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As the year 2024 comes to a close, Dallas is ready with all sorts of ways to celebrate New Year’s Eve: from classical music to cover bands, from rooftop parties to masquerade balls. Here are the nine most interesting choices to help get 2025 off to a great start.
Gaylord Texan presents Glass Cactus New Year’s Eve Bash
Gaylord Texan in Grapevine will ring in the New Year at their nightclub, Glass Cactus, with performances by cover bands Infinite Journey and Nerd Halen. General admission includes a sparkling rosé toast at midnight, while VIP admission includes a sparkling rosé toast at midnight passed hors d’oeuvres, one drink ticket, and early entrance to club that includes a private 15-20 minute acoustic set from Infinite Journey.
Dallas Symphony Orchestra presents New Year’s Eve
Before the ball drops, the Dallas Symphony Orchestra will kick off New Year’s celebrations with an evening of music, conducted by Moritz Gnann. Among the selections will be four compositions from Johann Strauss II, Bernstein’s Divertimento Waltz, “Somewhere Over the Rainbow” from The Wizard of Oz, and more. The concert takes place at Meyerson Symphony Center.
Waterproof presents Countdown in the Sky
Waterproof, the rooftop lounge at The Statler Hotel in downtown Dallas, will present Countdown in the Sky, a night of music and spectacular views. The Couples package includes two VIP entry tickets with front-of-the-line access, one Champagne bottle, one high-top table and New Year’s Eve party favors. Additional packages are available for groups of 6 to 12 people.
Texas Live presents NYE Live!
At NYE Live! at Texas Live in Arlington, guests can welcome the New Year in style with entertainment, food and drink options, and a vibrant atmosphere. There will be live music, entertainment, decor, champagne toasts, and celebrations all night long.
Pegasus City Brewery presents NYE Bash
Pegasus City Brewery in Dallas will present a Monte Carlo/Casablanca/Gatsby style New Year’s Eve Bash for their fourth annual celebration. The evening will feature casino-style games, a performance by the David Washburn Jazz Band, an old-school photo booth, a Mexican food dinner, and a choice of 18 taps with beer, cider, and seltzer, plus wine and champagne, zero-proof options, and sodas. It all ends with a toast at midnight.
Meow Wolf Grapevine presents New Year’s Eve Adultiverse
On New Year’s Eve, reality takes a backseat as Meow Wolf Grapevine presents a special edition of Adulti-Verse. Guests 21 and over can enjoy Meow Wolf’s unique experience in style as the interdimensional soirée features a full-service bar and a performance by Night Shade Burlesque, as well as a champagne toast at midnight. Food & beverage will be available for purchase at the cafe.
Catbird presents NYE Met Gala
Catbird, the restaurant and bar at Thompson Dallas, will present a Met Gala-themed New Year’s Eve party, an opportunity for guests to wear over-the-top outfits. The event will transform the lounge into a prestigious and glamorous fashion event, complete with a red carpet, paparazzi, champagne, and special guest DJ Christopher Reid.
The Statler presents Royal Masquerade Ball
While the Statler’s rooftop bar will be hopping, their Grand Ballroom will transform into a Royal Masquerade Ball, complete with extravagant decorations, an open bar, casino games, and party favors. The festivities begin with DJs spinning Top 40 and hip-hop mashups. General admission tickets include access to an open bar and an evening of celebration. Before the ball, guests can dine in The Statler’s private dining space, a three-course dinner featuring premium wine and beer and a chef-curated menu.
Lone Star NYE at Reunion Tower
Reunion Tower will once again ring in the new year by presenting the annual Lone Star NYE at Reunion Tower fireworks show. The show will feature a display of over 5,000 pyrotechnic special effects, a 259 LED light display, and nearly 300 drones. There is no viewing allowed near the tower; viewing can be done at nearby parties or city streets. NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth / KXAS will broadcast the event, and The Spot (98.7 FM), will simulcast the celebration.
A 31-year-old woman has been arrested in the Dallas food delivery turned ambush in March, where a man was shot moments after opening his door to an order he said he never placed, officials said.
Dallas police said a man was ambushed at his front door on March 1, around 4:15 p.m. in the 1800 block of Sedona Lane. According to the report, a delivery driver walked a bag of food to the front door while a suspect in dark clothing waited just out of sight near the garage. As soon as the door opened, the suspect rushed in and began shooting.
Dallas police said the suspect made the food order to lure the victim to answer the door and shot him. The victim, who has not been identified, was critically injured.
Officials said the suspect has been identified as Marquita Rice, 31. Rice and the victim are known to one another.
On May 26, U.S. Marshals and the Wake Forest Police Department found Rice in Wake Forest, North Carolina. She was arrested and is in custody at the Wake County jail pending extradition to Dallas County. She is charged with aggravated assault – family violence with a deadly weapon.
She is being held on a $1 million bond.
Dallas City Council will vote on potentially renovating City Hall after a vote on redeveloping the building was blocked by a judge on Tuesday. FOX 4’s Lori Brown has more from the residents who showed up to the meeting.
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When the FIFA World Cup kicks off in North Texas on June 11, thousands of volunteers will be working to ensure it all goes well.
Cecilia Nipp, Angel Chinuntdet, and Phoebe Butler will be three of them as host city ambassadors stationed at the FIFA Fan Festival at Fair Park throughout the matches. All three of them are educators at Ursuline Academy in Dallas.
“The whole point is to make the visitors feel welcome to the city and to our area. I’m just so excited that I was picked to be part of it. And I get to do it all with some of these great ladies that I work with,” Chinuntdet said.
Butler agrees, and as she put it, she’s excited about the ‘hype’.
“I just get more hyped being around hyped people,” Butler said.
The three said the in-person interview was fun, but also a little nerve-racking. They considered it an elevator pitch of sorts, proving to local World Cup organizers they were perfect for the job.
“They asked me a lot about myself. It was like a job interview. It was funny, at one point, they even asked me what I would say to someone at the Fan Fest if they asked me where to go eat or what the fun things were to do around town. I, of course, told them about some good barbecue spots. I’m also a huge Argentina fan, so I had to tell them about that, seeing as though they are also coming here [for group stage play],” Butler said.
While Chinuntdet and Butler are getting the opportunity for the first time, this isn’t Nipp’s first rodeo. She was a volunteer at the 1994 World Cup when it was at the Cotton Bowl in Dallas.
“When I found out I had been selected again, I wanted to run up and down the hallways,” Nipp said. “I was just trying not to scream. But yes, I was just so happy.”
She said it’s not just exciting for her, but also for the students at Ursuline, because many of them have a close relationship with the country of Jordan.
“Here at Ursuline, we have a sister school in Jordan. Jordan is coming [in group play], so that’s exciting because we have friends in that country, and so we’re happy for them,” Nipp said.
In addition to the FIFA Fan Festival, other volunteer roles include: Host City Ambassador, Media Operations, Fan Operations, Hospitality, Competition Management, Access Management, Ceremonies, and airport duties.
33,000 people applied before registration closed in September 2025. Then, nearly 12,000 showed up for the tryouts (in-person interviews). From those, a little more than 5,000 official volunteers were sent official offers. The Dallas market has the second-largest number of volunteers of the 16 host cities, only behind New York/New Jersey.
The majority of the volunteers are local, like Nipp, Chinuntdet, and Butler, but according to local World Cup leaders in Dallas, there were some volunteers who were chosen from across the nation and the world.
“We held 91 in-person, role-specific trainings in March with all volunteers,” Dallas FIFA World Cup 2026 Director of Communications Joe Trahan said. “Each person had to attend at least one of those sessions. Each volunteer also went through e-learning training session modules that included subjects about human rights, sustainability, safety, security and how to manage stressful situations.”
Each volunteer has also had the opportunity to attend venue-specific trainings for their assigned roles.
“Each volunteer is required to work a minimum of eight shifts. Generally, the length of shifts is between four and six hours each,” Trahan said.
Dallas Stadium in Arlington will host nine matches featuring the Netherlands, Japan, England, Croatia, Argentina, Austria, and Jordan in group stage play.Dallas Stadium will also host a semi-final match.
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