Famously Hot New Year

South Carolina's largest New Year’s Eve celebration welcomes New Orleans musical royalty, Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue, on December 31 for a free, full-length outdoor concert – with direct support by Sister Hazel, beloved Southern folk-rock band; opened by Capital City Playboys, local Rockabilly party band, and Mike Stone and the Kritikal Band, local R&B/soul group – followed by a midnight countdown and the most colossal NYE fireworks show in the Carolinas. Tens of thousands of guests enjoy the vibrant, free Famously Hot New Year event in downtown Columbia, South Carolina, next to the historic State House. Featuring beer, wine, bubbly and local food vendors, free parking, COMET park-and-rides, Alert cab vouchers and more. Plan your #FHNY at www.famouslyhotnewyear.com.