New Year's Eve Celebration

On Tuesday, December 31st, celebrate the New Year in Downtown Harrisburg with a strawberry drop, fireworks, kids activities and more!

The event kicks off at 9pm with a Kid's Glow Party, balloon drop, face painting, crafts, and more. There will also be free snacks for the kids to enjoy. Taking place inside of City Hall (10 N 2nd St), come wearing your brightest neon and white to glow all night!

In front of City Hall, there will be a DJ and free hot cocoa starting at 9pm. Leading up to midnight, we will do the annual strawberry drop at the Hilton followed by fireworks (from 2nd Street between Blackberry & Market Street) to welcome the New Year.

Be sure to make dinner reservations and enjoy performances, parties and more at businesses throughout the City. A list of events and dining specials is below. If you are a City of Harrisburg restaurant, please submit your dining special here.

PARKING: Street parking is free after 5 p.m. in the Downtown area.

For more information visit http://harrisburgpa.gov/nye

Below you will find dinner specials submitted by local restaurant as well as other events happening around New Years Eve.

Dining Specials:

(this will be updated as details are received so check back frequently) If you are a City of Harrisburg restaurant, please submit your dining special here.

JB Lovedraft's Micropub

We will be having Karaoke New Years Eve from 9PM-1AM. (Free) A special cocktail list for the night containing four drinks and two shots. A $2.00 power hour from 10PM-11PM. (All drinks/domestic canned beers will be $2!) We'll be running a food special all day called The Porkfather consisting of french fries, house-made pulled pork, sauerkraut, and drizzled with a spicy brown mustard aioli.

Arepa House

Join Arepa House for their authentic Venezuelan lunch and dinner specials accompanied with Christmas music in Spanish. 

Carley’s Ristorante

Enjoy a delicious meal while listening to Ted Ansel on the piano from 6pm-midnight on December 31.

Cork & Fork

Celebrate New Year’s Eve with an elegant meal at Cork & Fork! Enjoy small plates like Oysters in the Half Shell ($22), entrées including Whole Oven Roasted Branzino ($30) or the Tour of Tuscany ($46), and end the night with a festive Eggnog Panna Cotta ($8).

Full Menu:

SMALL PLATE
Oysters in the Half Shell - $22
½ dozen PEI Sweet Island Kiss, calabrian chile mignonette, lemon
ENTREES
Whole Oven Roasted Branzino - $30
gigante beans, tomato, focaccia breadcrumbs, oregano, black garlic & preserved lemon butter
Tour of Tuscany - $46
chicken parmesan, eggplant rollatini, roasted garlic & asiago ravioli
DESSERT
Eggnog Panna Cotta - $8

The Millworks

Ring in the New Year at The Millworks with their festive cocktail special! Sip on the New Dawn, a delightful mix of gin, grapefruit, and thyme cordial, topped with Brut.

The Sturges Speakeasy 

Join Sturges for a New Yea's Day Brunch from 10 am to 2 pm. Reservations are recommended. 

HMAC

Celebrate New Year's Eve at HMAC with their Signature Dark Cocktails! Sip on mysterious, expertly crafted drinks as unique and extraordinary as the night itself.

Zeroday Brewing Co.

Celebrate New Year's Eve at Zeroday Brewing with a delicious dining experience! Enjoy Beef Short Rib for $24 or Shrimp Scampi for $22 (beer sold separately).

Other New Year's Eve Events

Last Laughs of 2024 (9pm-11pm)

December 31 - Laugh up to midnight!

Join us at Gamut Theatre on New Year’s Eve for a series of short performances to keep you laughing till midnight! TMI, Gamut’s beloved improv company, will entertain you on the Select Medical Mainstage, while Peggy’s Pub provides refreshments in the Capital Blue Cross Lobby. Finishes just in time to see the Harrisburg fireworks.

Doors open at 8:30 PM, with shows on the hour at 9:00, 10:00, and 11:00 PM.

Purchase Tickets: $10 general admission per show; $30 VIP all-night admission

Popcorn Hat Players 32nd Annual New Year’s Eve Party for Children (11am)

Join the Popcorn Hat Players for their 32nd annual New Year’s Eve Party for children where they countdown to NOON instead of midnight! 

This year, our party is back at the Sunoco Performance Theater at the Whitaker Center in downtown Harrisburg. Tickets include admission to the show, noisemakers, party hats, a Hawaiian lei, and don’t forget the balloon drop! 

Featuring this year’s show, Snow White and the Two Dwarfs! 

Purchas Tickets: $20

Level 2 NYE Celebration

Don’t miss the 2025 NYE Party with DJ PHERENSIK at Level 2! Doors open at 9pm on December 31. Tickets are $20 if purchased in advance online here or at Level 2. Tickets are $25 at the door.  VIP and bottle reservations are available by calling 717-236-6600.

Karma's NYE RuPaul Drag Race Party

Join Karma for a New Year’s Eve Extravaganza! Two RuPaul Drag Race Icons will be joining the fun and there will also be performances from local talent Kali Coutour, Sorority Heights, and other surprise guests. Chasity Vain will be the host.

Karma is partnering with the LGBT Center of Pennsylvania and Pride Festival Of Central PA, to bring everyone a memorable VIP Experience. A portion of the VIP sales will go to both organizations.

General Admission is $40.00. Exclusive Limited Number of VIP tickets are $100 - $110 include the following options. Click here for more information and to get tickets.

HMAC's Midnight in Black Mysterious Party

Step into the unknown this New Year’s Eve at HMAC for Midnight in Black—a dark, elegant celebration like no other. Dress in all black with a twist, sip on signature dark cocktails, dance to a headlining DJ, and enjoy thrilling surprises throughout the night.

From moody décor to an epic midnight countdown and a mysterious Black Key keepsake, this unforgettable evening is the perfect way to ring in the new year.

Tickets: Get yours now. Don’t miss Harrisburg’s most unique NYE experience!