We never went to First Night activities in Worcester. We don't like crowds, and it was always either too cold, or cold and rainy, or snowy. We just enjoyed staying home in the warm and having Chinese, or just being together. The kids never asked about going, so we didn't feel the need.
I just hung out with TheCat and watched MST3K...had some champagne at midnignt(Miss Cat had FF)
That's about it....a wild time, wasn't it?
First night back home is so small it doesn't really count as crowds...especially since we tend to know half the attendents. ;-) I always enjoyed it. They close the main street in town to traffic, so people can walk anywhere, and basically all churches and halls have some sort of act going on - musical or comedy or something. And it's seven bucks, which makes the whole thing a real bargain, considering how much you get to hear.