2020 is right around corner. And whether you’re wanting to spend the final hours of the decade out on the town, or with a low-key night cozied up on your couch – we’re here to make sure you don’t drop the ball on your plans for when the clock strikes midnight.
If VIP is your thing, we know a swanky party to attend. If NYE isn’t NYE without fireworks, we know the perfect watch spot. If a champagne toast at midnight is a #MustDo, we know where to pop, fizz + clink.
For Kids
○ Noon Years Eve Party | 11 a.m.-1 p.m. | The Little Gym of Columbia, 4420 Rosewood Dr. | $5 per child | Games, photo booth + countdown with a balloon drop. Registration required.
○ NOON Year’s Eve | 10 a.m.-2 p.m. | EdVenture Children’s Museum | Free with admission | Live music, STEAM based programing, a countdown to noon + a juice box toast.
Family-Friendly
○ Famously Hot NYE | 6:30 p.m.-12:30 a.m. | Main Street District | Free | Rap duo Salt N Pepa will be performing live. Street vendors, fireworks + more.
○ ALL NIGHT NEW YEAR’S EVE SKATE | 7 p.m.-6 a.m. | Skate Station, 129 Oak Dr., Lexington | $10-$15 | Raffle tickets available for purchase, breakfast provided at 4:30 a.m.
○ New Years All Night Skate! | 7:30 p.m.-6 a.m. | Three Fountains Recreation Skating Rink, 2724 Emanuel Church Rd., W. Columbia | $20 or $15 for advance tickets | Breakfast provided, skaters who stay all night will be entered to win a pair of skates.
21+
$10-50
○ New Year’s Cover Show | 8 p.m.-2 a.m. | New Brookland Tavern, 122 State St., W. Columbia | $10-$15 | Multiple acts covering Bruce Springsteen, The Cure + others.
○ New Year’s Eve: Roaring into 2020 | 8 p.m.-2 a.m. | Tin Roof, 1022 Senate St. | $40-500 for VIP packages, or cover charge at the door | Block party that gets you access to Tin Roof + The Senate.
○ New Year’s Eve with Mark Rapp | 8 p.m.-2 a.m. | The Joint, 1710 Main St. | $50-400 | Includes a choice of entree, a cocktail, a champagne toast, party favors + live entertainment by Mark Rapp and company.
$60-100
○ New Year’s Eve Celebration | 7 p.m.-1 a.m. | Swamp Cabbage Brewing, 921 Brookwood Dr. | $60 | Includes three drinks, a progressive buffet + fireworks.
○ NYE 2020 | 9 p.m.-12:30 a.m. | Hunter-Gatherer, 900 Main St. | $70-$120 | 20’s-themed party feat. a live DJ, fireworks, 20’s cocktails + more.
○ Oyster Roast & Toast NYE | 7 p.m.-2 a.m. | Bone-In Barbeque, 2180 Boyce St. | $75 | Bonfire, fireworks, s’mores, roast beef carving station + more
○ New Year’s Eve Bash | 9 p.m.-2 a.m. | The GRAND, 1621 Main St. | $75 or $125 for two tickets + VIP packages available. | One ticket per guest grants access to the GRAND and Main Course. Includes champagne toast, two drink tickets + hors d’oeuvres.
○ New Year’s Eve Party Thru The Decades | 8 p.m.-12:30 a.m. | Chayz Lounge, 607 Meeting St., W. Columbia | $85-$95 | Live music with hits from the 70s, 80s, 90s + today. Ticket includes hors-d’oeuvres, open bar, party favors + a champagne toast at midnight.
○ New Year’s at Kao Thai | 5 p.m-1 a.m. | Kao Thai Cuisine, 1001 Senate St. | $85 or $160 per couple | Includes 3-course meal, open bar, champagne toast, gratuity, fireworks, live DJ + free parking.
$120-$150
○ New Year’s Eve at Hendrix | 8 p.m.-1 a.m. | Hendrix, 1649 Main St. | $120 | Includes food, a champagne toast, live entertainment + a great view of the State House’s fireworks.
○ Bodhi’s annual New Year’s Eve Dinner Celebration | 7:30 p.m. | Bodhi Thai Dining, 126 E. Main St., Lexington | $125 | 7-course tasting menu with wine pairings. Black tie and Cocktail attire.
○ New Years Eve Private Dinner Seatings | 6 p.m. and 9 p.m. | Black Rooster, 201 Meeting St., W. Columbia | $125-$175 | Dinner on the rooftop, with two seperate seating times.
○ Gin & Jazz: A Swinging New Year’s Eve | 9 p.m.-12 a.m. | The Arcade Mall, 1332 Main St. | $150-250 | Ring in 2020, in true 20’s fashion, at a swinging jazz age party with all the charm of prohibition era America, minus the prohibition. Proceeds go to Columbia Animal Mission.
Roadtrip 🚙
Planning on heading out of town for NYE? Here are some options within an easy drive’s distance:
Greenville, ~1.5 hours | New Years Events in Greenville, S.C.
Charleston, ~2 hours | New Years Events in Charleston, S.C.
Asheville, ~2.5 hours | Events in Asheville, N.C.
No matter how you decide to ring in the new year, tag us in your Columbia fireworks + NYE celebration photos or post with #COLAtoday – even if you’re just curled up at home with a glass of champs, watching the ball drop on TV. (That’s gonna be my move.)
Most importantly, be safe and enjoy the end of 2019 – because we have a feeling 2020 will be one for the books.