This New Year’s Eve, join in the fun and celebrate the first moments of 2022 virtually at #BOOM!, West Hollywood’s premier alcohol- and drug-free New Year’s Eve event. This year’s celebration will bring hundreds of people together online for a fabulous celebration and an alcohol-free midnight toast. #BOOM! In Your Living Room will take place on the evening of Friday, December 31, 2021, starting at 9:30 p.m. and will run until just after midnight on Saturday, January 1, 2022. #BOOM! is a free event.
Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, and the spread of both the Delta and Omicron variants, this year everyone is urged to join #BOOM! from their living room (or other comfortable space). #BOOM! will be livestreamed at boomweho.com, and the first 300 registrants will receive a Party in a Box with decorations and other merchandise. The gala affair will feature celebrity guests, music videos, live musical performances, and a midnight countdown. The host for the evening is drag musical artist Salina EsTitties.
“As we all ring-in the New Year, it is critical that there’s also space to celebrate New Year’s Eve in an alcohol- and drug-free environment,” said Councilmember John M. Erickson. “The City of West Hollywood has a longstanding tradition of supporting our sober community and #BOOM! is just another way that we continue to care for everyone in our community while bringing people together safely and with a whole lot of (virtual) fun.”
#BOOM! is a safe space for anyone who wants to celebrate the New Year without the presence of alcohol or drugs. The event is spearheaded by the West Hollywood Project, an initiative funded by the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health, to reduce alcohol and drug-related harms in West Hollywood.
For additional information, please contact Cynthia Nickerson at the Institute for Public Strategies at cnickerson@publicstrategies.org or at (323) 675-8785. For people who are Deaf or hard of hearing, please call TTY (323) 848-6496.
