various times: breweries and taprooms (free admission unless noted):
► barcade (various locations) >>
► bohemian hall and beer garden (astoria), $30-40 admission >>
► brooklyn brewery (williamsburg), $25 admission >>
► fifth hammer brewing co (lic) >>
► grimm artisinal ales (east williamsburg) >>
► kings county brewers collective (bushwick) >>
► strong rope brewery (red hook) >>
► threes brewing (gowanus and greenpoint) >>
6pm-midnight: sober nye @ hekate: ceremonial burning of burdens, tarot readings, free sparkling toast at midnight. hekate café + elixir lounge (alphabet city/east village), free admission. >>
6pm-12:15am (arrive much earlier to secure a spot): times square ball drop + america250 kickoff: put your endurance to the test at the annual times square new year’s eve ball drop event. free admission. >>
sponsored: 7-10pm: the 2026 on company time new year’s bash: musical comedy trio on company time (oct) brings their antics to brooklyn for a live concert/comedy special/fever dream all in one. featuring special guests kyle gordon, sean millea, and marcia belsky. littlefield (gowanus), $19.99 with promo code ‘octnye’ (reg. $35+). >>
7pm-late: love games nye: the love games party weaves together diva disco, high-energy house, and funk rock with djs lauren murada, finn jones, and steph vaye at jupiter disco (bushwick). $22.85 before 9pm, $40 after. >>
7:30-9pm: best year ever! comedy show: 20 comedians present their best bits of 2025 at jenny gorelick’s annual nye blowout. bonus: attendees are welcome to stay for the venue’s party on both floors following the show at no additional charge. union hall (park slope), $15 adv, $20 door. >>
8pm-12:45am: new year’s eve contra: swing into the new year at brooklyn contra’s ninth annual new year’s social dance, led by caller lyss adkins with live music by petrichord. beginner lesson starts at 8pm. admission includes a champagne toast (alcoholic and non) at midnight. camp friendship (park slope), $30. >>
8pm-2am: royal palms shuffleboard’s flamingo formal: risk it for the biscuit and face 2026 with a tang (cue stick) in hand at royal palms shuffleboard’s annual nye party. pink, black, and white attire encouraged. optional court times are available for purchase on site. free admission (a $126 wristband package includes unlimited drinks). >>
8pm ’til late: rubulad new years eve: out of this world: dress your unearthly glammed-out best and blast off into 2026 at rubulad’s nye party. featuring live music by preachermann and the revival, viva diconcini’s rock + roll burlesque, les sans culottes, and the galactivators, plus djs pork chop and reaganomics, go-go dancing, a sparkle station, pony rides (!), and more. themed dress encouraged. admission includes a champagne toast at midnight. rubulad (bushwick). $30-40. >>
8pm ’til thurs 8am: new york night train’s 17th annual new year’s ball: jonathan toubin’s new york night train party returns to tv eye (bushwick/ridgewood) with 10 live acts and 25 djs taking over three rooms for 12 hours. admission includes a champagne toast at midnight. $40 all-night admission, $13.04 after 1am. >>
9pm-midnight: jalopy new year’s eve country dance party: olivia ellen lloyd and the slide stops team up for a night of country music and dancing at jalopy theater (columbia street waterfront district), culminating with a free champagne toast at midnight. the party continues next door with rock and roll and rhythm and blues garage gospel band jackson and the janks. $40. >>
sponsored: 9pm-2am: new year’s eve dance party at parklife: hustle into 2026 with parklife’s disco-forward house party, featuring vibes provided by dj octopussy, margarita shots every hour (until the ball drops), and a champagne toast at midnight. parklife (gowanus), $12 adv, $15 day of. >>
9pm-4am: misster wedsgayyy new queers eve dress up sparkle ball: dance into the new year with djs amber valentine, zoobiana, and highgnx, plus a performance by miss woman the woman. admission includes a champagne toast at midnight. the woods (williamsburg), $20. >>
9pm-4am: sonic rave!! but it’s also a saya no uta rave: anthropomorphic blue hedgehog with supersonic speed meets 2003 horror visual novel at weeb adjacent’s cosplay nye party, featuring internet/hyperpop/happy hardcore provided by 99jakes, gupi, magic circuit, actual angel, jb.wld, and rabitcore69. wonderville (bushwick). $25 adv, $30 door. >>
9pm-4am: the great big red ball nye extravaganza: awaken the clown within you at clowncult’s immersive variety clown party. admission includes a champagne toast at midnight. purgatory (bushwick), $20+. >>
9:30pm doors: abba lang syne new year’s celebration: mamma mia, here we go again! nyc’s spot-on abba tribute band returns to bell house (gowanus) for a nye disco party. $37. >>
9:45pm: time’s up! annual future positive new year’s eve bike ride and after party: ride into 2026 by joining in a group bike/skate to central park’s belvedere castle. organized by nyc direct action environmental organization times up!, this annual ride has meet-up locations at williamsburg bridge’s brooklyn-side entrance, the washington square park arch in greenwich village, and the flatiron side of madison square park. free. >>
10pm-midnight: nye fireworks in prospect park: brooklyn borough president antonio reynoso and prospect park alliance, in partnership with brooklyn org and the brooklyn public library, present live music and fireworks at brooklyn’s grand army plaza. free admission. >>
10pm-4am: ward 6 the resurrection: dance to industrial, new wave, post-punk, synth, goth, and more courtesy of djs father jeff, patrick, and stalagmike at baker falls (les). $15. >>
10:30pm: q.e.d. presents comedy show (nye edition): leave 2025 laughing at q.e.d’s house-booked standup showcase, featuring hannah lieberman, sam evans, shafi hossain, jack finnegan, gabe mollica, caitlin reese, and kevin hurley. q.e.d. (astoria). $15 adv, $20 doors. >>
11pm: a concert to usher in the new year: st. bartholomew church’s annual nye concert returns, featuring organist alexander pattavina on the æolian- skinner organ, new york city’s largest pipe organ. st. bartholomew church (midtown east). admission includes a champagne reception at midnight. $20 suggested donation. >>
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