WALLA WALLA—The city of Walla Walla is announcing its New Year’s Eve community fireworks display will begin at 8 p.m. on Dec. 31, 2021, based on a survey conducted earlier this month.

The fireworks will be launched at Walla Walla Community College and last around 15 minutes. Western Display Fireworks will produce the pyrotechnics, which is expected to include some of the largest shells ever launched in the Walla Walla Valley. All community members are invited to attend the free, family-friendly event.

Residents selected the start time for the event via an online survey that was open from Dec. 2-13, 2021. Survey respondents were asked to choose one of three options: 8 p.m., 9 p.m., and midnight.

The city received 869 votes by the deadline; of those, 520 were cast for the event to start at 8 p.m. (59.83%), 180 were cast for midnight (20.76%), and 167 were cast for 9 p.m. (19.22%).

The display was originally scheduled for July 4, 2021, but city officials on June 29 decided to postpone the event due to the extreme heat and drought conditions at the time.