The Downtown Countdown is an annual festival that takes place in downtown Pensacola on New Year's Eve and culminates in the Pelican Drop at midnight, when a large aluminum pelican is lowered (similar to the Times Square Ball and other objects) from a 100-foot platform in Plaza Ferdinand, accompanied by fireworks and confetti.
The event was established in 2008 and is sponsored by the Community Redevelopment Agency. The City of Mobile constructed a giant moon pie for its New Year's Eve celebration the same year.
The pelican sculpture is 17 feet high with a 20-foot wingspan and was designed by Michael Dicks of Emmett Andrews LLC.[1]
External links & references
- www.pensacolapelicandrop.com – Official site
- ↑ "Build-a-bird." Pensacola News Journal, December 7, 2008.