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Wondering what to do on New Years Eve and New Year’s Day 2020 in Edmonton?

A list of events, activities and parties in and around Edmonton to enjoy the New years Eve and ring in the new decade.

Free New Year’s Eve Bus & LRT Service — Take transit to and from your New Year’s Eve celebrations. Free ETS service starts at 6pm on December 31 until 3:30am on January 1. DATS is free from 6pm on December 31 until 2am on January 1.

High winds or severe weather may result in the cancellation of some outdoor activities. Please verify before travelling.

Contents:

New Year’s Eve Fireworks & Family Activities including Dinner & Dance – Gala (all ages) Adult Events & Parties and NYE Dinner & Dance – Gala New Years Day Events

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I. New Years Eve Fireworks & Family Activities

New Years Eve Edmonton Downtown

Join the fun inside the Federal Building for activities the whole family can enjoy, including live music, roving performers, games, lantern-making, a brand new light installation, and more! The celebration continues outdoors on the Capital Plaza with main stage performances featuring the band Rule of Nines, ice carving, fire pits, and bannock-making.

This year’s fireworks show will be enhanced with the addition of pyrotechnics and music.

Details

Tuesday, December 31, 2019 | 7:oo PM to 09:00 PM

Fireworks Schedule | 09:00 PM

Alberta Legislature Grounds, 97 Avenue Northwest, Edmonton

Free

Strathcona County New Year’s Eve Festival

Say goodbye to 2018 with family on new years eve with lots of activities including ice skating, ice slide, shinny hockey, face painting, Contact juggling, games and crafts, sleigh rides and more! Details

Tuesday, December 31, 2019 | 4:00 PM to 08:00 PM

Fireworks: 08:00 PM

Broadmoor Lake Park, Community Centre and Festival Place, Sherwood Park Mall, Sherwood Park

Free

Family Fest – Stony Plain New Years Eve

Family Fest is the community’s annual New Year’s Eve celebration. Activities include: Live entertainment, Hotdogs, popcorn and hot chocolate, Kids’ games and crafts, Outdoor skating, Horse-drawn wagon rides, Fireworks & more! Details

Tuesday December 31, 2019 | 06:00 PM – 09:00 PM

Fireworks: at close ~ 09:00 PM

Heritage Park, 4204 – 50 Street, Stony Plain

Free

St Albert New Years Eve Fireworks

Bring your whole family and join us as we welcome 2020! –Details

Tuesday, December 31, 2019 | Fireworks:08:30 PM

Mission Park, St Albert

Free

World Water Park’s Family Beach Ball

Start the year off right at our annual New Year’s Eve Family Beach Ball, presented by World Waterpark. Celebrate with family and friends in a tropical environment, splashing in the world’s largest indoor wave pool and speeding down waterslides! The night will end with a bang and a one-of-a-kind indoor fireworks display.Details

Tuesday, December 31 , 2019 | 06:00 PM – Midnight

World Water Park, WEM

Early Bird: Single: $40.00

Family of 4: $120.00

NYE After Dark

Welcome 2020 with a big-bang at Galaxyland After Dark!

Enjoy 50% Off Admission. Ring in the New Year at Galaxyland with unlimited rides, live DJ, photobooth and countdown at midnight!Details

Tuesday, December 31 | 7:00 PM to 12:00 AM

Galaxyland, WEM, 170 Street Northwest

$19.50 to $24.50

Fun Park NYE Party

Come ring in the New Year with the whole family at the new Fun Park Edmonton West location. Our attractions include an indoor trampoline park, Dunk Zone, Dodgeball Zone, New Batting Cages, New Treehouse playground and more!Details

Tuesday, December 31, 2019 | 6 PM – 12 AM

Fun Park Edmonton West, 13535 156 St NW, Edmonton

$30 Per Person

Noon Year’s Eve

Bring your family! Bring your friends! Ring in the “noon year” together at the science centre, featuring a countdown and the science centre’s special twist on fireworks! Toast to the New Year with a scoop of Candy Cane Liquid Nitrogen Ice Cream — a real crowd pleaser!Details

Tuesday, December 31, 2019 | 12 PM

TELUS World of Science – Edmonton 11211 142 Street

Regular Admission

Ridge CL New Year’s Eve Family Party and Fireworks

We’re having a party and all of Riverbend and Terwillegar (and beyond) are invited to Haddow Park! Join us for winter activities like horse-drawn sleigh rides, games, skating, tobogganing, and warming up at wood fires, finishing off with a “bang” with an amazing fireworks display at 8:00 pm, so the kids don’t have to stay up late. Details

Tuesday, December 31, 2019 | 5:00 PM to 8:00 PM

Fireworks: 8:00 PM

Haddow Park, 2099 Haddow Dr NW, Edmonton

Free

BCL Family Friendly NYE Party

On New Years Eve night come join in our community celebration with dinner, dancing, games, a photobooth, fireworks and more!Details

Tuesday, December 31, 2019 | 5 PM – 8 PM

Fireworks: 08:00 PM

Baturyn Community League

10505 172 Avenue Northwest, Edmonton

Family (2 adults, 2 children) $40

General Admission $25

Student/Senior $12

Child (2 to 12) $10

Children under 2 – free

North Millbourne Community League NYE

Sleigh Rides, Fireworks,

Snow Shoeing, Kick Sleds, Fire Barrels And More! Details

Tuesday, December 31 , 2019 | 06:00 PM – 08:00 PM

Fireworks: 8:30 PM

North Millbourne Community League, 980 Millbourne Road East, Edmonton

New Years Eve at Fort Edmonton Park

Join us for a New Year’s Eve experience you’re not soon to forget! You’ll enjoy an enchanting and elegant meal with loved ones, featuring a festive setting and the sounds of a violin playing in the background as you enjoy each other’s company. The Hotel Selkirk’s vintage and classy vibes serve as the perfect retreat for friends and family to gather, reminisce, and look forward to what 2020 has to bring. Details

Tuesday, December 31, 2019 | 4:30 PM & 5:30 PM

Hotel Selkirk

Fox Dr NW & Fort Edmonton Park Rd NW, Edmonton

$33.95 to $55.95

NYE @ Glow Edmonton

Join us for a Glowing NYE that is fun for the whole family! Bring together the people you love and ring in 2020 under the twinkle of a million lights. Details

Tuesday December 31, 2019 | 6PM – 9PM

Edmonton Expo Centre , 118 Avenue Northwest 7515, Edmonton

$19.99-$24.95 + Fees + Taxes

We Will Rock You: The Musical On Tour

We Will Rock You is an original story musical written by Ben Elton set to the songs of Queen. Welcome to the iPlanet; a distant future earth where individualism is outlawed, and the youth have all become mindless digital clones. The musical follows two revolutionaries, Galileo and Scaramouche, on a quest to save Rock N’ Roll in this post-apocalyptic world where there are no musical instruments and rock has died. Details

Tuesday, December 31, 2019 | 2:00 PM & 7:30 PM

Northern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium — 11455 87 Ave. NW, Edmonton

$69.50 to $243 +charges

Edmonton Oilers vs. New York Rangers

Tuesday, December 31, 2019 | 7:00 PM

Rogers Place, Edmonton

Tickets

A Pro Coro Canada New Year’s Eve

The choir will regale you once again with pieces that celebrate endings and new beginnings. Sparkling wine and treats will once again be served at intermission. The countdown will begin at 9pm giving you all plenty of time to attend your New Year’s Eve festivities or get to bed at a reasonable hour!Details

Tuesday, December 31, 2019 | 7:30 PM

All Saints’ Anglican Cathedral, 10035 103 Street, Edmonton

$30 to $35

New Year’s Eve Concert

It is an annual tradition that McDougall Church opens its doors on New Years Eve for a free evening of music and entertainment. This is our seventh annual New Year’s Eve Benefit for the Edmonton Food Bank. Come for a relaxing, mellow evening of folk music, children’s activities, refreshments and desserts. Details

Tuesday, December 31, 2019 | 7:30 PM – 10:30 PM

McDougall United Church, 10025 101 Street North West,Edmonton

Bring a non-perishable food item or donation for the Edmonton Food Bank

New Years Eve Gala

Hosted by Portuguese Canadian Multicultural Society. DJ playing today’s top hits and the most popular Portuguese and Latin Music. Party Favors, Royal Buffet Dinner, Door Prizes, Private Children’s play room featuring various children’s movies, entrance security and special room rates for party guests. Details

Tuesday, December 31, 2019

Cocktails at 5:30PM; Dinner at 7:00PM

Dance to follow.

Chateau Louis Ballroom, Edmonton

Adults $90.00 – $95.00

Children 6-11 yrs $45.00 – $47.00

Other Activities

Go on a Christmas Lights Tour.

II. Adult/Youth NYE Parties, Dinner & Dance

NYE at the Fairmont Hotel Macdonald – Black Tie Affair

Toast to powerful new beginnings and celebrate in style as we ring in 2020 at Edmonton’s most celebrated landmark, located in the heart of downtown. Enjoy live DJ entertainment along with a reception style buffet, sparkling wine on arrival, and a glass of Piper-Heidsieck Champagne to toast at midnight, plus more. Details

18+

Tuesday, December 31, 2019 | 8:00PM – 1:00AM

Fairmont Hotel Macdonald – Empire Ballroom

10065 100 Street Northwest, Edmonton

$140 to $199 (with 7-course dinner)

New Year’s Eve Burlesque Show & Cocktail Pairing

6 Burlesque Performers, 6 Cocktails. Woodwork and The Violette Underground are collaborating to bring you a decadent New Year’s Eve speakeasy affair. Hosted in downtown Edmonton at Woodwork, the event will feature six glamorous roving burlesque performances expertly paired with a flight of six custom craft cocktails, created by Woodwork’s award-winning mixologists. At midnight, bring in the New Year with bubbles and burlesque performers dancing throughout the room! Details

18+

Tuesday, December 31, 2019 | 9:30PM – Midnight

Woodwork, 10132 100 St NW Edmonton

$135-$175

New Year’s Eve 2020 Celebration at Century Casino St. Albert

This New Years Eve, the Rockin’ 58’s will be joining us at Century Casino St. Albert as we kick off the New Year! Enjoy a 3 plated course meal, party favors, midnight toast, late night buffet and all night access to DJ dance party! Looking to dance the night away? Enjoy our live DJ, late night buffet, party favors, and midnight toast! Details

18+

Tuesday, December 31 | 8:30 PM – 3:00 AM

Century Casino St. Albert, 24 Boudreau Road, St. Albert

$30 – $85

Latin New Years Eve Bash FELIZAÑO

It is sure to be a fantastic NYE fiesta as we sell out every year!! Salsa, Bachata, Kizomba plus Latin top 40. 4 Djs, 3 rooms, Buffet. It is no doubt going to be THE BEST Latin event this city will have seen in terms of pure sheer entertainment value that you will receive as part of your entry to this event.

Details

Tuesday, December 31, 2019 | 06:00 PM to 02:30 AM

Renaissance Edmonton Airport Hotel

4236-36 Street, Edmonton

$35 – $115

Edmonton International New Years Eve Gala

A Spectacular Evening Of Food, Fun And Entertainment

In Support Of The Stollery Children’s Hospital Foundation.

One Of The Top 10 New Year’s Eve Events In Canada.

Entertainment includes circus variety shows performed by former members of CIRQUE DU SOLEIL.

Experience an unforgettable evening of unparalleled entertainment at this highly exclusive event with many beautiful, highly unique acts and captivating displays of contortion and aerial acrobatics. Details

all ages.

Tuesday, December 31, 2019 | 07:00 PM to 03:00 AM

Beverly Hills Ballroom, Fantasyland Hotel, 17700-87 Avenue

Edmonton

$160 per person/Under 12: $80

NYE at Yuk Yuk’s

Laugh your way into the New Year! Details

Tuesday December 31, 2019

Show only: Doors: 9:00 PM & show: 10:30 PM

Dinner & Show: Doors: 7:30 PM. Dinner: 8:00 PM.

Yuk Yuk’s Edmonton, Century Casino, 13103 Fort Road, Edmonton

Show only: $50

Dinner and show: $85 each

New Year’s Eve “Murder at the Gatsby Mansion”

Ring in the ’20s with other molls and dolls as we celebrate the turn of the decade by going back to New Year’s Eve 1920 in a speakeasy on Jericho Beach. There will be gangsters, flappers, chippies and of course…murder! Ring in the New Year with a little…murder! Details

Tuesday, December 31, 2019 | 6:00 PM to 1:00 AM

Sawmill Restaurant, 4810 Calgary Trail, Edmonton

$120

Release and Renewal: New Year’s Eve Yoga Retreat

Join InProv Yoga at the Healing Connections Wellness Centre for Release & Renewal: A New Year’s Eve Yoga Retreat! The evening will begin at 7 PM with a yoga flow to the soothing, mesmerizing sounds of live music. Learn how to identify and clarify your intentions in a workshop that will help you release what no longer serves you, and create more space for what does. Details

Tuesday, December 31, 2019 | 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM

Healing Connections Wellness Centre, 10548 115 St NW, Edmonton

$80.00 – $90.00

Swinging Into The Roaring Twenties

This new year, we are putting on the Ritz at Sugar Swing! We will be stepping back into a time of glitz and glamour. The ‘Roaring Twenties’ were exactly one century ago and it’s time for a revival celebration! Set your feet alight hopping along to the sounds of the Jazz Age, while showcasing your finest 1920’s attire! Immerse yourself in your favourite swing dance tunes performed by our live band, the Seven Deadly Syncopators!

Details

Tuesday, December 31, 2019 | 7:30 PM to 2:00 AM

Sugar Swing – 10019 80 Ave. NW, Edmonton

$45-$60

Rick Bronson’s – The Comic Strip New Years Eve

Laugh your way out of 2019 and into 2020!

Say Goodbye to 2019 with our Headliner Keon Polee,Adam Blank, Brad Semonuik. Start the 2020 with a bunch of laughs and enough appetizers to get you to 2021. The 10pm ticket will get you into the show, a glass of Champagne, some party favours and access to our midnight appetizer buffet after the countdown. Details

Tuesday December 31, 2019 | 7:00 PM & 10:30 PM

The Comic Strip – 8882 170th Street, Edmonton

7:00 PM Dinner and Show : $58.95

7:00 PM Show Only: $25.95

10:00 PM NYE Spectacular: $67.95

Union Hall Edmonton NYE

New Year’s Eve Edmonton 2020 With Special Guests;

Merkules with special guest Kryple

Details

Tuesday, December 31, 2019 | 8:00 PM to 2:00 AM

Union Hall, Edmonton

$50.00 – $70.00 + charges

The Blue Chair Cafe NYE

Join us for a night of food and music with a New Orlean’s flair. The music of the Rooster Davis band featuring Audrey Ochoa will have you movin’ and groovin’. A six course menu will bring the bayou flavours to the table, Jambalaya, Shrimp & Grits.

Details

Tuesday, December 31, 2019 | 7:00 PM

The Blue Chair Cafe, 9624 – 76 Ave, Edmonton

$120, call 780 989 2861, since it sells out always.

Mayfield Dinner Theatre – Class of ’63: A Rockin’ Reunion

Join the high school class of 1963 as they celebrate their 25 year reunion, spending an unforgettable night reliving their old stomping grounds, old romances and the music of their youth. 1960-1963 was a time that brought us hot rods, the prom, the beach party and the drive-in. This was truly a golden age with new styles, new found freedoms and most importantly this crazy new thing called rock ‘n roll! Details

Tuesday December 31, 2019 | 6:30 PM

Mayfield Dinner Theatre

16615 109 Avenue NW, Edmonton

$184.80

Country Star – Jubilations Dinner Theatre

Ellie works at the Wildcat Saloon. She is a young and talented country singer with a gift for writing amazing country music. After years of trying though, Ellie is almost ready to give up on her dreams. That is when fate steps in. Actually… that is when Garth steps in. Garth Jackson is a country legend with the most hit records of any recording artist in history. He has everything a person could ever want, fame fortune and legions of fans. Fortunately, for Ellie, he also has a tour bus that broke down right outside the bar!

Details

Tuesday December 31 2019 | 6:15 PM

Jubilations Dinner Theatre, WEM

Early bird: $115.45 (Earlybird) & up

Bee Gees Gold

John Acosta as Barry Gibb has performed in Bee Gees Tributes all over the world. His portrayal of lead singer Barry Gibb is with a zest for detail, like no other. From the look to the falsetto you will close your eyes and say its Barry! John Acostas Bee Gees Gold tribute Is the ultimate salute, and experience of seeing the Bee Gees in their prime, LIVE ONCE AGAIN!

Details

Tuesday, December 31, 2019 | 7:00 PM & 10:00 PM

River Cree Resort & Casino, 300 East Lapotac Blvd, Enoch

$31.5 – $68.25

+charges

New Years Eve with Teatro!

As always, it’ll be an evening filled with elegant amusements, celebratory music, and as always, a special premiere offering from Stewart Lemoine- a small play with a very large cast.

Details

Tuesday, December 31, 2019 | 7:30 PM to 9:30 PM

Varscona Theatre, Edmonton

$38 Regular Price

$35 for students/seniors

New Year’s Eve: A Kitchen Party Celebration

Join Kathryn, Shannon and Addie as we welcome in the New Year with a 6 course meal, finished together in our interactive kitchen. Our celebratory dinner will be seasonally and locally inspired, and paired with an optional menu of wines chosen to complement the menu. Come prepared to throw on an apron and join us for some culinary challenges as we ring in the New Year together! And as the clock strikes 12 we’ll be toasting the arrival of 2020 with a glass of bubbly and a final bite to welcome the New Year in.

Details

Tuesday, December 31, 2019 | 8:00 PM – 12:30 AM

Get Cooking, Residence Building at MacEwan University downtown, Edmonton

$135 plus GST. Includes: a 6-course Sit Down Dinner with optional Wine Pairings. A welcome drink and midnight toast are included!

+charges

Prism’s New Year’s Eve Bash

Rocking in the New Year with PRISM! Bringing you hits like Spaceship Superstar, Armageddon, Take Me Away, Night To Remember and so much more! Party Favors and a Champagne Midnight toast is included with your ticket.

Details

Tuesday, December 31, 2019 | 9:00 PM

Century Casino – 13103 Fort Road, Edmonton

$73.45 +charges

NYE: The Material Girls

Ring in the NEW YEAR with Material Girls – Featuring tributes to Madonna, Cher, Lady Gaga, Blondie and Shania Twain! Material Girls captures the elegance and essence of these amazing divas concert experience.Their voices are spot on and their looks may actually have you thinking that they’re actually the artists themselves! Combine the Material Girls of yesterday and today take the diva experience to a whole new level.

Details

Tuesday, December 31, 2019 | 9:00 PM

The Pearl Showroom, 12464 153 Street, Edmonton

$99

The Grand Dueling Piano Show NYE

The Grand Dueling Piano Show presents you with a world-class performance you won’t forget. Combining the talents of Sean Sonego, Katie Perman and Spenser Poole, the GDP show provides you with a high-octane, all request party.Choose between our infamous Prime Rib & Seafood Buffet or 3 Course A La Cart NYE Menu (Both Include a 5oz Canadian Lobster Tail) Ring in the New Year with Party Favours and a Champagne Toast.

Details

Tuesday, December 31, 2019, 8:00 PM to 1:00 AM

Sawmill Prime Rib & Steak House, 4810 Calgary Trail Northwest, Edmonton

$150

The NYE Ball with Frank Sinatra

The countdown to 2020 feature’s the world’s most requested Frank Sinatra Mr. Gary Meyers direct from Las Vegas alongside the incredible Million Dollar Dreamers Big Band. Tickets include: Our 5-course Menu, Complimentary Bubbly, and Live Entertainment all night long.

Details

Tuesday, December 31, 2019, 6:00 PM to 1:00 AM

Halley’s Club, 8882 170 Street Northwest, Edmonton

$99.00 – $199.00

New Years Eve Murder Mystery Party

Ring in the 2020s with a night filled with fun, friends….and murder!

Craft and Cork is proud to present a 1920s themed Murder Mystery event on Dec 31st. Dress up and take on the role of a 1920s Crime Boss, Silent Film Star, Speak Easy Waitress, Nightclub Singer, Mob Enforcer, Baseball Player, Novelist and More!

Details

Tuesday, December 31, 2019 | 7:30 PM to 1:00 AM

The Craft & Cork, 10314 82 Avenue Northwest, Edmonton

$45.00 – $99.00

New Years Eve Party Featuring Five On The Side

Celebrate New Years Eve with the Sawmill Banquet and Catering Services at OTS Park featuring the Sawmill’s fabulous Prime Rib Buffet. Live Entertainment Featuring: Five On The Side

Details

Tuesday, December 31, 2019 | 6:00 PM to 2:00 AM

Edmonton Oilfield Technical Society, 2104 156 Street Southwest, Edmonton

$94.00

The Vagabond Vari-a-TEASE Show Presents: The Roaring 20’s

Welcome to a new decade! We’re putting the “roar” in Roaring Twenties with a jubilant spree! Think cocktails, flappers, hot live jazz, cool burlesque, and bathtub gin. Details

Tuesday, December 31, 2019 | 8:30 PM to 1:30 AM

Arcadia Bar, 10988 124 Street, Edmonton

$40

More NYE Dinner Options

For NYE dinner listings – See OpenTable.

III. New Year’s Day – Wednesday, January 1, 2020

1. New Year’s Day Levee with the Lieutenant Governor of Alberta

The New Year’s Day Levee is a tradition in Canada dating back to the 1600s. It is based on an older tradition in Europe that saw subjects visit the monarch to pay their respects and pledge allegiance. Today, the Levee at Government House is a chance for Albertans of all ages to meet the Queen’s representative in a relaxed social setting.Call for more details :780-427-7243

Wednesday, January 1, 2020 | 1:30 PM to 3:30 PM

Government House, Edmonton

Free

2. The 31st Annual Resolution Run

5K Run/Walk Details

Wednesday, January 1, 2020 | 11:00 AM

William Lutsky YMCA, 1975 111 Street, Edmonton

$15 to $65

3. New Years Day in the park

Join us for an afternoon of sleigh rides, skating, firepit’s and fireworks at sundown. Details

Wednesday, January 1, 2019 | 03:00 PM – 05:30 PM

Fireworks: 5:15 PM

Glastonbury Community League, 1101 Grantham Dr, Edmonton

Free

4. Edmonton Oil Kings

Ring in the new calendar year when the Oil Kings host the Everett Silvertips for New Year’s Fireworks Frenzy. Stick around after the game to watch an electrifying fireworks display inside the arena in the main bowl!

Wednesday, January 01, 2020 | 2:00 PM

Rogers Place, Edmonton

Tickets

Please verify all details from event organisers. The prices are indicative (may change any time) and may include other charges.

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