The Best New Year’s Eve Celebrations In Abu Dhabi In 2024

As 2024 draws to a close, and all attention turns to where to ring in the New Year, we are sure you’ll find something perfect in this round up of celebrations from across the city!

From drinks overlooking the water with your nearest and dearest to a disco glam party, or maybe a Rio Carnival-esque extravaganza? A luxurious night complete with fireworks, a family night with the kids or a classy black and white soirée more your thing? No matter the vibe you’re chasing to welcome 2025, we have a cracking line up of events for you to keep the festive cheer going!

NEW YEAR’S EVE GALA DINNER

Central Garden | Beach Rotana

One for the foodies and those who love a New Year’s celebration with some sparkle and pizzazz, the Gala Dinner at Central Garden is serving up a memorable end to 2025. Enjoy a lavish buffet with no shortage of the really good live stations - a cheese & mozzarella bar, fresh oysters, made-to-order sushi and sashimi, and a sumptuous foie gras station - alongside seasonal delights of grilled meats, an Italian station, a live carvery and Arabic grills serving up. Check out the live nitro ice cream station for a sweet treat and some of the pizzazz we mentioned. Your dining experience is complemented by premium spirits, fine wines and Champagne to toast the New Year. 

Don your party threads - the dress code is elegant & chic - and as the clock counts down, enjoy non-stop entertainment from the DJ, ensuring the vibes are high and dancing is on the menu alongside the oysters.

Timing: Tuesday 31st December | 8PM - midnight

Price: AED1500 per person

Dress code: Elegant & chic | elegant resort attire is requested - tailored trousers and shirts with sleeves and collar for gentlemen

Bookings: 02 697 9000 or email fbres.beach@rotana.com

SILVER JUBILEE NIGHT - NYE GALA DINNER

Events Lawn | VOGO

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Celebrate NYE with a dazzling Silver Gala Dinner under the stars at VOGO. Make the most of the beautiful winter weather with an international buffet - and a dessert spread that is an occasion all on its own! - before dancing up a storm on the dancefloor all evening long with live entertainment throughout. 

The celebration doesn’t end there: ring in 2025 with fireworks and an afterparty at The Range from midnight, complete with DJs and go-go dancers - it’s AED100 for ladies and AED150 for gents, which scores you two drinks and prime position for the fireworks display! 

Timing: Tuesday 31st December | 7PM - midnight

Price: AED599 soft package | AED 799 house package | AED899 premium package | AED250 kids aged 6-12

Bookings: +971 54 252 2937

SPARKLING CELEBRATIONS: NYE PARTY BY THE POOL

Park Rotana

If a magical starlit night is the flavour of the 2024 festive season, Park Rotana have well and truly nailed it. The aptly named Sparkling Celebrations NYE Pool Party will have you dancing the night away to live performances by Abu Dhabi’s favourite band The International Playboys and DJ Brent Anthony. 

Alongside this dance-inducing soundtrack, enjoy a decadent buffet with all your favourites: caviar, fresh seafood, succulent grills, sushi and a stack of drink stations to keep the festive spirit (or is that, spirits?) flowing. Fancy food, tasty tipples, music, glitz and glam combine for a super fun countdown to 2025 - this is one that’s sure to be worthy of a Wednesday morning headache! 

Timing: Tuesday 31st December | 8PM onwards

Price: AED499 soft package | AED549 house package | AED649 premium package | AED250 for kids 5-11 years | early bird offer - book and pay by December 8th for AED50 off each adult package

Bookings: 026573335 or email fb.park@rotana.com

GLITTER DINNER & NEW YEARS EVE COUNTDOWN

The Director’s Club & The Overlook | The WB™ Abu Dhabi, Curio Collection by Hilton

Signature cocktails are just the tip of the iceberg for the enticingly named Glitter Dinner at The Director’s Club this New Year’s Eve. As the curtains draw to a close on 2024, a sparkling dinner in the company of your loved ones is the perfect send off to another year. As well as specially concocted drinks, enjoy those premium cuts that The Director’s Club is known for, and enter 2025 on a high note. 

Price: AED425 soft package | AED535 premium package | AED799 bubbly package

What better than a rooftop lounge to see in the New Year? Only the rooftop at The WB™ Abu Dhabi, offering a prime spot to take in those sweeping views of Yas Island. Enjoy an array of gourmet dishes and unlimited drinks, all while surrounded by the city skyline. A perfect vista for the Yas Bay fireworks display, the live DJ spinning upbeat tracks will have you dancing your way into 2025! 

Price: AED250 soft package | AED450 premium package | AED699 bubbly package

Timing: Tuesday 31st December | 7.30PM - 12.30AM - Glitter Dinner | 8.30PM - 12.30AM - The Overlook

Price: see above

Bookings: 02 815 0000 or email dine.thewbabudhabi@hilton.com

A FRONT ROW SEAT FOR THE NEW YEAR’S EVE FIREWORKS 

Loca | The Galleria

It would hardly be New Year’s Eve without the anticipation of the fireworks display, are we right? Don’t worry about the rush to get into position as midnight approaches - book a table at Loca for views of the stunning display across the water. 

You aren’t locked into a set menu or buffet here - Loca is serving up your favourite Mexican dishes and plenty of margaritas (as well as their full menu) a la carte, so you can order all your favourites - maybe you’re all about the fajitas or can’t get enough tacos, or perhaps you’re ready to board the train to Margaritaville with some snacks to keep you going? Whatever you fancy, you just have to meet the AED500 minimum spend per person - an easy enough feat when you’re soaking up the NYE vibes and partying your way into 2025 with your mates! 

Timing: Tuesday 31st December | 7PM - midnight

Price: AED500 minimum spend per person

Bookings: 02 582 3639 | advance booking and minimum spend payment required

NEW YEAR DISCO GLAM

Yas Lawn | Hilton

Forget 1999, party like it’s 1977 at Hilton Abu Dhabi Yas Island! Get ready for a night of dazzling lights, disco beats and iconic style at this 70s Disco New Year’s Gala. 

Dig out your best disco threads and head down to Funky Town on Yas Lawn for a proper New Year’s knees up: an evening of non-stop entertainment and flowing drinks awaits. As the clock strikes midnight, a breathtaking fireworks display will light up the Yas Bay Waterfront night sky and signal the beginning of 2025 - but rest assured, you can keep reliving the best of the 70s until the early hours!

Timing: Tuesday 31st December | 7.30PM - 1AM

Price: AED1300 adult package | AED650 kids aged 6 - 12 years | AED350 kids below 6 years

Bookings: 02 208 6900 or WhatsApp 052 547 6318

NEW YEAR’S EVE GALA DINNER

La Piscine Restaurant | Al Raha Beach Hotel

Did someone say fire show? Al Raha Beach hotel is dialing up the heat with their New Year’s Eve Gala Dinner this year. The fire show is just part of a packed program of entertainment on the night: make way for the live band, dancers, a DJ and more as the clock ticks down to midnight. 

Sip and dine your way through the buffet of festive goodies, don’t miss the live cooking stations, and as clock strikes 12, raise your glass to the New Year with a complimentary glass of bubbly. Cheers to that!

Timing: Tuesday 31st December | 8PM - 2AM

Price: AED475 soft package | AED600 house package | AED250 children 5-12 years old | children up to 4 years dine for free

Bookings: WhatsApp +971 56 545 0274 or email fbsecretary.alraha@danathotels.com

RIO, RIO - A CARNIVAL EXTRAVAGANZA

Sofra BLD | Shangri-La Qaryat Al Beri, Abu Dhabi

Always dreamed of making it to Rio de Janeiro for Carnival? Get a taste - Abu Dhabi-style - at Shangri-La Qaryat Al Beri this New Year’s Eve. The stage is set for a vibrant carnival-inspired celebration, promising a fabulous atmosphere and glamorous festivities against the backdrop of Khor Al Maqta creek. Enjoy (deep breath, there’s a lot!) an extravagant buffet, themed beverages, a DJ spinning the decks, dazzling dance performances, music by a Gipsy Kings tribute band and to cap the whole thing off, a spectacular fireworks display! 

Snap up your choice of indoor or outdoor seating, and with the party kicking on until 2AM, this is a fabulous NYE option for those who like to go big, not go home! 

Timing: Tuesday 31st December | 7.30PM - 2AM

Price: Indoor Seating - AED688 soft beverages | AED938 house beverages | AED1138 bubbly & premium beverages

Outdoor Seating - AED1118 soft beverages | AED1388 house beverages | AED1588 bubbly & premium beverages | AED13000 VIP table for 8 guests bubbly & premium beverages

Bookings: 02 509 8888

WELCOME TO THE JUNGLE - NEW YEAR’S EVE PARTY

Porters | Grand Millennium

Unleash your wild side and kick-start the New Year with a bang at Porters’ jungle-themed bash. Who doesn’t love a good costume, especially on New Year’s Eve? Dress to impress in your best safari or animal-inspired attire - as if you needed an enticement, there are exciting prizes for the top costumes.

Treat yourself for the very last time in 2024 to a 3-course set menu - with your British and tex-mex faves - and 3 hours of unlimited house beverages; if you’re more thirsty than hungry, there’s a 3-hour drinks package with your name on it for a cool AED299. Otherwise, AED120 entrance gets you in the door with two drinks to start your night off and see what’s on the cards. There is plenty of fun to be had at Porters: music, games and the costume competition will keep the mood high and the good times rolling into the early hours.  

Timing: Tuesday 31st December | 7PM onwards

Price: AED120 entrance with 2 selected beverages | AED450 3-course set menu and unlimited beverages | AED 299 for 3-hours unlimited beverages

Bookings: +97124953936

SANTORINI SOCIAL

Al Bateen Ballroom | Grand Hyatt 

Save yourself a flight and enjoy the spirit of Santorini right here in Abu Dhabi this New Year’s Eve. Grand Hyatt are dialing up the Mediterranean charm and transforming their ballroom into a sparkly Italian soiree to bid farewell - or should we say, arrivederci - to 2024 in style. 

Cap off a night of celebrations with a tasty gala dinner, plentiful drinks, live entertainment and a DJ to keep you dancing your way into the early hours of 2025. 

Timing: Tuesday 31st December | 8PM - 2AM

Price: AED650 soft package | AED850 house package | AED350 children (aged 6-12)

Bookings: 02 510 1234

NEW YEAR’S EVE DINNER

Spaccanapoli & The Garden | Millennium Downtown 

Fancy a New Year’s Eve dinner that won’t break the bank? Millennium Downtown has a pair of celebrations that might be right up your alley! 

Welcome 2025 with a New Year's Eve Dinner Buffet at The Garden Restaurant! For just AED169 per person with soft beverages, you can tuck into seconds - and thirds - of all your favourite dishes all evening long. A great option if you’re celebrating with the kids - under 12s eat for free, with a dedicated kid’s buffet - the festivities run until midnight, culminating in a raffle draw for a 1-night stay at the hotel. 

Don’t want to do the rounds at a buffet? Settle into a comfy seat at Spaccanapoli and get ready to enjoy a 4-course set menu for just AED189 - all table service, of course! Generous Italian dishes will end 2024 on a tasty note, and with soft beverages included you can check ‘New Years Eve’ off your to-do list! 

If you fancy a fun New Year’s Eve celebration without the headache the next day - the definition of a happy New Year, we reckon! - this is the option for you!

Timing: Tuesday 31st December | from 8PM, restaurants stay open until midnight

Price: AED169 buffet dinner at The Garden | AED189 set menu at Spaccanapoli | please note, venues do not serve alcoholic beverages

Bookings: call or WhatsApp +971506123489

BLACK & WHITE NEW YEAR’S BALL 

Lobby Lounge Terrace | Marriott Al Forsan

We don’t think you ever need a reason to pull out your best threads, but in case you disagree, the Black & White New Year’s Ball at Lobby Lounge Terrace is the perfect excuse to get your glam on. Their theme? Elegance Awaits: Ring in the New Year in Style! If this sounds like you, you’re all set for a lavish buffet (complete with a variety of live stations) and festive live music that will keep the party spirit kicking. As midnight strikes, join in a spirited countdown to welcome 2025!

Looking for a more lowkey celebration this year? The Grill is hosting a NYE dinner - complete with a specially curated à la carte menu - to see you through to midnight. ‘Savour the Night’ will compliment your dining experience with optional beverage packages - AED150 house or AED250 Champagne package - so that all that’s left to do is see out the last hours of 2024 with delicious dishes, great company and a great atmosphere as you count down to midnight.

Timing: Tuesday 31st December | 8PM - 1AM

Price: AED360 soft package | AED510 house package | AED610 Champagne package | AED125 kids buffet

Bookings: 02 201 4000 | booking with advance payment is required to secure your table

NEW YEAR’S EVE DISCO

Dolphin Lawn & Terrace | Saadiyat Beach Golf Club 

If you love your retro tunes as much as we do, break out the dancing shoes ready for New Year’s at SBGC: with a line up of the best hits from the ’80s and beyond, you’ll be bringing in 2025 with flair! 

Lively buffet stations brimming with all your festive favourites will leave you satisfied, and paired with thirst-quenching beverages you’ll be dancing the night away. While it isn’t strictly an 80s theme dress-up, 'disco' is in their title so we’re already perusing our wardrobes for some threads worthy of the set list! 

Timing: Tuesday 31st December | 8PM onwards

Price: AED350 soft package | AED499 sparkling package | Champagne can be purchased separately | member discount applicable

Bookings: +971 56 660 8780 or email us at dining.sbgc@viyagolf.com | advanced booking required

‘UNDER THE STARS’ NEW YEAR GALA DINNER 

Grills at Chill’O | Sofitel Abu Dhabi Corniche

Start your evening off strong with a delicious New Year’s dinner … and as you enjoy your meal, discover lively surprise elements at each table that add a touch of festivity to the celebration. Live entertainment will have you dancing and celebrating all night long - until at the stroke of midnight, our DJ will lead the countdown and help you welcome in 2025 with a bang! 

From 8.30-9PM, enjoy some lounge music as you settle in. From 9PM, the live band kicks off, before a DJ takes the stage from 11PM to rock you into the New Year. 

Not ready to call it a night? Jazz & Fizz are kicking on until 4AM, with a live band entertaining the crowd until 1.30AM when a DJ takes over to keep you dancing into the early hours. There is a minimum spend of AED150, but you’ll enjoy two drinks along with it so it’s a great option if you want to keep the party going. 

Timing: Tuesday 31st December | 7PM-1AM

Price: AED395 soft package | Add AED175 for unlimited house beverages including sparkling wine | Add AED425 for unlimited Pommery Champagne | 50% for kids aged 6-12 

Bookings: +971 (02) 813 7777 or WhatsApp +971 56 997 7409

NEW YEAR’S EVE CELEBRATIONS

Nahaam & SOLE | Conrad Abu Dhabi Etihad Towers

Ring in the New Year in style with friends and loved ones as Nahaam and SOLE team up for a stylish New Year’s Eve Gala Dinner. These swanky poolside restaurants are joining forces to present a wonderful celebration, complete with live music and free-flowing drinks, to see in 2025 in the best way. 

Timing: Tuesday 31st December | 7PM - midnight

Price: AED650 soft package | AED950 house package | AED1150 Champagne package | AED250 kids aged 6-12

Bookings: 02 811 5555

 DINNER AND COUNTDOWN

José by Pizarro | Conrad Abu Dhabi Etihad Towers

Head to one of our favourite restaurants for a cosy, intimate New Year’s celebration with arguably the best Spanish food in the city. José by Pizarro is serving up a fabulous set menu of authentic tapas, perfectly washed down with Spanish wine. As the clock strikes midnight, zoom your way up to the Observation Deck - the highest vantage point in the capital - and enjoy the stunning festive fireworks display.

Timing: Tuesday 31st December | 7PM - midnight

Price: AED500 per person set menu | free access to the Observation Deck for midnight fireworks display

Bookings: 02 811 5555