Giant 'D' New Year's Eve Installation Begins Tomorrow at Detroit's Cadillac Square

The installation for the "D" will begin tomorrow, Saturday, Dec. 27 at 10:30 AM before hundreds of thousands of Michiganders watch it make its descent starting at 11:59 p.m. December 31 in Detroit's Cadillac Square. Handmade in Detroit by the Nordin Brothers, this glittering starburst sculpture, emblazoned with a D, will descend twice on NYE -- once for a Kids' Drop at 6:30 p.m., and again for the official drop at 11:59 p.m.

Organizers and performers from the fifth-annual Motor City New Year's Eve (NYE) event -- The Drop -- which will be hosted from 4 p.m. to 2 a.m. in Campus Martius, with an expanded footprint encompassing Cadillac Square. The free community event is loaded with fun outdoor activities for children and adults. New this year, take shelter inside a massive heated tent and also enjoy a full second stage of entertainment.

In attendance will be: Tony Piraino, co-founder Jerrid Mooney, co-founder Multi-media Host and Entertainer Ashley Elyse, emcee Motor City NYE Party band Cast Iron Cornbread DJ Tom, Detroit dance scene legend Detroit songstresses Angela Davis Tosha Owens, Detroit-based singer Ayla Stackhouse, who has appeared on Broadway and American Idol, performing "Light Up Detroit," an original song DJ Escalade Singer Mark Reitenga.

It all takes place at Detroit's Cadillac Square, next to Campus Martius Park at 800 Woodward Ave., Detroit.

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