Make a Confetti Wish in Times Square!

Times Square Ball

Experience the 2026 Times Square Wishing Wall, the tradition that turns every personal New Year’s wish into a spectacular confetti cascade at midnight on December 31st. From December 1‑29 (11 a.m.–8 p.m. except Christmas Day) you can write your hope on a piece of confetti at the wall located between 45th & 47th St. on Broadway, or submit it online at www.TSQ.org/Wish or via Planet Fitness’s portal at https://www.planetfitness.com/confett.... Each wish is printed onto a piece of the 3,000‑lb confetti mix that rains down over the area when the clock strikes twelve, joining thousands of other aspirations in a stunning, sky‑filled shower. Watch the moment the confetti erupts—turning collective optimism into the iconic moment that defines the Times Square New Year’s celebration. Whether you’re on the streets of NYC or watching from home, your wish can become part of the midnight magic!

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00:01We're here at the Times Square New Year's Eve Confetti Wishing Wall.

00:05It's an opportunity for people here in Times Square to have the incredible honor of writing their wish for the new year

00:11on a piece of official Times Square New Year's Eve confetti that will then be displayed at the wall throughout the month of December

00:17but then added to the 3,000 pounds of confetti that are tossed from the rooftops of Times Square at midnight on New Year's Eve.

00:23It's incredible to see the wishes as they come in, both at the wall and online.

00:28Wishes that have something very specific and personal to you and your family,

00:33things that are very global, things for the entire world or for our entire country.

00:37Health, happiness, unity, all sorts of things come in every single year.

00:41Hello everybody, welcome to the Planet Fitness Wishing Wall.

00:45We're going to write our wishes down on confetti, grab that Sharpie.

00:49So the confetti wishing wall physically in Times Square is usually between 45th Street and 47th Street,

00:54right here in the heart of Times Square.

00:56That's your opportunity to actually write that wish on that piece of official Times Square New Year's Eve confetti.

01:01You can also submit wishes online via tsq.org slash wish as well as with our partners at Planet Fitness,

01:08planetfitness.com slash confetti wishes.

01:10For those who haven't had the opportunity to be in Times Square at midnight on New Year's Eve,

01:14it is an absolutely magical experience.

01:17All 3,000 pounds of confetti are floating all around you, surrounding you as they float down to the ground,

01:23as people are cheering and celebrating.

01:25And it is quite magical when you look down or in some cases look up and see it fluttering,

01:30a wish from someone who submitted it.

01:32And I like to grab that wish and say it out loud in the hope that it comes true for that person.

01:36So the confetti wishing wall is here in Times Square every single day with the exception of Christmas,

01:41but from 11 a.m. until 8 p.m.

01:43Look up for a gigantic, very bright pink and yellow banner.

01:47It has a huge logo from our partners at Planet Fitness.

01:50That will be your indicator from far away that that's where the wishing wall is.

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