Ring in the new year early with an afternoon full of family fun at the 2025 PNC New Year’s Eve Kids Countdown! From 3–5:45 PM, enjoy hands-on activities, interactive booths, and live entertainment at the Peoria Civic Center.

Kids can meet their favorite princesses and superheroes, get a caricature drawing by Joe the Art Guy, and enjoy balloon twisting with Unique Twist, and face painting, hair tinsel, and henna tattoos with Wild Style. Explore even more fun with Fun on the Run inflatables, GameOn, the Peoria Playhouse Imagination Playground, rock painting with First Ascent, and so much more!

The stage will feature exciting performances by Safari Joe, Flynn School of Irish Dance, Communication Junction, The Penguin Project, magician Joel Shoemaker, and Coach Bre Cottage’s cheerleading group.

As the countdown approaches, Coach Bre Cottage’s cheerleaders will lead everyone outside to the Sonar Tide Patio for a 6 PM ball drop and fireworks to celebrate the start of 2025—kid-style!

Admission to the event is free!

A big thank-you to all of our incredible sponsors and partners for helping make this year’s celebration possible! Your support brings the magic to life, and we couldn’t do it without you.

PNC Bank

BetterBuilt

OSF Children's Hospital

Caterpillar

Toyota

i3 Broadband

Prairie Home Alliance

PIP Printing

Macaroni Kids

101.1 Sports Radio, 99.9 WWCT, & 98.5 Kiss FM

For more info: https://www.peoriaciviccenter.com/event/2025-pnc-new-years-eve-kids-countdown/59/