Famously Hot New Year

Famously Hot New Year is South Carolina’s largest New Year’s Eve celebration, with a free, full-length live concert by a national headliner and the most colossal NYE fireworks show in the two Carolinas, next to the picturesque State Capitol in the Main Street District of downtown Columbia, S.C. – the New Southern Hot Spot.

A diverse, fun-loving crowd from across the state, the nation and the world enjoys a festive street celebration brimming with Southern hospitality. In addition to the huge, free #FHNY concert, countdown and midnight fireworks show, guests enjoy plentiful cash bars serving beer, wine & bubbly; a “comfort zone” seating area with regional food vendors; free parking in city garages; Alert Cab discounts; special COMET bus service with park & ride locations; and more.
Famously Hot New Year is in its seventh season, gathering 35,000 people from 36 states and ten countries in 2015. What started in 2011 as a NYE street concert and fireworks show has grown into a major statewide celebration, set amidst the capital city’s historic downtown dining and shopping districts, with multiple hotels within blocks of the festivities. Plan your #FHNY at www.famouslyhotnewyear.com.