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The Best New Year’s Eve Parties in Austin

The best celebrations to ring in 2025 in the city

by Nadia Chaudhury Updated
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| Wen Fitzgerald
by Nadia Chaudhury Updated

It’s time to start making those New Year’s Eve plans to honor the end of 2024 and commemorate the start of 2025. In Austin, there are plentiful New Year’s Eve parties around, such as the roaring ‘20s cocktail shindig at downtown bar Roosevelt Room, casinos at cocktail bar Prélude and South Lamar restaurant Eberly, and lots of hotel festivities and dancing.

All of the events listed take place on Tuesday, December 31. Get those tickets as soon as possible because these parties will be booked up soon.

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Prélude

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The high-end downtown cocktail bar is celebrating its first New Year’s Eve with a big party. The casino-themed party includes cocktails, a la carte drinks and bottle service, passed bites, live music and a DJ, games and raffles, and more. Tickets start at $500 for a table of two people and go up to $7,000 for the Attic lounge space for 20 people. It runs from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. There are indoor and outdoor dine-in services.

707 West 10th Street, Austin, Texas 78701

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The Belmont

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The downtown venue is hosting its usual huge New Year’s Eve party with DJs, a silent disco, midnight Champagne, and balloon drops. Tickets range from $75 to $200. It runs from 8 p.m. to 2 a.m. There are indoor and outdoor areas.

305 W 6th St (Lavaca St.), Austin, TX 78701
(512) 476-2100
(512) 476-2100

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The Roosevelt Room

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Go back to the Roaring ‘20s with the downtown cocktail bar’s annual lavish party. The seated celebration will include classic 1920s cocktails and tunes by DJ Beatsmode. Guests are required to dress semi-formal with vintage encouraged. In addition to classic drinks, a special Champagne menu will be available. Tickets range from $100 (single seats) to $2,000 (tables and required bottle service). It runs from 7 p.m. to 2 a.m. There are indoor areas.

307 W 5th St, Austin, TX 78701
(512) 494-4094
(512) 494-4094

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Elysium

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The Red River music venue is using New Year’s Eve as an excuse to mash up its several themed dance nights into one big party, the New Year’s Ball. Expect performances, DJs, a dance floor, drinks, and more. General admission tickets are $21 and there are VIP royalty tickets with reserved seating, a bottle of Champagne, and more. It runs from 9 p.m. to 2 a.m. There are indoor and outdoor areas.

705 Red River St (at 7th Street), Austin, TX 78701

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Arriba Abajo

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The Thompson Austin’s revamped rooftop bar is hosting its first New Year’s Eve party this year, Austin Wrapped. There will be lots of music spanning genres through DJs and live bands, as well as food stations and dishes from the hotel’s various restaurants, a martini cart, and more. It runs from 9 p.m. to 2 a.m. General admission tickets are $150, and then there are grouped VIP tickets starting at $1,600. There are indoor and outdoor dine-in areas.

506 San Jacinto Boulevard, Austin, Texas 78701

Coconut Club

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The downtown LGBTQ club’s still around, so it’s hosting a huge New Year’s Eve party with five dance floors and lots of DJs, plus drinks. General admission tickets are $20. It runs from 8 p.m. to 3 a.m. There are indoor and outdoor dine-in areas.

310 Colorado St, Austin, TX 78701
(214) 336-4035
(214) 336-4035

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The Quill Room

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The downtown hotel bar within the Austin Proper is hosting an elegant New Year’s Eve party with snacks, a midnight toast, a DJ set, and more. General admission tickets are $155, and there are grouped table reservations starting at $750. It starts at 9 p.m. There are indoor dine-in areas.

600 West 2nd Street, TX 78701

Line Hotel [Austin]

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The downtown hotel’s rooftop bar P6 is ushering in 2025 with a Midnight Mystique party. It already has great views of Austin’s New Year’s fireworks, and there will be caviar services, drinks, and more. It runs from 8 p.m. to 1 a.m. Tickets are $125. There are indoor and outdoor dine-in areas.

111 East Cesar Chavez Street, Austin, Texas 78701

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Fairmont Austin

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The downtown hotel offers two options for New Year’s Eve. There’s the rooftop party at the Rules & Regs bar (with prime views of the fireworks), which starts at 9 p.m. with a la carte cocktails, snacks, a raw bar, a grilling station, and a dance floor, with tickets at $125. Then there’s the indoor burlesque show party at the hotel’s Room 725 lounge with said performances, a welcome drink, caviar, and a Champagne toast, with seatings starting at 9 p.m. Tickets are $250.

101 Red River Street, Austin, Texas 78701
(512) 600-2000
(512) 600-2000

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Eberly

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The Zilker restaurant’s New Year’s Eve party takes on a whole Las Vegas theme. There’s a food buffet, a chocolate fountain, a casino setup, and even an Elvis for all wedding needs. Tickets are $105. It runs from 9 p.m. to 2 a.m. There are indoor and outdoor areas.

615 S Lamar Blvd, Austin, TX 78704
(512) 916-9000
(512) 916-9000
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Eberly’s Cedar Tavern Bar.
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Equipment Room

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The Travis Heights listening bar within the Hotel Magdalena off South Congress is throwing a 1980s goth dance party for New Year’s Eve. There will be a midnight toast, party favors, tarot cards, snacks, and more. Single standing-room tickets are $150, then there are group tables starting at $800. It runs from 10 p.m. to 2 a.m. There are indoor dine-in areas.

1101 Music Lane, Austin, Texas 78704
(512) 520-5890
(512) 520-5890

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Nadia Chaudhury is an editor for Eater Northeast and Eater New York and was the former Eater Austin editor, who often writes about food and pop culture.

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Prélude

707 West 10th Street, Austin, Texas 78701

The high-end downtown cocktail bar is celebrating its first New Year’s Eve with a big party. The casino-themed party includes cocktails, a la carte drinks and bottle service, passed bites, live music and a DJ, games and raffles, and more. Tickets start at $500 for a table of two people and go up to $7,000 for the Attic lounge space for 20 people. It runs from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. There are indoor and outdoor dine-in services.

707 West 10th Street, Austin, Texas 78701

The Belmont

305 W 6th St (Lavaca St.), Austin, TX 78701

The downtown venue is hosting its usual huge New Year’s Eve party with DJs, a silent disco, midnight Champagne, and balloon drops. Tickets range from $75 to $200. It runs from 8 p.m. to 2 a.m. There are indoor and outdoor areas.

305 W 6th St (Lavaca St.), Austin, TX 78701
(512) 476-2100
(512) 476-2100

The Roosevelt Room

307 W 5th St, Austin, TX 78701

Go back to the Roaring ‘20s with the downtown cocktail bar’s annual lavish party. The seated celebration will include classic 1920s cocktails and tunes by DJ Beatsmode. Guests are required to dress semi-formal with vintage encouraged. In addition to classic drinks, a special Champagne menu will be available. Tickets range from $100 (single seats) to $2,000 (tables and required bottle service). It runs from 7 p.m. to 2 a.m. There are indoor areas.

307 W 5th St, Austin, TX 78701
(512) 494-4094
(512) 494-4094

Elysium

705 Red River St (at 7th Street), Austin, TX 78701

The Red River music venue is using New Year’s Eve as an excuse to mash up its several themed dance nights into one big party, the New Year’s Ball. Expect performances, DJs, a dance floor, drinks, and more. General admission tickets are $21 and there are VIP royalty tickets with reserved seating, a bottle of Champagne, and more. It runs from 9 p.m. to 2 a.m. There are indoor and outdoor areas.

705 Red River St (at 7th Street), Austin, TX 78701

Arriba Abajo

506 San Jacinto Boulevard, Austin, Texas 78701

The Thompson Austin’s revamped rooftop bar is hosting its first New Year’s Eve party this year, Austin Wrapped. There will be lots of music spanning genres through DJs and live bands, as well as food stations and dishes from the hotel’s various restaurants, a martini cart, and more. It runs from 9 p.m. to 2 a.m. General admission tickets are $150, and then there are grouped VIP tickets starting at $1,600. There are indoor and outdoor dine-in areas.

506 San Jacinto Boulevard, Austin, Texas 78701

Coconut Club

310 Colorado St, Austin, TX 78701

The downtown LGBTQ club’s still around, so it’s hosting a huge New Year’s Eve party with five dance floors and lots of DJs, plus drinks. General admission tickets are $20. It runs from 8 p.m. to 3 a.m. There are indoor and outdoor dine-in areas.

310 Colorado St, Austin, TX 78701
(214) 336-4035
(214) 336-4035

The Quill Room

600 West 2nd Street, TX 78701

The downtown hotel bar within the Austin Proper is hosting an elegant New Year’s Eve party with snacks, a midnight toast, a DJ set, and more. General admission tickets are $155, and there are grouped table reservations starting at $750. It starts at 9 p.m. There are indoor dine-in areas.

600 West 2nd Street, TX 78701

Line Hotel [Austin]

111 East Cesar Chavez Street, Austin, Texas 78701

The downtown hotel’s rooftop bar P6 is ushering in 2025 with a Midnight Mystique party. It already has great views of Austin’s New Year’s fireworks, and there will be caviar services, drinks, and more. It runs from 8 p.m. to 1 a.m. Tickets are $125. There are indoor and outdoor dine-in areas.

111 East Cesar Chavez Street, Austin, Texas 78701

Fairmont Austin

101 Red River Street, Austin, Texas 78701

The downtown hotel offers two options for New Year’s Eve. There’s the rooftop party at the Rules & Regs bar (with prime views of the fireworks), which starts at 9 p.m. with a la carte cocktails, snacks, a raw bar, a grilling station, and a dance floor, with tickets at $125. Then there’s the indoor burlesque show party at the hotel’s Room 725 lounge with said performances, a welcome drink, caviar, and a Champagne toast, with seatings starting at 9 p.m. Tickets are $250.

101 Red River Street, Austin, Texas 78701
(512) 600-2000
(512) 600-2000

Eberly

615 S Lamar Blvd, Austin, TX 78704

The Zilker restaurant’s New Year’s Eve party takes on a whole Las Vegas theme. There’s a food buffet, a chocolate fountain, a casino setup, and even an Elvis for all wedding needs. Tickets are $105. It runs from 9 p.m. to 2 a.m. There are indoor and outdoor areas.

615 S Lamar Blvd, Austin, TX 78704
(512) 916-9000
(512) 916-9000
A restaurant bar
Eberly’s Cedar Tavern Bar.
Merrick Ales

Equipment Room

1101 Music Lane, Austin, Texas 78704

The Travis Heights listening bar within the Hotel Magdalena off South Congress is throwing a 1980s goth dance party for New Year’s Eve. There will be a midnight toast, party favors, tarot cards, snacks, and more. Single standing-room tickets are $150, then there are group tables starting at $800. It runs from 10 p.m. to 2 a.m. There are indoor dine-in areas.

1101 Music Lane, Austin, Texas 78704
(512) 520-5890
(512) 520-5890

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