Austin rings in 2025 with celebration at Auditorium Shores

The City of Austin's New Year's celebration is underway at Auditorium Shores. FOX 7 Austin's Angela Shen reports.

AUSTIN, Texas - Austin's annual free New Year celebration has kicked off in Auditorium Shores.

The city is ringing in 2025 with food trucks, a beer garden, musical performances, and a drone show, all leading up to a midnight fireworks show.

The city says the event takes months of planning.

"It's really a great representation of what Austin's about," Stephanie Sanchez with the City of Austin said.

Last year, approximately 20,000 people attended. This year could see similar numbers.

"It is a very, very long process, a lot of things go into budget and timing and availability," Wesley Lucas with Visit Austin said.

Many are looking forward to Third Eye Blind headlining.

"A lot of people are really excited about that, including myself as a millennial," Sanchez said.

"It's going to be kind of a fun 90s early 2000s nostalgic night tonight," Lucas said.

"There's a lot I'm glad to leave behind, but I'm glad to start a new year," attendee Brittany Rodriguez said.

Austinites have lots to look forward to in 2025.

"Just trying to stay focused and get to my goals that I want to reach," Rodriguez said. "I plan on getting a house."

"Working on my mental health," attendee Kwame Cavil said.

As for what some Austinites want to leave behind in 2024, "mainly all the drama I've been in," Cavil said.

The Source: Information in this report comes from reporting by FOX 7 Austin's Angela Shen and previous reporting by FOX 7 Austin.