The best New Year’s Eve parties in Los Angeles to ring in 2025

Ring in 2025 aboard the Queen Mary. The 21-and-over, Gatsby-esque party has something for everyone on New Year’s Eve—whether you want a more mellow evening with food, drink and live musical performances or to dance the night away in a club-like atmosphere, they’ve got you covered. When the clock strikes midnight, share a New Year’s kiss under a dazzling fireworks display over the Pacific Ocean—cheesy, we know, but still romantic.

Getting out for New Year’s Eve can become one of the priciest dates of the year, but thankfully DTLA’s Grand Park continues to offer an affordable and family-friendly option for the holiday. Flanked by the Music Center and City Hall, every inch of this three-block greenspace and three other surrounding blocks will be covered in culture, including City Hall, which will be used as a 22-story canvas for countdown projection. Crowds will rock steady to a soundtrack of DJ-driven tunes and live bands across a pair of stages while hitting up a selection of food trucks (but do note: there’s no alcohol permitted or sold here). If you dare attempt to drive, you’ll find $10 parking at the Music Center, but taking Metro is a much better bet—especially since fares tend to be free for NYE.

Party like it’s 1999 at Angel City Brewery’s Y2K Edition of its annual New Year’s bash, where the soundtrack will range from Britney to Blink-182. Bust out your old butterfly clips and velour tracksuits, snap some shots at Myspace-worthy retro photo ops, then ring in the new year with a “midnight meltdown” countdown. Grab dinner from ACB’s House Made food truck to pair with some of the city’s best beer. As the name implies, there’s no cover to attend—just make sure to secure a spot early.

Most New Year’s Eve parties in L.A. celebrate the stroke of midnight on the West Coast, and a bunch mark the ball drop on the East Coast, as well. But Big Bar celebrates the occasion with 10 countdowns. That’s nine themed cocktails (for purchase) and one complimentary champagne toast at midnight. This year’s Lord of the Rings theme takes you to Middle Earth and back again, starting at the Shire (with free Bilbo’s birthday cake shots for those who arrive before 3pm) and ending at Mount Doom, where they’ll literally ring in the new year by dropping the ring into a volcano.

Step back into the 1920s—when this swanky DTLA hotel was built—for the Biltmore’s New Year’s Eve celebration. The party in the lavish Crystal Ballroom includes live big bands, jazz, dancers, photo ops and themed cocktails—and, this year, some elaborate artistry from the folks at the Labyrinth Masquerade Ball. The Radio Lounge hosts a private VIP bar and retro-style live radio plays. With a general admission ticket, you’ll have to pay out of pocket for drinks, but Bootlegger or VIP tickets get you access to a hosted bar from 8–10pm. Elsewhere in the hotel, acclaimed close-up magician David Minkin will perform intimate shows at 4pm, 7pm and 10pm. 

Let the Mondrian’s Skybar handle your plans this New Year’s Eve at its swanky soiree. Each ticket includes access to a four-hour open bar, plus a midnight champagne toast. Take in the city lights as you overlook the L.A. skyline at the rooftop bar that started it all. The pool will be covered and transformed into a light-up dance floor, so you can groove to live DJ sets into the new year. Note: Cocktail attire is required.

Ring in 2025 with a dose of Old Hollywood glamour during this celebration at the classic Hollywood Roosevelt. Maxim and Teatro LA are taking over the historic hotel, transforming it into a glitzy winter wonderland for the night. Don your best semi-formal or cocktail attire and walk the red carpet before enjoying live entertainment, music, photo ops and festive party favors to take home.

The Freehand hotel will bring the house down New Year’s Eve at its rooftop oasis, Broken Shaker. Organizers Made to Move’s resident DJs, Akumen, Andy Oro and No Pressure, will be spinning bouncy, infectious house music all night long. Grab a tropical cocktail and dance with the DTLA skyline as your backdrop. Entry is free, and there will be a complimentary champagne toast at midnight.

We never thought we’d be in the same club as Michelle Obama and Rihanna until Club Quarantine came along. Alright, technically it was a virtual club streamed on Instagram, but that’s no matter: DJ D-Nice’s hours-long sets from his Downtown L.A. home became life-affirming in a real tough year. Now, he’s bringing those positive vibes IRL for this New Year’s Eve show at the Walt Disney Concert Hall.

Ring in the New Year with confetti, pyro and 30,000 of your closest friends at Countdown. Marshmello, Zedd, Diplo, Alesso, Galantis, Chris Lake and about 40 other dance acts will invade San Bernardino’s NOS Events Center for this year-end fest.

Because just one New Year’s Eve music fest apparently wasn’t enough, Insomniac is staging another year-end concert, Forever Midnight. On December 31, Chris Lake, Diplo, Duke Dumont, Lilly Palmer, Tiësto, Odd Mob and about two dozen others will all play the L.A. Convention Center.