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Chincoteague Island, VA The heavily costumed festivities begin at 10:30 p.m. in Robert Reed Park, but everything comes to a halt when a lit-up horseshoe descends for the countdown. Chincoteague Chamber of Commerce; (757) 336-6161; chincoteaguechamber.com. —Joshua Pramis

Mobile, AL Nothing says the New Year more than a marshmallow sandwich—at least not in Mobile, where residents consume more than four million MoonPies each year. So at midnight, a 12-foot-tall electronic version will drop from the city’s 34-story RSA BankTrust building in the annual “MoonPie over Mobile” celebration. cityofmobile.org. —Rich Beattie

Easton, MD Celebrating the crustacean is a year-round effort in this Chesapeake Bay town, and it culminates in the dropping of a giant papier-mâché blue crab on New Year’s Eve at 9 p.m. and midnight. (410)-770-8000; eastonmd.org. —Rich Beattie
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