There are many New Year’s Eve events all over the world that garner national attention: Times Square in New York, USA; Sydney Harbour in Sydney, Australia; Central London in London, England; the Eiffel Tower in Paris, France; and the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin, Germany. [2] X Research source Many cities offer open-air celebrations and street parties that you can attend. [3] X Research source If your city or town doesn’t already have an open-air party, you can start one! Sites like Meetup are a great place to get started.

Most of these formal events require formal, or “black tie” attire.

You must be 21 or older (or age of majority outside of United States e. g. 19 or older throughout Ontario, Canada) to enter a Casino. Las Vegas hosts a party where all the casinos work in tandem to create one strip wide party. [6] X Research source

It might be a fully hosted party or a potluck. Make sure you get all the information ahead of time so you know whether to bring food or drinks.

Some restaurants may have New Year’s specials on food and drinks. Make reservations several days ahead as restaurants tend to be busy on New Year’s Eve.

If you want to be really creative you can make up your own New Year’s themed games for your party guests. [12] X Research source

If there are kids provide apple juice, sparkling cider, or another non-alcoholic beverage. If you don’t want the kids to stay up until midnight you can let them ring in the New Year a few hours early by letting them watch the ball drop in another part of the world several hours ahead of your time.

Each person can bring one or two items, be it food, drink, or both. By the time everyone gets there, you should be set with everything you need to supply the party.

You can still watch the ball drop on TV or join your neighbors outside at midnight if you’re feeling up to it.

Some families will share a formal dinner out or at home to celebrate. Many families will honor their heritage’s traditional practices together.

In Greece, parents bake a cake and hide a lucky coin in it. They cut the cake at midnight and eat it. Whoever gets the piece with the lucky coin has good fortune for the upcoming year. [16] X Research source In Belgium, children write New Year’s letters to their parents and read them out loud. In Estonia, people will often eat up to 12 meals to celebrate the New Year. Some of the meals are left for spirits who visit the house on the holiday. In Ireland, women put mistletoe underneath their pillows at night for good fortune. [17] X Research source In Germany, people eat marzipan pigs and jam-filled donuts as a token of good fortune. [18] X Research source