Happy New Year Grand Rapids!

This is a special edition to help you celebrate the New Year with TONS of random events - let us know what you think! :)

🔶New Year’s Early Eve: Kids like New Year’s too! This year, the under-21 crowd can celebrate the ball drop early at the Grand Rapids Children’s Museum, where there will be dancing, face painting, and even a disco ball drop! $15/members, $25/non-members, 5 - 8 PM.

⏺️Andy Arcade @ The Intersection: Get down on NYE when Detroit Techno/minimal house DJ Andy Arcade takes over The Intersection. 9 PM.

⏺️Crystal Trench EP Release Party: Dizzybird Records and Crystal Trench will be celebrating the release of Crystal’s new EP at the Four Star Theatre on New Year’s Eve.

🥈Silver Soiree @ CityFlatsHotel: Ring in 2025 in true Roaring ‘20s fashion at the CityFlatsHotel with a live jazz band, photo booth, delicious desserts, and champagne at midnight. 8 PM - 1 AM, $40 - 65.

💃Azz-Izz: Come to Social Dance Studio for a 3-course meal and champagne toast followed by a special performance from Azz-Izz. $65

🤣New Year’s Eve at The Bob: There’s going to be a little bit of everything at The Bob on NYE, with five floors of entertainment featuring everything from DJs to stand-up comedy.

⏺️Mojo’s 2025 New Year’s Eve Celebration: If you like to dance, Mojo’s is the place to be this NYE. There’s going to be dueling pianos on the ground floor and DJs on the second.

🍾 Gatsby’s Mansion Soirée at Mangiamo: Here’s another chance to celebrate 2025 with a special Roaring ‘20s-themed New Year’s Eve party, patterned after F. Scott Fitzgerald’s timeless The Great Gatsby.

🎭️ New Year's Eve Masquerade at IDC: Become your best self this New Year’s Eve at IDC’s Masquerade Ball. 8 PM - 12:45 AM.

📽️ Rapid River New Year's Eve Party: Watch the ball drop in HD on Rapids River Stillhouse’s 20-foot video wall. $125.

🏃‍♂️ 42nd Annual Reeds Lake Resolution Run: Get a head start on your New Year’s resolution when over 700 runners and walkers take over the Reeds Lake Trail for the 42nd Annual Reeds Lake Resolution Run.

🏒NYE With The Griffins: The Griffins New Year’s Eve game has been a Grand Rapids tradition since 1996. Stick around afterwards for fireworks on the ice!

🍾 2025 Party Surf & Turf: Foodies rejoice! The Score Restaurant & Sports Bar is ringing in 2025 with a surf & turf dinner, dessert, and a bottle of champagne. $65/person, reservations preferred.

🎆New Year’s Eve at MDRD: Start your New Year’s off right on the top floor of the Amway Grand Plaza Hotel, sampling some of the mouthwatering Spanish cuisine of MDRD. 4:30 - 11 PM.

🍺New Year’s Eve Beer Tour: Here’s one for the hopheads. Celebrate New Year’s Eve with a guided tour of Grand Rapids’ great microbreweries. $75 (drinks included)

🏆️NYE @ Rendezvous: Ring in 2025 in high style at Rendezvous with caviar, specialty cocktails, and a live band. No cover.

👔 New Year's Eve Black-Tie Gala Dinner: Celebrate the finer things in life at Amway Grand Plaza, Curio Collection by Hilton, where there will be a 7-course meal, a cocktail menu, and a string quartet to accompany this special black-tie event. $200.

🐔 New Year's Eve Dinner & Dance: There’s going to be a good mix of attractions at the KC Banquet Center in Wyoming with an evening of swiss steak, chicken, side dishes, champagne, dancing, and an optional Roaring ‘20s Theme.

📰 This Week’s Grand Stories

🥇3 on 30 Under 30: Last week, three University of Michigan students were featured on Forbes’ 30 Under 30 list for creating an app for meeting their classmates.

🚉Amtrak Station For Sale: The old Amtrak station at 431 Wealthy St. SW is for sale, listed at $1.5 million.

🏨Adobe In & Out Is On Its Way Out: The old Adobe In & Out building at West Fulton Street has been nominated for a $25 million renovation project, converting the building into apartments.

🌳Rosy Mound’s Expanding: The Rosy Mound Natural Area is getting an additional four miles of trails, parking lot, restrooms, and overlooks.

🥇 12 Giants: 12 Grand Rapids residents will be given Giant Awards for their contributions to the city in February 2025. 🎆 Wishing You A NICE New Year

The Griffins’s annual hockey game on New Year’s Eve has been a tradition since 1996!