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Thursday, December 21, 2023

What to do on New Year's Eve

 
Please check back as more information is added
 

Hotel Specials

Fourwinds Lakeside Inn & Marina New Year's Eve 

Date: Sunday, December 31
Location: Fourwinds Lakeside Inn & Marina 
Admission: $79.00 per night for Parkview Double or upgrade to Lakeside for $10.00 more per night

Fourwinds Lakeside Inn & Marina is offering a special room rate for their Parkview Double (2 Double Beds) for $79.00 per night or upgrade to Lakeside for $10.00 more per night. For reservations, call 812-824-2628 and ask for their supervisor.

SpringHill Suites Sober Chauffeur Package

Date: Sunday, December 31
Location: SpringHill Suites by Marriot
Admission: Price of one night stay

SpringHill Suites by Marriot in Bloomington is offering a driver to take guests to downtown bars and restaurants as well as bringing them back safely to the hotel. The driver is included with a one night stay.

Special Events

Fourwinds Lakeside Inn & Marina New Year's Eve Party!

Date: Sunday, December 31
Time: 9:00 PM to 1:00 AM, doors open at 8:30 PM
Location: Fourwinds Lakeside Inn & Marina Admiral Ballroom 
Admission: $45.00 couple, $30.00 single, $35.00 at-the-door, purchase wristbands in advance

Hats, horns, and noisemakers along with appetizers and two cash bars followed by a champagne toast at midnight. 21+ and up only.

WonderLab New Year's Eve 2023

Date: Sunday, December 31
Time: 1:00 PM to 5:00 PM
Location: WonderLab Museum 
Admission: Free with museum admission

Skip the late bedtime - celebrate New Year’s Eve at WonderLab. Staying up to midnight isn’t always appropriate or practical for young people. Join us for New Year’s Eve themed festivities, activities and lots of hands-on science to ring in 2024!

Restaurant Specials

Scenic View Restaurant

Date: Friday, December 29 through Monday, January 1
Time: Friday 10:00 AM to 3:00 PM, Saturday 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM, New Year's Eve 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM, New Year's Day 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM
Location: Scenic View Restaurant
Admission: Cost of meal

Open for holiday brunch! Full menu, Bloody Mary and Mimosa Buckets. Gather with friends and family. 

C3

Date: Sunday, December 31
Time: 5:00 to 10:00 PM
Location: C3
Admission: Cost of meal

C3 will be having celebratory food and drink specials. Call for reservations (812) 287-8027.

FARM Bloomington

Date: Sunday, December 31
Time: Reservations will be taken between 5:00 PM and 9:30 PM, and Root Cellar will be open from 9:00PM to 2:30 AM.
Location: FARM Bloomington
Admission: Cost of meal, no cover charge

Come join FARM Bloomington for an evening of dinner in the restaurant and dancing in our nightclub, The Root Cellar Lounge! Featured items include cream of celery root soup with wild mushrooms and truffle, duck Trap Smoked salmon with poached egg, capers, red onion and rye toasts, old lang syne pizza with tuna sashimi, crème fraiche, wasabi cream and nori, and crème Brulee with Champagne Poached Pears. 

Bars + Nightlife

The Fairfax Bar and Grill presents:  The Dynamics

Date: Sunday, December 31
Time: 6:00 PM
Location: The Fairfax Bar and Grill
Admission: $25.00 per ticket, $50.00 dinner options available before concert

Tickets sold separately for dinner and concert.  Visit: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-dynamics-new-years-eve-tickets-598786415287

The Bishop

Date: Sunday, December 31
Time: Show at 9:00 PM
Location: The Bishop
Admission: $12.00 per ticket

Go to The Bishop for New Years Eve with Busman's Holiday. The show is 21+.

The Bluebird Nightclub

Date: Sunday, December 31
Time: Doors open at 7:00 PM, show at 8:00 PM
Location: The Bluebird Nightclub
Admission: Ticket prices vary

Jake Dodds will be the featured artist for the evening. 

The Comedy Attic - Mat Alano-Martin

Date: Sunday, December 31
Time: 8:00 PM, &10:30 PM
Location: The Comedy Attic
Admission: $25.00-$30.00

Spend NYE laughing it up with Mat Alano-Martin. He has appeared at a wide variety of venues and his three albums can be heard in regular rotation on Sirius/XM's comedy channels and he has appeared on NPR and The Bob and Tom show.

Cardinal Spirits

Date: Sunday, December 31
Time: Reservations required 
Location: Cardinal Spirits
Admission: Cost of meal

They'll offer their full cocktail and dinner menu plus festive specials! No tickets, deposit, prix fixe -- just make a reservation to ring in 2024 at the distillery!

The Dunnkirk Library

Date: Sunday, December 31
Time: Reservations required 
Location: The Dunnkirk Library
Admission: Cost of drink

The Dunnkirk Library will be offering a champagne toast at midnight!

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Samantha Hyde

Samantha Hyde

Samantha is the Digital Content Developer at Visit Bloomington. She is a proud recent graduate of Indiana University, a lover of concerts, traveling, and is a pro tennis fanatic. 

 

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