The 4th Annual Motor City New Year’s Eve “The Drop” Event to be hosted in Campus Martius Park

 The fourth annual Motor City New Year’s Eve
“The Drop” will be hosted on December 31, 2013 in Campus Martius Park.  The free community event, sponsored by
Opportunity Detroit and Bamboo Detroit, will take place from 5:00 p.m. – 1:00 a.m.
and will include a unique Detroit-themed ball drop. Entertainment throughout
the night will include DJ Tom T and the band The Strange. In addition to
entertainment, attendees will be able to ice skate in the park and enjoy
s’mores and other concessions.

New to the
event this year, due to popular request from families throughout the region,
will be a family friendly Kids’ Drop at 6:30 p.m., for those that want to bring
their children out to experience this special event.  This year the ball drop will come down from
the Chase Tower, which faces Campus Martius Park, with the historic Penobscot
and Guardian Buildings providing a breathtaking backdrop. Also new this year
will be a food truck rally, featuring Detroit-area favorites such as the Mac
Shack macaroni and cheese, Rolling Stones wood fired pizza, and more. Fountain
Bistro will be having specials running throughout the event, multiple beverage
centers will also be placed around the park that will have drink tickets, $10
for two beverages.

“Being in
downtown Detroit and having people come together to celebrate ringing in the New
Year is so special,” said Tony Piraino, owner of Firebird Tavern and co-founder
of Motor City New Year’s Eve.  “It’s
great to see larger events like this happening in Detroit. 
We always see people in New York on
television to watch the ball drop at midnight, now Detroit has our own tradition to come
downtown and be a part of.  It’s great to
see this event grow each year, and as a business owner in the city, it’s great
to see more positive things happen in Detroit.”

In addition
to Motor City New Year’s Eve, the Firebird Tavern in Greektown (419 Monroe
Street) is also hosting a party including open bar, food, music and a champagne
toast.  Tickets are available at Firebird
Tavern and partiers can call 313-782-4189 for details.