COMING UP IN JUST A COUPLE OF MINUTES. >> ALL RIGHT. NEW YEAR’S EVE, ARE YOU LOOKING FOR SOME PARTY PLANS? ARE SOME FAMILY FESTIVITIES. THERE’S A LOT OF CHOICES HERE IN THE GULF COAST. SO THERE ARE FROM FIREWORKS LIVE MUSIC, SO MUCH MORE CAPE CORAL STEPPING UP TONIGHT IN A BIG WAY TO GIVE YOU A NIGHT TO REMEMBER CAUCUS NEWS REPORTER SAMANTHA ROMERO IS LIVE IN THE CAME THIS MORNING. >> SAM, YOU’RE BRAVING THE COLD THERE, BUT THAT IS NOT FREEZING OUT. ANY PLANS AT POLICE HAVEN’T OF. POLICE ARE TRYING TO KEEP EVERYBODY SAFE THIS MORNING. >> YEAH, THAT’S RIGHT. THEY’RE MAKING SURE THAT EVERYBODY IS STAYING SAFE. AND HEY, IF YOU’RE GOING TO HEAD ON OUT HERE, YOU MIGHT WANT TO BUNDLE UP BECAUSE IT IS COLD HERE IN CAPE CORAL AND IT’S COLD, DARK AND EARLY. BUT IT’S NOT GOING TO BE LIKE THIS TONIGHT. TAKE A LOOK BEHIND ME. THERE’S ALREADY A SETUP GOING ON HERE. CREWS PUT UP A STAGE HERE AT THE CLUB SQUARE PARKING LOT IN CAPE CORAL NEAR SOUTHEAST. 47 TERRACE. THEY’RE ALSO BARRIERS HERE TO RING IN THE NEW YEAR IN JUST A FEW HOURS. CAN YOU BELIEVE NOW? BECAUSE SO MANY PEOPLE ARE EXPECTED HERE. HUNDREDS AT THIS INTERSECTION HERE IN CAPE CORAL DRIVERS. YOU CAN EXPECT SOME ROAD CLOSURES AS EARLY AS NOON TODAY. SO WE HAVE A MAP OF THOSE ROAD CLOSURES. WE CAN POP THAT UP ON YOUR SCREEN. THIS IS ON SOUTHEAST 47 TERRACE FROM SOUTHEAST 9TH PLACE ALL THE WAY TO SOUTH EAST 11TH PLACE. NOW, YOU CAN ALSO EXPECT SOME ROAD CLOSURES ON SOUTH EAST 10TH PLACE FROM CAPE CORAL PARKWAY ALL THE WAY TO WHERE THE STAGE IS HERE THIS MORNING ON THE CLUB SQUARE PARKING LOT. THE CITY OF CAPE CORAL SAYS THAT SAFETY IS THEIR TRUCK TOP PRIORITY EVERY SINGLE YEAR FOR EVENTS LIKE THIS. AND THIS IS WHY EARLIER THIS YEAR, GULF COAST NEWS TOLD YOU THAT THE CITY INVESTED IN SAFETY BARRIERS TO BLOCK CARS FOR HUGE EVENTS LIKE THESE. NOW, GULF COAST NEWS ALSO SPOKE WITH BUSINESS OWNERS BARS THAT AT THIS TIME DURING THIS YEAR, THEY MAKE SURE THAT THEY’RE FULLY STAFFED TO MAKE SURE EVERYBODY IS DRINKING RESPONSIBLY. THE DROP. >> THE BAND’S IT’S GOING TO JUST BRING A LOT OF PEOPLE WEAR IT LIKE WORKING ON THE STAFF, MAKING SURE WE’RE FULLY READY. POLICE AT OUR INVENTORIES >> NOW IF YOU ARE PLANNING ON PARTYING HERE AT THIS INTERSECTION ON SOUTH EAST 47TH TERRACE, YOU MIGHT WANT TO BUNDLE UP. THAT’S FOR SURE. BUT YOU ALSO WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU GIVE YOURSELF SOME TIME PLAN EARLY PLAN OUT YOUR ROUTE. GULF COAST NEWS WILL STAY ON TOP OF THE SET OF AS IT CONTINUES THROUGHOUT THE DAY. I’M LIVE IN CAPE CORAL JUST OFF OF CAPE CORA
Road closures as Cape Coral prepares for New Year’s Eve celebration
Cape Coral is gearing up for its New Year’s Eve street festival with road closures, live music, and two ball drops, as local businesses prepare for increased crowds.
Updated: 6:20 AM EST Dec 31, 2025
Cape Coral is preparing for a lively New Year’s Eve celebration tonight with road closures, live music, food, shopping, and two ball drops on Southeast 10th Place and Southeast 47th Terrace.The setup is already underway, with a stage and road closure barricades ready to be placed at noon for the street festival. The event will feature an early ball drop for kids at 8 p.m., followed by the traditional midnight countdown.With large crowds expected, the city is asking people to plan ahead. Several roads around the intersection will be closed starting at noon, including Southeast 47th Terrace from Southeast 9th Place to 11th Place, and Southeast 10th Place from Cape Coral Parkway to the stage at the Club Square parking lot. These closures will remain in effect until 3 a.m. tomorrow. The entrance to the Club Square parking lot has been closed since Monday and will reopen on Friday.Nearby businesses have shared that during previous New Year’s Eve events, they brace for a wave of customers. “With the ball drop, the bands, it’s going to bring a lot of people,” Graylyn LaChance, a bartender at Nevermind, said. “We’re already working on the staff — making sure we’re fully ready, fully staffed, our inventory is up to par.”City leaders emphasize that safety planning is a priority for events like this.DOWNLOAD the free Gulf Coast News app for your latest news and alerts on breaking news, weather, sports, entertainment, and more on your phone or tablet. And check out the Very Local Gulf Coast app to stream news, entertainment and original programming on your TV.
CAPE CORAL, Fla. —
Cape Coral is preparing for a lively New Year’s Eve celebration tonight with road closures, live music, food, shopping, and two ball drops on Southeast 10th Place and Southeast 47th Terrace.
The setup is already underway, with a stage and road closure barricades ready to be placed at noon for the street festival. The event will feature an early ball drop for kids at 8 p.m., followed by the traditional midnight countdown.
With large crowds expected, the city is asking people to plan ahead.
Several roads around the intersection will be closed starting at noon, including Southeast 47th Terrace from Southeast 9th Place to 11th Place, and Southeast 10th Place from Cape Coral Parkway to the stage at the Club Square parking lot.
These closures will remain in effect until 3 a.m. tomorrow. The entrance to the Club Square parking lot has been closed since Monday and will reopen on Friday.
Nearby businesses have shared that during previous New Year’s Eve events, they brace for a wave of customers.
“With the ball drop, the bands, it’s going to bring a lot of people,” Graylyn LaChance, a bartender at Nevermind, said. “We’re already working on the staff — making sure we’re fully ready, fully staffed, our inventory is up to par.”
City leaders emphasize that safety planning is a priority for events like this.
DOWNLOAD the free Gulf Coast News app for your latest news and alerts on breaking news, weather, sports, entertainment, and more on your phone or tablet. And check out the Very Local Gulf Coast app to stream news, entertainment and original programming on your TV.