Downtown St. Cloud gets Rockin’ start to 2024!

  • Sunday night was a chilly one, but since it was Dec. 31 it didn’t stop thousands from gathering in downtown St. Cloud for the annual “Rockin’ the Cloud” New Year’s Eve celebration.
    Sunday night was a chilly one, but since it was Dec. 31 it didn’t stop thousands from gathering in downtown St. Cloud for the annual “Rockin’ the Cloud” New Year’s Eve celebration.
  • Sunday night was a chilly one, but since it was Dec. 31 it didn’t stop thousands from gathering in downtown St. Cloud for the annual “Rockin’ the Cloud” New Year’s Eve celebration. PHOTOS/KATIE WILLIAMS
    Sunday night was a chilly one, but since it was Dec. 31 it didn’t stop thousands from gathering in downtown St. Cloud for the annual “Rockin’ the Cloud” New Year’s Eve celebration. PHOTOS/KATIE WILLIAMS
  • The Cloud says it all. PHOTOS/KATIE WILLIAMS
    The Cloud says it all. PHOTOS/KATIE WILLIAMS
  • Times Square lowers a ball. New York Avenue (See what we did there?) in St. Cloud lowers — a cloud, of course! PHOTOS/KATIE WILLIAMS
    Times Square lowers a ball. New York Avenue (See what we did there?) in St. Cloud lowers — a cloud, of course! PHOTOS/KATIE WILLIAMS
  • Claudia Sar, DJ Bri, and Live Effect also rocked one of the stages Sunday night. PHOTOS/KATIE WILLIAMS
    Claudia Sar, DJ Bri, and Live Effect also rocked one of the stages Sunday night. PHOTOS/KATIE WILLIAMS
  • Uncle Kracker at Rockin' the Cloud — "Follow Me" into 2024. PHOTOS/KATIE WILLIAMS
    Uncle Kracker at Rockin' the Cloud — "Follow Me" into 2024. PHOTOS/KATIE WILLIAMS
  • Uncle Kracker at Rockin' the Cloud — "Follow Me" into 2024. PHOTOS/KATIE WILLIAMS
    Uncle Kracker at Rockin' the Cloud — "Follow Me" into 2024. PHOTOS/KATIE WILLIAMS
  • These lifeforms also rocked into 2024. PHOTOS/KATIE WILLIAMS
    These lifeforms also rocked into 2024. PHOTOS/KATIE WILLIAMS
  • Welcome to 2024, St. Cloud. PHOTOS/KATIE WILLIAMS
    Welcome to 2024, St. Cloud. PHOTOS/KATIE WILLIAMS

Sunday night was a chilly one, but since it was Dec. 31 it didn’t stop thousands from gathering in downtown St. Cloud for the annual “Rockin’ the Cloud” New Year’s Eve celebration.

The “Welcome 2024” version of the event featured two stages of live entertainment, with performances from Claudia Sar, DJ Bri, and Live Effect on one, and headliner and 2000’s hit artist Uncle Kracker sent downtown into a new calendar and belted out a tune so attendees could “Follow Me” into 2024.

Photos by Katie Williams