Overview
- The 19th annual Good Riddance Day on Dec. 28 drew New Yorkers and visitors to Times Square to symbolically discard 2025's negatives by writing and tearing up Broadway-style tickets.
- Actor Jonathan Bennett hosted the ritual and noted its inspiration from Latin-American effigy-burning traditions meant to release the past and invite better fortunes.
- Participants named what they want to leave behind, including debt, bad vibes, drama, procrastination, political instability, and high rent, while voicing hopes for 2026.
- Organizers scheduled a confetti test for 11 a.m. Monday from the Planet Fitness Center Stage at Broadway Plaza, ahead of roughly 3,000 pounds of confetti planned for New Year's Eve.
- Visitors can add wishes on the Times Square Wishing Wall for confetti released at midnight, while digital submissions made now will be printed on confetti for next year.