New Year's Eve in Austin, TX

Children hula hoop during Austin's New Year event at Auditorium Shores Saturday evening.

The family-oriented event included Discovery Circus, an area where children could hula hoop, jump rope, or dance, live music, activity booths, film showcases and fresh food. 

Tevion Tinnon, left, and his father Sam Tinnon play with a starseed, a toy that lights up and spins in the air, at the New Year event.

Students from Mendez Middle School play on the stairs of the Long Center for the Performing Arts Saturday evening.

April Boyd, left, Tasha Scott and Rachel Norton grab a bite to eat on Sixth Street on New Years Eve.

Isaac Elam, right, creates a balloon sword for Max Sarakun, the owner of the Mekong River restaurant, on Sixth Street Saturday evening. "You can do almost anything with a balloon," Elam said.

Caleb, left, Victor, Kid and Logan, who chose not to disclose their last names, ask for New Year's Eve beer money on Sixth Street.

Albert, left, and Donna Almanza light sparklers with other people from their neighborhood shortly after midnight.

People watch fireworks from their neighborhood street in East Austin.

People wait in line to buy tickets Saturday evening for the New Year's Eve 1977 event hosted by Spider House Cafe that included music by cover bands from Blondie to the Talking Heads.

Members of TV Torso perform Saturday evening at Cheer Up Charlie's New Year's Eve event on East Sixth Street that included live music by nine bands and a free champagne toast at midnight.

Economics graduate student Krystina Decker, center, lights a sparkler during the countdown to midnight on New Year's Eve at Cheer Up Charlie's with friends Borna Karamzadeh, left, and Carolyn Knight, right.