New Year's Eve | DECEMBER 31, 2024
Make plans for New Year’s Eve at Navy Pier!
Ring in 2025 with a New Year’s Party ending with a dazzling award-winning fireworks display at midnight.
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Experience
Grand Chicago New Year's Eve
Experience the grandeur of Chicago’s most spectacular New Year’s Eve celebration at the iconic Aon Grand Ballroom on Navy Pier. This is where elegance meets excitement – where 3,000 of Chicago’s most spirited revelers will gather on the city’s largest dance floor to welcome 2025 in unparalleled style.
Leading a Group, Desiring Table Service, or General Questions?
We can help: brian@greencurtainevents.com // 312.584.0929
Celebrate
NEW YEAR ON THE PIER: NYE 2025 at BAR SOL
Ring in 2025 with an unmatched lakefront celebration at one of Chicago’s most captivating hidden gems. Bar Sol delivers a multi-floor reveling paradise this New Year’s Eve, offering you and hundreds of guests the most spectacular views of Navy Pier’s legendary midnight fireworks show.
Leading a Group, Desiring Table Service, or General Questions?
We can help: brian@greencurtainevents.com // 312.584.0929
Cheers
OFFSHORE ROOFTOP’S GLITZ & GLAM NYE SOIRÉE
This exclusive event at the world’s largest rooftop will be the place to celebrate as we ring in a New Year. Enjoy a glittering evening with amazing views of Chicago’s skyline and Navy Pier’s spectacular, annual fireworks show!
Cruise
NEW YEAR’S EVE & NEW YEAR’S DAY CRUISES
Celebrate New Year’s Eve in style on a special New Year’s Cruise! Enjoy delicious food, dancing, and stunning views of the Chicago skyline and fireworks over Lake Michigan. With a fully stocked bar, games, and live DJ music, this unforgettable celebration on the water is the perfect way to ring in the new year!
Dine
Lirica New Year's Eve Prix Fixe Dinner Menu
Welcome richness in the coming year with an indulgent prix fixe menu at Lirica Restaurant on Chicago’s Navy Pier. Dig into three courses of Chef-driven classic and Latin flavors, from 100-day aged filet to Portuguese seafood soup, Sopa de Frutos do Mar. Plus, enjoy a side of winter lake views, a sweet finish with Chef’s choice duo dessert, and toast to 2025 with included glass of prosecco.
Toast
NYE Firework Viewing Lounge at Lirica
Looking to ring in 2025 not with a bang, but still with a sparkle?
Enjoy a relaxed viewing environment for Navy Pier’s spectacular, annual New Year’s Eve firework show. Located above Lirica Restaurant, Sable at Navy Pier‘s Great Lakes Ballroom features floor-to-ceiling Chicago skyline and Lake Michigan vantages, as well as prime firework viewing.
Fireworks
NEW YEAR’S EVE FIREWORKS AT MIDNIGHT
Ring in the New Year with Chicago’s favorite free sky spectacle show! Find a spot anywhere on the Pier to welcome 2025 with a dazzling award-winning fireworks display that will cast glows across the lakefront.
Stay
SABLE AT NAVY PIER
If you’re spending New Year’s Eve in Chicago, then Sable is the place to be! Indulge in lush accommodations, unbeatable service, and floor-to-ceiling windows with spectacular views of the city and Navy Pier’s fireworks show.
Ride
RIDE THE CENTENNIAL FERRIS WHEEL
Soar to heights of nearly 200 feet, with an unparalleled, 360-degree views of Chicago and Lake Michigan inside a heated enclosed gondola.
Want an exclusive VIP experience? This premium experience includes admission for up to four guests to board the Centennial Wheel’s VIP gondola, featuring plush seating and trademark glass bottom. The VIP Gondola can be reserved online in advance or at the Pier Park box office.
Festive Fun
Light Up The Lake
Experience the winter season’s magic as Light Up The Lake, from free dazzling outdoor lights to the new exhilarating ice slide!
Explore both free and ticketed activities that’ll make unforgettable memories this season!
Arrive
GETTING HERE & PARKING
Getting to Navy Pier has never been easier. Learn more about the many convenient ways to get to here.