Ring in the New Year at a kid-friendly hour this year! Join MY Museum on December 31, 10am-12pm, for an unforgettable Noon Year’s Eve Celebration complete with noisemakers, face painting, and party hats. Watch the Noon Year’s Ball light up as we countdown together. Call to register.

A community celebration of the arts, First Night Monterey is an affordable, alcohol-free family celebration held on New Year’s Eve, 3pm-midnight, in the heart of Old Monterey. Join us as we dance, play, act, perform, create and sing our way into 2018! Featuring over 20 performance venues.

Parking: Event parking is available in the downtown Monterey garages, and MIIS and City Hall parking lots. First Night Monterey is also partnering with MST to provide a Park and Ride program. Park near Macy's Furniture Gallery at Del Monte Center and MST buses will pick you up there on a regular schedule beginning at 3pm.

Monterey Bay Aquarium invites you to join us for a special New Year's Eve Family Seashore Sleepover for ages 5 and up. We'll have lots of fun activities and programs tonight and we'll celebrate the countdown to 2018 at 9pm (midnight on the East Coast of the US) with a sparkling cider toast.

Alvarado Street Brewery and Grill celebrates Brew Year's Eve, our New Year's Eve party featuring a 5-course dinner with beer pairings plus a celebratory after-party with a DJ inside the restaurant, a silent disco in the beer garden, and a toast of sparkling wine at midnight to ring in the new year. Come to the dinner, the party, or both.

Party like it’s the 60s and get groovy while you ring in the New Year at the Portola Hotel & Spa with live music, dancing, dinner and more! Portola Hotel & Spa invites you to join in a far-out New...

Caffe Trieste invites you to our annual New Year's Eve Party featuring music, dancing, and drinks! DJ Ka'nete will be playing music all night and we'll have a performance by professional belly dancer Dancing Jewel. The party starts at 8pm.