The best New Year’s Eve parties in Los Angeles to ring in 2024

Travel back to the 1920s for this massive Prohibition era-themed NYE party, set in Downtown’s 1930s Art Deco marvel, Union Station. The handsome station serves as the decadent celebration’s backdrop, featuring a DJ set from Chromeo, a jazz ensemble, burlesque dancers, custom cocktails and champagne. The fabulously dressed 21-plus crowd sets the scene—formal, Roaring Twenties attire is encouraged (think: flapper dresses, feathered headbands, tuxedos, top hats and spats). Stick around for the NYE countdown and dropping of a 60-foot custom ball!

See our photos from Prohibition New Year’s Eve.

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).

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 10 different playlists with 10 original cocktails for each hour—and this year’s theme blasts off into space. Admission is free, and though you’ll need to otherwise pay for your drinks, there’s a complimentary champagne toast at midnight (actual midnight).

Ring in the new year at Angel City Brewery with limited-edition brews on tap and a complimentary beer toast at midnight. Grab dinner from food trucks and relive some of the year’s best pours. And, as the name implies, there’s no cover to attend—just make sure to secure a spot early.

A couple times a year, Minimal Effort brings together some of the top talent in the underground house and techno scene. They throw a helluva party that requires, well, minimal effort on your part to have a good time. For New Year’s Eve, Jimi Jules, DAVI, Cyril Bitar and HBB will be spinning at 1720.

Ring in the New Year with confetti, pyro and 30,000 of your closest friends at Countdown. Porter Robinson, deadmau5, Nero, Tiësto, Alison Wonderland, the Chainsmokers, FISHER, Nicole Moudaber and about 80 other dance acts will invade San Bernardino’s NOS Events Center for this year-end fest—which will take over both New Year’s Eve and the day prior.

New Year’s celebrations have returned to the Queen Mary, which is staging this 21-and-over, 1920s-themed party to coincide with Long Beach’s public fireworks display. 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, you should be able to find a vibe that fits your mood. General admission tickets include all on-board entertainment plus two drinks.

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 over 40 performers, swing music, dancers, photo ops and themed cocktails—and, this year, some elaborate artistry from the folks at the Labyrinth Masquerade Ball. You can even take a tour of one of the hotel’s century-old speakeasy tunnels. General admission tickets only include a welcome cocktail, so you’ll have to pay out of pocket for the rest of the evening.

The Beverly Hilton’s rooftop restaurant is typically a breezy scenee with what might possibly the most panoramic view in all of L.A.—which makes it a perfect fit for a New Year’s party. Each ticket will nab you access to a five-hour open bar, a DJ set and a midnight countdown, including a champagne toast. Just a heads up: Though the hotel rooftop is known for its Cal-Med cuisine, there won’t be any food served during the party.

Let the Mondrian’s Skybar handle your plans this New Year’s Eve at its swanky soiree. Each ticket includes a four-hour open bar, plus a midnight champagne toast. Take in the city lights as you overlook the Sunset Strip at the rooftop bar that started it all. Cocktail attire is encouraged, and an air of elegance is pretty much required.

Ring in 2024 with a dose of Old Hollywood glamour during this all-inclusive evening at the classic Hollywood Roosevelt. Admission is steep, with a semi-formal dress code to match, but it comes with a six-hour open bar, seven DJ sets, festive party favors and a midnight toast—all held inside the Blossom Ballroom and by the pool, with some VIP areas elsewhere in the hotel.