A Golden Anniversary dawns the New Year as Sugar Land celebrates its 50th Year as a city. Richmond and area residents are invited to join in the celebration at a New Year’s Eve party to remember Sugar Lands roots, first planted on December 29, 1959. Just as Texas has continued to grow, Sugar Land and neighboring towns and communities have also continued to flourish.

The New Year’s Eve party will be held in Sugar Land Town Square on December 31st from 5pm to 1am. The evening’s festivities will be divided into three celebrations. The first will be the Children’s Celebration from 5-7:30pm with street performances, and entertainment on the main stage as well as walk around entertainment like the roaming stilt dinosaurs and a candy sculptor.

The second celebration will bring enjoyment for all ages – the 50th Anniversary Celebration from 7:30-8pm – will be a time for all to celebrate by singing “Happy Birthday” to Sugar Land after which a giant birthday cake will be cut and shared by all. This will follow the unveiling of a commemorative art piece, to be installed in the main foyer of city hall, commissioned by sculptor Joe Kenney to be “a salute to our historic Texas and Imperial Sugar roots.”

After cake and singing “Happy Birthday” area residents can enjoy the top hits from 1959, and sing along if they feel so inclined as the evening lights up with life. Sugar Land Town Square and City Walk Drive will be full of state of the art lighting effects, street performances, live music by Midstream, and music throughout the night by DJ’s.

At 9pm the Adult’s Celebration will start with more entertainment, music and an alcohol service including beer and wine until 1am. This final celebration will close out the year in a countdown and the Sugar Cube Drop at midnight, along with a sky full of lights as fireworks are lit from atop City Hall. The celebration is sure to be a hit as the city looks forward to their next 50 years.

For more information call the Parks and Recreation Department at 281-275-2885 or visit them online at www.sugarlandtx.gov

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