Milwaukie's free, family-friendly cherry drop and New Year's Eve celebration.
Bing in the New Year!
Milwaukie's free, family-friendly cherry drop and New Year's Eve celebration.
Milwaukie's free, family-friendly cherry drop and New Year's Eve celebration.
Milwaukie's free, family-friendly cherry drop and New Year's Eve celebration.
Bing in the New Year is a free, outdoor, family-friendly New Year's Eve event in downtown Milwaukie that culminates with a 9 p.m. (East Coast midnight) "cherry drop" lowering, by crane, of a 7-foot, lighted Bing cherry designed by Schilling Lights on Lark. The Milwaukie Arts Committee organizes the event.
The Bing cherry was first cultivated circa 1875 in Milwaukie, Oregon. It was named for the Chinese nursery foreman, Ah Bing, who grew the new variety of cherry. Bing in the New Year is a celebration of this history! Artist Tyler Fuqua has created a steel cherry sculpture, next to a historic plaque, that shares this story.
Bing in the New Year will be 6-9 p.m. Dec. 31, 2024 at Main & Harrison (site of the Milwaukie Farmers Market). We will have live music, Chinese cultural performances, food vendors, a beer and mead garden on site, and a cherry drop at 9 pm. In addition, many businesses will be open in downtown Milwaukie for you to shop, eat and celebrate on New Year's Eve!
Our first ever Bing in the New Year received media coverage from The Oregonian, The Milwaukie Review, KPTV, and KGW. Thank you to all the media outlets who shared the story of the Bing cherry!
We are looking for partners for the second annual Bing in the New Year on
Dec. 31, 2024! If your business or organization would like to be a sponsor of the cherry drop,
please reach out to us at milwaukiearts@gmail.com.
We want to throw a fabulous, free, family-friendly New Year's Eve celebration in downtown Milwaukie, and we need your help! All money from this fundraiser will go toward rentals of tents, toilets, a stage and a crane, plus entertainment during the event.
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