring in the new year early with your kids or wait until midnight for the official start of the new year. Our virtual Happy Zoo Year features some of your favorite animals, including Fiona, and a fun look back at 2020. It wasn’t all bad.”