Paso Robles celebrates 2023 with a New Year’s Eve party, ball drop and bonfire
By Laura Dickinson
The JC Smith Chicago Blues band plays at the city of Paso Robles’ first New Year’s Eve celebration in Downtown City Park on Saturday, Dec. 31, 2022.
Laura Dickinson
ldickinson@thetribunenews.com
Hundreds of people turned out on a rainy New Year’s Eve to ring in 2023 at a new event in downtown Paso Robles.
The festivities included a bonfire and a 9 p.m. ball drop set to coincide with midnight on the East Coast so participants could “enjoy ringing in the New Year and still be home before midnight,” the city said in a news release.
Attendees enjoyed music by JC Smith Band, Chicago Blues and DJ Chad Fortin, as well as performance by the Dancing Fire dance troupe
Food trucks and a sparkling wine vendor were also on hand.
People enjoy a bonfire at the city of Paso Robles’ first New Year’s Eve celebration in Downtown City Park. Laura Dickinson ldickinson@thetribunenews.com
The crowd counted down when the disco ball dropped. The City of Paso Robles held its first New Year’s Eve celebration in downtown City Park, featuring live music, a bonfire and a New Year’s Eve ball drop. Laura Dickinson ldickinson@thetribunenews.com
Jackson Place, 5 of Paso Robles wears a cowboy hat as he skids down the slide at the playground in Downtown City Park on Saturday, Dec. 31, 2022. Dozens of kids scrambled on the playground equipment during a New Year’s Eve party. Laura Dickinson ldickinson@thetribunenews.com
A crowd counts down as a disco ball is dropped during the city of Paso Robles’ first New Year’s Eve celebration in Downtown City Park on Saturday, Dec. 31, 2022. Laura Dickinson ldickinson@thetribunenews.com
This story was originally published December 31, 2022 at 10:51 PM.
