Highlights
- The Peach Drop Festival 2025 will be conducted by the City of Atlanta and produced by Live Nation.
- Events and celebrations will commence at 6 PM on December 31 and the peach drop will be at midnight.
- The city administration is expecting the event to be attended by tens of thousands and hence necessary arrangements are being made.
The iconic New Year’s Eve Peach Drop Festival in Atlanta will be held on December 31, 2024. A long-standing tradition in the “The Big Peach,” the festival is the place to be in Atlanta during this New Year’s. It won’t be just the peach drop – there will be a star-studded lineup of performances to celebrate the evening.
The Peach Drop Makes A Return
This Year’s Atlanta Peach Drop Festival will return to Underground Atlanta. The event will commence from 6 PM on December 31. At the culmination of the event, at midnight, the Peach will be dropped.
The MC will be the Atlantan native, Ryan Cameron, the Two-time Emmy award-winning radio personality. The event is being produced by Live Nation.
Entry to the event will be free for all Atlantans and visitors. It is open to families and individuals of all ages.
The main star of the show will of course be the Peach. Made of fiberglass and foam, the massive peach is 8 feet tall and weighs over 800 pounds. The countdown for the New Year will commence at 11:59 PM. At 12 midnight, the peach will be dropped from the 138-foot tower, marking the beginning of the brand new year 2025.
Big Boi, one-half of the legendary Southern hip-hop duo Outkast, will be performing. He will be headlining this year’s events. The event will also feature Neon Trees, the American indie pop band from Utah known for their single “Animal.” Bringing in a blend of indie pop, soul, and rock will be RES from Philadelphia.
Other performers will include Zion Joy, LoyalTee, and Sky featuring Big Gipp (of Goodie Mob). DJ Boogie Lov will bring up the energy of the last night of 2024.
The event will also feature local food trucks, vendors, and entertainment. A unique experience only to be found in Atlanta, the Peach Drop Festival is a must-visit. The city expects tens of thousands of attendees for this year’s celebration.
Favorite Event for New Year’s is Back
Atlanta’s Peach Drop Festival is making a return this year. What once used to be a yearly event, became sporadic in the past few years. Atlanta is excited to have one of its favorite events of the holiday season be back.
Peach Drop festival was first conducted in 1989. Eventually, it became the prime event among all of Atlanta’s New Year celebrations. The peach was dropped from the tower every year until 2017, at the Underground. In 2018, it was dropped at Woodruff Park and returned to the original venue in 2019.
However, from 2020 to 2022, the event was canceled citing various reasons, the major one being the Pandemic. In 2023, the event was conducted to mark the New Year. Again, for the new year 2024, the event was canceled due to the city’s funding priorities. This year, Mayor Andre Dickens has brought back the beloved Atlantan tradition.
Peach drop has been quite a popular event with thousands gathering to watch the peach dropping every new year.
Streets Being Closed for the Peach Drop
Streets will be closed down for the Peach Tree Festival 2024, as the thousands gather to celebrate the New Year, the Atlantan way.
On December 30, the Northbound lane on Central Ave. SW, Peachtree St., and Pryor St. SW shall be closed. The eastbound lane on Wall St. SW will be closed.
On December 31, Pryor St. SW and Wall St. SW will be fully closed. The Peachtree St. from Marietta St. NW/Decatur St. SE to Alabama St. SW and Alabama St. SW to Martin L. King Jr., Dr. SW will be closed at 2 PM. However, guests at the Fairfield Hotel will be allowed through. Alabama St. SW will be fully street closed from Forsyth St. SW to Peachtree St at 4 PM. Broad St. SW from Martin L. King Jr., Dr. SW to Alabama St. SW will be closed at 4 PM.
The evening will be filled with fun and excitement at the Underground. As the world rings in the New Year, be a witness to the amazing Atlantan tradition of dropping the peach.
