The new year is just around the corner, bringing with it ample opportunity to celebrate as we say goodbye to 2024 and hello to 2025. Gather the family for some fun or head out on the town with your besties—however you choose to celebrate, you'll be sure to have lots of fun at any of these Kelowna spots. 

Celebrate with the Whole Family

^{Fireworks at Big White Ski Resort} 

• The long-running and popular Valley First New York New Years, presented by Festivals Kelowna, is back! This family-friendly event takes place downtown in Stuart Part and includes live entertainment, activity stations, games, skating, and more. The evening caps off with fireworks, which happen at 9 p.m. to align with New York's time zone so the little ones can enjoy the experience, too.
• During the New York New Year's, the Kelowna Visitor Centre will be hosting a Resolution Cafe. Warm up with complimentary hot chocolate and tea and take a break from the action. You can also share your aspirations for the year ahead with a New Year's Resolution Wall.
• Both Big White Ski Resort and SilverStar Mountain Resort will also have fireworks displays on New Year's Eve.
• McCurdy Bowling Centre is offering all-you-can-bowl starting at 8 p.m. on New Year's Eve, so set your sights on scoring as many turkeys as possible (that's three strikes in a row, for those who may not know).

Savour Local Flavours

• CRAFT Beer Market is hosting a New Year's Eve @ CRAFT, with a 3-course prix fix menu—a perfect way to ring in 2024.
• Freddy's Brewpub will be hosting a New Year's Eve dinner where you can feast on slow-cooked Prime Rib and scrumptious sides (you can also take in the comedy show afterwards). 
• Bouchons Bistro is hosting a New Year's Eve Dinner with some delectable selections. Be sure to stay up to date by visiting their website.
• If you want to dine at home, Waterfront Wines is offering a New Year's Eve takeout menu, which offers a 3-course dinner.

Dine and Stay

^{Hotel Eldorado. Photo: Meghan Reading}

• Maestro's at Manteo are offering multiple seatings for their 3-course New Year's Eve dinner—with a live DJ! Lakeside Dining at Hotel Eldorado is offering a New Year's Eve Party, where you can dress to impress and dance until 1 am, with a chef-prepared late-night grazing station and sparkling wine toast at midnight. Once you've dined on the delicious fare and toasted the new year, why not take the elevator to your room instead of having to make your way home?
• The Cove Lakeside Resort makes it easy to have a romantic getaway with that special someone thanks to its NYE 2024 Package. The package includes a two-night stay in one of the resort's suites, along with a bottle of FRIND wine and keepsake flute glasses, sweet treats from a local chocolatier, and festive swag—check in on December 30 or December 31. 
• OAK + CRU at the Delta Hotels Grand Okanagan Resort is hosting a NYE Chic Soirée. You can expect a night of joyful vibes, delicious bites, food stations, and drinks and cocktail stations, with live music Enjoy a luxurious stay after your NYE celebrations in the hotel (that hot tub will feel great in the morning!).
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Have Some Laughs

• Internation comedy sensation, Andrew Grose, will be performing at Train Wreck Comedy's New Year's event, taking place at the Kelowna Curling Club. The evening will include a buffet dinner at 7:30 p.m., followed by the comedy show, and then champagne at midnight.  
• Lakesider Brewing is also teaming up with Train Wreck Comedy to present A Very Nutty New Year courtesy of comedic wizard, Tim Nutt. Arrive early to enjoy some food and drinks before the show.

Toast the New Year

• Distrikt Nightclub is having a fun-filled night topped on New Year's Eve with complimentary pizza, prizes and giveaways all night long - plus a balloon drop at midnight loaded with prizes and cash!). Open late until 3 am!
• Revelry Food + Music Hub will have New Year's Eve with Moontricks. Make it a date night with dinner and a concert. Plus, the main headliner starts at 9:00 PM, so you can be home or off to enjoy other adventures around the city.
• Downtown, Red Bird Brewing is throwing a New Year's Eve Party— ticket include sparkling wine, canapes, 360 degree photo booth, and you can dance late with their extended hours! Be sure to dress your best as it's a formal night!
• BNA Brewing's new speakeasy, Hello Darlin', is hosting a Honky-Tonk New Year's Eve. Kick off the night with a line dancing class. Enjoy a welcome drink and passed canapes, then dance the night away with live music from Roseanarig and Michael Daniels Band.
• Railside Brewing is hosting a Shine Bright NYE Party. Join for an evening of bright smiles, appies, R&B beats, and a midnight toast on them!

Kick-Off 2025

^{Polar Bear Dip. Photo: CRIS Adaptive}

Keep the good times rolling on New Year's Day and get your blood pumping by taking part in the 10th annual Polar Bear Dip. You'll run into icy cold Okanagan Lake from Tugboat Bay Beach, all in support of Community Recreational Initiatives Society (CRIS), an organization that works to ensure people of all abilities can explore the Okanagan's outdoor playground. 

Stay tuned to our calendar of winter holiday events for more NYE events happening in and around the city (events are added as they are announced).