Sci-Fi Syndicate LLC

48+ hour warning. Registration for Shiny New Year 2024 closes at midnight on December 26. This is your last chance to join fellow sci-fi fans for a New Year's Eve shindig this year.

We'll be announcing the location and dates of Browncoat Ball 2025 a Shiny New Year. Follow Browncoat Ball for the announcement in January.

Register for Shiny New Year at the event website:

Shiny New Year 2024 Ring in the New Year with a party in Philadelphia, PA! There will be plated dinners, dancing, mid-evening snacks, and a champagne toast when we cross-over the interstellar date line.

Many people have been asking me what they should wear to Shiny New Year 2024. My general guidance is that modern formal and semi-formal attire, especially cocktail and black-tie, are always appropriate. Outfits with Western and/or Asian themes add a delightful twist. Costumes inspired from across the ’Verse are next level and usually admired by all attendees. Thanks to Regina Barry, Paul W Harbord, Sheila Erespe, Patti Carter, and Susanna Reilly for these photos.

Kass McGann of Reconstructing History wrote two informative articles for the Browncoat Ball website that provide good guidance.

No-Sew Browncoat Ball Costuming: https://browncoatball.com/2021/guides/no-sew-browncoat-ball-costuming/

Dress Like a Companion without Sewing: https://browncoatball.com/2021/guides/dress-like-a-companion-without-sewing/

What about Browncoat Ball 2024? We’ll be making an announcement at Shiny New Year 2024. Join us! https://shinynewyear.com/