The Downtown Countdown begins at 9 p.m., and continues until midnight in Bo Diddley Plaza. It features two bands and a countdown to midnight to ring in 2018 with the sounds of noisemakers provided free to the audience. Headlining this experience are the Savants of Soul (Motown, soul, R&B), with The Duppies (ska, reggae) as the opening band. Revelers are encouraged to bring chairs or blankets to the plaza for seating.
