Celebrate the arrival of 2025 at the inaugural New Year’s Eve Puck Drop in Sault Ste. Marie! This exciting, family-friendly event will light up the Downtown Plaza on December 31, 2024.

As chosen by the community, a large, illuminated puck will be suspended approximately 80 feet above the Downtown Plaza, lighting up the night sky to welcome 2025. The puck drop will occur twice in the evening, once at 8 p.m. for families with young children and again at midnight for those later enjoying the celebrations.

In hockey town spirit and to complement the inaugural puck drop, those in attendance can fill out a ballot to win a pair of tickets to a Toronto Maple Leafs game on February 22 at the Scotiabank Arena in Toronto. The draw, sponsored by Molson Canadian, will take place in the Downtown Plaza after midnight. Must be 18 years of age or older to Enter into the Free Draw.

Guests at the puck drop will enjoy live children’s performances by local favourites Fun and Funner and Shari Tallon. Later in the evening, Golden Scoundrels, and ABBA Soo take the stage. The Downtown Plaza skating rink will be open until midnight, and various food and specialty beverage stations will be available.

This event is free and open to the public. The City of Sault Ste. Marie thanks GFL Environmental, Steel Speed and PUC for their continued support and sponsorship of this initiative.