Potato Drop brings NYE vitality to downtown Boise with rail jam and household enjoyable

BOISE, Idaho — The Idaho Potato Drop guarantees to carry excessive vitality to downtown Boise for tonight’s New Year’s Eve celebration. The all-evening occasion is designed to attract individuals downtown early.

There shall be snowboarders and skiers doing aerial methods on the rail jam, stay music on the principle stage, raffles within the VIP Room, and far more as Boise counts right down to 2026.

“This is one of the coolest things that we do in Idaho as far as bringing in the New Year in a very special and unique way,” mentioned Sean Hancock, the occasion’s emcee.

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Idaho Potato Drop brings New Year’s vitality to downtown Boise with rail jam and household enjoyable

One of the most important points of interest returning this 12 months is a snow-packed rail jam constructed proper into downtown Boise, offering snowboarding and snowboarding motion— regardless of the dearth of pure snow elsewhere within the state.

“So, [the] Rail Jam is getting ready. There’s no snow in Idaho, except for right here,” Hancock mentioned.

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Organizers have designed the occasion to be welcoming, significantly for households. Hancock mentioned his choice as emcee displays the occasion’s family-friendly focus.

“I think that they knew that I’m a big family guy and family values are important to me,” Hancock added.

As the night time builds towards midnight, Hancock’s position is to take care of crowd vitality and engagement.

“So I get to be a hype man, and it’s a ton of fun,” Hancock mentioned.

For many attendees, this 12 months’s countdown carries particular significance.

“For some of us, for some folks, 2025 has been tough,” mentioned Hancock, who went on to clarify that there’s something healthful about counting down the New Year with a big group of individuals.

Events start at 4 p.m., with the “glowtato” being raised at 6 p.m. to formally begin the countdown to the midnight celebration.

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