Ring in the new year early with an afternoon full of family fun at the 2025 PNC New Year’s Eve Kids Countdown! From 3–5:45 PM, enjoy hands-on activities, interactive booths, and live entertainment at the Peoria Civic Center.
Kids can meet their favorite princesses and superheroes, get a caricature drawing by Joe the Art Guy, and enjoy balloon twisting with Unique Twist, and face painting, hair tinsel, and henna tattoos with Wild Style. Explore even more fun with Fun on the Run inflatables, GameOn, the Peoria Playhouse Imagination Playground, rock painting with First Ascent, and so much more!
The stage will feature exciting performances by Safari Joe, Flynn School of Irish Dance, Communication Junction, The Penguin Project, magician Joel Shoemaker, and Coach Bre Cottage’s cheerleading group.
As the countdown approaches, Coach Bre Cottage’s cheerleaders will lead everyone outside to the Sonar Tide Patio for a 6 PM ball drop and fireworks to celebrate the start of 2025—kid-style!
Admission to the event is free!