Countdown to 2025: Palm Springs Hottest NYE Parties

Welcome to your ultimate guide for celebrating New Year’s Eve in the heart of the desert! Palm Springs is renowned for its glamorous events, stylish soirées, and unforgettable parties. As the clock ticks down to 2025, this vibrant city transforms into a playground of celebrations.

Agua Caliente Casino Palm Springs

Block Party

Immerse yourself in a night of classic charm at our Outdoor Block Party. Enjoy specialty cocktails, oversized games, party favors, and more as you feel the nostalgia featuring live music from Liquid Blue and DJ Erineil, building up to our exclusive New Year’s Eve countdown and a breathtaking midnight fireworks extravaganza. Buy your tickets now and Ring in the New Year at Agua Caliente Palm Springs in style!

Advance Purchase
^$40 General Admission
^$125 VIP Admission (includes premier seating)

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Day of Event
^$50 General Admission
^$150 VIP Admission (includes premier seating)

Palm Springs Surf Club Presents Big Bam Boo NYE

Celebrate the new year with the first reveal of the Palm Springs Surf Club, featuring music, pro surfing, dancing, and drinks. Enjoy music from Cut Snake, Touch Sensitive, Rambo, and Kahana Kalana. Big Bam Boo includes a selection of hours d’oeuvres, a balloon drop, and a midnight champagne toast. From 9 pm until late.

For those eager to start the celebration early, Amala Restaurant is offering a curated 4-course gourmet menu with music to kick off the evening. Table reservations are available from 5 to 9 pm.

Canopy Wine Lounge

1924 – A Great Gatsby Inspired New Year!

Step into a world of jazz, decadence, and glamour at Canopy Wine Lounge for a Great Gatsby-inspired New Year’s Eve celebration like no other. They are ringing in the (East Coast) New Year with the elegance, extravagance, and excitement of the roaring ‘20s. Dress in your finest flapper dresses, tuxedos, and pearls, and immerse yourself in the opulent world of East Egg. From champagne towers to jazz-infused beats, this will be a night to remember!

Signature Gatsby Champagne: Enjoy Prohibition-era style champagne and Kir Royales!

Live DJ Performance: Dance to jazz ensemble sounds and celebrate the new year in true Gatsby fashion.

Champagne Toast at Midnight (9 pm PST): Raise a glass at midnight EST for a glamorous start to 2025.

Exclusive Gatsby Menu: Savor gourmet bites and wines, which are available for purchase at the door.

Gatsby Glamour: Step onto the red carpet, sip sparkling wine, and dance under art-deco chandeliers for a 1920s-style night of elegance and fun

Party 6 – 9:30 pm.   $50 advance and $65 at the door.   Tickets

175 N Palm Canyon Drive

Ace Hotel & Swim Club

Stones Throw Records NYE

Celebrate New Year’s Eve in the desert at Ace Hotel Palm Springs with Stones Throw Records and friends J.Rocc, XICA SOUL, Peanut Butter Wolf, and Sonrista.

9 pm – 2 am. 701 E Palm Canyon Drive.  Tickets starting at $35.  Tickets

New Year’s Eve Forever Young – a 1980s PROM at BoozehoundsPurple Room

The world felt alive in 1985, and so will you this New Year’s Eve as Boozehounds invites you to step back into the golden haze of your teenage dreams. Disco balls, pastel streamers, spiked punch (we won’t tell), and a soundtrack that’ll have you dancing all night! The Boozehounds dining room will transform into a nostalgic high school gymnasium where anything is possible, and your dreams are endless. The future is bright, and so is your eye shadow!

Capture the fun of a world where mixtapes were love letters, phone calls felt electric, and the future felt as wide as the stars above your car on a late-night drive.

From 8 pm – 1 am. Prices Vary. Get Tickets

3 – Course Menu

The sophistication and glamour of the Rat Pack era come alive at Michael Holmes’ Purple Room, the desert’s premier supper club. The Purple Room has three seatings:

5 pm and 7:30 pm ($129) feature jazz legend Rose Mallett.

10 pm ($199) features Va Va Voom Sharon Sills with her boys. Includes dinner, party favors, and a champagne toast.

Reservations

Art in the Park in the Dark NYE

This is a black light event in Demuth Park – 4200 E Mesquite Ave.  6 – 10 pm. Free

NYE Kiss 2025 at the Thompson Palm Springs Hotel

Start your New Year’s Eve with flair at Lola Rose Grand Mezze. Make sure to reserve your dinner table ahead, then later dance the night away with high-energy beats from a live DJ, festive party vibes, and a champagne toast as the clock strikes midnight. When the countdown begins, steal a kiss under the glow of Lola Rose Lounge and capture the magic of the moment. It’s your night to celebrate, let loose, and kick off the New Year with unforgettable memories.  It begins at 10 pm and is free.  RSVP

414 N Palm Canyon Drive.

New Year’s Eve Special Menus

Eight4Nine

4 – Course Menu

Eight4Nine has two New Year’s Eve seating options: early seating from 5 to 6:30 pm and later seating from 6:30 to 9 pm.

First Impressions: Potato Pave

Second Course Selections: Pear galette, asparagus bisque, seared scallop, Italian meatballs, or chilled main lobster.

Main Event: Lobster carbonara, Moqueca (Brazillian seafood stew), beef tenderloin, veal chop, or Aubergine Wellington (vegan)

Finale: “Trio Dessert,” which includes flourless chocolate cake and raspberry mousse. Other options are gelato and sorbet.

$115 for early seating and $150 for later seating. Reservations

4 Saints @ Kimpton Rowan Hotel

4 – Course Menu

First Impressions: Golden Osetra Caviar with creme fraiche, crispy potato cake, and a glass of champagne.

Second Course Selections: Choice of Escarole and apple salad or ravioli.

Main Event: Black bass, charred duck breast, fillet & lobster, or pasta with a mushroom Bolognese sauce.

Finale: Caramel custard or chocolate cake with marzipan gelato.

Served 5 – 10 pm. $125 pp  Menu & Reservations 

LuLu California Bistro

4 – Course Menu

LuLu is offering an extensive menu for New Year’s Eve with 11 entree choices. Enjoy live music with Tony Grandberry and his big fun orchestra.

Start with soup, including Maine lobster bisque, corn chowder, mushroom, and minestrone.

Second-course options include a crab meat tower, fig and goat cheese, pear salad, Caesar salad, or strawberry bruschetta.

Entrees options include a selection of steak, seafood, lamb, duck, or polenta cake with cauliflower steak for the vegan option.

Finish with a selection of sweet treats like chocolate cake, cheesecake, bread pudding, or ice cream.

1st seating 4:30 – 6:30 pm.  $79 pp

2nd seating 7:30 – 11 pm. $129.99 pp. Include hats and party favors. Reservations & Menu

Del Rey at Villa Royale

Enjoy New Year’s Eve at Del Rey & Villa Royale to celebrate in timeless style as they step into 2025 with their annual NYE party! The party will feature music from Portland’s DJ Nature, kicking off at 10:30 pm. Savor Spanish pintxo appetizers and sip on crafted libations from their specialty cocktail menu. As midnight approaches, revel in the excitement of a balloon drop and raise a glass of champagne to welcome the New Year. The price includes two drink tickets.

10:30 pm – 1 am. $147 pp  Purchase Tickets

NYE Celebration at Churrasco

Make your New Year’s Eve unforgettable with a Brazilian-style celebration at Churrasco! Enjoy a festive evening filled with an all-you-can-eat extravaganza of delicious meats, sliced tableside, a full buffet, drinks, music, champagne, desserts, and all the excitement of ringing in 2025 in style. Include a full Rodizio dinner with 17 cuts of grilled meats and a full buffet, three cocktails per person, party favors, and a champagne toast. There will also be entertainment. $300 per couple. 10 pm – 1 am Reservations

There is also regular dinner seating at 5 and 7 pm.

Meleza at the Drift Palm Springs Hotel

4 – Course Menu

Toast to the New Year with Chef Ysaac Ramirez’s 4-course New Year’s Eve menu. Choose from our 6 pm or 8:30 pm seating and enjoy dishes like masa dumplings, mushroom carnitas tarts, and more for an unforgettable dining night out. $100 pp  Reservations

Bar Cecil

5 – Course Menu

This special five-course dinner begins with a hosted cocktail hour on the patio with a bountiful seafood tower and passed hors d’oeuvres, followed by a seated five-course dinner, a 9 pm ball drop, and music by DJ Lorraine.  They love to have fun! $295 pp. Inquiries and reservations to love@barcecil.com

Freddie’s Kitchen at The Cole

4 – Course Menu

Begin with a welcome amuse bouche hamachi crudo. The entrees are French-inspired with entree selections like beef shorty ribes with French Perigord Truffle Jus or grilled elk medallions. For vegetarians, enjoy the grilled vegetable wellington with tomato pesto coulis.

Seatings from 5 – 10 pm. Prix Fix Menu.   $95 pp. Reservations

The Barn at Sparrows Lodge

5 – Course Menu

Chef Jon Butler’s New Year’s Eve five-course menu is an excellent choice for celebrating the New Year in Sparrows’ intimate garden setting or inviting cozy barn.

 Seatings from 4 to 6 pm. $216.31 pp inclusive; prepaid and non-refundable. Thoughtful wine pairings from small producers to accompany the rustic California cuisine add $65.

 Menu & Reservations

Zine American Bistro

Early NYE Dining – 4:30 – 5:15 pm

$89.99 pp  Menu & Reservations

Elk Grove NYE Wine Dinner @ 6 pm

Enjoy 4-courses paired with seven excellent wines. $159.99 pp.  Menu & Reservations

New Years Dinner – 7:45 – 10 pm

The prex fixe dinner menu is served at $99.99 pp. Add wine pairing for $69 pp. Menu & Reservations

The Pantry at Holiday House

3 – Course Menu

Chef Jon Butler’s special New Year’s Eve menu is served on The Pantry’s covered and heated patio from 5 to 9 pm. It is an excellent choice for celebrating the New Year on East Coast time or before hitting the town.

$127.96 pp inclusive. Menu & Reservations

Kaiser Grille

Welcome 2025 in style with an exclusive dinner featuring their full menu ordered ala carte. Enjoy selections like filet mignon, New York Strip steak, porterhouse, boneless ribeye, or Tomahawk pork chop.

Menu & Reservations

New Year’s Day Special Menus

The Thompson Palm Springs Hotel

Begin 2025 with a refreshing and revitalizing brunch at Lola Rose. Savor our brunch menu, perfectly paired with refreshing juices and the soothing vibes of healing music in a tranquil setting. Kick things off with a complimentary ginger turmeric shot to awaken your senses. It’s the ultimate way to recharge and start the year with calm and clarity. Reservations

414 N Palm Canyon Drive