Novato celebrates new year with ball drop

Children and master of ceremonies Rob Sundberg react as thousands of bouncy balls rain down at Novato’s annual “Bouncy Ball New Year” event on Wednesday, Dec. 31, 2025. The event was presented by the Downtown Novato Business Association. (Sherry LaVars/Marin Independent Journal)

Kids use plastic hardhats to store their bouncy balls at Novato’s annual “Bouncy Ball New Year” event on Wednesday, Dec. 31, 2025. (Sherry LaVars/Marin Independent Journal)

Kids scramble...