PCB New Year's Eve Beach Ball Drop

Join for Panama City Beach's annual New Year’s Eve Beach Ball Drop! Ring in 2026, Real. Fun. Beach. style. A fun for all ages event beginning at 4PM, enjoy live music, fireworks, and exciting new additions that extend beyond Pier Park, offering attendees more space to spread out and enjoy the festivities.

The Kids FUN Zone at Aaron Bessant Park invites families to kick off the festivities at 4PM, with live music and a variety of free activities including slides, obstacle courses, bungee trampolines, friendship bracelet stations, and video games. 

At 8PM families with young children or those too excited to wait until midnight can experience the first ball drops of the evening, featuring dazzling fireworks and the release of 15,000 beach balls between the two locations.

As the clock ticks closer toward midnight Celebration Tower becomes the epicenter of the festivities. As the final ten-seconds countdown, the evening’s second Beach Ball Drop begins. The giant beach ball descends further down Celebration Tower with each tick of the clock until it reaches the bottom, signaling the New Year.

Panama City Beach may be best known for fun in the sun, but one of Northwest Florida’s most exciting annual events happens after dark: The New Year’s Eve Beach Ball Drop!