The western suburbs are saying goodbye to 2024 with fun events happening all over the area. Whether you’re looking for live music, dancing, festive drinks or fireworks, here are ways you can celebrate the start of 2025.
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9 Prime NYE Gala
9 N High St., West Chester
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Ring in the New Year on the mezzanine at West Chester’s finest steakhouse. Beginning at 9 p.m., listen to live music amid a 1920s Great Gatsby speakeasy theme. Tickets include access to a cash bar, hors d’oeuvres and a champagne toast.
Il Fiore NYE Dinner
915 Lancaster Ave., Bryn Mawr
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Celebrate New Year’s Eve in style at Bryn Mawr’s Il Fiore. Let pianist Jerry Tate serenade you through holiday dinner specials from Executive Chef Marie Lavizzo-Mourey. Doors open at 5 p.m. and the bar has extended hours to ring in the New Year with friends and family.
NYE Daytime Family Jam at Ardmore Music Hall
23 E Lancaster Ave., Ardmore
Bring out the little ones for this New Year’s bash in Ardmore. The countdown to noon begins at 11 a.m. and ends with balloons, cheers and well-wishes for all with live music from Alex & the Kaleidoscope playing family-friendly funk throughout the afternoon. Plus, check out the family brunch menu!
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Parents, don your best attire and head back to Ardmore Music in the evening to ring in the new year with the Menzingers with help from Captain We’re Sinking and the Wild Ones.
Midnight in the Square
103 W State St., Kennett Square
This Kennett Square tradition is back for its 12th year with live entertainment and the famous lighted mushroom. This local version of the Times Square ball drop features a lighted mushroom that will drop at midnight. A laser light show will take place, too, with live entertainment from local acts like School of Rock, KMC Dancers, Veronica, Syde 2 and Fred McCarthy.
Anti New Year’s Eve Bash at Levante Brewing Co.
208 Carter Dr., West Chester
Levante Brewing Co. tones down the fancy frills for a low-key evening in its West Chester taproom. The brewery invites locals to join the festivities in their favorite pajamas from 5 p.m. to 10 p.m. for Philly Hots food truck, libations and a live DJ. If staying up past midnight isn’t your thing, a Honeyfire cider toast and balloon drop will take place at 9 p.m.
NYE at Springfield Country Club
400 W Sproul Rd., Springfield
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Celebrate at Springfield Country Club with a dinner buffet, dancing, an open bar, a midnight champagne toast and a screening of the Times Square ball drop. Tickets can be purchased online.
NYE at Fond
21 N Providence Rd., Wallingford
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Enjoy New Year’s Eve at one of Delco’s top new BYOBs in Wallingford. Fond’s $125 five-course prix-fixe menu that evening will include butternut squash soup, seared foie gras, monkfish, a surf-and-turf platter and more, with seatings from 4:30 p.m. to 10 p.m.
Manayunk’s Hottest NYE Party at Manayunk Brewery
4120 Main St., Philadelphia
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Ring in the new year at Manayunk Brewery with craft beer, DJs, dancing, food and shaken drinks. A general admission ticket includes a four-hour open bar, complimentary buffet stations and party favors galore. Upgrade to the VIP reserved seating option for private seating, tableside cocktail service and a free bottle of champagne at midnight.
NYE with Basic Cable: ’80s Tribute at 118 North
118 N Wayne Ave., Wayne
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If you love live music, 118 North’s New Year’s Eve celebration is for you. A special food and drinks package and champagne toast is included with your ticket to this MTV-era throwback jam.
White Dog Cafe Pajama Brunch
Various Locations
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Feel like taking it easy on New Year’s Day? Head over to your local White Dog Cafe in Wayne, Haverford, Chester Springs or Glen Mills for the annual pajama brunch.
“Where else can you go to brunch on New Year’s Day in your pajamas and have it be not only acceptable but encouraged?” enthuses White Dog Cafe and Fearless Restaurants owner Marty Grims.
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