You could be celebrating the end of 2018, or you might be welcoming the beginning of 2019. Either wayyou’will do it in style at Denver this past season.
The Mile High City comes with options for everybody New Year’therefore Eve rolls about: people who want to stuff their faces with tasty food, people who want to wear something sparkly, and individuals who need to get surrounded by loved ones and friends — or even Arsenio Hall. We’ll arrive.
Start 2019 off right by counting it at one of these many New Year’s Eve celebrations, dining events, shows and family friendly events throughout the Front Range.
DINING OUT
New Year’s Eve isn’t the opportunity to count calories, quit alcohol oryou understand, practice any kind of impulse control at all. You will find resolutions for all that, and they don’t even start until next year. This is the night to go big, not dwelling.
So dig deep into the reservoir of 2018 rage, and find the courage within to consume all the lobster and drink all the champagne at one of these 19 restaurants at which to ring in 2019.
Sure, dim sum is generally served during daytime, however this is New Year’s Eve and all things are possible. Ace Eat Serve will sponsor Dim Sum and some, which means after-dark soup dumplings, siu mai and noodles galore. 500 E. 17th Ave., Denver, 303-800-7705; aceeatserve.com
Perhaps You require the firing of a cannon on New Year’s Eve. That’s sort of weird, but also kind of cool. That’s game plan in The Fort, that will shoot a cannon each houron the hour starting in 5 p.m.. As you drove all of the way up there for the NYE cannon bunny, you might also stay for your three-course, $69/person dinner. 19192 CO-8, Morrison, 303-697-4771; thefort.com
Steuben’therefore Arvada is charging its 6 8 and pm p.m. champagne/sparkling citrus toasts as family friendly, however the childless can appreciate getting to bed at a reasonable hour. Along with table-side magicians. 7355 Ralston Road, Arvada, 303-830-0096; steubens.com
Revelers of a specific age (like in those too young — or never born — to see “Murphy Brown” the first time around) may want to catch ViewHouse Ballpark’s Wonderland New Year’s Eve 2019 Party, having an unlimited buffet and trio of DJs. The spot’s Mad Hatters Recovery Tea Party Brunch the next morning might interest a broader audience. 2015 Market St., Denver, 720-878-2015; viewhouse.com; $65 buffet
Spend the last hours of 2018 at a few of the finest new restaurants that the season gave us. Safta’s NYE feast contains caviar, lamb and foie gras, however we all ’re betting the butter-poached lobster hummus will be the actual star of the evening. 3330 Brighton Blvd., Denver, 720-408-2444; eatwithsafta.com; $85/person
The Four Seasons Denver’s EDGE comes with an ingenious way to kick off 2019: with brunch. Come midnight, the pub will start serving bottomless brunch, together with mimosas and handed bites until 2 a.m.. The restaurant will serve either a three-course ($115/person) or five-course ($235/person) menu earlier in the day. 1111 14th St., Denver, 303-389-3050; fourseasons.com; NYE event $95/person
If you think of the strangest New Year’s Eve restaurant, then you likely think killer opinions, elegant meals, champagne and licking truffle butter from your dining company ’s cheek. No? Just us? Well Corrida in Boulder gets the truffle butter-licking audience covered using its three-course menu with ribeye and truffle butter. It has the viewpoints, food and drink, also. 1023 Walnut St., Boulder, 303-444-1333; corridaboulder.com; $85
Get a sneak peek at fighter Kelly Whitaker’s new bakery/café/bulk grain pub, Dry Storage, in Basta’s family-style tasting menu supper. Dry Storage is currently in partnership with all Fortuna Chocolate, so there’ll surely be chocolate, plus a real bread skillet toast. Just go with it. 3601 Arapahoe Ave., Boulder, 303-997-8775; bastaboulder.com
Jovanina’s Broken Italian is generally one of the most fun restaurants at which to eat in town, so you understand the newish LoDo spot will be a lively choice for NYE. Specials for the large night include truffles by the g and Aspen nachos (caviar, crème fraiche and potato chips). 1520 Blake St., Denver, 720-541-7721; jovanina.com
Julep will be giving the people what they need this New Year’s Eve: fried chicken and bubbles. Buy a 10-piece dinner and a bottle of champagne (or white or red wine) for $72. Come back the next morning for your southern restaurant’s & 80’s brunch. 3258 Larimer St., Denver, 303-295-8977; juleprino.com
Based on your budget and propensity for chef Frank Bonanno, Denver Milk Market’s Outlook Good New Year’s Eve celebration has three options for you. Firstthere’s Market Experience, where $50 gets you infinite bites and a couple of drinks from Milk’therefore vendors. For $150you can get either the MOO Bar VIP Experience (all you can eat and drink) or the Happy Fortune Dinner, also a smorgasbord of all Bonanno’s greatest hit dishes. 1800 Wazee St., Denver, 303-792-8242; denvermilkmarket.com
Even the five-course chef’s tasting menu in Coohill’therefore is fantastic and all, however, we think the headliner is your half-priced champagne and sparkling wine. You know, because you’re likely planning on drinking twice as much as usual anyway. 1400 Wewatta St., Denver, 303-623-5700; coohills.com; $75/person
Two words: caviar celebration. Stoic & Genuine is about salted fish egg mad with just two caviar tasting menus. Even the four-course, $105/person menu pairs caviar with plates of oysters and salmon ravioli, while the aptly-named Caviar and Champagne Extravaganza ($200/person) will be, well, just that. 1701 Wynkoop St., Denver, 303-640-3474; stoicandgenuine.com
Live entertainment, champagne, a four-course dinner and party favors (party favors! ) ) Are exactly everything you’ll get in the Fireside Grill in Hilton Denver Inverness on New Year’s Eve. The food options include duck confit and scallops, while the celebration favors stay a gorgeous mystery. 200 Inverness Drive West, Englewood, 303-799-5800; $65/person
Billed as “tableside theatre,” Urban Farmer’s NYE Soiree in the Parlor entails oysters, caviar and dry-aged wagyu together with foie gras butter. If it is possible to think of a more over-the-top way to spend the day, please let us understand (and pay for us to connect you). 1659 Wazee St., Denver, 303-262-6070; urbanfarmerdenver.com; $155/person
Feeling elaborate? Feeling firework-y? Larkspur Events & Dining will give you an extravagant buffet, and a view of Vail’s torchlight parade (in the early seating) and fireworks. By “give,” we all imply in trade for $150-395, based on your seating. 458 Vail Valley Drive, Vail, 970-754-8050; larkspurvail.com
This is the very final opportunity to get Departure’s Peking Duck dinner, which, by the way, includes duck fat ice cream. Each duck, that takes 10 chefs and cooks at least four times to cure, dry and roast, functions two-four people, also for $100 a duck, it’therefore one of the greatest values to be found in Cherry Creek. 249 Columbine St., Denver, 720-772-5020; departuredenver.com
Why stay up late when sleeping is really much better? Feasting on Æbleskiver (Danish pancake balls) and downing glögg in the daytime at Annette’s next annual New Year’s Eve Scandinavian Brunch appears like the perfect means to say adjö to 2018. 2501 Dallas St., Aurora, 720-710-9975; annettescratchtotable.com; $35/person, seatings in 9 a.m., 11 a.m. and one p.m.
Early birds willing to devote some cash can strike Tavernetta’s unique four-course tasting menu for $150/person, while late night revelers willing to devote some cash can strike Tavernetta’s Inaugural New Year’s Eve Bash for $250/person (includes champagne, pick cocktails and meals channels ). 1889 16th St., Denver, 720-605-1889; tavernettadenver.com; Bash 9 p.m.-1 a.m.
— Allyson Reedy
COMEDY
Comedy Works’ run-up to New Year’s Eve contains Denver-based nationwide headliners Josh Blue and John Tole (in the Caribbean and south clubs, respectivelythrough Dec. 23). But the weekend-of, you’ll have your selection of Comedy Works-booked reveals from Steve Simeone (downtown) and Taylor Tomlinson (the south club) — and Cuban trailblazer Arsenio Hall in Estes Park on Dec. 30 (in the Stanley Hotel, a part of a new partnership involving the places ). The 5 and 6 p.m. reveals on Dec. 31 are relatively family-friendly, with supporters 13-and-up welcome to the generally 21-and-up rooms. The subsequent displays (7:30, 8 and 10 p.m.) are where things become real, and not simply as your ticket to the 10 p.m. shows includes party favors, a midnight champagne toast and a countdown with the comics. Tickets: $30-$60. Downtown club: 1226 15th St. South club: 5345 Landmark Place in Greenwood Village. comedyworks.com
Felipe Esparza feels like a perfect decision to ring 2019 with, given that the inherent flaws in jokes which still gleam with a sharp-edged point of view. We’re guessing that he ’therefore not going to stay around until midnight following his show, however it’s worth investing some time together with him on Dec. 31 in the Paramount Theatre, given that the quality of last year’s rollicking “Translate This” special. 1621 Glenarm Place. Tickets: $39.50-$49.50. altitudetickets.com
While The Denver Improv isn’t holding its yearly stand-up show just before the midnight countdown this season, the 8 pm start time of its just Dec. 31 performance involves a champagne toast and party favors ring in 2019, with headliner and “Ragin’ Cajun” comedian John Morgan (not to be confused with all the political Ragin’ Cajun, James Carville). The Denver Improv, 8246 Northfield Blvd.. Unit 1400. Tickets: $24-$55. denver.improv.com
— John Wenzel
MUSIC
STS9, the Georgia-reared electro-jam band that’s home in Red Rocks Amphitheatre as it’s in theatres and nightclubs, will perform three nights at the Fillmore Auditorium Dec. 28, 29 and 31 having a killer lineup of guests, including Pnuma Trio (Dec. 28), Tokimonsta (Dec. 29) and Mark Farina (Dec. 31). 1510 N. Clarkson St. Tickets: $39.75 Dec. 28-29; $49-$152 Dec. 31; $145 for three-day passes. livenation.com
Decadence NYE 2018 bills itself as the country’s biggest New Year’s Eve festival, and also whether or not that’s accurate (are you currently counting just paid attendees?) 1 matter ’therefore for sure: that the yearly EDM blowout in the Colorado Convention Center faithfully brings thousands to downtown Denver to hear from an assortment of producers, DJs and other dance-oriented freaks. This year’s Dec. 30-31 lineup contains performances from Zeds Dead, Walker & Royce, What So Not, Skrillex, Illenium, The Him, Spencer Brown, Trajikk and a Lot More. 18-and-up. 700 14th St. Tickets: The cheapest general-admission single-tickes are sold out, however higher-tier and multi-day moves continue to be available; $129-$339. decadencenye.com
To kick off its year-long celebration of a quarter-century of improbably specialized, melodically organic jamming, Colorado’s String Cheese Incident will perform three shows about (and on) New Year’s Eve in Broomfield’s FirstBank Center. The pre-NYE shows includes some heavy-hitting openers, such as Sam Bush and Darol Anger (Dec. 28) and Robert Randolph, Ivan Neville, Ian Neville and Tony Hall (Dec. 29), while the New Year’s Eve show features three complete sets from the band. 11450 Broomfield Lane. Tickets: $55-$89 single-day moves; $150 three-day pass. altitudetickets.com
The Infamous Stringdusters, The Drunken Hearts and Jon Stickley Trio want to hang with you on New Year’s Eve (and also the day before), and also their bluegrass-happy living area that weekend just appears to become Colfax’s Ogden Theatre. — preceded there a couple nights earlier by another two-night band stand (Gogol Bordello). This is summit Colorado, folks. 16-and-up. 935 E. Colfax Ave. Tickets: $35-$50. $100 two-day moves. axs.com
— John Wenzel
PARTIES
The Ellie Caulkins Opera House will change into the Gatsby mansion in New Year’s Eve together with the Yearly White Rose Gala. The Roaring ’20s-themed event will contain flappers, performers and dancing to transfer you back in time as you ring in the new year in one of Denver’s most popular events. Ellie Caulkins Opera House in 9 p.m.; 1385 Curtis St., Limited general admission tickets available for $79, VIP tickets $129. ewyearspartydenver.com
Nothing says New Year’s Eve like the words “open pub. ” You& & rsquo;ll find plenty to do in this takeover of McNichols Building I downtown Denver for Resolution. The two-floor event features multiple chambers with DJ dance celebrations, laser light screens and, oh yeah, did we mention a open bar? Dress to impress, as everybody else will. The Curtis Hotel. 144 W. Colfax Ave. in 9 p.m.; $119-$234, and prices increase closer to the case, which tends to sell out. resolutiondenver.com
A 12,000-square-foot ballroom should be plenty of space for you to make the new year in style in the NYE Black Tie Party in Westminster. The event will contain lights, festive decorations and casino games. Bring your very best dancing shoes: DJs will spin the hits and rings will rock while fellow revelers spin the roulette wheel. A giant confetti blast and champagne toast will greet the new year , if you can tear yourself away from your open bar — it’s open for at least five hours with unlimited drinks. Westin Hotel, 10600 Westminster Blvd., Westminster at 8 pm; $94-$99. ewyearsevenight.com
Does the place for Denver’s Grandest New Year’s Eve Party make it expansive (that the Grand Hyatt), but also the four parties from a single having a open bar, dinner buffet, and a champagne toast at midnight finish with party hats and a balloon drop. Entertainment will come care of their Nacho Men playing with rock, disco and more, Club X Band, also a silent disco and even karaoke. Additional incentive: The hotel is a block away from the fireworks screen. Overnight packs in the hotel available beginning at $439 a room with party admission. Party-only tickets start at $159 per man at 303-295-1234 or mix100.com. Denver Grand Hyatt, 1750 Welton St., beginning at 8 pm
Who says that a historic train station can’t even be cool with these times? Inside Union Station‘s Great Hall, revelers will Get a Silent Disco and Light Show. Three DJs will pumppump the jams as you dancing your way to an epic light display on the ceiling . Tickets for this event are $75 per individual. 1701 Wynkoop St., beginning at 9 p.m. unionstationindenver.com
— Sara Grant
FAMILY
Parents can rest easy (and celebration elsewhere) while their children have a supervised sleepover in the Denver Zoo’s Bunk With the Beasts night outside. Included is a guided tour of Zoo Lights, up-close experiences with some of the critters, enjoyable activities, a pizza supper, evening snack and breakfast the following day. It’s open to children ages 5 to 13. The event begins at 6 pm on New Year’s Eve and ends at 10 a.m. Jan. 1. Price: $65 for members, $75 for non-members. Tickets at denverzoo.org.
The sparkling Zoo Lights will be open to the general public on New Year’s Eve from 5:30 to 9 p.m. with time-stamped tickets (the previous entry group is at 7:30). Admission is between $9 and $20, based on membership and age group. Tickets at denverzoo.org. Denver Zoo, 2300 Steele St., 720-337-1400; denverzoo.org
Let the kids celebration, also, in the Noon Year’s Eve celebration in the Children’s Museum of Denver in Marsico Campus. Look for ball drops and countdowns in the hour beginning at 10 a.m., bubble-wrap “fireworks,” confetti, art projects, music, specific characters, snacks and much more. Additionally, there’ll be entertainment by beat-boxer Mr. Kneel. Price: $14 up to 1 and over 60; $16 for ages 2 to 59; free for kids under 1. Members get a 50 percent discount. Hours: 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Children’s Museum of Denver, 2121 Children’s Museum Drive; 303-433-7444; mychildsmuseum.org
The sky over downtown Denver will light up for approximately eight minutes beginning at 9 pm Dec. 31 and again at midnight when the New Year’s Eve fireworks go away. Simply stand anywhere along the 16th Street Mall and look up. The fireworks would be synched to a music playlist from live DJs along the mall (they’ll also be playing tunes from 8 pm to midnight). More info at denver.org.
On New Year’s Eve, take the children on a wander through outdoor trails lined with trees adorned with over a thousand lights in A Hudson Christmas in Hudson Gardens. Hours: 5-9 p.m., with tickets available at the door beginning at 4:30 p.m. Or get them in advance at altitudetickets.com. Price: Adults $10.50, children 4-12 $8, ages 3 and under free. Other prices available at hudsongardens.org. Hudson Gardens & Events Center, 6115 S. Santa Fe Drive, Littleton; 303-797-8565.
Watch the Avalanche choose the Los Angeles Kings on Dec. 31 in the Pepsi Center, Then love indoor fireworks Once the skating is Completed. Prices vary, but a New Year’s Eve Happy Hour Package, that includes two upper bowl tickets and two glasses of champagne will be 70. Go to altitudetickets.com to buy. Game time: 6 p.m. Pepsi Center, 1000 Chopper Circle, Denver; pepsicenter.com
— Barbara Ellis
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