{"id":94256,"date":"2025-12-19T15:44:08","date_gmt":"2025-12-19T15:44:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/94256\/"},"modified":"2025-12-19T15:44:08","modified_gmt":"2025-12-19T15:44:08","slug":"new-years-eve-cocktails-concerts-and-more-in-austin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/94256\/","title":{"rendered":"New Year’s Eve cocktails, concerts, and more in Austin"},"content":{"rendered":"

New Year\u2019s Eve in Austin offers a wide range of ways to ring in 2026, from free, family-friendly celebrations with live music, to ticketed theme parties, elaborate food-and-drink experiences, and crowded downtown countdowns.<\/p>\n

Whether you\u2019re looking for a low-key evening or a packed, high-energy celebration, there\u2019s something for nearly every taste across the city.<\/p>\n

Austin\u2019s New Year<\/a>
Auditorium Shores, 900 W. Riverside Dr.<\/p>\n

Austin\u2019s New Year returns<\/a> to Auditorium Shores, from 7 pm to midnight, at the city’s free long-running New Year\u2019s Eve celebration with live music, food trucks, and a fireworks finale. The family-friendly event typically draws an estimated 20,000 people, making it the largest New Year\u2019s Eve gathering in Central Texas.<\/p>\n

Presented by the City of Austin and Visit Austin, the event will be broadcast live on CNN as part of its national New Year\u2019s Eve coverage. This year\u2019s lineup is headlined by The Head and the Heart,<\/a> an indie folk and roots-rock band, along with Chaparelle, a country-leaning Americana act; Austin soul and R&B singer Tameca Jones; and local trio The Point., known for blending psychedelia and global influences.<\/p>\n

The evening also includes local food trucks, alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages for purchase, and a new drone show lighting up the downtown skyline just before a midnight fireworks finale. <\/p>\n

Know before you go: Strollers, blankets, collapsible chairs, small lunch-sized coolers, wagons, and trained service animals are all okay; sparklers, vaping, and pets are not permitted. The city encourages attendees to use nearby city garages. More information is available on the city’s website<\/a>. <\/p>\n

\"The The Head and the Heart perform at a recent show. The Head and the Heart\/Instagram<\/p>\n

Saints + Sinners New Year\u2019s Eve at Eberly<\/a>
Eberly, 615 S. Lamar Blvd.
Eberly\u2019s Saints + Sinners party starts at 9 pm and turns the space into a multi-room, late-night celebration. The ticketed event includes DJs, burlesque performances, tarot readings, complimentary themed bites and desserts, multiple bars, and a champagne toast at midnight, with attire encouraged to match the virtue-versus-vice theme. Tickets starting at $92.55.<\/p>\n

\"Saints Eberly\u2019s Saints and Sinners New Year\u2019s Eve party will have a variety of themed foods, desserts, and snacks for attendees to enjoy during the event. Photo by Chris Herbel <\/p>\n

Foxtail<\/a>
7001 Burnet Rd.
For those who don’t want to venture downtown, the chic new cocktail bar Foxtail hosts<\/a> a New Year\u2019s Eve party focused on a smaller, more relaxed lounge experience, with a DJ, craft cocktails, and a low-key setting designed for mingling rather than packing a dance floor. Both walk-ins and reserved tables are welcome, and there\u2019s no cover for New Year\u2019s Eve.<\/p>\n

New Years in Aspen at Foxy\u2019s Proper Pub<\/a>
201 Brazos St.
Foxy\u2019s Proper Pub\u2019s is hosting a New Years in Aspen celebration starts at 9 pm and brings an apr\u00e8s-ski theme to one of downtown’s Irish pubs. The night’s entertainment will include a DJ, drink specials, one drink ticket, and optional bottle service throughout the night. Admission is $55 at the door, with a $30 ticket for early bird and the service industry.<\/p>\n

Hotel ZaZa Austin<\/a>
Hotel ZaZa Austin Downtown, 400 Lavaca St.
Hotel ZaZa Austin hosts a black-and-white masquerade ball, from 10 pm to 2 am. The ticketed event includes wine, beer, and cocktails, an hors d\u2019oeuvres station, live entertainment, photo ops, and a midnight countdown with a bubbly toast. Masks encouraged and dress-up attire expected. Hotel packages available. Tickets starting at $188.58.<\/p>\n

The Inn at Green Pastures<\/a>
811 W. Live Oak St.
The Inn at Green Pastures<\/a> marks its first New Year\u2019s Eve with a low-key overnight celebration built around its newly opened<\/a> property on the historic Green Pastures grounds. The Let’s Spend the Night Together package is designed for guests looking to skip crowded countdowns in favor of a relaxed, stay-in experience, and includes a preferred guest room rate, a dining credit to Mattie\u2019s, a midnight champagne toast, and a live performance by multi-instrumentalist Randall Conrad Olinger<\/a>. The evening centers on a laid-back gathering at Henry\u2019s, the inn\u2019s all-day bar, with a fireside, house-party feel rather than a typical NYE blowout. Room rates start at $295 at the time of publication.<\/p>\n

Posh New Year\u2019s Eve at Omni Austin Hotel Downtown<\/a>
Omni Austin Hotel Downtown, 700 San Jacinto St.
Posh New Year\u2019s Eve begins at 8:45 pm with an all-inclusive, ticketed celebration featuring multiple DJ-driven rooms and a pre-paid bar. Music spans EDM, Top 40, and open-format hits, with several hours of premium drinks included, a large LED countdown at midnight, and optional VIP upgrades offering enhanced perks. The Omni Austin Hotel Downtown is also offering VIP hotel room packages tied to the event. Tickets discounted at time of publication, starting at $115.55.<\/p>\n

New Year\u2019s Eve Silent Disco Bash at the Pub at the Triangle<\/a>
The Pub at the Triangle, 815 W. 47th St., Ste. 103
Ring in the New Year at The Pub at the Triangle with a high-energy Silent Disco party for up to 250 guests. Doors open at 8 pm, with dancing from 9 pm to 1 am across three music channels \u2014 hip-hop and R&B, \u201980s-\u201990s-Y2K hits, and EDM and Top 40 \u2014 plus indoor and outdoor party spaces. The night includes party favors, glow sticks, and a complimentary champagne toast at midnight. Table reservations allow bottle or buffet purchases, with free parking available across the street. Tickets start at $28.30.<\/p>\n

Roaring \u201920s New Year\u2019s Eve Party at the Roosevelt Room<\/a>
307 W. Fifth St.
The Roosevelt Room\u2019s Roaring \u201920s New Year\u2019s Eve party runs from 8 pm to 2 am and leans into a polished, vintage-inspired celebration built around classic cocktails, DJ music, and a lounge-style atmosphere. The ticketed event features a special menu of 1920s-era and pre-Prohibition cocktails, reserved seating and table packages, and a midnight ball drop shown inside the bar. Semi-formal to formal attire with vintage touches is encouraged, and the venue enforces a dress code consistent with the evening\u2019s Roaring \u201920s theme. Tickets start at $122.40.<\/p>\n

\"The The downstairs bar at The Roosevelt Room on Fifth Street. Photo courtesy of The Roosevelt Room<\/p>\n

Speakeasy <\/a>
Speakeasy, 412 Congress Ave.
Speakeasy\u2019s long-running New Year\u2019s Eve party begins at 8 pm and runs until about 2 am across several rooms. The ticketed downtown staple features DJs, themed spaces, VIP seating and bottle service options, party favors, balloon drops, and a midnight champagne toast. Speakeasy calls it five parties with two live music stages. The Spazmatics<\/a> and Emocean Avenue will headline. Tickets starting at $45.47.<\/p>\n

New Year\u2019s Eve Bar Crawls
Downtown Austin and Sixth Street
Several ticketed New Year\u2019s Eve bar crawls will run across downtown and Sixth Street, offering wristbands that include waived cover charges, drink specials, and access to multiple venues in one night. Options include the New Year\u2019s Eve Austin Bar Crawl<\/a> by Nasstive Entertainment, Crawl \u2019Til the Ball Falls<\/a> by Barcrawlerz, and the Austin New Year\u2019s Eve Bar Crawl <\/a>from Pubcrawls.com, with most starting in the early evening and continuing past midnight.<\/p>\n