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New Year's Eve in Washington, DC 2026

Dec 30 – Jan 1

Our picks

Parties and countdowns

PickNew Year's Eve with DJ Trixie Mattel10 PM The AnthemPickDC NOIR: A New Year's Eve Celebration9 PM VUE RooftopPickBehind The Velvet Rope9 PM Dirty HabitPickReggae Fest D.C. New Year's Eve All Black Affair10 PM Howard TheatreAdams Morgan New Years Eve Party9 PM Grand Central Restaurant & BarNew Year's Party9 PM The Bronson Bierhall, Arlington, VAFire & Ice New Year’s Eve 20278 PM Smokecraft Modern Barbecue, Arlington, VABrand New Day X – NYE 202710 PM FlashCloonee (NYE)9 PM EchostageNew Years Eve Cocktail Party at The Light Horse Restaurant & Bar8 PM The Light Horse, Alexandria, VAMidnight in Paradise9 PM VagabondYours Truly DC Hotel NYE 27 DC9 PM Yours Truly DC Hotel - Vignette Collection by IHGNew Years Eve Decades Party!9 PM Capital One Tower RdUnstoppable Steppers New Year's Celebration8 PM Departmental Progressive Club, Alexandria, VANye Bootlegger Bash10 PM Code RedNew Year's Eve Dance Party9 PM CUT AboveAlias New Year's Eve Party9 PM AliasAlexandria New Years Eve Bar Crawl 20276 PM Alexandria Bier Garden, Alexandria, VANew Year's Eve with Monty Alexander and Performance by Caterina Zappon10 PM Blues AlleyWashington DC New Years Eve Bar Crawl 20276 PM City Tap House Penn QuarterD.C. Bollywood Nye 2026 @throw Social Nightclub9 PM THRōW SocialCrawl 'Til The Ball Falls: Washington D.C. NYE Bar Crawl 20276 PM SudhouseNew Year's Eve 20279 PM Shaw's TavernBlack Tie New Year's Eve Gala at the Luxurious Willard7:30 PM The Willard InterContinental Washington D.C.New Year's Eve Bash8 PM Coco B's, Arlington, VABootleggers New Year's Eve Gatsby Ball9 PM National Union BuildingNew Year's Eve International Gala8 PM The Watergate HotelNYE 20279 PM Citizens & CultureNye @ Pure Lounge8 PM Pure LoungeMXDC Nye 27 DC9 PM MXDC Cocina MexicanaNew Years Eve Comedy Jam7 PM DC Comedy ClubhouseGrandiose Nye 20279 PM Hilton McLean Tysons CornerMidnight & Melanin: The NYE Affair9 PM PubkeyNew Year's Eve All Black Affair "a Splash of Silver or Gold"8 PM Diablo's CantinaThe Nye Gala – DC After Dark8 PM The Westin Washington

Fireworks and ball drops

2026 New Year's Eve Fireworks8 PM Waterfront Park, Alexandria, VANew Years Eve Feast and Ball Drop in Dupont Circle10 AM Teddy & The Bully Bar

Dinners and brunch

New Year's Eve Dinner5 PM Santé at The Ritz-Carlton, Arlington, VANew Years Eve Dinner!-Bethesda6 PM Guapo's Cocina & Bar

Live music

PickRebirth Brass Band New Year's Eve9 PM The Hamilton LiveJonathan Sloane Presents: Midnight on Bourbon StreetTime TBA The Loft at The Hamilton

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What are the best New Year's Eve events in Washington, DC for 2026?

Pulse's picks: New Year's Eve with DJ Trixie Mattel (Dec 31, The Anthem); DC NOIR: A New Year's Eve Celebration (Dec 31, VUE Rooftop); Behind The Velvet Rope (Dec 31, Dirty Habit); Reggae Fest D.C. New Year's Eve All Black Affair (Dec 31, Howard Theatre); Rebirth Brass Band New Year's Eve (Dec 31, The Hamilton Live).

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