Where to Celebrate New Year’s Eve in Phoenix
Ring in the new year at these parties, events, and dinners.
New Year’s Eve gets a bad rep for building up expectations and ultimately disappointing, but we’re here to help you avoid that and enter 2023 with a bang with a roundup of the Valley’s top events. From upscale dining with prix fixe menus to rooftop discos and champagne toasts, here are the most dazzling ways to say goodbye to 2022 and hello to 2023.
Downtown Phoenix
If you love drag shows, champagne toasts, and dancing—this is the perfect place for you to ring in the new year. See the queens from Inferno Drag Show and Koco Caine of The Boulet Brothers’ Dragula perform while enjoying light bites, a drag costume contest, and beats by DJ Virbr8.
Cost:Tickets range from $95–$650
Downtown Phoenix
Award-winning brewery, Pedal Haus, is opening up the rooftop of its newest location for a New Year’s Eve to remember—complete with disco DJs, a champagne toast, buffet-style dinner and disco ball drop. To fit the glamourous, 70s theme, disco-era attire is encouraged.
Cost: Tickets start at $20
North Phoenix
Champagne enthusiasts rejoice because Top Chef featured Angelo Sosa, New York Champagne Week founder Blaine Ashley and Beau Joie Champagne ambassador Nicole Velez are teaming up to create a multi-course dinner that pairs each dish with the perfect Beau Joie champagne. After dinner, the party continues until 2 am with live music as well as a champagne toast and light bites at midnight. Reserve a table here.
Cost: $135 per person
Old Town Scottsdale
Get a head start on your New Year’s Eve fun at Old Town Scottsdale hotspot, the Montauk, which will have one cent champagne for dine-in guests and a live DJ all day from 12 pm to 11 pm. For the best possible start to your new year, we recommend you bite into their honey jalapeno chicken sandwich to soak up some of that champagne.
Cost: Varies
North Scottsdale
The Fairmont Scottsdale Princess is known for bringing a magical feeling to every holiday and New Year’s Eve is no different. Have a glamorous evening at The Plaza Bar with a semi-private fire pit, a welcome champagne toast, premium bottle service, and a special holiday menu. If you’re so inclined, the bar even offers a tableside cigar service. Then, end the night with an impressive fireworks display. Call 480-585-2694 to reserve a table.
Cost: Varies
Old Town Scottsdale
ZuZu at Hotel Valley Ho is helping you start off the new year strong with bottomless apps, champagne, and a midnight chocolate ball drop. General admission includes three drink tickets and food—or upgrade to a VIP table for a bottle of champagne, seafood platter, and bottomless food and dessert from the noshing stations. For the ultimate luxury experience book The Rosie Room—a private area for up to 16 of your closest friends to enjoy four bottles of champagne, an oyster bar, cheese display, tuna tartare, and more. Call 480-421-7997 to buy a ticket.
Cost: $150 per person
Avondale
Decadence has become one of the most highly anticipated EDM events of the year—and for good reason—it attracts some of the best DJs in the world for a night of dancing, drinking, and debauchery. This year, the two-day festival features Flume, Porter Robinson, Zeds Dead, and Duke Dumont, to name a few.
Cost:Tickets start at $199
Scottsdale
The new year might be around the corner, but if you want to take it back to the ‘80s for one night—and we wouldn’t blame you—you’ll want to head to Talking Stick Resort & Casino for its annual New Year’s Eve party. This year’s soiree will feature tribute performances by George Michael and Michael Jackson as well as specialty cocktails, party favors and a celebratory midnight toast.
Cost: $150 per ticket
Scottsdale
W Scottsdale is known for its high-production, luxe New Year’s Eve events, and this year promises to live up to the hype with a Hollywood glamor themed event at the hotel’s Cottontail Lounge. Enjoy cocktails, dancing, and some of the best fireworks in the Valley from the rooftop deck for a glittery start to the new year.
Cost: $175 per ticket