Kids take over Newburgh Brewing Company for New Year's Eve and 'close down the bar'
Raya Lewis, her family and friends come to the local social spot overlooking the river to party until the break of 5 p.m.
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It is tradition at Newburgh Brewing Company that on New Year's Eve the dance floor — and the whole bar, really — belong to the kids.
Raya Lewis, her family and friends come to the local social spot overlooking the river to party until the break of 5 p.m.
With a bedtime of 7 p.m. sharp, the event fit perfectly into Raya's schedule.
It works out well for her dad too, since he was also planning to go to bed early.
He was able to get a beer with some friends while Raya danced her heart out.
"We use this as an opportunity to see each other when we don't get to see each other often," Ken Lewis said, holding Raya before Raya whispered something in his ear. "She wants me to tell you her friend is coming too."
Layton and his family also come the event every year from New Jersey.
Each year, Layton dances like it is the last time he will ever do it, naps on the way home, and then rallies.
"We're going to try," Layton's mother Ashley Tashjian said when asked whether the whole family would be staying up until the real switchover into 2026.
Before that though, Layton and a few other kids had business to take care of on stage, performing an impromptu version of "KPop Demon Hunters'" "Golden." It's a performance much like one might see toward the end of a regular adult New Year's Eve party.
Newburgh Brewing Company did not schedule a party for adults later in the evening.
New Year's Eve events ended at 5 p.m. with a toast.
