Midnight is inching closer but some families in the metro already got a chance to celebrate the new year before the sun went down. On Tuesday, visitors to Explora rang in the new year 12 hours early with their Noon Year’s Eve Balloon Drop.

The Lewisburg Children's Museum celebrated the new year 12 hours early on Tuesday. The sold-out New Year's Eve at Noon event took place Tuesday morning at the museum, 815 Market St. Mary Beth Harris,