Harmony's Silvester Celebration Welcomes New Year at 6 P.M.

(HARMONY, Pa., December 28, 2023) - Harmony Borough and the Harmony Museum are all set for the annual Silvester Celebration that rings in the new year on German time. That means a lighted ball drop, fireworks, and the outpouring of “Happy New Year” happens Friday, Dec. 31 at 6 p.m. in Harmony, (midnight in Germany).

This celebration attracts thousands of people to the town of Harmony each year. Germans call New Year’s Eve Silvester after the ancient feast day that commemorated the 4th century Pope Sylvester I.

For runners wanting one more race in 2023, there’s the Silvester 5K at 3:30 and a 1-Mile Fun Run/Walk at 4:15. Register for races on race day at the Grace Church gymnasium, Main St. in Harmony, between 1:30 and 3:15 p.m. Volunteer firefighters from the Harmony Fire District 22 will be serving food and beverages. And starting at 3 p.m. the Harmony Museum will offer a traditional pork and sauerkraut dinner as a sit-down meal and Gluhwein, the traditional hot mulled cider, in souvenir mugs starting at 3 p.m.

(photos: Noah Gasch for the Harmony Museum)

EDITOR'S NOTE: Different spellings for Silvester and Pope Sylvester

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