Whether you are looking for adults only or a family-friendly New Year’s Eve event, Denver has a lot of options to choose from!
New Year’s Eve Fireworks
WHEN: Dec. 31, 2021; 9 p.m. and midnight
WHERE: 16th Street Mall
The sky will once again sparkle over downtown at the close of 2021 with the New Year’s Eve Fireworks. The two spectacular fireworks shows will occur at 9 p.m. and midnight. Each show will run for about eight minutes and can be viewed from anywhere along the mall. For the best viewpoints, stand along the 16th Street Mall. The identical fireworks displays will be synched to a music playlist from live DJs along the mall. The DJs will play tunes from 8 p.m. to midnight.
New Year’s Eve Parties (Adults)
Here are some great ideas for celebrating New Year’s Eve.
Decadence
WHEN: Dec. 30–31, 2021
WHERE: Colorado Convention Center
America’s biggest electronic New Year’s celebration is the two-night event of the (end of the) year you won’t want to miss!
New Year’s Eve Gala Feat. Same Cloth
WHEN: Dec. 31, 2021
WHERE: Dazzle
Dazzle presents a special $120 per-person party package that includes a three-course meal from our special New Year’s Eve menu (tax and gratuity on the meal), live music by Same Cloth, dancing, party favors, and a champagne toast at midnight to ring in 2022!
The Drop at Mcgregor Square
WHEN: Dec. 31, 2021
WHERE: McGregor Square
Ring in 2022 at Denver’s downtown playground with your choice of two New Year’s Eve parties! The Plaza Party at McGregor Square Plaza features an open bar, live DJ, and photo booth as you count down to the ball drop on the massive 66-foot LED screen in the outdoor plaza. Head on to Milepost Zero for a bite to eat. Stick around ’til midnight for McGregor Square’s exclusive firework show! Or dress to impress at Midnight Rally at The Rally Hotel at McGregor Square, where you’ll enjoy New Year’s Eve in The Rally’s expansive indoor lounge and outdoor terrace. Enjoy unlimited bites and top-shelf bar selections all night long. Exclusive entertainment awaits you as you bid farewell to 2021 and enjoy the McGregor Square fireworks from the comfort of the VIP terrace. Both parties are 21+ (ID required).
Denver New Year’s Eve Black Tie Party 2022
WHEN: Dec. 31, 2021
WHERE: Mile High Station
The Denver New Years’ Eve 2022 Black Tie Party features the longest open bar in Denver, with six hours of unlimited drinks. Attendees will also enjoy live music from incredible local cover bands and live DJs spinning top 40, EDM, old-school hip hop, R&B, and all your favorite classics. The second floor will feature Las Vegas-style casino games and prizes for the top chip holder. Say cheese at the complimentary photo booth & get the perfect selfie in our NYE Selfie Room Experience designed to take some epic photos on this epic Denver NYE 2022 night! When the clock strikes midnight, there will be a giant 2,000 balloon drop on the main floor guaranteed to impress.
Studio 54 Soiree: The Happenings NYE 2022 Silent Disco
WHEN: Dec. 31, 2021
WHERE: Forney Museum of Transportation
Celebrate in the style of NYC’s iconic underground theatre movement. “The Happenings” of the 1960s and 1970s took dance parties to the streets and subways, so this year The Forney Museum of Transportation will host its first NYE extravaganza in a Studio 54-themed soiree to celebrate an immersive art and STEM experience. #ArtIsEverywhere installations and interactive experiences will fill the space as silent disco guests dance to the tunes of three different DJs playing three different genres. Pick your channel with your crew based on the headphones’ red, green, and blue LED colors.
Avanti Denver’s New Year’s Eve Party
WHEN: Dec. 31, 2021
WHERE: Avanti F and B
Ring in 2022 with Avanti Denver! Enjoy tunes from DJ Alquamista (upstairs) and Rowdy Shadehouse (downstairs), along with complimentary appetizers at each vendor from 8–9 p.m. and an open bar! Hungry? Full restaurant menus will be available until 10 p.m.
Saturday Morning Cartoons Themed NYE Party
WHEN: Dec. 31, 2021
WHERE: FIRE at the ART hotel
Tune in for an extraordinary New Year’s Eve celebration that your childhood self would be proud of! Come dressed to impress as your favorite classic cartoon character. Pour yourself a giant bowl of your favorite breakfast cereals from the build-your-own-bowl cereal bar featuring all your childhood favorites, pop a squat in front of one of the many TVs and enjoy the cartoons and video games you loved as a kid, then dance the night away with DJ Beau!
Family-Friendly New Year’s Activities
NYE All Ages Celebration
WHEN: Dec. 31, 2021
WHERE: The Louisville Underground, Louisville
Party with friends and family of all ages from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. and make it home in time to cuddle on the couch and watch the ball drop in Times Square. Enjoy game play in Tilt and a three-channel, all-hits Silent Disco in The Underground.
A Hudson Christmas: Extravaganza of Lights
WHEN: Thru Dec. 31, 2021 (on select days)
WHERE: Hudson Gardens & Events Center, Littleton
Hudson Christmas is back after two long years. You’ll be enchanted by even more towering trees draped in thousands of colorful lights. A grove of dancing Christmas trees, a multi-colored forest inhabited by giant snowmen, the holiday light tunnel, and glowing reindeer will light up Hudson Gardens into an extravaganza of holiday cheer.
A Story Book Holiday in Evergreen
WHEN: Thru Dec. 31, 2021
WHERE: Evergreen, various locations
A Story Book Christmas in Evergreen is coming back for a second year with classic Christmas stories depicted in ice. See “hidden” ice sculptures around the mountain community while Santa is flying in from the North Pole to do some special readings. Join the family-friendly scavenger hunt and support local businesses.
Butterfly Pavilion’s Living Lights
WHEN: Thru Jan. 2, 2022
WHERE: Butterfly Pavilion, Westminster
Your little ones will love Denver’s newest and most immersive holiday tradition: an evening filled with luminous aerial artists and performers, glowing exhibits and a kids-glow-in-the-dark dance party with the Firefly Princess! Butterfly Pavilion will light up in a rainbow of colors as visitors walk through the exhibits and see the world of invertebrates in a new and enchanting way. Fun and entertaining, this indoor festival of lights helps support Butterfly Pavilion’s mission of invertebrate conservation around the world.
The information was obtained from https://www.denver.org/things-to-do/fall-winter/holiday-performing-arts/