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Cleveland offers revelers many New Year’s Eve celebration options: Here are a few
CLEVELAND, Ohio – As 2024 winds down, many folks are looking to cut loose before the dawn of 2025 and whatever it may bring. So, to help folks get hyped about the new calendrical frontier, we offer a list of the many New Year’s Eve activities available throughout the Greater Cleveland area.
We’ve culled a variety of events at several price levels, including everything from big, one-stop, black-tie bashes to mid-day, kid-friendly events to NYE early bird specials. There’s also live music and plenty of opportunities to imbibe some champagne.
Whatever you and yours decide to do on December 31, 2024, please party safe and smart and remember an expensive taxi or Uber/Lyft is better than spending January 1 in jail for booze-influenced driving.
New Year’s Eve 2025: 6:30 p.m. at United Skates of America– 30325 Palisades Pkwy, Wickliffe. Tickets start at $20. A family-friendly way to spend the end of the year, featuring a balloon countdown, a slice of pizza, a drink, a bag of chips, light rope necklace, noise-makers and a party hat. eventbrite.com
Midnight Miracles New Year’s Eve Event at Majestic Hall: 6:30 p.m., Majestic Hall, 3000 Euclid Ave., Cleveland, $150-$400, This is a celebration with a purpose as it doubles as a benefit for Awakening Angels, a non-profit dedicated to assisting folks with Down’s Syndrome, autism and developmental disabilities. There will be live music from Stratosphere, gourmet dishes and dinner stations by Taste of Excellence and a premium open bar and late-night snacks will be available. eventbrite.com
New Year’s Eve at Re:Bar – 9 p.m. at Re:Bar, 2130 East 9th Street Cleveland, Spend your NYE getting up, getting down, getting funky and getting loose with this Studio 54, disco-themed celebration courtesy of DJ Yomi. It includes open bar, appetizers and table service includes complimentary champagne, “just like Andy Warhol drank!” eventbrite.com
NYE at The Grog Shop: A Hip-Hop and Electronic Dance Party: 9 p.m. at The Grog Shop, 2785 Euclid Heights Blvd., Cleveland Heights, The Grog hosts a lineup of live acts to provide the soundtrack to the end of 2024, including UnknownPhrazes, Presque View, Cardio and Sullivan! grogshop.gs
Noon Year’s Eve: Noon at the Music Box Supper Club, 1148 Main Ave., Cleveland, $20-$25, The Music Box is celebrating 10 years of active live music service and they’re going all out for NYE with four shows beginning at noon, with local party band Nightbridge offering “Motown & More” in the Concert Hall. Meanwhile in the Supper Club, Still Standing will be soothing folks with the “Noon Year’s Eve Yacht Rock Brunch.” musicboxcle.com
New Year’s Eve!: 8 p.m. at the Music Box Supper Club, 1148 Main Ave., Cleveland, $150, Music Box continues its NYE takeover with an early show (it ends at 10:30 pm.) featuring the popular Fleetwood Mac tribute band Rumors playing in the Supper Club along with an all-you-can-eat extravaganza, including a shrimp cocktail, carving stations an array of sides and other entrees and a “dessert station bonanza!” musicboxcle.com
Big Polka Dance Party: 8:30 p.m. at the Music Box Supper Club, 1148 Main Ave., Cleveland, $32-$48, Even more from Music Box in the form of this polka shindig featuring music from The Dreadnoughts, Winzige Hosen and Captain Tom & The Hooligans along with a Polka Party Buffet with Slider, Mac & Cheese and Bites stations. musicboxcle.com
Silent Reset: 24 Hour NYE Retreat: 1 p.m. at The Studio Cleveland, 1395 West 10th St., Cleveland. $250. Are you uninterested in raising a ruckus for the last day of the old and first day of the new year? Studio Cleveland has something different for you. The retreat includes infrared sauna, vegan meals, towels, meditation props and more. allevents.in
New Year’s Eve 2025 Bar Crawl: 6 p.m., various bars around Cleveland. If a night of serenity and mindfullness is less interesting than a night of roaming the streets and bacchanalia in local bars then this bar crawl may be for you. Use your included digital map to find the participating bars offering free entry and complimentary drinks in participating bars and there’s even an after-party for those who can’t get enough of the NYE revelry. pubcrawls.com/tribe_events/cleveland-new-years-eve-bar-crawl/
New Year’s Eve at Windows On The River: 8 p.m., Windows On The River, Flats West Bank, 2000 Sycamore Street, Cleveland, $195-$230, This NYE shindig will be at the event space at the First Energy Powerhouse will include “multiple rooms of entertainment” with DJs, a silent disco, a speakeasy with a grand piano, the traditional New Year’s eve stiltwalkers and live music from Tricky Dick & the Coverups. allevents.in/cleveland/new-years-eve-at-windows-on-the-river/100001047039652787
Tower City Noon Year’s Eve: 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., Skylight Park @ Tower City, 230 West Huron Rd., Cleveland. Free, a mid-day family-friendly celebration with a dance party, a 360 photo booth, face painters, sock skating rink and ride the Kringle Chugga-Choo-Choo before the 4,000 balloon drop. towercitycenter.com/events-calendar/noon-year-2024
Retro Future: Mahall’s New Year’s Eve Party: 8 p.m., Mahall’s Bar & Rec, 13200, Madison Ave., Lakewood. $20. The hip bowling alley and venue transforms its rooms into musical way back machines: Roxy Ballroom will have ‘90s to now, the main room will be all ‘80s and ‘90s, while in the basement cover band Pins & Needles will play hits from the ‘60s and ‘70s. And, they’ll have drink specials! mahalls20lanes.com/America/New_York/retro-future-mahalls-new-years-eve-party/
New Year’s Eve – A Night of Nines! 8 p.m. at the Metropolitan at the 9, 2017 E. 9th St., Cleveland, $209, Get extra fancy at this casino-style celebration, which will include the Cleveland Keys Dueling Pianos, free play casino tables and slots, take-home tacos, champagne toast at midnight and a bunch of other stuff. thegardenofedenrooftop.com/metropolitan-at-the-9-new-years-eve-a-night-of-nines
New Year’s Eve Glow 2.0: 4 p.m. and 9 p.m. at the Hofbräuhaus Cleveland, 1550 Chester Ave., Cleveland. $125. Celebrate midnight in Munich (6 p.m. local time) with the first dinner seating then hang out for the par-ty starting at 9 p.m. featuring a DJ Christian DeLa Vega, more food, and an open wine and beer bar. https://www.eventbrite.com/e/new-years-eve-glow-20-party-tickets-1069634358159
Rhythm & Reset – New Year’s Eve Cleveland: 8 p.m. at AFRIKA Taste & Lounge, 4483 Mayfield Rd., South Euclid, $19.98, Join like-minded folks in clubs in cities around the country, including Boston, Austin, Oakland and Brooklyn for this night of afrobeat, dancehall, soca and hip hop provided by DJs GoodySlim, Dinero, Poko and Reseee. eventbrite.com/e/new-years-eve-cleveland-rhythm-reset-tickets-1102592246089
New Years Eve Extravaganza – A Night on the Runways!: 8 p.m., The Aviator, 20920 Brookpark Road, Cleveland. $190. Among the evening’s amenities at this fancy pub party are food stations, live music from We are the Radio!, a silent disco featuring Ohio DJ Pros, a bubbly champagne room, “Sophia” the fire performer and a ball drop on “MASSIVE” video walls at midnight. aviatorpubcleveland.com/nye/
New Years Gala with Aleksandar Josifovski: Event Center at Saint Sava’s, 2151 West Wallings Rd., Cleveland, 6 p.m., $82-$109, For fans of this Macedonia-based, Australian-bred singer, here’s a chance to see him right here in your Midwestern backyard. allevents.in/cleveland/new-years-gala-with-aleksandar-josifovski/100001108046419669
Kids New Year’s Eve Celebration: 1 p.m., 4 p.m., 7 p.m., Mervin’s Wharf, 1785 Merwin Ave., Cleveland. Free. More kid-friendly fun under the aegis of the Cleveland Metroparks featuring a full restaurant menu, balloon art, visits from characters, and igloos available for rental. Reservations are required. clevelandmetroparks.com/parks/calendar/2024/parks/kids-new-years-eve-celebration
Denim + Diamonds at Welcome To The Farm: 9 p.m. at Welcome To The Farm, 1054 Old River Rd., Cleveland. $25. For folks who want to go full country for NYE, spend the last evening of the year listening to local artist Matt Whataguy. speakeasygo.com/event/EVE-BFDVFV
New Year’s Eve Resolute Party: 8 p.m. at Muze Gastropub, 1384 Hird Ave., Lakewood. $90-$120. This party offers the usual open bar, champagne toast and hors d’oeuvres plus performances by Monica Lexin and Dakota Cox, featuring Lady Inferno, Ryder Slowly, and DJ Sissy Bunny! eventbrite.com/e/new-years-eve-resolute-party-open-bar-food-cleveland-oh-tickets-1104186073269
NYE at Good Night John Boy: 8 p.m. at Good Night John Boy, 1167 Front Ave. Cleveland. $20. Actor Richard Thomas (a.k.a “John-Boy Walton”) is unlikely to show up at this national club chain’s NYE celebration, but it is a “glitz and glam” masquerade ball so perhaps the former child star will be secretly hob-nobbing with local revelers dressed as Grandpa Walton (he won’t be). speakeasygo.com/event/EVE-9ZKST0
New Year’s Eve Dinner Party: Various seating times, Wagner’s Of Westlake, 30855 Center Ridge Rd., Westlake. $55.95-$135.95, Wagner’s offers revelers a few ways to enjoy the end of 2024 including a grand buffet and/or a big party with open bar and several themed music rooms with DJs playing everything from current hits to ‘50s, ‘60s and swing music, an Elvis tribute performance by Caesare Belvano and Magic Man Keith Heidenreich. eventbrite.com/e/new-years-eve-buffet-and-party-at-wagners-tickets-1003185333337
AKRON, Ohio (WOIO) – A mother and her 12-year-old son are dead after a shooting Saturday night near Firestone Stadium in Akron. A suspect is in custody.
Akron police responded to multiple 911 calls around 8:10 p.m. for a shooting near 30 West Wilbeth Road.
Officers found a car partially on fire that had crashed into the tree line on Hemlock Street south of West Wilbeth Road.
Inside the car, officers found 12-year-old Jericho L. Mangual, who had been shot. He was pronounced dead at the scene around 8:34 p.m.
The driver, 47-year-old Tania Mangual, the mother of the 12-year-old, had also been shot. She was taken to Cleveland Clinic Akron General Medical Center, where she died around 8:50 p.m.
A 2-year-old boy, also her son, was inside the car and was not injured. He was taken to Akron Children’s Hospital as a precaution.
Witness describes fiery crash
Jackie Travis, who lives across the street, watched police respond to the crash.
“It was on fire underneath and the engine was on fire,” Travis said.
Charred ground and branches mark where the car came to rest.
Suspect identified, turned himself in
Dispatchers received multiple 911 calls, including one from a 49-year-old woman who fled the scene after being shot. She provided detectives with information that helped identify the suspect as 28-year-old Brandon T. Casto.
Akron Police detectives executed a search warrant at an apartment connected to the suspect and found multiple firearms, firearm accessories and a large collection of ammunition.
Investigators learned that Casto told friends he was fleeing Akron. He turned himself in more than 100 miles away in Meigs County. He is currently being held at the Southeast Regional Jail in Nelsonville, facing two counts of aggravated murder and two counts of felonious assault.
Police have not released a motive or Casto’s connection to the family.
A growing memorial now marks the spot where the car crashed. People who say they know the family left candles and a white teddy bear.
Akron Police Major Crimes Unit detectives are still examining the circumstances surrounding this incident, and the investigation remains ongoing.
Anyone with information is encouraged to call the Akron Police Department Detective Bureau at 330-375-2490 or 330-375-2Tip.
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CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) – The 60th Annual Car Parts Warehouse I-X Piston Powered Auto-Rama wraps up this weekend, marking the last show at the longtime International Exposition (I-X) Center.
Organizers say 900 cars are parked for the event, featuring flashy cars and rebuilt classics.
Cleveland City Council approved plans last year to repurpose the event space for an unnamed private company. What replaces it, nobody is saying.
“Never miss, never miss,” said Jack Marino, who has attended many shows at the I-X Center. “It’s sad because it’s sort of a tradition to this area.”
Marino said he is worried about what Cleveland could lose when the building closes.
Show features diverse collection
“Anything that has a piston that makes it go is in the show. We even have a tank here that was built in 1964 when we were the Cleveland tank plant,” said Scott McGorty with the I-X Center.
George Conrad owns 221 cars and brought a few to the show, including a purple classic.
“Knowing this is possibly the last show, hopefully not. I wanted to bring an eclectic mix of really different things,” said Conrad.
Conrad said someone else started the build on the purple car and never finished it.
“Kind of a step child project to me. An older gentleman had purchased it and started the build and unfortunately he passed away,” said Conrad. “We took the project on, completely disassembled it and kind of restarted the whole thing. Three years, we don’t want to talk about the money.”
Conrad finished it just in time. There will not be another show according to the organizers of the autorama.
No replacement venue in sight
The I-X Center has hosted events for decades, including the garden show, the auto show, the boat show and the RV show. The city and the building’s owner have not released details on what comes next. Only that the expo space will close.
Organizers say no other building in Northeast Ohio is big enough to host the autorama.
“This show has always been about people as much as it is about cars,” said Steve Legerski, show manager for the I-X Piston Powered Auto-Rama. “For 60 years, families have grown up coming to this event together. Builders have debuted lifelong projects here.”
The event features hundreds of vehicles, specialty exhibits, competitions and a marketplace.
The final consumer show inside the Cleveland I-X Center begins Friday and runs through Sunday, March 29. The show is the 60th Annual Car Parts Warehouse I-X Piston Powered Auto-Rama.
Tickets are available at www.pistonpowershow.com and at all 23 Car Parts Warehouse retail locations.
The I-X Center was built in 1942 as the Cleveland Bomber Plant and was a manufacturing site for the B-29 bomber during World War II.
Later, it was known as the Cleveland Tank Plant and tanks and other military vehicles were built there.
Once the war ended, the center had several different uses before becoming the I-X Center in 1985.
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VERICA “VERA” DRAKSIC
OBITUARY
age 74, of Kirtland, OH, passed away peacefully February 26, 2026. Daughter of the late Mijat and Anna Kalac, Vera was born and raised in former Yugoslavia with her siblings Maria (deceased), Lucija (deceased), Nevenka, and Petar. As a young woman, Vera felt a calling to help others that drew her to the field of nursing. This developed into a life-long devotion to cooking and caring for family and friends that she took with her everywhere, from aiding residents at the Slovene Home for the Aged to her work with the Congregation of Blessed Sacrament. In the winter of 1971, Vera emigrated to the United States, settling in Cleveland where she started a family with Martin (deceased), her husband of 40 years. She was a loving mother to their two daughters, Anita (late husband Edgar), and Irena (husband Chris), and a devoted grandmother to her cherished grandson, Evan. Vera spent nearly every waking moment preparing foods for people she admired, including the delicious dishes of her homeland, like strudels, poticas and sarma. Around the holidays, she baked until every container she owned was filled with cookies; gifts for the dozens of people she considered family. If you needed Vera, you could always find her in a kitchen peeling a potato, chopping an onion, or kneading dough; all while stirring a simmering pot. Fueled by a love of people, hard work, strong coffee, and bread and butter, she somehow had time to get the job done with a story and a smile. They don’t make them like Vera anymore. Contributions may be made in memory of Vera to either Sisters of Mercy, Sisters of Notre Dame of the United States, St. Jude, or Doctors Without Borders. Mass of Christian Burial Friday, March 6, 2026, at Divine Word Catholic Church, 8100 Eagle Road, Kirtland, Ohio, 44094, at 10 AM. Burial following at All Souls Cemetery. Family will receive friends to pay tribute to and celebrate the life of Vera at THE ZEVNIK-COSIC FUNERAL HOME OF WILLOUGHBY HILLS, 28890 CHARDON ROAD (between Bishop Rd. and Rt. 91) Thursday, March 5, 2026, from 4 – 8 PM. Online obituary, guestbook, & order flowers at www.DeJohnCares.com.
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