Ring in the New Year in Albany! Say farewell to 2024 with family-friendly festivities, powerhouse performances, or memorable meals. Keep reading for special events, celebrations and unique dining experiences for this New Year's Eve in Albany County. Happy New Year!
- New Year's Eve Dinners
- New Year's Eve Parties & Events
- New Year's Eve Performances
- Bonus: New Year's Day Celebrations
New Year's Eve Dinners
New Year's Eve 3-Course Dinner at The Century House
Location: The Century House
Price: $59 per person
Reserve your spot today to say goodbye to 2024 at The Century House. The cozy restaurant is offering a 3-course dinner. Start with soup or salad, enjoy a delicious entree, and end the evening with dessert. Make a reservation through their website!
NYE Dinner at Texas de Brazil
Location: Crossgates Mall
Hours: 12 PM to 10 PM
Price: Varies
Book a table at Texas De Brazil in Crossgates Mall this New Year's Eve for a delicious Brazilian dinner to close out your year. Choose from a menu of all-you-can-eat grilled meat, scrumptious sides of garlic mashed potatoes, fried bananas and lobster bisque, and make sure to browse the full salad bar. Reservations are strongly encouraged so be sure to save your spot soon.
New Year's Dinner at Black & Blue
Location: Black & Blue Steak and Crab
Hours: 3 PM to 11 PM
Price: Varies
Enjoy a mouth-watering meal at Black & Blue Steak and Crab. The steakhouse is open late this New Year's giving you plenty of time to celebrate the oncoming year.
Special Four Course Dinner at Nicole's Restaurant
Location: Nicole's Restaurant
Hours: 4 PM to 10 PM
Price: $95 per person
Start your New Year's celebrations with a delicious prix-fixe, four course dinner at Nicole's Restaurant. First course options include fried calamari, classic chilled shrimp and tomato tartar. Choose from a roasted pear salad, butter bean soup, or sgroppino for your second course. Third course options range from boursin topped filet to miso maple roasted chicken to seared sea bass. Top off your meal with something sweet like a glass of strawberry prosecco or maple bourbon creme brulee. Dinner at Nicole's Restaurant is an elegant and delectable way to say goodbye to 2024. Reserve your spot today by calling (518) 436-4952
Prix Fixe Dinner at Josie's Table
Location: Stuyvesant Plaza
Hours: 11:30 Am to 2 PM | 4 PM to 10 PM
Price: $95 per person
Enjoy a lovely New Year's Eve meal at Josie's Table located in Stuyvesant Plaza. The prix fixe menu includes three courses. Choose from lobster bisque, a burrata salad, miso glazed pork belly and more for your first course. Then for your second course, dig into a sherry braised lamb shank, stuffed delicata squash or for a $10 upcharge filet mignon. End your night on a sweet note with third course options ranging from vanilla creme brulee to a mango or raspberry sorbet. Make your reservation by calling (518) 689-7777
NYE at 677 Prime
Location: 677 Prime
Hours: 5:30 PM to 12:30 AM
Price: Varies
Toast to 2025 in style at 677 Prime. Enjoy dinner at this upscale steakhouse and listen to non-stop live music. Watch the ball drop in Times Square and cheers with a complimentary glass of prosecco at midnight. Specials for the evening include "surf and turf for two" and "duck, duck, duck ... goose." Reservations are required.
Holiday Express Package from Nicole's Catering
Location: Nicole's Catering
Available: Through December 31
Price: Varies
Hosting a New Year's party and looking for a delicious meal to impress your guests? Have your dinner catered by the experts at Nicole's Catering. The Holiday Express Package offers entrees from orange maple salmon to turkey roulade and side options from herb roasted red potatoes to tortellini primavera. Order the small package for up to 10 guests or the large package for up to 24. Call Nicole's Catering at (518) 706 4320 or email info@nicolescatering.com to place your order.
New Year's Eve Parties & Events
Noon Year's Eve Pajama Party
Location: Colonie Center Mall
Time: 10 AM to 12 PM
Price: Free
It's a Noon Year celebration you won't want to miss! Perfect for families with smaller children, head over to Colonie Center in your PJ's for a magical morning celebration to welcome 2025. Children can transform into their favorite characters or creatures with face painting, capture family memories with the photo booth, decorate party hats for the celebration, and meet favorite characters from Spiderman to Cinderella. The whole party leads up to an exciting Finale Balloon Drop with a countdown to the Noon Year.
New Year's Eve for Kids
Location: Indian Ladder Farms
Time: 11 AM to 1 PM and 2 PM to 4 PM
Price: $15
Ring in the new year at Indian Ladder Farms! This New Year's Eve event is designed for kids to celebrate the start of 2025 with bingo, crafts, s'mores, and more. Enjoy an exciting countdown complete with hats, horns, and sparkling cider.
New Year's Mid-Day Celebration
Location: New York State Museum
Time: 12 PM to 3 PM
Price: Free
Little ones can cheer for New Year's at this mid-day NYE celebration at New York State Museum. Families are invited to take part in crafts and activities to welcome 2025.
First Night Bethlehem
Location: Four Corners in Delmar
Time: 5:30 PM to 7 PM
Price: Free
Looking for a family-friendly New Year's Eve celebration? Head to Delmar's Four Corners for First Night Bethlehem presented by the town of Bethlehem and the Bethlehem Chamber of Commerce. The all-outdoor festivities include a custom ice sculpture, a dazzling fireworks display, face painting and roving sax players!
Typhoid's Takeover: New Year's Eve Pre-Game
Location: Nine Pin Cider
Time: 7 PM to 10 PM
Price: Free!
Typhoid Mary is taking over Nine Pin for a New Year's Eve drag show and complimentary cider toast. Kick off your celebrations at Nine Pin or let it be your only stop for an early night out before toasting to 2025 back at home.
Over the Rainbow New Year's Eve 2025
Location: Crowne Plaza Albany - The Desmond Hotel
Time: 9 PM to 1 AM
Price: Varies
Party it up at the Desmond Hotel known for hosting the largest New Year's Eve party in the capital city every year! Each New Year's the entire hotel is transformed to fit a different theme and the party extends over two ballroom dancefloors and two indoor courtyards. This year the Desmond invites guests to welcome 2025 Over the Rainbow.
City Beer Hall Presents: New Years Eve 2025!
Location: City Beer Hall
Time: 10 PM to 2 AM
Price: Free!
Ring in the New Year by dancing the night away at City Beer Hall. The downtown Albany restaurant will be decked out for the celebration with strung decorations and vibrant lighting. Cheers to the New Year with a champagne toast, capture the memory at the photo booth and enjoy free pizza with every drink special.
New Year's Eve Performances
First Night of Funny!
Location: Cohoes Music Hall
Time: 8 PM to 9:30 PM
Price: $30
Say goodbye to 2024 with a night full of laughter at the Cohoes Music Hall! The First Night of Funny features four professional comedians with unique and hilarious takes on the world. The show is earlier in the evening, so you will be home in time for a toast at midnight.
NYE with Adam Mamawala!
Location: FunnyBone Comedy Club Crossgates Mall
Time: Doors open at 6 PM, show is at 7 PM
Price: $37
Laugh the night away with a stand-up performance by New York City-based comedian, Adam Mamawala at FunnyBone in Crossgates Mall. The FunnyBone offers a full bar and dinner menu to enjoy during the show.
Opal Essence's New Year's Eve Dragtacular!
Location: Capital Repertory Theatre
Time: 8 PM
Price: $22.50
Celebrate New Year's with a drag performance at Capital Repertory Theatre hosted by Opal Essence. For an additional $15, get access to the VIP Experience which includes a photo-opportunity and first dibs on seating.
Bonus: New Year's Day Celebrations
Looking for ways to start your year off right? Check out some events taking place in Albany County and the surrounding area on the first day of 2025!
First Day Hike
Location: John Boyd Thacher State Park
Time: 10 AM
Celebrate the first day of the year with this national State Park tradition. Thacher Park is leading a first day hike across one of their most popular trails. Enter this winter wonderland through pine and hemlock forests and marvel at frozen waterfalls.
Bach at New Year's: A Baroque Concerto Showcase
Location: Troy Savings Bank Music Hall
Time: 3 PM to 5 PM
Price: Varies
Head over to Troy Savings Bank Music Hall for this holiday tradition that has endured since 1993. Enjoy the wonderful melodies of Bach, Telemann, and Von Biber performed by the Berkshire Bach Ensemble.
