PHILADELPHIA, PA--(Marketwire - Dec 5, 2012) -

WHAT:
Countdown to Philly New Year's Week
 SugarHouse Casino announces their continued sponsorship of fireworks at 6 pm and midnight on New Year's Eve on the Delaware. Speakers to unveil exciting plans for an entire week long celebration around New Year's Eve, as well as the expected economic impact for the Greater Philadelphia and South Jersey regions. 

WHO:
Michael Nutter, Mayor of Philadelphia
Dana Redd, Mayor of Camden
Tom Corcoran, President, Delaware River Waterfront Corp.
Wendy Hamilton, General Manager, SugarHouse Casino
Meryl Levitz, President and CEO, Greater Philadelphia Tourism Marketing Corporation

WHERE:
City Hall, Philadelphia
Mayor's Reception Room, Room 202

WHEN:
Tuesday, December 11, 2012, 11 am 

VISUALS:
Mummers, countdown to New Year's Eve, confetti and New Year's festiveness

DETAILS:
The SugarHouse New Year's Eve Fireworks on the Waterfront are a grand New Year's Eve tradition with twice the fireworks and twice the fun on December 31. Enjoy unique, choreographed and synchronized soundtracks to fireworks launched from barges in the middle of the Delaware River and heard on both the Philadelphia and Camden waterfronts. KYW Newsradio will broadcast the official soundtrack to both shows. The midnight show will be televised live by CBS3 following a special pre-show of events leading up to the countdown. Sponsored by Delaware River Waterfront Corporation, Coopers Ferry Partnership, Greater Philadelphia Tourism Marketing Corporation, City of Philadelphia, City of Camden, CBS 3, and KYW Newsradio1060. For a full list of events during Philly New Year's week, go to visitphilly.com/newyears.