Still looking for New Year’s Eve plans? The Twin Cities has you covered. From restaurant parties and masquerade balls to live DJ sets, there’s no shortage of local spots where you can ring in 2025.
Apostle Supper Club’s A Masquerade Ball to Remember: 8 p.m.-1 a.m.; tickets include all-you-can-drink well drinks, house cocktails, wine, can beer, and draft beer, an hors d’oeuvres station, live music, a photo booth, party favors, and a midnight champagne toast. Cocktail attire dress code—masks optional.
Aster House: Complimentary champagne pour with all reservations, plus DJ spinning 7-10 p.m. on NYE. Specials on IG.
Breva Bar & Grill New Years Eve: 5-10 p.m.; three-course prix fixe dinner, includes a New Year’s sparkling toast. $95 per person.
Buck Hill: Buck Hill’s annual NYE Celebration is getting even bigger and better this year to celebrate the destination’s 70-year anniversary. There will be late-night skiing, snowboarding, and snow tubing until 11:30 p.m., a festive wonderland inside the Hutch Building, face painting, s’mores and hot cocoa, a prime rib dinner, and the grand finale—a midnight fireworks show.
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Can Can Wonderland: 7 p.m.-1 a.m.; tarot readers, live music, and free champagne toast at midnight. $20 entry.
Confluence Hotel Roaring 20s NYE Party: Hastings, 8:30 p.m.-12:30 a.m.; Roaring ’20s or cocktail outfit and live music from the 8-piece band Shirts and Skins, DJ, dancing, and a midnight champagne toast. Ticket price includes appetizers, desserts, party favors, and exclusive access to the Speakeasy. $95.
Crystal Ball NYE: The Crystal Ball is the longest-running New Year’s Eve celebration in Minneapolis. This year, count down to midnight from the 50th floor of the IDS Tower, set against the backdrop of floor-to-ceiling windows for skyline views. In the event’s four separate entertainment rooms, you’ll find DJs spinning EDM beats and throwback hits, plus dueling pianos, sing-alongs, bars, and more. Your ticket includes access to all four rooms, various seating options, and a complementary glass of champagne, but reserved-table and dinner-package options are available.
Dakota: Celebrate in style at Dakota, where local band Davina and the Vagabonds will bring their signature jazz-blues sound to the stage. Tickets are available for a dinner show (5 p.m.) and cocktail show (10:30 p.m).
First Avenue: What better place to dance the night away than First Avenue? Grab tickets for A Totally Rad New Year’s Eve with local DJ Jake Rudh spinning tunes.
Granada Theater: In the mood for a retro New Year’s? Try VIC Years Eve at Granada Theater. Step back in time to the era of Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, and Sammy Davis Jr. with an elegant evening of smooth crooning, fine dining, dance lessons, and more.
The Hewing Hotel: The Hewing Hotel’s lobby dance party, NYE at The Hewing (10 p.m.-1 a.m.), will feature high-energy beats from DJ Shiek and a complimentary toast at midnight. On the rooftop lounge, the Champagne & Cityscapes party (9 p.m.-1 a.m.) will offer a sophisticated, intimate setting with panoramic views of Minneapolis, endless champagne pours, a photo booth, and more, plus access to the lobby party. $200 per person. Reserve on tock.
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Icehouse NYE Party: 10 p.m.-1 a.m.; InMotion is a monthly themed dance party hosted Icehouse bartender, Jaboidia. $10 advance, $20 doors.
Keeper’s Heart New Year’s Eve Masquerade Party: 9 p.m.-1 a.m.; featuring an incredible DJ set by DJ Nick starting at 9:30 p.m.; mask contest at 11 p.m. $20
Lebanon Hills Regional Park: Bundle up and celebrate in nature at Lebanon Hills’ family-friendly New Year’s Eve Party. Go sledding, candlelit ice skating, walking, hiking, or snowshoeing, then sip hot cocoa and warm up around the bonfire. Perfect for little ones, this event has a ball drop at 7:59 p.m.
Mara at Four Seasons Minneapolis: 5-course tasting menu featuring tuna carpaccio, Chilean seabass, chestnut agnolotti, dry-aged striploin, and a Valrhona chocolate araguani parfait. Book on tock.
Masa & Agave: Masa & Agave has two New Year’s Eve experiences to choose from. From 5-9 p.m., the NYE Kickoff Party is a great spot to gather before watching the ball drop, with bottomless tacos, elote, churros, chips and guac, and an open bar included in the ticket price. $65 per person. Or, if you’d rather stick around for the countdown to midnight, secure your spot at the NYE Countdown Party (10 p.m.-2 a.m.). $75 per person.
Minneapolis Cider Co.: Casino Royale meets a Masquerade Ball at this New Year’s Eve celebration. For Minneapolis Cider Co.’s New Year’s Masquerade at the Casino, wear your cocktail attire and prepare for a night of card playing, live music, and good vibes.
Minnesota Landscape Arboretum: The whole family is welcome at the Arboretum’s New Years Eve Celebration at Winter Lights. Take a stroll through the magical lights display and enjoy family-friendly games, live music, a photo booth, crafts, and food and beverage options.
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Minnesota Orchestra: A ticket to A New Year’s Celebration: Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue includes the orchestra’s performance of George Gershwin’s innovative composition, vintage jazz from Belle Amour, and a complimentary champagne toast.
NYE at Eloise: Wayzata’s newest restaurant will have a special espresso martini menu and a complimentary champagne toast at midnight.
O’Shaughnessy Distilling Co.: Enjoy a DJ set, complimentary midnight toast, and late-night bites at O’Shaughnessy’s New Year’s Masquerade. VIP tickets include exclusive access from 7-9 p.m., a delicious buffet and two cocktails, and live music before the general admission event.
Puttery: Turn back time with Puttery’s Par-Tee Like It’s 1999 event, featuring a ’90s dance floor, silent disco putting, and a midnight toast. Or, for something more intimate, make a reservation for the Caribbean Countdown, Puttery’s exclusive four-course dinner and rum-pairing experience.
Turf Club: Kick off the New Year with a night of local music at Mae Simpson’s Rockin’ New Year’s Eve.
Up-Down Minneapolis: Toast to a no-cover New Year’s at Up-Down’s NYE Party. Enjoy happy hour specials, prize drawings, a midnight balloon drop and free champagne toast, and more.
NEW YEAR’S EVE RESTAURANT SPECIALS
Bull’s Horn Dive Bar NYE Prix Fixe:3 courses for $18; wings or curds, burger and chips, and pudding. Kitchen is open 4-9 p.m.
P.S. Steak,Borough, Butcher & the Boar, Parlour:Special menus at each spot including large-format steaks and prime rib at P.S. Steak, oysters at Borough, two Parlour Burger combos, and more.
Tattersall New Year’s Eve:4-9 p.m.; specials include crab cakes, tattersall shrimp cocktail, walleye, NY strip, and free toast of sparkling wine for diners (21+). Reservations
