Oil City Arts Council’s annual New Year’s Eve celebration, First Night® Oil City, will take place on Sunday, December 31, 2023 from 6:00 p.m. until 11:00 p.m. The theme for this year’s gala event is:

“Back to the Future!”

This fun-filled, family-oriented, non-alcoholic New Year’s Eve festivity will again offer an array of wonderful live entertainment at multiple venues about town.

The evening’s festivities will kick off with a parade from downtown North Side to Justus Park. Additionally, the gala event will feature both a 6:30 p.m. fireworks display and one at midnight; outdoor bonfires; hat-making; a drum circle; photo-ops with a photo booth; and, a variety of children’s events such as magic shows, arts-and-crafts, balloon art, clowns, and face painting.

Admission requires the purchase of a First Night admission button. The button cost is $10 and children of ages 10 and under will be admitted free of charge. Button sales will take place at Gates and Burns Realty, Inc.; the Oil City Public Library; Transit Arts Gallery & Gifts; Venango Museum; and the Venango Area Chamber of Commerce (weekdays prior to December 23 at the Museum and Chamber).

This article was published in the Venango Chamber’s December 2023 VenangoWorks! Newsletter.