Wet weather doen't stop First Night family fun

The wet weather didn't ruin the holiday plans for many families as organizers moved all activities, including the popular Henna tattoo and arts and crafts booths, indoors.
Posted 12/31/2015, 9:51:42 PM Updated 9/23/2025, 7:51:05 PM

THAT'S A GOOD SPINE.

>> PACKED IN -- SIGN.

>> PACKED IN TIGHT AND KEEPING

EACH OTHER WARM.

>>> THE FUN AND ACTIVITIES AT

FIRST NIGHT RALEIGH IS KICKING

OFF.

>> OF COURSE THE CHILDREN'S

ACTIVITIES, KEN SMITH IS AT THE

CENTER OF THE ACTION WITH A

LOOK AT WHAT'S GOING ON AND THE

CROWD SOAKING UP THE LAST HOURS

OF 2015.

KEN.

>> PLENTY OF UMBRELLAS HERE

ALONG FAYETTEVILLE STREET.

USUALLY ABOUT THIS TIME, THERE

ARE PEOPLE MILLING AROUND

FAYETTEVILLE STREET MAKING NEW

YEAR'S EVE RESOLUTIONS, NOT THE

CASE TODAY, BUT I HAVE TO TELL

YOU PEOPLE ARE PREPARED, WITH

THEIR PONCHOS, UMBRELLAS,

THEY'RE SET.

THIS PARTY GETS SET WITH A

CHILDREN'S CELEBRATION THAT HAD

SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE.

LET'S TAKE YOU INSIDE AND SHOW

YOU WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT.

SO MANY FAMILIES DIDN'T ALLOW

THE WET WEATHER TO CHANGE THE

NEW YEAR'S EVE PLANS.

WE MOVED ALL THE EVENTS INDOORS

AND DIDN'T MISS A BEAT.

FAMILIES WERE ABLE TO CHECK OUT

THE EXHIBITS ON EVERY FLOOR OF

THE MUSEUM OF NATURAL SCIENCE

AND HISTORY.

CHECK OUT THE BICENTENNIAL

PLAZA.

USUALLY THIS PLACE IS BUSTLING

WITH FAMILIES AND ATTRACTIONS

THAT.

YEAR THEY WERE DOING THEIR BEST

TO SHIELD THEMSELVES FROM THE

RAIN.

WE CAUGHT UP WITH AMANDA

TROUTMAN AND HER TWO CHILDREN

BRAVING THE ELEMENTS.

>> WE ACTUALLY MADE THIS A

FAMILY TRADITION WHERE I TAKE

THE DAY OFF WORK, AND WE SPEND

THE DAY TOGETHER, SO THIS IS I

THINK OUR THIRD YEAR THAT WE

HAVE DONE IT.

SO IT'S KIND OF OUR THING.

>> Reporter: RAIN ISN'T GOING

TO STOP YOU?

>> I'M HOPING AT SOME POINT THE

RAIN WILL STOP.

>> Reporter: WE ARE ALL HOPING.

INSIDE, THERE WAS A DANCE,

DANCE, DANCE EXHIBIT, GIVING

FAMILIES A CHANCE TO KICK UP

THEIR HEELS A LITTLE BIT.

AND HENNA TATTOOS ARE POPULAR

WITH KIDS OF ALL AGES.

THIS GAVE EVERYONE A CHANCE TO

EXPERIENCE A DIFFERENT CULTURE.

CHILDREN WERE ABLE TO MAKE HATS

AND BRACELETS AND KNICKKNACKS

FOR TONIGHT'S EVER POPULAR

PEOPLE'S PROCESSION.

OUR COVERAGE OF FIRST NIGHT

2016 JUST GETTING STARTED.

THROUGHOUT THE NIGHT, WE'LL BE

SHOWCASING LOCAL MUSICIANS TO

WATCH IN 2016.

THEY WILL BE HERE ON THE WRAL

FIRST NIGHT STAGE TALKING ABOUT

THEIR FUTURE AND SHARING THEIR

MUSIC.

COMING UP IN THE NEXT HALF

HOUR, OUR COHOST, LYNDA

LOVELAND WILL BE INTRODUCING US

TO LODGE MCCANN NON-- MCCANNON,

WHO MAKES LEARNING FUN THROUGH

MUSIC.

>> LET'S HOPE THE WEATHER

CLEARS UP FOR EVERYBODY DOWN

THERE BY 7:00.

KEN THANKS.

>>> IF YOU'RE ITCHING FOR A

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