New Year's Eve in Boulder

New Year's Eve Parties & Live Music in Boulder for 2025-2026

Boombassador (The Polish Ambassador & BoomBox) at Boulder Theater
Boulder Theater
Doors open at 8pm
Dance into the New Year at a performance by Boombassador, a soulful electronic duo. Get tickets.

The Fretliners at The Fox
Fox Theatre
Doors open at 8pm
Enjoy this powerful bluegrass quartet as you ring in 2025. Get tickets.

New Year's Eve Food & Drink Specials

You don't get to play host city to "Top Chef" and earn the title of America's Foodiest Town (Bon Appétit) without having some of the country's best chefs turning out incredible dishes, starring flavorful local ingredients. Come indulge at dozens of acclaimed restaurants!

Corrida

Four-course menu curated by Chef Samuel McCandless with optional wine pairings.

The Greenbriar Inn

Six-course tasting menu with sparkling wine (or sparkling cider) included.

Jax Fish House & Oyster Bar

A special New Year's Eve Dinner includes four courses and a curated wine selection.

Stella's Cucina

Featuring Chef Piersimone D'Anna's four-course chef’s tasting menu and optional sommelier-selected wine pairings.

West End Tavern

NYE appetizer, entree, dessert and drink specials all week long.

See a Winter Light Display

During Snow Much Fun (which runs late November to early January), hundreds of thousands of colorful LED lights illuminate Boulder’s Civic Area, next to the Boulder Dushanbe Teahouse and the Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art, and throughout downtown Boulder, including all along historic Pearl Street. It's all free to enjoy on foot!

Go for a Winter Hike

The hush that comes over Boulder's foothills in winter is something to behold. In fact, for many locals, it's secretly our favorite time to hike. Put on your boots, a few warm layers that can be shed (you might warm up fast here in famously sunny Boulder) and head out for some winter wonder. There are plenty of winter hikes to try.

 

 

 

 

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First Day Hikes

Offset all the indulgences of the season with a refreshing winter hike! You’ll see lots of locals out on the trails doing the same, and many of Colorado’s State and National Parks host free, guided First Day Hikes on January 1.

Ring in the New Year in a Cozy Boulder Hotel

From hotels with year-round pools to those with swanky lounges with roaring fireplaces, each of Boulder's hotels offers a mini escape to look forward to.