Where will you be on New Year's Eve?
Ring it in: New Year's Eve guide
By Fred Gonzalez
Miami.com approved
Flight 09
Falcon Trust Air Hangar
Tickets: $99
Make sure to get your all-inclusive boarding pass for this party with an aviation theme. There will be jets, exotic cars, DJs M Dot and Walter Capote and Cirque de Soleil-inspired entertainment. Your ticket also includes access to an open bar with premium brands, wines and champagne, along with food from various Miami restaurants.
Sexiest
A Burlesque New Year's Eve
The Raleigh Hotel
Tickets: $150
New York City's "Queen of the Night," Susanne Bartsch, returns to Miami for another one of her notoriously sexy parties. Aside from surprises (the last Bartsch party we went to had ballerinas on stilts and clowns in suits made of teddy bears), this one features open bar and canapés from 9:30 p.m.-12:30 a.m. under the stars. Guests will be treated to a countdown performance by Bartsch herself and special guests.
Best Show
The Roots
The Florida Room at The Delano
Tickets: $350
The Florida Room's intimate setting will make it feel like you're at an exclusive house party with Grammy award winning hip-hop legend The Roots performing live as part of the Giant Step concert series. Guests will be treated to an open premium bar to celebrate the New Year until 1 a.m.
Ahoy There
New Year's Eve Cruise
Biscayne Lady Yacht Tours
Tickets: $129 adults / $59 children
This luxury yacht cruise will include an open bar from 10:30 p.m. until 1 a.m. with a champagne toast at midnight as you watch the fireworks over Miami. Food choices include a salad station, top sirloin beef carving station, pasta station and an assortment of desserts. And a DJ will be spinning to provide entertainment.
Celeb Watching
Fontainebleau Hotel: Blade, LIV and Poolside
Tickets: $225 - $300
This will be your one-stop locale for celebs ringing in the New Year on Miami Beach. Molly Sims hosts the party at Blade with DJ Ross One; Sean "Diddy" Combs will be the host at LIV; and poolside Maroon 5's Adam Levine and James Valentine will treat guests to an acoustic performance. Make sure to get tickets to the right party!
High-End
Roaring 20s New Year's Eve
Casa Casuarina
Tickets: $800
Celebrate the New Year with a 1920s twist. It starts with a cocktail reception, then a dinner and then the party that comes complete with live music, themed décor and fireworks display. Get your flapper dress ready, as themed attire is encouraged.
Best Budget
Bayfront Park's New Year's Eve
Bayfront Park
Tickets: Free
Aside from hosting or attending a house party to ring in 2009, this is our Recession Approved pick. Starting at 8 p.m. there will be a free concert headlined by Latin Grammy nominated group, and Miami's house band, The Spam Allstars. Betty Padgett & Elements of Funk will also perform, and DJ Tarik will spin disco. At midnight watch "Big Orange" ascend down the side of the Hotel Intercontinental leading up to a fireworks display over Biscayne Bay.
LOL
New Year's Eve with Jo Koy
Miami Improv
Tickets: $57.50
Maybe the best way to ring in the New Year is to laugh the old one away, and there's no better place to do so than the Miami Improv. With dinner included in the price of admission, and comedian Jo Koy providing the laughs, all you have to pay extra for are your drinks. There will be a champagne toast at midnight as you watch the ball drop in Times Square, and a live DJ and dancing follow right after.
Tradition
Downtown Countdown
Fort Lauderdale
Tickets: Free
This annual event has become one of the southeast's largest New Year's celebrations with an estimated 120,000 in attendance. Taking place along SW 2nd Street between SW 2nd Ave. and SW 5th Ave, the family-friendly portion goes from 5-8 p.m. with games, bounce houses and DJ William Penn. South Florida-based rock band Grindstone takes over at 8:30 p.m. on one of two music stages. Party favors will be passed out at 10 p.m. and at midnight the NYE ball (8-feet in diameter with 7,400 lights) will drop 75 feet and ignite a five-minute fireworks display.
One-Stop
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Tickets: $50 and up
If you don't know where to go, but you want a place where you can do it all, head to the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino. In one location you can eat dinner at places like Blue Point Ocean Grill or Council Oaks Steaks; then take in some blackjack, poker or slots; then start your party at Murphy's Law (no cover) or Knighttime Billiards ($10 cover); then hit a club like Automatic Slims ($75), Pangea & Gryphon ($100), Passion ($50 for Penthouse NYE party) or Spirits ($100 with DJ Irie); then head to your hotel room and stay off the roads.
Published: 12/08
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