New Year's Eve 2025

 

Many people in Second Life, perhaps most, love a good party. And New Years Eve had a number. Some places had a special twist on regularly scheduled happenings, and others were open just for this special night. Yours truly dropped by a few from Wooburn, to Caledon, to Bay City, and his own home community the Sunweavers as they bade 2025 good bye, and hello to 2026. 

 

See the pictures in Events.  

 

From Discord: Too Much New Years Eve Partying?

 

 

From Sheree Honeyflower (ShereeHoneyflower) on the Bay City Discord channel, her "'Annual Wasted at Prim Drop' photo with help from Frankie Lindman." (yes I messaged her first)

Announcement: New Years Eve Party At Cutlass - 6 PM

 

(Tonight) at 6pm SLT, will be the Club Cutlass New Years Eve Party! DJ Perri will be here playing music for your old 2025 year ears! There will be a contest but the only theme is just to be who you are. :) Going past 8pm SLT will be at DJ Perri's discretion. Contest prize will begin at L$10,000! Also, the balloon spawner has been improved! :)

 

Party goes from 6PM to when the last person leaves.

Sunweaver Bay (114/117/757).
 

Following the Cutlass event, be sure to head on down to the Goblin Cave for the New Year's bash there - 

Caledon Downs (105/36/42). 

 

Announcement: New Year's Party At The Goblin Cave

 

Greetings to all! You are invited to the yearly New Years Eve Party at the Goblin Cave! The Duchy of Downs will throw a party starting at 8 PM SLT and will last till at least 1 AM SLT. Party is provided by Her Grace Cynthia Farshore and will play music region wide so you can enjoy the Christmas rides and sights before they are taken down. A ball will drop for each time zone of the continental U.S. followed with 2 minutes of fireworks till the last zone you get a full 5 minutes. Besides the dance you can enjoy Santa's Village on the highland. The Caledon wide sleigh ride awaits there too to take you on a 30 minute round trip tour of every region of Caledon! So come enjoy and if you can't stay long who cares just drop in and say Hi!!  

 

http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Caledon%20Downs/105/36/42

Their Grace, the Duke and Duchess of Downs
Shockwave Yareach & Cynthia Farshore 

 

Press Release: Bay City Prim Drop Dec 31st, 11 PM

 

BAY CITY'S "PRIM DROP" TO MARK END OF 2025

Bay City's New Year's fête coming 31st December
 

Bay City, Second Life's® city by the bay, is once again preparing to ring in the new year with their annual "Prim Drop" on the evening of the 31st of December. Festivities will commence at 11:00 pm SLT within the Bay city Fairgrounds in North Channel. 

The party will include a two-hour set of music presented by Marianne McCann to mark the occasion, as well as fireworks and other festive fun. Food, drink, and other party favors will be provided for all attendees.

All Second Life® Residents are welcome to attend and ring in the New Year with the Bay City community, but do note that the event is envisioned as an outdoor, high-class, wintertime soirée. As such, black tie attire and/or full dress is requested. 

This will also be the last event within Bay City this year for donating to Child's Play Charity (www.childsplaycharity.org) .  Child's Play is a 501c3 non profit organization offers online communities such as ours an opportunity to help seriously ill children around the globe during their hospital stays with the purchase of games and gaming equipment. 

Bay City is a mainland community, developed by Linden Lab® and home to the Bay City Alliance. The Bay City Alliance was founded in 2008 to promote the Bay City regions of Second Life and provide a venue for Bay City Residents and other interested parties to socialize and network. It is now the largest group for Residents of Bay City.

For more information,  please contact Marianne McCann. 

Ringing In The New Year

 

 

 On the evening of Tuesday December 31, Second Life was getting ready to ring in the new year. Among the more noted celebrations was the one at Bay City, which started at 11PM SL time. But many residents couldn't be up that late, and at best would see only the set before the event.

Thankfully, there were other locations where one could celebrate the arrival of the new year. Among them was at the Goblin Cave in Caledon Downs. 

Cynthia Farshore, the owner of the location, would play the songs for the party. 

When the clock struck nine, or Midnight on the East Coast, the dance ball would ring in the new year for that part of the country.

And outside, there were fireworks.

There were of course other New Year's Eve parties. If anyone has pictures of them, please send them in. 

And so not only is it a new year, but a new quarter century. Let's hope it brings good times. 

Happy 2025 Second Life.

Bixyl Shuftan

Announcement: New Year's At Caledon Downs

 

Greetings to all! You are invited to the yearly New Years Eve Party at the Goblin Cave! The Duchy of Downs will throw a party starting at 8 PM and will last till at least 1 AM. Music will be provided by Her Grace Cynthia Farshore and will play region wide so you can enjoy the Christmas rides and sights before they are taken down. A ball will drop for each time zone of the continental U.S. followed with 2 minutes of fireworks till the last zone you get a full 5 minutes. Besides the dance you can enjoy riding the Christmas Express around the region and even pay a visit to Santa on his hidden aerial abode. The Caledon wide sleigh ride awaits there too to take you on a 30 minute round trip tour of every region of Caledon! So come enjoy and if you can't stay long who cares just drop in and say Hi!!
http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Caledon%20Downs/105/36/42

Their Grace, the Duke and Duchess of Downs
Shockwave Yareach & Cynthia Farshore
 

Press Release: Bay City's Prim Drop New Year's Eve Party

 

BAY CITY’S “PRIM DROP” CELEBRATES THE END OF THE YEAR

 

31st December gala event in the City by the Bay

BAY CITY, SL (29th December, 20234) - Citizens of Bay City, Second Life's® city by the bay, will be marking the end of the year in fine fashion, attending the annual "Prim Drop" in the Bay City Fairgrounds in North Channel on the evening of the 31st of December.

The festivities will feature a two-hour set of music presented by Marianne McCann, as well as fireworks and other festive entertainment. Complimentary food and beverages will be provided for all attendees.

The event is presented as an outdoor, high-class, wintertime soirée, and black tie attire and/or full dress is requested. All Second Life® Residents are welcome to attend and ring in the New Year with the Bay City community.

This will also be the last event within Bay City this year for donating to Child's Play Charity (www.childsplaycharity.org. Child’s Play is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization that provides online communities like ours with the opportunity to support seriously ill children globally during their hospital stays through the purchase of games and gaming equipment.

Bay City is a mainland community developed by Linden Lab® and home to the Bay City Alliance. Founded in 2008, the Bay City Alliance promotes the Bay City regions of Second Life and provides a venue for Bay City Residents and interested parties to socialize and network.

For further information, please contact Marianne McCann.

Second Life Rings In 2024

 

 

Sunday December 31 was New Year's Eve. In real-life, there were parties large and small around the world. And here in Second Life, there were a number. At Burning Man Deep Hole, the Burners and friends threw a party.

Some people were in paper airplanes, for some reason. Good for traveling from one party to the next maybe. 

 

Virtual Ability had a small party, hosted by Gentle Heron.

 

 

Complete with a view of Times Square, the scene of America's largest New Year's celebration.

 

Bellisseria Fairgrounds had a large event with many people. 

Some were wearing "DeadMaus" hats. What the reason was, no one spoke a thing while I was there. 

Goodbye 2023, and hello 2024. It'll be a year full of events. And the Newser will cover a number of them.

Happy New Year

Bixyl Shuftan

New Year's Eve

 

 

New Year's Eve is upon us. And so that means saying goodbye to the old year of 2023 and hello to the new one of 2024. A number of places are doing so. The community of Caledon, along with friends from other communities such as the Sunweavers, will be ringing in the new year at the Goblin Cave in Caledon Downs. The party starts at 8PM SL time, and at every hour starting at 9 (12 Midnight EST).

 http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Caledon%20Downs/104/89/32

 

 For the Second Life mainland (and those staying up later), one of the larger celebrations will be at Bay City. It's at the Bay City Fairgrounds, and starts at 11PM SL time, with the Prim Drop taking place at 11:59 PM, set to land right at Midnight and the start of 2024.

Bay City Fairgrounds, North Channel (103, 134, 28)

 

There are other celebrations, so keep an eye out for them.

Bixyl Shuftan

Announcement: New Years at the Goblin Cave

 

 

The Duchy of Caledon Downs invites you to the annual New Years At The Goblin Cave! Come gather at the Goblin Cave on New Years Eve at 8 PM SLT to enjoy great music and watch the ball drop at each of the four time zones followed with 2 minutes of fireworks till the last zone you get a full 5 minutes. There will be a wide range of music covering various genres. Music will be DJed by the Duchess of Caledon Downs Cynthia Farshore who will take request. Also enjoy riding the Christmas Express around the region and even pay a visit to Santa on his hidden aerial abode. The Caledon wide sleigh ride awaits there too to take you on a 30 minute round trip tour of every region of Caledon! So come enjoy and if you can't stay long who cares just drop in and say Hi!! All the Christmas rides and sites will still be up until the next day January 1st so you still have time to enjoy a sleigh ride with Santa.

Their Grace, the Duke and Duchess of Downs
Shockwave Yareach & Cynthia Farshore

 

Press Release: Prim Drop At Bay City On New Year's Eve Night

 

BAY CITY PREPARING FOR END-OF-YEAR “PRIM DROP"

Bay City's gala set for 31st December


BAY CITY, SL (26th December, 2023) - Citizens of Bay City, Second Life's® city by the bay, are marking the end of the year in their usual fine fashion with their annual "Prim Drop" in the Bay city Fairgrounds in North Channel on the evening of the 31st of December.

The party will include a two-hour set of music presented by Marianne McCann, as well as fireworks and other festive fun. Food, drink, and other party favors will be provided for all attendees.

The event is presented as an outdoor, high-class, wintertime soirée, and black tie attire and/or full dress is requested. All Second Life® Residents are welcome to attend and ring in the New Year with the Bay City community.

This will also be the last event within Bay City this year for donating to Child's Play Charity (www.childsplaycharity.org) .  Child's Play is a 501c3 non profit organization offers online communities such as ours an opportunity to help seriously ill children around the globe during their hospital stays with the purchase of games and gaming equipment.

Bay City is a mainland community, developed by Linden Lab® and home to the Bay City Alliance. The Bay City Alliance was founded in 2008 to promote the Bay City regions of Second Life and provide a venue for Bay City Residents and other interested parties to socialize and network. It is now the largest group for Residents of Bay City.

For more information,  please contact Marianne McCann.

 

 

Preparing For New Year's Eve

 

 

 2022 is winding down, and people are getting ready to celebrate. Partially for those who will be at real-life parties, Club Cutlass will be having it's New Year's Eve party a night early, tonight from 6-8 PM.

But on the big night is when the most parties are. Some places with Australian, Asian, and European residents will be celebrating early. At 8PM, the Goblin Cave at Caledon Downs will be where the Caledonians and Sunweavers will be celebrating. 

There will be other places as well, such as the Premier Business Center.

One of the last parties, but not least, is the Prim Drop at Bay City's Fairgrounds, starting at 11PM SL time, and climaxing when the big prim starts lowering down the pole at 11:59, touching down when 2023 officially arrives on the Grid.

Have a happy New Year's Eve.

Bixyl Shuftan

Press Release: Bay City Prepares For End of Year "Prim Drop"

 

Bay City's gala event set for 31st December

BAY CITY, SL (27th December, 2022) - Citizens of Bay City, Second Life's® “city by the bay,” will be marking the end of the year in fashion with their annual "Prim Drop" in the Bay City Fairgrounds in North Channel on the evening of the 31st of December.

The party will include a two-hour set of music presented by Marianne McCann, as well as fireworks and other festive fun. Food, drink, and other party favors will be provided for all attendees.

The event is presented as an outdoor, high-class, wintertime soirée, and black tie attire and/or full dress is requested. All Second Life® Residents are welcome to attend and ring in the New Year with the Bay City community.

This will also be the last event within Bay City this year for donating to Child's Play Charity (www.childsplaycharity.org) .  Child's Play is a 501c3 non profit organization offers online communities such as ours an opportunity to help seriously ill children around the globe during their hospital stays with the purchase of games and gaming equipment.

As of the 27th of December, Bay City has raised L$260976 for Child's Play Charity through their annual silent auction and tree lighting concert, as well as other local events.

Bay City is a mainland community, developed by Linden Lab® and home to the Bay City Alliance. The Bay City Alliance was founded in 2008 to promote the Bay City regions of Second Life and provide a venue for Bay City Residents and other interested parties to socialize and network. It is now the largest group for Residents of Bay City.

For more information,  please contact Marianne McCann.

 

Various New Year's Happenings

 

New Year's Eve was a busy time in Second Life, with many places having parties. Yours truly went to several, and took a number of pictures. So many were taken, it took a while to get them all up. But here they are.

See the pictures in Events.
 

Press Release: Bay City New Year's Eve Prim Drop

The Bay City Alliance cordially invites you to the Bay City New Year’s Eve Prim Drop, Commencing at 11:00 p.m. SLT on the 31st of December at the Bay City Fairgrounds at North Channel

Music and Pyrotechnics presented by Marianne McCann

Black Tie Requested

Cocktails and Hors d’oeuvres to be served throughout the evening

Donations accepted to benefit Child’s Play Charity.

http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/North%20Channel/104/134/29
 

Announcement: New Years Eve Party at Caledon Downs

 

Greetings to all! You are invited to the yearly New Years Eve Party at the Goblin Cave! The Duchy of Downs will throw a party starting at 8 PM SL time and will last till at least 1 AM. Music will be provided by Her Grace Cynthia Farshore and will play region wide so you can enjoy the Christmas rides and sights before they are taken down. 

A ball will drop for each time zone of the continental U.S. followed with 3 minutes of fireworks till the last zone you get a full 5 minutes. Besides the dance you can enjoy riding the Christmas Express around the region and even pay a visit to Santa on his hidden aerial abode. The Caledon wide sleigh ride awaits there too to take you on a 40 minute round trip tour of every region of Caledon! So come enjoy and if you can't stay long who cares just drop in and say Hi!!

http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Caledon%20Downs/104/89/32

Their Grace, the Duke and Duchess of Downs
Shockwave Yareach & Cynthia Farshore
 

Announcement: "Boomday" Burn2 New Years Eve Event

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The last event of the year will be our New Year's Eve BOOMDay 2021. 

Come and BURN the year away! There will also be a COVID germ burn. We're gonna obliterate that Omicron variant, and if you come, YOU will participate in getting that started! Fire syringes for one and all! What's more, there will be skydiving, drunk hockey, Thunderdome, drive-by shooting gallery, ice skating, aaaaaaaannnnnd fireworks!

Effigy Burn times on 31 December: 3:00pm, 9:00pm and midnight SLT (ringing in the new year!).

*All the details are here https://www.burn2.org/

How to Come to BURN2** https://www.burn2.org/who-is-burn2/come-to-burn2/
Questions? IM any staff member inworld or email info@burn2.org.

**CALENDAR**- https://www.burn2.org/event-calendar/
 

Various Events on New Year's Eve

 

Ringing out the old year and ringing in the new has always been a reason to throw a party. But with all that's happened in 2020, more were looking forward to it this New Year's Eve than ever for a very long time. A number of places held events. Several were part of the 12 hour FCA New Year's Club Crawl. But there were others.

See the pictures in Events.

Goings On In Bellisseria

 

There's been plenty happening around the continent of Bellisseria. Newser reporter Gemma Cleanslate took a look at some of what's going on. With the new stilt house areas, the Bureau of Burocracy has moved to them. There's a new bowling alley. The Bellisseria Citizen’s Group Headquarters is continuing to keep track of what's new. And this being around New Year's Eve, there were a number of parties to ring in 2021.

Read Gemma's article in Places.