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The '''Downtown Countdown''' is an annual festival that takes place in [[downtown Pensacola]] on [[New Year's Eve]] that and culminates in the '''Pelican Drop''' at midnight, when a large aluminum pelican is lowered (similar to the [[Wikipedia:Times Square Ball|Times Square Ball]] and [[Wikipedia:List of objects dropped on New Year's Eve|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]].