MoonPie Over Mobile earns #4 spot on USA Today's 10 Best New Year's Eve drops.
Welcoming a new year means reflection, anticipation and, most often, celebration for many people across the country. One of the most popular traditions for this festive event is the New Year's Eve drop, in which a large object descends at the stroke of midnight.
MoonPie Over Mobile earned a nomination by an expert panel. Readers voted it as one of the best in the United States for offering its own spin on the occasion, with unique items being lowered.
It’s sure to be a sweet new year if you celebrate New Year's Eve at Alabama's MoonPie Over Mobile. Indulge in the world’s largest MoonPie cake, enjoy live entertainment, and then watch a 600-pound electric MoonPie descend at the stroke of midnight.
The New Year's Eve celebration previously placed #9 with readers in 2023 and made the runners-up list in 2024.
This free event takes place along the streets of downtown Mobile, beginning with a Kids Zone and Noon Year's Eve MoonPie drop and continues throughout the evening with an all-star lineup of fun and funk. Morris Day and the Time are the featured headliners with Red and the Revelers and Jukebox Jazz Band performing as opening acts.
When the pie descends from the sky, we'll officially kick off 2026 in Mobile, Alabama!
