Family "Noon Year's Eve" Pool Party

Sterling Park District counts down to noon instead of midnight at the Duis Center pool, 211 East 23rd Street in Sterling, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Thursday, December 31, 2026. The district's description: "Kids having a hard time staying awake to celebrate the New Year? Count down to 12:00 pm instead of 12:00 am for our Family 'Noon Year's Eve' Pool Party! Enjoy swimming from 11:00 am-1:00 pm. We will have a beach ball drop at Noon. Music, FREE party favors and fun!" A lifeguard is on duty, and children 8 and under must be accompanied in the water by an adult 16 years of age or older. The printed guide charges $5 per family of four and $1 for each additional person, and asks families to register by December 30 under code 18045; the district's online registration listing for this activity shows no fee amount, so take the printed price as the one to expect, and the listing showed 250 openings remaining when it was checked on October 26. The Duis Center's own New Year's Eve hours are 5 a.m. to 1 p.m., with 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. reserved for this party. This is a Sterling event, not a Morrison one.