The Popcorn Hat Players will present the 30th annual New Year's Eve Party for Children on Saturday, Dec. 31, at the Sunoco Performance Theater at the Whitaker Center, 222 Market St., Harrisburg. Doors will open at 10:30 a.m.

The event will begin with the family-friendly show "The Princess and the Pea" at 11 a.m. and end with a countdown to noon. Everyone will receive party hats, Hawaiian leis, and noisemakers to help them celebrate the end of the countdown. There will also be a balloon drop into the audience at noon.

There is an admission fee for adults and children. Organizers anticipate that the event will sell out. For more information or to purchase tickets, visit http://www.gamuttheatre.org/countdown22 or call the box office at 717-238-4111.