New Year's Eve in Houston
Houston has a variety of ways to ring in 2025! Let the countdown to end-of-the-year festivities begin! Kid-friendly events, pub crawls and parties await your presence to close out 2024 and welcome 2025! Plus, lots of the light displays around town are open on New Year’s Eve. To see which, click here. Find more NYE parties in our recent blog post.
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1500 Binz St., Houston, TX 77004
Skip the late-night countdown and head to Rockin’ New Year’s Noon at the Children’s Museum Houston. The city's longest-running, just-for-kids New Year's Eve celebration is back and full of fun. Grab your kids and ring in the New Year at the stroke of noon with a parade and ball drop, just like Times Square! There will also be live performances as kids of all ages can dance until the countdown at noon.
410 Bagby St., Houston, TX 77002
Celebrate New Year's Eve in style with Sharkey at the Downtown Aquarium, where you can indulge in a delectable buffet, experience an exciting balloon drop, and partake in contests and giveaways for the kids. Ensure your spot by making reservations in advance. Plus, enjoy a 50% discount on an all-day adventure pass when you purchase your ticket.
215 Kipp Ave., Kemah, TX 77565
Celebrate New Year's Eve from 1 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. at Kemah Boardwalk with delicious food, live music & entertainment, and festive crafts. Enjoy the lively atmosphere as you make lasting memories, then cap off the celebration with a stunning fireworks show over Galveston Bay! Live music, entertainment, and fireworks are FREE to the public. The program includes: Live Music: Epic Blaze (1 - 5 p.m.), Kid's Craft Corner | DJ | Stiltwalker (2 - 6 p.m.), Kid's New Year's Bubble Countdown (4:59 p.m.), Live Music: Rozy (6 - 10 p.m.), Firewoks at 9:30 p.m.
339 W 19th St., Houston, TX 77008
Jam out this New Year's Eve with Grammy-award winning Rebirth Brass Band and Mathias Lattin at the charming Heights Theater. Grab your tickets here.
5701 Main St., Houston, TX 77005
Looking for a night on the town? Dress your best and head to the always fabulous Hotel Zaza for a night of hors d'oeuvres, bottle service and plenty of entertainment. Doors open at 10 p.m. 21+ only. Buy tickets here.
1121 Uptown Park Blvd., Houston, TX 77056
Miss all the ticket-buying windows? No worries, you can still ring in the new year with a lively good time. Enjoy live music all night at The Rustic, complete with a midnight toast. Music ongoing until 12:30 a.m. and you read correctly: no tickets required.
Where to Eat on NYE
Dining out on New Year's Eve in Houston does not disappoint. H-town is known for our food, so the menu is important when closing out one year and welcoming another. Here are some hot spots to start 2025 off with the right ingredients.
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1103 S Shepherd Dr, Houston, TX 77019
Backstreet Cafe will serve their a la carte brunch from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., and a 3-course dinner from 5 to 10 p.m., a sparkling cocktail toast at midnight and live music by Bob Chadwick from 6 p.m. to midnight. Cost for the dinner menu is $85 per person plus beverages, tax & gratuity. Full bar and award-winning wine list. Reservations highly recommended. Limited seating. Backstreet Cafe will serve their last meal on New Year's Day Brunch before renovations start on January 2, 2025. They will be demolishing the old little house and rebuilding Backstreet on the other side of their lot, with the hopes of reopening in the fall of 2025.
2200 Post Oak Blvd #160, Houston, TX 77056
Caracol will serve a special 4-course dinner on New Year’s Eve from 5 to 10 p.m. for $85 per person plus beverage, tax and gratuity. There will be live music by Ikaru 6 p.m. - midnight and a sparkling toast at midnight. Award-winning wine, tequila, mezcal and cocktail lists, Reservations highly recommended. Limited seating.
1101-11 Uptown Park Blvd, Houston, TX 77056
Etoile will be open on New Year’s Eve for lunch from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. serving their regular menu. There are two options for dinner – early seating from 5 to 6:15 p.m. serving a special 3-course menu for $78 per person plus tax, gratuity & beverages; and for those wanting to ring in the new year at Etoile, second seating from 6:30 to midnight serving a special 4-course menu for $98 person plus beverages, tax & gratuity, with a sparkling toast at midnight. Reservations required.
1600 Westheimer, Houston, TX 77006
Hugo’s will serve a special 4-course dinner menu from 5-10 p.m. for $85 per person plus beverages, tax and gratuity. Live music by Viento from 6 pm to midnight and a sparkling toast at midnight. Reservations slots from 5 to 10 pm. Reservations highly recommended. Limited seating.
1777 Walker St., in Marriott Marquis Houston
Ring in the new year at Xochi, serving a 4-course menu from 5 to 10 p.m. for $85 per person plus beverages, tax and gratuity. Live music by Sol y Son from 6 p.m. to midnight, and a sparkling toast at midnight. Award-winning cocktails, large mezcal and tequila selection, full bar. Patio seating. Reservations highly recommended. Limited seating
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