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
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