New Year's Eve 2009
Ring in 2010 with the original Chicago city guide to New Year's Eve
Centerstage has uncovered the best New Year's Eve parties all around Chicago.
33 New Year's Eve events matching your selection criteria.
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Want it all in the new year? Angels offers an inclusive party package, which includes an all-you-can-eat taco bar loaded with vegetarian, ground beef and chicken tacos, sangria, Mexican and domestic beers, house margaritas, premium cocktails and a midnight champagne toast. Bottle service and booth reservations are available for an additional charge (tables range from $50-$100; bottle service ranges from $50-$300). Contact events@angleschicago.com for more information and table inquiries.
Punk favorites Pegboy and Shot Baker perform a special New Year's Eve show on New Year's Eve.
Party all night at this all-inclusive bash, featuring a four-hour premium open bar, a midnight champagne toast, party favors and a balloon drop.
Semi-formal attire is required at the James Bond-themed bash at one of Chicago's newest nightclubs. The ticket price includes four hours of open bar and "butler passed" hors d'oeuvres.
Division Ale House features a five-hour call drink package, which includes wine, select beers and call liquor, plus the bar includes a bountiful buffet. No package would be complete without a midnight champagne toast, party favors and DJs.
Swedish pop sensation (not in the ABBA sense) Jens Lekman brings his charming ditties to the Empty Bottle for what should be a fun and funny New Year's Eve performance. Let's hope he brings the brass, too.
Fall into the rabbit hole at this Alice in Wonderland-themed NYE party featuring four and a half hours of premium open bar, an appetizer buffet and more. Find a white rabbit and you'll get a limo ride home - free!
Celebrate the beginning of the new year in style with a full premium bar, fully stocked buffets featuring elegant party fare and resident DJs spinning. The NYE package includes champagne service all night long. English will screen the Times Square ball drop on the bar's 10 flat-screen TVs and will also screen live local coverage at midnight. Contact Katrina at (312) 222-6200 for bottle service information and booth inquiries.
The Wrigleyville bar's An Evening With Bubbles includes a dinner buffet, call drinks, beer and a champagne toast - expect bubbles to be everywhere. DJ/VJ Rain provides the audiovisual entertainment.
The HOB brings it back to the old school with a performance from '90s rockers Big Head Todd & the Monsters.
You'll enjoy a top-shelf open bar, passed hors d'oeuvres (including crispy short rib tacos, King Crab California Rolls and Martha's Carrot Cake), a midnight champagne toast and more at this River North bash. Drop an extra $25 and you'll get access to SUB 51, the downstairs club, as well.
John Barleycorn offers an inclusive New Year's Eve party package including a premium bar featuring wine, domestic and imported beers and premium liquor, plus an upscale buffet featuring appetizers and more substantial fare.
John Barleycorn offers an inclusive New Year's Eve party package including a premium bar featuring wine, domestic and imported beers and premium liquor, plus an upscale buffet featuring appetizers and more substantial fare.
Two parties are more fun than one at John Barleycorn Schaumburg. In the club the venue offers an inclusive party package featuring a premium bar including wine, domestic and imported bottled beers and premium liquor, passed hors d'oeuvre and a buffet.Booth reservations are $250, which includes a bottle of champagne, a bottle of 4 Rebels Premium or Dragonfruit Vodka and a spacious booth for your group for the evening.The restaurant features dinner specials such as a $25.95 prime rib dinner and a $59.95 land and sea dinner-for-two.
Eclectic electronica group Future Rock leads a New Year's Eve concert that also includes Dark Party (Eliot Lipp & Leo123) and DJ Thibault.
Travel back in time as Kit Kat celebrates Chicago's infamous Chez Paree lounge (which hosted the likes of Bob Hope and Sammy Davis Jr.) with three dinner seatings. Servers will wear outfits from the 1930s through the '50s, and Diva Madame X will perform songs from those years. For dinner, you'll enjoy a five-course menu including your choice of chateaubriand, halibut with sunchoke puree and sweet potato gnocchi and wild mushroom-cheese tortellini; and a drool-inducing chocolate-mint napoleon with salted chocolate caramel.
Travel through time as Kit Kat Lounge and Supper Club transforms into Chicago's infamous Chez Paree lounge. Even the staff will get into the act as they don costumes from the 1930s through the ‘50s and Kit Kat Diva Madame X performs songs from these golden musical eras. A five-course dinner will be served throughout three seatings: 6 p.m. ($50), 8 p.m. ($75) and 10 p.m. ($85). Each seating will receive a complimentary champagne toast.
You'll find three floors of entertainment at this huge speakeasy-themed bash, including four and a half hours of open bar, a full catered buffet, bands, DJs and more. The pricier VIP tickets pretty much mean better food and access to a special area on the third floor. Check out chitownnye.com.
Champagne stations galore await you at LaSalle Power Co. but no party would be complete without go-go dancers. DJ Jayson Rose and VJ Jared Bobo will keep the party moving. VIP tickets are available for $110 and include access to the third floor which will feature live music from a headliner band.
Do New Year's Eve speakeasy-style at this Fulton Market lounge's Roaring '20s celebration. The package includes a five-hour open bar, buffet courtesy of Duchamp, entertainment from a live three-piece brass band and DJ Lil Mikey, blackjack and craps tables, a midnight champagne toast and more. Period clothing is encouraged. Pre-sale tickets are available at clubtix.net.
Talk about bang for your buck. For the admission price, you'll get a six-hour party at this Wrigleyville staple, including open bar, food buffet, DJ'd tunes, a champagne toast, party favors and more.
If you saw The Jesus Lizard at the Pitchfork Music Festival over the summer, you know the alt-rockers know how to throw a party. At Metro, David Yow and company will get a dedicated crowd already looking to get crazy (instead of many indifferent Built to Spill fans), so watch out.
South-of-the-border flair awaits you at Moe's. Take advantage of a package including a premium bar package featuring margaritas, sangria, Mexican and domestic beers, premium liquor and an upscale Mexican buffet. Live it up big with a booth reservations ($250), which includes a bottle of champagne, a bottle of 4 Rebels Premium or Dragonfruit Vodka. Bottle service ranges from $100-$600.
Guests at this penthouse bash will get a premium open bar (including Red Bull drinks) from 9 p.m.-1 a.m., hors d'oeuvres throughout the night, including dessert at midnight, and plenty of party favors.
The storytellers of 2nd Story brings their tale-telling prowess to Red Kiva for a second annual party ("Stories and Bubbly") featuring four new original tales, live music from Seeking Wonderland, a champagne toast, snacks and a dessert bar. Themed cocktails (inspired by the evening's stories) and flatbread pizzas will be available. Storytellers Khanisha Foster, Larry Kerns, Julie Ganey and Deb Lewis (stories conclude at midnight).
Irish rockers The Tossers headline an eclectic night of upbeat music which also includes Yakuza (avant-garde metal), Teen Idols (punk) and Scott Lucas (of Local H) and the Married Men.
Make a resolution to attend Rockwood's New Year's Eve party. The package includes a premium bar, a buffet, plus a midnight champagne toast and party favors. The bar's resident DJs spin all night. Watch the ball drop on one of Rockwood's 50-inch flat-screens.Booth reservations are available for parties of six or more.
Great food and great tunes make for a great new year as the Signature Room and Chicago’s classic rock station 97.1fm the Drive Rock N’ Roll New Year’s Eve concert experience. Ring in the New Year with the 60s rock of The New Invaders, rock n’ roll of the Tony Calderisi Trio and pop sounds of SODA. An all-inclusive ticket also includes gourmet food and open bar
Party like an old-time rock star with live music from Soda, The New Invaders and The Tony Calderisi Trio at this 95th floor bash. The event includes open bar and gourmet food and requires "cocktail attire."
Enjoy a premium open bar (8 p.m.-1 a.m.), party favors, a balloon drop, midnight champagne toast, live countdown on plasma TVs and more at this ticket-limited event in Lincoln Park. Table service is available, as is the full appetizer menu.
You'll get four hours of premium open bar, a midnight champagne toast, party favors and music from the house DJ at Lincoln Park favorite Tin Lizzie.
Ring in the new year with the city's elite partiers at this subterranean club, whose party features a premium open bar and dinner package, plus a champagne toast at midnight. Head to tickets.com (keyword: The Underground) to get tickets.