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The Center City dueling piano bar concludes 2017 with a four-hour open bar that includes an hors d’oeuvres buffet from 9 to 10pm, a complimentary...
Discover all the best ways to celebrate New Year's Eve in Philadelphia with our list of the best parties and events
After a crazy-pants 2017, we could all use a good rager on New Year’s Eve. Philadelphia offers no shortage of parties and events, whether you want to ring in 2018 under a booming sky of fireworks at Blue Cross RiverRink Winterfest or dance your cares away at one of the coolest Philadelphia nightclubs. We’ve compiled a comprehensive list of parties to suit every type of reveler on New Year’s Eve in Philadephia, including dinners at some of the best new restaurants in Philadelphia and some shindigs for kids. Find all that and more below.
New Year’s Eve takes place on the last day of the year—December 31, 2017. Most parties get going in Philadelphia around 8pm.
In Philadelphia, you have two chances to catch the SugarHouse Casino New Year's Eve Fireworks spectacle on the Delaware River Waterfront—at 6pm and then again at midnight. They can be seen from most anywhere in the city, but we like a good rooftop or a spot along the river so you can look straight up at the lights in all their glory.
The Center City dueling piano bar concludes 2017 with a four-hour open bar that includes an hors d’oeuvres buffet from 9 to 10pm, a complimentary...
Funky South Broad Street dive bar Dolphin Tavern sticks to its theme of cheap drinks and clubbing with Easy New Year’s Eve. Prep for jams from DJ Ed...
XFINITY Live! organizes a New Year’s Eve wonderland for those wanting a little more variety in their countdown-to-midnight festivities. Hop between five...
Center City’s marquee dance club Rumor, a multi-room space decked out in neon lights that pulsates from state-of-the-art speakers, celebrates the new...
The spacious 12,000-square-foot Field House—certainly big enough to not feel so sardine-packed while you toast at midnight—lets patrons get down...
Embracing a more enigmatic New Year’s Eve experience, U-Bahn’s Eyes Wide Shut Masquerade invites guests to show up wearing masks and black-tie...
New Year’s Eve at McGillin’s Olde Ale House, the city’s oldest continuously operating tavern, kicks off with a modest cover charge of $5 that...
With Burlesque Ball at Tabu Lounge & Sports Bar, Gayborhood event hosts HoneyTree EvilEye and Flirt Vonnegut promise a sass-filled and sexed-up New...
Though Dirty Franks is better known for its New Year’s Day mummer’s bash, when revelers pop in starting at 9am to pregame for the day’s...
Tattooed Mom, the coolest bar on South Street, welcomes partygoers into its graffiti-laden space for a cover charge of $0—making it one of the cheapest...
Electric Factory welcomes cover band Dark Star Orchestra into its approximately 3,000-person-capacity music venue to rock the first hours of 2018 with the...
For its funk-focused NYE bash, FringeArts adorns its spacious bar and performance space with balloons and fire pits. Bust a move on the dance floor to...
The sexy, subterranean performance venue Underground Arts brings together a megadiverse but equally energetic lineup of Philadelphia musical acts that will...
New Year’s Eve is an all-day affair inside The Little Lion, the sprawling Old City bar and restaurant that’s tucked inside an ornate 19th-century...
While the rest of the city parties hard, Square 1682’s mission is to offer a relaxing, sophisticated and food-driven New Year’s Eve experience. The...
Touting schnitzel and tinsel, Brü fills its German Bier Hall with a buffet of hors d’oeuvres and a sea of pints, offering a five-hour open bar with...
Top restaurants across the city roll out special New Year’s Eve menus that, while pricey, afford the you the chance to ring in 2018 over an almost...
Those looking for a more low-key—and cheaper—experience could check out some of the newer eateries to hit the Philly dining scene over the past...
For tired parents and little ones with a strict bedtime, this popular New Year’s Eve bash celebrates the dawn of 2018 with a ball drop at noon and again...
Spend your final hours of 2017 twirling on the ice at Blue Cross RiverRink Winterfest. Attendees can enjoy food and drinks from Garces Group, Chickie’s...
Independence Seaport Museum is throwing a bash on its terrace at 6pm, but advance tickets grant you and the family all-day admission to the museum, which opens...
Aside from offering a glorious view of the SugarHouse fireworks at 6pm, this public square hosts a “Kids’ Countdown” dance groove-athon that...
Ring in 2018 twice on New Year’s Eve with not one but two massive firework shows over the Delaware River at 6pm and then again at midnight. Most people...
Spend your final hours of 2017 twirling on the ice at Blue Cross RiverRink Winterfest, which is hosting two parties on ice in conjunction with the 6pm and...
Independence Seaport Museum opens its terrace to offer guests a close-up view of the first showing of the SugarHouse fireworks. The spectacle begins at 6pm...
One Liberty Observation Deck hosts its very first New Year’s Eve party in 2017, offering a stunning 360-degree of the midnight fireworks show from 57...
It’s a Philadelphia tradition, when dozens of performers dressed in lavish costumes march down Broad Street.
Get rowdy with the mummers after the parade’s over at this wild block party in South Philly.
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