Where to celebrate New Year’s Eve in the Vail Valley

New Year’s Eve fireworks

Beaver Creek Winter Circus

Come up to Beaver Creek for a night of fun or stay after après ski and enjoy two fireworks shows at Beaver Creek’s Winter Circus on New Year’s Eve. At 6 p.m. set your eyes on the slopes for Beaver Creek’s traditional New Year’s Eve Ski Down with over 200 skiers and snowboarders winding their way down the ski run while lighting up the night. After the ski down enjoy the acts provided by everything from contortionists and aerialists to break dancers, fire dancers, jugglers and more. Beaver Creek Village comes alive with these circus-style performances in the open air.

Don’t forget that you can roam around with an alcoholic beverage in Beaver Creek’s Common Consumption Area (CCA). Those 21 years of age and older can purchase an adult beverage from one of Beaver Creek’s many participating restaurants and bars in a designated Common Consumption Area glass. Feel free to roam through the plaza, ice rink and shops and galleries while sipping on your favorite beverage.

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Make a reservation at one of the many Beaver Creek restaurants on the plaza or at area hotels and stick around for the big finale, a fireworks show at 10 p.m. At Beaver Creek, they don’t make you stay up until midnight to ring in 2024, just in case you want to get first chair the next day.  

Vail Torchlight Parade

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Over at Vail Mountain, check out the Torchlight Parade on New Year’s Eve. View the Vail Ski and Snowboard School instructors as they move down the mountain to the base of Golden Peak in a serpentine formation while holding flares for the annual tradition. After the ski down, look for the fireworks display that can be seen from not only the base of Golden Peak, but also Vail Village, Lionshead Village and across Interstate 70. You can check out the viewing area map at DiscoverVail.com. The event starts at 6:15 p.m. and listen for the first big boom indicating the start of the fireworks display, which is scheduled around 6:25 p.m.

Fireworks in Gypsum

There are New Year’s Eve fireworks and family friendly activities down valley at the Gypsum Recreation Center on Dec. 31. From 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. head over to the Gypsum Recreation Center for fun and games and family activities and crafts indoors. Outside of the rec center you’ll find hot cocoa, s’mores and fire pits will be keeping people warm on the patio. The Fireworks are set to go off at 6 p.m. For more information, go to TownOfGypsum.com.

New Year’s Eve Parties

Stoke & Rye

Ring in 2024 with a decadent New Year’s Eve Buffet Dinner at Stoke & Rye at The Westin Riverfront on Sunday. Choose from a seafood station, cheese and charcuterie spread, wedge salad, roasted butternut squash soup and more. Entrée options include a Tomahawk steak carving station, beef tenderloin, lamb chops, Colorado bass, cast iron chicken and roasted sakura pork loin with sides of grilled broccolini, roasted carrots, asparagus and more. The dessert table will feature hazelnut cheesecake, chocolate-covered strawberries, macarons and more delicious sweets. 

The evening will be priced at $135 per person for adults and $40 per person for kids ages 5 to 12, with an optional wine pairing available. After dinner, join the festive party in The Westin Riverfront’s Lookout Lobby Bar featuring live local music and a 10 p.m. balloon drop and champagne toast. For more information or to make a reservation, please visit StokeandRye.com or call 970-790-5500.

Larkspur

At the base of Golden Peak, Larkspur Events & Dining will be helping you ring in 2024 with a luxurious buffet, dancing, party favors and more. At this annual event, guests can expect an exquisite and elegant spread of lobster, wagyu beef, foie gras, caviar, fruits de mer and more with dancing after dinner service. This venue is usually reserved for private events, so you may not be familiar with the layout but there is space to dine, mix and mingle throughout the evening. All guests are encouraged to wear elegant winter white, gold and black attire.

There will be a dinner and party ticket and then a general admission party ticket for just the dancing portion later in the evening.

Dinner and Party – $595

• Dinner seating goes from 8 to 9:15 p.m. and you get to keep the table all night until 2 a.m.

General admission – $245

• Come and enjoy the party portion of the evening at 10 p.m. until 2 a.m.

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In addition to the white, gold and black attire theme, the party is called “Greatest Dance Hits” so expect to hear your favorite dance tunes from DJ O throughout the evening. Party favors, a confetti countdown toast and complimentary valet at the venue round out the evening. For details, go to EventBrite.com or call 970-754-8050.

DECA + BOL

Ring in the new year at DECA at Solaris, featuring a Surf and Turf four-course dinner. First course is a choice of lamb lollipop or grilled oysters with ‘nduja butter; the second course is a mixed greens salad; the third course is 8-ounce beef tenderloin and lobster tail, grilled broccolini with chili garlic condiment, potato pave, demi-glace and beurre blanc; the fourth course is espresso bean creme brulee.

Seatings will be between 5 and 7 p.m. The cost is $175 for adults and $100 for kids 12 and younger. Go to DecaBolVail.com for reservations.

DECA will also host the Galactic Groove New Year’s Eve Party with DJ sets hosted by ETHNO Jeff Franca of Thievery Corporation and Sunnfors. General admission tickets can be purchased through Eventbrite. VIP seating and bowling packages can be purchased by contacting Cat Waller at cat@decabolvail.com. Attendees must be 21 and older with a valid ID.

Chasing Rabbits

The spirit of Studio 54 will be channeled at Chasing Rabbits with their own Studio CR for this year’s New Year’s Eve celebration. Time to find your disco attire and wear those bell bottoms, feathers and anything that sparkles.

Enjoy entertainment including DJs, drag queens, disco dancers, mirror ladies, magicians and more. To purchase tickets or a VIP table, which includes tickets and champagne, email ChasingRabbitsVail.com.

Shakedown Bar

At Shakedown Bar it’s always about the music and New Year’s Eve is no different. Join Scott Rednor as he welcomes the Shakedown Funky Family Band for a festive live performance featuring the talents of Eddie Roberts of New Mastersounds, Benny Bloom of Lettuce, Adam Macdougal of The Black Crowes, Kramer Kelling and Brian Loftus. Tickets range from general admission starting at $160 to a table for two if you want a place to sit and place your drinks for $420 or the VIP section for 10 people for $2,500. Doors open at 9 p.m. and the live music typically starts 60-90 minutes after that. Go to ShakedownBarVail.com for more details.

Garfinkel’s

Party slope side in Lionshead at Garfinkel’s this New Year’s Eve with DJ P Rock. The party starts at 9 p.m. with last call at 12:30 a.m. $100 gets you in the door and gets you drinks (shots not included) appetizers and a little bubbly. Tickets must be purchased in advance and this is for those 21 years of age and older with a valid I.D.

Vendetta’s

Vendetta’s isn’t just a pizza joint, they have a full menu and will be ringing in the New Year with a set four-course meal on Sunday from 5 to 10 p.m. for $120 per person. After dinner, DJ Krusher Jones will spin tunes from 10 p.m. to 2 a.m. for $30 per person. Champagne toast at midnight. Get reservations and learn more at info@vendettasvail.com.

The Red Lion

One of Vail’s longest-running establishments will get the New Year’s party started a little early, at 7:30 p.m. on Sunday. $125 per person includes light fare and an appetizers menu served from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m., entertainment, party favors like hats and tiaras and a champagne toast at midnight. For tickets, email TheRedLion68@gmail.com.

La Tour

La Tour Restaurant and Bar is featuring a multi-course, prix fixe menu with different pricing levels to fit your needs and time frame. The Silver Seating is on the earlier end of the evening with seating times at 5 and 5:15 p.m. for a three course prix fixe menu for $150 per person. The Gold Seating is at 6:45, 7 and 7:15 and includes a five course prix fixe menu and party favors for $275 per person. The Platinum Seating is at 9:45, 10, 10:15, 10:30 p.m. and includes a five course prix fixe menu and party favors for $299 per person. Reach out to La Tour for available times and reservations.

The Fitz

Stop by The Fitz at Manor Vail Lodge in Vail near the base of Golden Peak for New Year’s Eve fun. Dance to DJ NoizeyxFLO, champagne toast at midnight, drinks specials, game room with pool, darts and shuffleboard. No cover charge.

Archetype Distillery

Join the fun at the newest hot spot in Vail, Archetype Distillery in the Sitzmark Lodge along the Gore Creek in Vail Village, and ring in 2024. Enjoy charcuterie boards and a New Year’s toast featuring the signature Sitz Spritz drink. The party will go from 7:30 p.m. to 1 a.m. on New Year’s Eve. There is a $75 minimum spend and no reservations are necessary. Learn more at ArchetypeDistillery.com.

Route 6 Cafe

Gather around the dance floor for some sing-a-longs and dancing at Route 6 Cafe with the Vail Valley Band. This trio, which consists of Don Watson, Beth Swearingen and Peter Fontanese, has been a fan favorite of valley locals since they started playing together in 1995. The motto on the band’s website reads, “You Name It, We Play It” and they have a full library of content to pull from, whether it is classic rock, pop, folk, jazz or country, they’ll play what the audience wants to hear. Tickets are $100 and includes a three-course buffet that will be served all night, two drinks, a champagne toast and dancing. The event starts at 7 p.m. For tickets and more information, go to EventBrite.

Minturn Saloon

The Minturn Saloon is ringing in the new year with two offerings, a multi-course dinner and a dance party. Do both or do one or the other, but whatever you do, get your tickets for this before it sells out.

The New Year’s Eve Dinner will start at 8 p.m. and the chefs have been busy departing from the regular menu to offer tuna ceviche, caviar and endive alongside pigs in a blanket, short rib nacho bites and seared diver scallops before moving on to the mixed green salad and then a choice of beef tenderloin or Dover sole meuniere and decadent desserts. Tickets are $175 per person and include a champagne toast.

The second part of the night will be the dance party with the tables being moved to the side to make room for those movin’ and shakin’ with lights and incredible sounds of the DJ music. Pre-sale tickets to this are $50. Learn more by following The Minturn Saloon on Instagram and get your tickets before they sell out.

Mango’s

Rock in the New Year with Town Calvary at Mango’s in Red Cliff. $55 gets you in the door with three sets of music with this band that features fan favorites like Johnny Schleper, Rob Eaton, Jr., Todd Smallie and Mark Levy. The Turtle Bus will be providing free transportation. Pick ups will be at Bob’s Place in Avon at 6:30 to 6:45 p.m. and at the Vail Transportation Center at 7 to 7:15 p.m. and at Magusto’s at 7:20 to 7:30 p.m. and will leave Mango’s at 12:45 a.m. and make stops in Vail neighborhoods on the way home to ensure no one gets stuck in Vail late night traffic. Call for more information, 970-827-9109. Tickets are $55.

Second Street Tavern

Down in Eagle, the Second Street Tavern is offering a New Year’s Eve party with no cover with Eagle County local band Trees Don’t Move. The party starts at 9:30 p.m.

Trees Don’t Move is an alt-rock band that was formed in 2019 by high school friends who loved to rock. There will be a variety of sounds throughout the night, from ska, to early 2000s punk, emo, grunge and more. The band consists of Ben Suttor on lead vocals, Christian Dent on lead guitar, Cooper Filmore on rhythm guitar, Jax Leija on drums and Micah Robinson on bass. Following the release of their self-titled debut in June 2022, the band earned listeners quickly and landed a gig at the Eagle Block Party alongside acts like Thievery Corporation and Ripe. The band has also been named “Best Local Band” in the Vail Daily’s “Best of Vail Valley” reader’s poll and won a local Battle of the Bands contest.  

Safe rides home

Wherever your New Year’s Eve plans take you, make sure you have a plan for a safe ride home. The ECO Transit buses, in-town shuttles and Vail routes can be a good option. There are taxi services available as well as Uber and Lyft.

If you are ringing in 2024 in Avon, take advantage of Avon Transit’s free Tipsy Taxi service on New Year’s Eve, offering passengers a free ride home within town limits between 10 p.m. and 2 a.m. Look for a white, 12-passenger van with the Avon logo. You can also contact the driver directly at 970-390-7848 to get a ride anywhere within town limits. Leave a message for call back as they may be pretty busy that night. More information and a list of stops is available online at Avon.org/TipsyTaxi.