Tuesday, December 31, 2024 | 6:00–11:59pm
Location
Barrie City Hall
Address: 70 Collier Street, Barrie
Event Schedule
6pm to midnight | Activities & vendors open |
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7pm | Busker performance featuring Bex In Motion |
7:10pm | Sonshine and Broccoli |
8pm | Family countdown & fireworks |
8:30pm | Kyle Wauchope |
9:30pm | Sully Burrows |
10:40pm | Madeline Merlo |
11:55pm | Greetings from dignitaries |
Midnight | Countdown & fireworks |
Activities
Between 6pm & midnight, under the twinkling lights on the arch of Old City Hall, enjoy:
- Skating on the Circle at the Centre rink (weather-dependent)
- Roaming performers
- Family fun: face painting, inflatables and more!
- Bonfire warming zone
- Vendors including: Beavertails; Captain Cook de Fries; Drizzled By Adrienne; Foodiez Barrie; Lalonde’s Maple Syrup; Moonwalk Entertainment; Smoke’s Poutinerie; Space Station Sweets; and Urban Grind Coffee Co.
- Two fireworks shows! The first at 8pm following the family celebration and the second at midnight to ring in 2025. Fireworks will be viewable from various vantage points along the waterfront, but best viewed closer to Barrie’s downtown.
Transit & Parking
Barrie Transit service will be free on New Year’s Eve starting at 5pm, and all routes will operate until 3am. Extended schedules can be found on MyRide.Barrie.ca.
Downtown parking is FREE after 5pm and available within walking distance, (including the Collier Street Parkade).
Road Closures
The following road closures are in effect for the Downtown Countdown:
Road Segment | Closure Period |
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Collier Street, Owen to Mulcaster | 6am Dec. 30 to noon Jan. 1 |
Collier Street, Mulcaster to Poyntz | 3pm Dec. 31 to 2am Jan. 1 |
Mulcaster Street, Dunlop to Worsley | 3pm Dec. 31 to 2am Jan. 1 |
About the Performers




Downtown Barrie is the place to be to ring in the New Year! Since 1998, the Downtown Countdown has brought thousands together from near and far to celebrate the arrival of the new year at Barrie City Hall.
This year’s free, family-friendly celebration include a great lineup with a country twist featuring Madeline Merlo, Sully Burrows, Sonshine and Broccoli as the children’s performer, and local artist Kyle Wauchope. The show goes on, rain or snow!
Every year, the City of Barrie invites local bands to submit for the opportunity to perform on the Downtown Countdown stage. From over 35 submissions, Kyle Wauchope was selected to perform with his band at this year’s event!
In addition to the musical performances, the Downtown Countdown celebration will include family activities, roaming buskers and two fireworks shows – the first at approximately 8pm and the second at midnight.