New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day Events in Asheville

What better way to give this old year the boot and usher in the new one than to celebrate with family and friends? Sure, you could spend yet another night cuddling on the couch with a movie and popcorn, but you could do that anytime! New Year’s Eve is a night for revelry and celebration, so check out our list of New Year’s Eve events in Asheville and get off the couch!

Restaurant Events

Before you go out for the evening, be sure to fuel up with drinks and apps at Azalea Bar & Kitchen right here on the hotel property. A mix of Southern comfort entrees, local beer, and curated cocktails are on the menu from 3-9 p.m. No reservations are necessary; just stop in and get a seat.

Bargello will offer a four-course prix-fixe New Year's Eve Menu for $125 per person. Dinner begins at 5 p.m., and reservations are suggested by visiting the restaurant website.

Posana will serve a four-course prix fixe menu curated for $125 per person, available from 5 to 10 p.m. Add a wine pairing for $50, and bring the whole family—kids can enjoy the menu for just $45. Reservations are highly recommended at the link.

Jargon is serving a 5-course meal with a champagne toast for $150 per person. Reservations are required and may be made on the website.

Step into Midnight in Paris at District 42 starting at 9 p.m. for an evening inspired by the romance and glamour of Paris after dark. Tickets are $65, and include a champagne toast, passed hors d’oeuvres, and petit fours, plus live jazz from The Posey Trio.

Bars and Breweries

The Whale in West Asheville will host an early New Year's Eve party, starting at 6, with a countdown and champagne toast at 9 p.m., so you can get home to bed earlier. You can even wear your pajamas!

Flashback to the decade of neon and hairspray at the 80’s New Year’s Eve Party at The Draftsman. The $40 price includes a buffet, champagne toast, party favors, and more. The night starts at 9 p.m., and your best 80’s dress is encouraged.

Party on the rooftop at Capella on 9 from 8 p.m. to 12:30 a.m. Tickets are $100. Enjoy passed hors d'oeuvres and food stations, a photobooth to capture the night’s memories, live music, and a festive champagne toast at midnight.

Experience numerous bars and breweries throughout the city with the Asheville New Year’s Eve Bar Crawl. Starting at Daddy Mac’s Down Home Dive at 6 p.m., you’ll get a digital map with all of the spots included in the crawl, drink specials at all participating locations, free entry, and a midnight champagne toast. Check in between 6-9 p.m., and keep going after midnight at the exclusive after-party.

Jazz Jubilee in The Palm Room Fitz and the Wolfe’s Palm Room will host a 1970s lounge party for New Year’s Eve for the Twilight Countdown that starts at 5:30 and ends with a champagne toast at 9 p.m., or enjoy the Midnight countdown starting at 9:30 and toast to the new year at midnight. Each offering includes a Fitz 75, champagne, and live music. The early countdown is $60 per person, and the later one is $30. A combo ticket for both is $75 per person.

One World Brewing West is hosting a “Reelin’ in the Years” New Year’s Eve Yacht Rock Dance Party with live music from members of local bands. The party starts at 9 p.m., with a champagne toast at midnight. Tickets are $20 in advance, and $25 on the day of the show.

Live Music

Electro Lust is an Asheville-based outfit comprised of Yo Mama's Big Fat Booty Band, The Fritz, and Empire Strikes Brass members. Their high-energy sound delivers funk, Latin, Cuban, Afrobeat, and a full brass section, and they will play at The Grey Eagle starting at 9 p.m. New Year's Eve.

The Avett Brothers with special guest The Infamous Stringdusters Tickets are still available for the New Year’s Eve Show at the ExploreAsheville.com Arena at Harrah's Cherokee Center - Asheville.

For the Whole Family

Biltmore Christmas at Biltmore continues through January 4. If you’ve been waiting for the right time to visit the largest private home in the country, this is it!

Visit the house and grounds during the day to see it adorned with festive garland, numerous Christmas trees and decorations, and a general spirit of the holidays in every room. Or, choose to visit the Estate during Candlelight Christmas Evenings, when the fireplaces throughout the house are lit, trees are illuminated, pathways are glowing with luminaries, and winter floral displays top the tables and the grounds. Reservations are necessary and can be made on the Biltmore website.

The walking tour of Winter Lights continues at the North Carolina Arboretum gardens through January 4. The light show, which features more than one million lights, celebrates forest and garden creatures and whimsy. Highlights of the show include the Quilt Garden and a 50-foot lighted tree, as well as numerous other lighted displays. This year, guests of the Winter Lights will encounter Trolls: A Field Study, featuring 12 interactive troll sculptures throughout the Arboretum.

Holiday Ice Rink at Asheville Yards Enjoy live performances of Appalachian holiday classics and acoustic favorites as you glide into the new year at the outdoor ice rink.