New Year's 2023
If you wound up looking at this article in your search for winter fun, you're a bit late for these events. Check out our most recent New Year's Guide for the beginning of 2023 here. Happy holidays, Cleveland.
Cleveland Cavaliers vs. Atlanta Hawks & Indiana Pacers at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
The Cleveland Cavaliers have a busy New Year’s Eve weekend. They have a chance to end 2021 triumphant over the Atlanta Hawks on Friday. Then, come Sunday, the beginning of 2022 bids to be taken by the horns as they play the Indiana Pacers. $17-$2,397, Dec. 31 & Jan. 2, Fri. 7:30 p.m. & Sun. 6 p.m., 1 Center Court, Cleveland, rocketmortgagefieldhouse.com
Cleveland’s Noon Year’s Eve Party at Tower City Skylight Concourse
Not everyone in the family can — or should — stay up until midnight. Enter Cleveland’s Noon Year’s Eve festivities in Tower City, promising free, festive entertainment for your kids with favorite characters and other activities. Free, Dec. 31, 11 a.m.-3 p.m., 230 W. Huron Rd., Cleveland, 216-306-0633, towercitycenter.com
Craig Shoemaker at Pickwick and Frolic
For those wishing to welcome the New Year laughing, Craig Shoemaker is coming to the Land, at Pickwick and Frolic, for two shows this Friday night. Group and VIP rates are available, as well as dinner packages. $30-$440, Dec. 31, 7:15 p.m. & 10:15 p.m., 2035 East 4th Street, Cleveland, 216-241-7425, pickwickandfrolic.com
Fire & Ice New Year’s Eve Gala at The Metropolitan at The 9
Aptly titled “Fire and Ice,” the Metropolitan at the 9’s event promises to heat up your winter night with complimentary cocktails, a heavy hors d’oeuver buffet and live entertainment including stilt walkers and aerialists – a high-class carnival of fun. You can snag a private vault equipped with a dedicated server and everything included in the general admission ticket. $200, Dec. 31, 9 p.m.-1:30 a.m., Metropolitan at the 9, 2017 E. Ninth St., Cleveland, 216-239-1200, metropolitancleveland.com
Living Art: Revival of the Soiree at Lago Custom Events
Promising to be a lavishing evening topped with decadent food, an elegant performance by Verb Ballets, and speed art by Evan Struck, the East bank isn’t shy about pulling one spellbound into a New Year’s Eve party they won’t forget. $175-$425, Dec. 31- Jan. 1, Fri. 7 p.m.-Sat. 2 a.m., 1091 West 10th Street, Cleveland, 216-862-8065, lagoeastbank.com
New Orleans Style New Year’s Eve Party at The Bourbon Street Barrel Room
This year, you’re invited to don some masks you want to wear. Amid music, beads and a buffet of New Orleans-styled dishes by Louisiana native Chef Johnny, The Bourbon Street Barrel Room will be transformed into a night of Mardi Gras festivities, including a drink menu of Old Fashions, Hurricanes and other cocktail favorites. $125, Dec. 31-Jan. 1, Fri. 9:30 p.m.- Sat. 1 a.m., 2393 Professor Ave., Cleveland, 216-298-4400, eventbrite.com
New Year’s Eve at Barley House
A premier spot for a night of drinks and endless dancing, Barley House events never disappoint. Party your way right into 2022 with music from DJ E-V, a light show and confetti drop, an open bar and a champagne toast as the ball drops. According to Barley House tickets are “very limited,” so Clevelanders should act now or forever hold their peace. $80-$100, Dec. 31, 6 p.m.-1 a.m., Barley House, 1261 W. Sixth St., Cleveland, 216-623-1700, eventbrite.com
New Year’s Eve: Dominick Farinacci Live at Edwins Too
An accomplished trumpeter who’s performed in more than 120 cities and 14 countries, Dominick Farinacci will be playing through the eleventh hour when 2021 melts into 2022 at Edwins Too. Whether you choose the show and dinner option or just come for the show, you’ll leave satisfied to have ended the past year and welcomed the new listening to his talent. $45-$175, Dec. 31, 9 p.m., 13220 Shaker Square, Cleveland, 216-400-6091, edwinsrestaurant.org
New Year’s Eve Popcorn Ball Drop at Chagrin Falls
Jupiter will plunge in Chagrin Falls at the stroke of midnight this New Year’s Eve — that’s the name of a 250-pound popcorn ball with a diameter of six feet, displayed outside the Chagrin Falls Popcorn Shop through Dec. 30. On New Year’s Eve, it ascends the village flagpole. Hot chocolate and cookies will be served from 10:30 p.m.-11:30 p.m. in anticipation of the drop, which will signal 200 bazooka popcorn ball guns and confetti canons afterward. Free, Dec. 31, 10:30 p.m.-midnight, 83 North Main St., Chagrin Falls, 440-247-6577, chagrinfallspopcorn.com
Winter RiverFest at Rivergate Park and Merwin’s Wharf
This weekend will be the last to pop in and enjoy all the winter amenities of Troy-Bilt’s Winter RiverFest. Traipse through an igloo village dotting the Cuyahoga River in The Flats, be inspired by decorative lights, ice skate and warm yourself with a beer beside the firepit. Free, Nov. 26-Jan. 2, 10 a.m.-9:30 p.m., 1785 Merwin Ave., Cleveland, 216-664-5696, clevelandmetroparks.com
