New Year’s Eve 2022 In Long Beach: Bar Crawl, Aquarium Night Dive

LONG BEACH, CA — Get ready to ring in 2023 in Long Beach with events across the city that aim to bring fun and excitement from this year into the next.

From a bar crawl downtown to an 18+ fun-filled night at the Aquarium of the Pacific, residents of Long Beach have plenty to do to celebrate this New Year's Eve.

Here is a look at some additional events happening in Long Beach:

'New Year’s Eve Night Dive' 2022: Aquarium Of Pacific, Long Beach

• When: Saturday, December 31st at 8:00 p.m.
• What: New Year’s Eve Night Dive (18+) Saturday, Dec. 31, 2022  - 8 p.m. - 1 a.m. Aquarium of the Pacific, 100 Aquarium Way, Long Beach, CA From Aquarium of the Pacific: "Ring in the New Year at the Aquarium of the Pacific. "During the New Year’s Eve Night Dive, adults can celebra... Learn More

New Years Eve 2023 Long Beach NYE Bar Crawl - All Access Pass

• When: Saturday, December 31st at 8:00 p.m.
• Where: The Harbor
• What: LONG BEACH: NYE BAR CRAWL Party all along Pine Ave while jumping from venue to venue with the NYE 2023 pub crawl ticket. Sign up to receive a map of all participating downtown bars. Each location offering exclusive drink specials to ring in the New Year. If you are looking for... Learn More

New Year's Day Brunch & Bottomless Mimosas at Cafe Sevilla

• When: Sunday, January 1st at 11:00 a.m.
• Where: Cafe Sevilla of Long Beach
• What: Join us for our second annual New Year’s Day “I Woke Up Like This” Brunch party on Sunday, January 1st from 11am-3pm! Enjoy live music by our resident DJ while indulging in our brunch menu and bottomless mimosas alongside several New Year’s Day Brunch Specials including Lobste... Learn More

New Year’s Eve Countdown To 2023: Pacific Park Ferris Wheel, Santa Monica

• When: Saturday, December 31st at 11:30 p.m.
• What: Pacific Park Ferris Wheel New Year’s Eve Countdown To 2023 Saturday, Dec. 31, 2022 - Light display begins 11:30 p.m. Countdown: 11:59 p.m. Pacific Park, 380 Santa Monica Pier, Santa Monica, and CA (Viewing info below) From Pacific Park: "Pacific Park on the Santa Monica Pier will ... Learn More

'Knott's Merry Farm' 2022: Knott’s Berry Farm, Buena Park

• When: Saturday, December 31st at 9:00 a.m.
• What: Knott's Merry Farm Through Jan. 8, 2023 - Hours vary by date Knott’s Berry Farm, 8039 Beach Blvd., Buena Park, CA From Knott's Berry Farm: "Guests can enjoy the holidays at Knott's Merry Farm through January 8. "Every year during the joyous season, and the park undergoes a complet... Learn More

Universal Studios Hollywood New Year's EVE Fest & Fireworks 2022: Universal City

• When: Saturday, December 31st at 9:00 p.m.
• What: Universal Studios Hollywood New Year's EVE Fest & Fireworks Saturday, Dec. 31, 2022 - 9 p.m. - 2 a.m. Universal Studios Hollywood, 100 Universal City Plz, Universal City, CA From Universal Studios Hollywood: "Universal Studios Hollywood rings in 2023 with EVE, Hollywood’s... Learn More

In the United States, one of the most popular New Year’s Eve traditions is, of course, the dropping of the giant ball in New York City’s Times Square. Various cities have adopted their own iterations of the event — the Peach Drop in Atlanta, the Chick Drop in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania and the giant Potato Drop in Boise, Idaho.

The end of one year and beginning of another is often celebrated with the singing of “Auld Lang Syne,” a Scottish folk song whose title roughly translates to “days gone by,” according to Encyclopedia Britannica and History.com.

The history of New Year’s resolutions dates back 8,000 years to ancient Babylonians, who would make promises to return borrowed objects and pay outstanding debts at the beginning of the new year, in mid-March when they planted their crops.

According to legend, if they kept their word, pagan gods would grant them favor in the coming year. If they broke the promise, they would fall out of God’s favor, according to a history of New Year’s resolutions compiled by North Hampton Community College New Center in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania.

Many secular New Year’s resolutions focus on imagining new, improved versions of ourselves. The failure rate of New Year’s resolutions is about 80 percent, according to U.S. News & World Report. There are myriad reasons, but a big one is they’re made out of remorse for gaining weight, for example, and aren’t accompanied by a shift in attitude and a plan to meet the stress and discomfort of changing a habit or condition.