Monday, December 31st, will be the party night of the year, and Fremont provides a great selection of party options, at all price levels.
The most outrageous, yet family-friendly, of NYE Spectaculars is the Moisture Festival New Year’s Eve Extravaganza at Hale’s Palladium. Don’t wait to get tickets! Dance to the beats of The Highsteppers, delight in the performances by juggler Patrick McGuire, burlesque artist Moscato Extatique, dancer Taqueet$, and magician Master Payne, and start the New Year with a toast to 2019 accompanied by the Godfrey Daniels’ annual balloon drop. Purchase tickets before December 25th to get early bird discounts, through StrangerTickets (click here.) This event raises money for the 2019 Moisture Festival – and will sell out, so save your spot, for you and your friends!
Of course, Fremont has plenty of ways to see in the New Year! Check out:
- NYE On The Hiyu – Sail around Lake Union on this decked out ferry boat, and take in the sparkle of our city while noshing on delicious bites from Seattle’s Matador restaurant, while enjoying a reading from mystics of tarot, readings and palmistry. Finally, toast the year finished and that to come, with a sparkling glass of bubbles, while seeing the fireworks over the Space Needle. General admission tickets for sale on the Hiyu website (click here,) $150 with VIP packages still available. Find more information on the Facebook Events page (click here.)
- Red Door – This New Year’s Eve party is no cover, and includes a complimentary champagne toast at midnight! Find out more on the Facebook Events page (click here.)
- New Year’s Eve at High Dive – Hear Love Vigilantes (the New Order Tribute band,) and She’s Lost Control (the Joy Division Tribute band,) two of the Pacific Northwest’s foremost tribute bands. This 21+ and over show is $25 in advance, or $35 day of show, with a few VIP packages still available. Purchase tickets through TicketFly (click here.)
- The Backdoor New Year’s Eve – Join a NYE soiree unlike any other, with performances by Johnny & The Moles, aerialist Tanya Brno, specialty cocktails and bubbly. Grab drink specials from Hendrick Gin and Monkey Shoulder Scotch, and get ready for sounds served up by DJ Mr Ballet. Purchase a general admission ticket for $40, which includes appetizers and a champagne toast, or get special reserved VIP packages for groups of 4 or six. Get more information, and tickets, through Brown Paper Tickets (click here.)
- Stardust NYE Bash at Nectar Lounge – The David Bowie New Year’s Eve party will feature an amazing show by BowieVision, plus S.O.S. (the Police Tribute band.) Combining world-class vocals, deft musicianship, and an epic stage presence, the seven-piece musical juggernaut of BowieVision is the real deal. Joined by the Portland-based S.O.S., high-energy performers with a shared love of the rock royalty of the Police, this evening promises to be a rousing rock sensation! Tickets cost $20 in advance, for this 21+ only show, purchased through EventBrite (click here.)
- Ring In The New Year Aboard Waterways Yacht – Enjoy a champagne toast and the best views of the dazzling fireworks show on Lake Union! Party the night away and dance to live DJ entertainment. Depart from North Northlake Way, just east of Gas Works Park, with specialty appetizers and decadent desserts, party favors, and a full-service bar. This 21+ and over event has tickets for sale through EventBrite (click here.)
- Blue Year’s Eve – Have New Year’s fun with CSz Seattle’s popular (and risqué) The Blue Show at the Atlas Theatre! Close out 2018 and kick-off the new year with this celebratory evening of comedy, music and dancing – centered around CSz’s edgy, naughty improv show, a politically-incorrect, adults-only experience. After the show, the cast will count down to midnight with the audience with a champagne toast followed by music, dancing and merriment. Purchase tickets for $40 through the CSz Seattle website (click here.)
- Substation Offers TWO Parties –
NYE Balkan Bash – Come shake your moneymaker and start 2019 on the right foot! Enjoy three hot bands: Trumpets! Saxophone! Bouzouki! Keytar! for an unforgettable time, guaranteed! Hear the beautiful and talented Melez Band with hits from Macedonia, world-famous Fetatones with retro-Greek surf-lounge tunes, and the jazzy Balkan brass of the SK Band! Purchase tickets through Brown Paper Tickets (click here.)
The High Council NYE CD Release Party – Join The High Council, Marshall Law and Tryin’ for a psychedelic musical jam band blow-out. Celebrate the release of a second, two-disc album from The High Council while marking a successful end of 2018, and much joy in 2019! Tickets on-sale through Brown Paper Tickets (click here,) and find more information through the Facebook Events page.
- Prohibition New Year’s Eve Party at The Barrel Thief – This annual Prohibition Party is not to be missed! With a Prohibition Era cocktails menu, period swing and other rockin’ tunes, everyone dressed to the nines in Roaring Twenties regalia, and champagne flights, this party will fill-up early. This 21+ only party has no advance tickets available, so arrive early (doors open at 7p,) – cover charge $10, includes a glass of sparkling wine at midnight. Find more details at on the Barrel Thief Wine & Whiskey Bar website (click here.)
Fremont has plenty of fun and festivities to offer for celebrating the New Year!! Whether on land or at sea; dancing, drinking or laughing, find your favorite NYE at the Center of the Universe!!