Purchase of First Night Premium Package

by Nancy
(Newton)

Julian Lage Trio - Premium Event for Boston First Night 2012

Question: Where do I purchase the $35 premium package?

Susan's reply The event website (www.firstnight.org) had prominent links to the premium packages earlier this month.

However, I just now looked closely throughout their website and no longer find any of the links for premium seating. My guess is that there was a lot of demand, and these seats are no longer available for any of the "premium" events. However, with the exception of the Harbor Cruises to view the midnight fireworks (which will also be equally visible from land), all of the other "premium" events also offer regular seating at no extra cost.

The catch? As in previous years, demand for seats may exceed the space available (although most of these venues, such as Symphony Hall) are reasonably large - so to be sure of getting a seat, you'll probably want to get in the ticket line fairly early.

Keep in mind that although roughly a million people attend the First Night events, most of them just walk around to see the outdoor exhibits or watch the parade. I've read (I believe in the Boston Globe newspaper) that only about 18,000-20,000 people actually buy the buttons to get into the special events (note that I have not verified these numbers, although I would expect that the Globe is accurate).

A lot of people attend events early in the day and then either go home, especially if they have young children, or go on to other evening NYE parties, so only a fraction of the number of people with buttons will be vying to get into these events, all scheduled later in the evening, plus there are LOTS of other non-premium events that sound equally appealing going on at the same time.

Bottom line? Even without the premium seating, you can probably still get in - but you'll want to line up reasonably early for tickets to guarantee it.

Best of success!

Susan

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