Oil City Arts Council’s annual New Year’s Eve celebration, First Night ® Oil City, will take place on December 31, from 6:00 p.m. until 11:00 p.m. The theme for this year’s event is “The Roaring 20’s!”

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

Additionally, the event will feature a grand 7:00 p.m. fireworks display; outdoor bonfires; hat-making; a drum circle; 1920’s era photo ops, a large constructed replica of a Gatsby Car; and, a variety of children’s events such as life-sized puppets, balloon art, clowns, face-painting, a train layout, radio-controlled cars and a magic show.

Admission requires the purchase of a First Night admission button. The button cost is $10 and children of ages 10 and under (previously ages 5 and under) will be admitted free of charge. Button sales will take place at the Oil City Library, Transit Arts Gallery & Gifts, Venango Museum and the Venango Area Chamber (weekdays until December 23).

For more information, visit the event’s Facebook page at www.facebook.com/FirstNightOilCity/.

This article was published in the Venango Chamber’s December 2022 VenangoWorks! Newsletter.