Reading is collaborating with Berks Festival Inc. to host the 29th annual New Year\u2019s Eve Fireworks Celebration.<\/p>\n
The pyrotechnical display will take place at 9:30 p.m., a family-friendly time, so residents and visitors of all ages can ring in the New Year together, the city announced.<\/p>\n
Mayor Eddie Moran said he welcomes the return of the annual celebration.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe New Year\u2019s Eve fireworks are a long-standing tradition in Reading and a moment for our community to come together,\u201d Moran said, thanking the city\u2019s fire and police departments and Berks Festival for their work to ensure the event will be safe and enjoyable.<\/p>\n
The nonprofit is\u00a0the organizing entity behind several major cultural events in Berks County, including the annual fireworks on New Year\u2019s Eve.<\/p>\n
William Koch Sr., president of Berks Festival, also shared his excitement.<\/p>\n
\u201cBerks Festivals is honored to once again spearhead the organization of the First Night celebratory fireworks from Mount Penn,\u201d Koch said. \u201cAs we turn our gaze upward, we welcome the New Year with hope and optimism for what lies ahead.\u201d<\/p>\n
For those who would like to enjoy music synchronized with the fireworks display, WEEU 830 AM will again provide a musical soundtrack to accompany the celebration, the city said. The broadcast can be heard live on the radio, streamed online at 830WEEU.com or through LIVE365 or Audacy apps.<\/p>\n
The city reminds all residents and visitors that setting off unpermitted fireworks within 150 feet of structures is illegal and hazardous.<\/p>\n
\u201cPlease celebrate responsibly to ensure a safe and enjoyable New Year\u2019s Eve for all,\u201d the city said in a statement.<\/p>\n
The Pagoda gates will remain closed for the evening.<\/p>\n
Residents are encouraged to enjoy the fireworks from the comfort of their homes, porches, or favorite neighborhood spots, the city said.<\/p>\n
The city and Berks Festival thanked the following sponsors for making the event possible: Boscov\u2019s Department Stores, Brentwood Industries, Burkey Corporation, Dolan Construction, Double Tree by Hilton, Greater Reading Chamber Alliance, Kozloff Stoudt Attorneys, Mount Penn Preserve, PENN Entertainment Inc., Reading Eagle, Tompkins Community Bank, WEEU, White Star Tours, WFMZ, William G Koch & Associates CPAs, Yeager Supply Inc. and International Fireworks.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Reading is collaborating with Berks Festival Inc. to host the 29th annual New Year\u2019s Eve Fireworks Celebration. The…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":72702,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[349,857,182,139,28,736,128,130,129,706],"class_list":["post-72701","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-reading","tag-berks-county","tag-essential-reading","tag-local-news","tag-news","tag-pennsylvania","tag-reading","tag-reading-city","tag-reading-city-headlines","tag-reading-city-news","tag-top-stories-reg"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/72701","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=72701"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/72701\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/72702"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=72701"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=72701"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=72701"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}