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Viennese New Year
December 30, 2021 & Jan. 2, 2022
The Seattle Symphony performs “music drawn from the glittering ballrooms of Vienna” at Viennese New Year, including waltzes, polkas, marches, and music by Mozart and Strauss at Benaroya Hall, 200 University St. in Seattle.
New Year’s Eve restaurants
December 31, 2021
OpenTable lists restaurants that offer special menus and celebrations on New Year’s Eve.
Anime party
December 31, 2021 (9 p.m.)
“Come fancy or come in cosplay” to the New Year’s Eve Anime Masquerade, with DJ music, dancing, drink specials, and free ping pong for age 21+ at Spin Seattle, 1511 6th Ave. in Seattle.
Bollywood New Year’s Eve
December 31, 2021 (8:30 p.m.)
Dance to the music of India all night long at Bollywood NYE, with silver and gold decor on all three floors of the Hard Rock Cafe, 116 Pike St. in Seattle. Bring age 21+ ID. Discount tickets
New Year’s eve at W hotel
December 31, 2021
Rendezvous 2022 includes DJ dance music, champagne at midnight, and “hearty bites for purchase” at W Seattle, 1112 4th Ave. in Seattle. Bring age 21+ ID.
New Year’s Eve - Columbia Center
December 31, 2021 (9 p.m.)
Watch the Space Needle’s fireworks at midnight from indoors atop the city’s tallest building at $161 New Year’s Eve at Sky View Observatory, which includes an assigned table, bites, snacks, and party favors for age 21+.
New Year’s Eve in a cathedral
December 31, 2021 (11 p.m.)
Hear Baroque music composed by Antonio Vivaldi and Arcangelo Corelli and performed by a chamber orchestra and a choir at New Year's Eve Gala Concertat St. James Cathedral, 804 9th Ave. in Seattle. Donation.
New Year’s fireworks
December 31, 2021
The Space Needle will launch a live fireworks show at midnight, but they encourage you to watch it on TV because most of the Seattle Center grounds will be closed to crowds in 2021. Free.
Giant New Year’s party
December 31, 2021 (8:30 p.m.)
Indulgence is billed as Seattle’s biggest New Year’s Eve bash, with 1,500 guests, comedy, dance music, dancers, and access to most exhibits in the Museum of Pop Culture at Seattle Center for age 21+.
Roaring ‘20s New Year’s party
December 31, 2021 (9 p.m.)
Gatsby’s Penthouse has a prepaid bar, casino games, urban skyline views, and DJ music playing on a “state of the art lighting and sound system” for age 21+ at King Street Ballroom, 255 S King St. in Seattle.
Alien New Year’s concert
December 31, 2021 (7 p.m.)
“Get beamed up to the mothership as you enter a scene filled with lights, lasers, and cosmic sounds” at Abduction 2021: New Year’s Invasion, which promises a night of genre-bending music for age 18+ at WaMu Theater, 800 Occidental Ave. S in Seattle.Rules.
New Year’s Eve – India cirque
December 31, 2021 (8 p.m.)
Cirque Du Bollywood New Year’s Eve has aerial circus performances, food and drinks for sale, and a DJ playing Bollywood pop music as “state-of-the-art light and sound light up the large dance floor” at Emerald City Trapeze Arts, 2702 6th Ave. S in Seattle.
1980s New Year
December 31, 2021 (8 p.m.)
The‘80s & ‘90s Throwback NYE Party features a DJ, a boy-band tribute (#All4Doras), and a 1980s New Wave band (Nite Wave) for age 21+ at Nectar Lounge, 412 N 36th S in Seattle.