The best places to watch New Year's Eve 2024 fireworks in Chicago

The Aon Grand Ballroom hosts Navy Pier's annual New Year's Eve party, which welcomes thousands of guests and is capped off with a midnight fireworks display. All attendees will enjoy a drink package, live DJs, the city's largest dance floor and light appetizers. If you're looking for even more perks, upgrade to a VIP ticket, which comes with food stations and access to balconies.

Get gussied up in formal wear and spend the last night of 2024 atop the world’s largest rooftop bar during this extravagant, all-inclusive New Year's Eve party at Offshore. Ticket packages include four hours of premium open bars, passed appetizers, a midnight Champagne toast and live music to groove to all night long. Plus, with panoramic views of Lake Michigan and Navy Pier, you won't find many better places for watching the fireworks show at midnight. 

Navy Pier's Latin-inspired restaurant, Bar Sol, will host an extravagant celebration featuring multiple levels of dynamic live entertainment, delectable gourmet appetizers, a premium drink package and unparalleled front-row views of the spectacular fireworks display at midnight. Elevate your experience with VIP admission, granting access to exclusive rooms and additional seating, or secure a table reservation for optimal views.

Take in some of the best views of the skyline from the 21st floor lounge of riverfront hotel LondonHouse this year. Guests will enjoy music from live DJs, a four-hour open bar, a dance floor and a midnight Champagne toast. When the clock strikes midnight, the Etoile terrace provides direct sightlines of the city's fireworks display.

Spend the last hours of the year getting high when you party on the 94th floor of one of Chicago's tallest buildings. 360 Chicago's New Year's Eve party allows you to gaze at the skyline from above all night long while enjoying a complimentary glass of sparkling wine, light bites and access to cash/credit bars at CloudBar. Your ticket also includes unlimited rides on the observatory's TILT attraction, though you might want to take advantage of this perk before you begin buying drinks. At midnight, you'll have an amazing view of the various New Year's Eve fireworks displays bursting in the sky around you. Dress to impress—cocktail attire required.

Lettuce Entertain You's riverfront Italian restaurant is throwing a party that will offer guests close-up views of the fireworks along the water. Enjoy passed apps, pizza stations, a midnight toast, signature cocktails, a live DJ and more. Looking for a more private experience? Book a table or booth for up to 10 people.

Cindy’s rooftop terrace perched on the 13th floor of the Chicago Athletic Association provides great views of the midnight fireworks display. The restaurant will offer its regular dinner menu alongside NYE specials like prime rib, caviar bananas foster cheesecake. Reservations are encouraged, but bar walk-ins are also accepted.

Count down to midnight while 22 stories above ground. VU Rooftop's New Year's Eve event will include a three-hour open bar, food buffet, photo booth and Champagne toast at midnight. When 2025 arrives, guests will have clear views of the fireworks from the terrace.

A popular spectacle during the summertime, fireworks at Navy Pier return on Saturday nights throughout the month of December, along with a special show on New Year’s Eve. The stunning display of pyrotechnics is best viewed from the South Dock, just west of the Wave Wall.