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PARKING:Parking for New Year’s Eve Celebration attendees is available at the City’s Market Square Garage (2nd and Chestnut Streets), for a Special Event Parking rate. Parking in the Walnut Street Garage and Chestnut Street Garage (4th and Chestnut Streets), and River Street Garages will be open but regular rates apply. The reduced rate only applies at the Market Square Garage. Free parking is available on City Island and on streets throughout the city. You can learn more about Harrisburg Parking Authority garages and rates at www.harrisburgparking.org.
DETOUR INFO: Motorists are advised that Market Square will close at 9 a.m. on Sunday, December 31, to allow for the construction of staging and other event stands. Traffic will be detoured onto Market, 4th and Walnut Streets through Monday afternoon, January 1st. Motorists are also advised that all vehicular access around Market Square will be shut down at 11:30 p.m. on New Year’s Eve, and will reopen after the fireworks display and cleanup has concluded.
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The Maxwell Project
"Meltdown"
2008-2009 M&T Bank
New Year's Eve Celebration 9:00 PM Downtown Harrisburg, Market Square
2008-2009 M&T Bank New Year’s Eve Celebration on December 31st is now in its 20th year and has become South Central Pennsylvania’s premier New Year’s Eve event. The M&T Bank New Years Eve Celebration activities for this year promise to be even more spectacular as we welcome the year 2009. Attended by thousands, portions of this family-oriented entertainment program are broadcast live on WHTM abc 27 with live remote radio broadcasts on RED 102.3, 105.7 The X, and Mix 106.7.
Market Square and City Government Center are alive with unique performers, musical entertainment and children activities. Outside, jugglers and stilt walkers will roam during non-stop musical entertainment. Featured on the M&T Countdown Stage will be the winner’s of “Capital City Clash” during this year’s American MusicFest on Riverfront, “Evelyn’s Ashes” followed by the 10 person R&B/funk dance band, “The Maxwell Project” who will keep the party moving until the big moment. The M&T Bank Children’s stage is located inside City Government Center, where families will be delighted by the children’s balloon artist and face painter, enjoy being entertained by Uncle Pete with Kids, an interactive children’s music show, while they snack on cookies, hot chocolate and coffee, available free of charge.
At 60 seconds before midnight, Mayor Reed will signal the decent of the traditional lighted strawberry from the top of the Hilton Harrisburg and Towers, landing at precisely the moment the New Year begins and signaling the launch of the dramatic “street level” fireworks display that will illuminate the downtown sky and bring the year in with a bang!
FEATURING • Live Musical Entertainment
• Street Vendors
• Horse-Drawn
Carriage Rides
• Strolling Performers
• Fireworks
• Face Painter
• Children's Entertainment
For more info, call
717-255-3020!
M&T BANK NEW YEAR’S EVE CELEBRATION Sponsors: M&T BANK, GEICO, CITIDEL RADIO and WHTM abc 27
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Market Square and City Government Center are alive with unique performers, musical entertainment and children activities. Outside, jugglers and stilt walkers will roam during 
