New Year's Eve in Edmonton
It's time to celebrate the beginning of a new year! Discover some of Edmonton's best NYE happenings to help inspire your 2025 celebrations.
Downtown Festival & Fireworks
Gather your loved ones and ring in 2025 in Sir Winston Churchill Square! Enjoy free family-friendly fun with music, roaming performers, holiday activities, and complimentary skate rentals. The New Year's Eve Downtown Festival and Fireworks boasts not one, but two dazzling fireworks displays – an early show at 8pm for families with little ones, and the classic midnight fireworks to cap off the celebration.
Local NYE Nightlife
Edmonton has a ton of great options for NYE nightlife! Celebrate New Year's Eve 2025 in The Bower's chic, upscale atmosphere, dance away to Soca, Dancehall, and Reggae vibes at The Banquet, sip champagne at The Common's New Year's Eve party, enjoy beer at Craft's New Year's Eve Countdown, or show your moves at the Bollywood New Year's Eve Party at On Edge Brewing. Feeling a little... dark and moody? Then you should head over to the Starlite Room for their New Year's Emo Night!
Dinner and a Show
Ring in the new year in at Atlas Steak + Fish for a lavish 3-course dinner paired with exceptional wines. Don't want to miss the fireworks? You can also party on the Edmonton Riverboat for the New Year's Dueling Pianos and Party as you watch the fireworks while dancing to a DJ after your dinner.
NYE Beach Ball at WEM Waterpark
Hit the New Year's Eve Beach Ball at West Edmonton Mall's World Waterpark to escape the cold and celebrate the arrival of 2025. The event features live entertainment, a delicious buffet, caricature artists and character appearances, and the highlight of the evening... the largest indoor firework show! Make waves and celebrate the new year in paradise!
Parrots of the Caribbean at the River Cree
The Parrots of the Carribbean, a.k.a. POTC Band, is the high energy, original trop-rock stage show that “Puts the ROCK in Tropical Rock” as they feature a “Salute to Jimmy Buffett.”
EVO's Black & White NYE
Deck yourself out, say goodbye to 2024 and welcome in 2025 in style at Evolution Wonderlounge. They've got DJ AK in the booth bringing the beats and Red Socks Photography providing some festive photo fun!
Celebrate at Métis Crossing
Join Métis Crossing for a New Year's Eve experience of a lifetime! Ring in 2025 with dance and live music, all in the beautiful setting outside the city. Complete your New Year’s celebration with a stay in their boutique lodge or the legendary Sky Watching Domes. Maybe you'll catch some aurora lights, nature's very own light show that night!
Champagne in the Chateau
Indulge in champagne and celebrate the arrival of the new year at the Fairmont Hotel Macdonald's Champagne in the Chateau Soirée! Held in the hotel's century-old Wedgwood Ballroom, the evening includes champagne on arrival and at midnight, evening canapés, and dancing with a live DJ. For an additional cost, you can also enjoy an exquisite six-course dinner for two in The Harvest Room prior to the soirée. Don't miss this opportunity to experience the glamour and elegance of the Fairmont Hotel Macdonald on New Year's Eve! If you're staying the night, then you can pop in the morning after for their New Year's Eve Brunch to kick off the new year with a delicious breakfast.
New Year's at the Varscona
Ring in the New Year at the Varscona Theatre for a celebration featuring local celebrities, live music, and complimentary champagne. The festivities will wrap up by 9:30pm so you have time to catch the firework show!
The Gathering - An EPIC Market NYE Party
Get ready for an EPIC Market NYE Party at The Gathering! Dance to live music, taste food samples with their drink pairings, enjoy the ICE bar all night long, and finish the evening with a bubbly toast at midnight to celebrate the new year.