New Year’s Eve Guide
New Year’s Eve is almost here and SocialMiami has assembled an exciting group of New Year’s Eve dining choices, parties and concerts. So, whether you’re a Miami hipster, family or foodie there is a Miami New Year’s Eve event that’s right for you. So, don’t miss out and make your reservations right now at one of these great Miami events – and Happy New Year!
GRUPO NICHE LIVE AT MICCOSUKEE RESORT & GAMING!
New Year’s Eve beginning at 9 p.m.
Celebrate New Year’s Eve at an unforgettable bash with Grupo Niche at Miccosukee Resort & Gaming! What better way to ring in the New Year than with stars and unlimited hits! In fact, at Miccosukee Resort & Gaming’s NYE Bash, you can touch the sky with your own hands. If you’re familiar with this song reference, you won’t want to miss Grupo Niche performing their hits to accompany the New Year countdown, Miami-style. The sensational salsa quartet will serenade as you eagerly await the signature balloon drop at midnight. An exquisite three-course dinner, champagne toast, $25 in Free Play and other surprises top off a night of ultimate entertainment. Doors open at 9 p.m. and the concert begins at 11. Childcare is available for infants through 12-year-olds. Tickets are $195 and can be purchased at Miccosukee.com.
Miccosukee Resort & Gaming
500 S.W. 177th Avenue, Miami (corner of Krome Avenue & 8th Street)
305-222-4648(Tickets and Info)
http://www.miccosukee.com/
THE GREAT GATSBY NEW YEAR’S EVE PARTY
New Year’s Eve from 8 p.m. to 1 a.m.
During this roaring 1920s era celebration at the legendary Turnberry Isle Miami, delight in a lavish reception featuring prohibition cocktails and caviar bar with iced vodka pairings. A four-course gourmet dinner follows with dancing to a nine-piece band. Decorated in shimmering gold and feather arrangements, The Great Gatsby New Year’s Eve party will also include dinner performances by a group of flappers, whimsical dessert selections, free-flowing champagne and toast at midnight. Specialty wines and cocktails will be served all evening long. Cost is $250 per person, excluding tax and gratuity. Black-tie attire. Seating is limited and reservations are required by calling (786) 279-6611.
Turnberry Isle Miami Grand Ballroom
19999 West Country Club Drive, Aventura
786-279-6611 (Reservations)
TWO PARTIES AT THE RUSTY PELICAN
New Year’s Eve
Celebrate New Year’s Eve at the New Rusty Pelican Waterfront Restaurant with spectacular views of the Miami skyline and two parties for you to choose from to ring in the New Year. Upstairs the Masquerade Gala will be in full swing, beginning at 9 p.m., featuring celebrity appearances, live entertainment, a buffet of tempting cuisine and an open premium bar. Savor Rusty Pelican signature items from the buffet, including paella, sushi, raw bar, ceviche, filet mignon and a beautiful dessert display. Book by December 17 and receive $75 off per person! Cost to attend after the 17th is $275 per person. Or, you can opt for dining downstairs in the dining room and patio, with seating beginning at 10 p.m., and enjoy a five-course Surf & Turf menu and a bottle of Perrier Jouet Brut to toast the New Year. The evening will include string quartet music, party favors and a hand-painted Perrier Jouet champagne glass. The festivities start at $175 per person (including tax and gratuity) in the dining room or $200 for patio seating.
Rusty Pelican Waterfront Restaurant
3201 Rickenbacker Causeway, Key Biscayne
305-361-3818 (Reservations)
http://www.therustypelican.com/
DINNER OPTIONS TO RING IN NEW YEAR’S
New Year’s Eve, seatings at 6 and 8:30 p.m.
Celebrate New Year’s Eve 2014 at Celebrity Chef Michael Mina’s famed Bourbon Steak Restaurant. First-seating begins at 6 p.m. and features three courses including a selection between local heirloom tomatoes, ahi tuna tartare, hay smoked duck “shabu shabu,” or veal sweetbreads to start; a main course selection of crispy skin striped bass, Maine sea scallops, organic chicken breast or American Wagyu filet “Rossini” with a shallot potato cake and Hudson Valley foie gras; and concludes with a choice of dark chocolate gâteau, traditional beignets or artisanal cheese duo. The second-seating starts at 8:30 p.m. and features a six-course menu showcasing Michael Mina’s classic American caviar parfait to start, trio of Spanish octopus, hay smoked duck “shabu shabu,” Maine lobster and black trumpet mushroom ravioli, American Wagyu filet “wellington” and dark chocolate gâteau. The three-course/first-seating is $95 per person, and the six-course/second-seating is $275, plus tax and gratuity. Dinner includes complimentary glass of champagne each at midnight, party favors and valet parking. Seating is limited, and reservations are required by phone or online.
Bourbon Steak at Turnberry Isle Miami
19999 West Country Club Drive, Aventura
786-279-6600 (Reservations)
www.BourbonSteakMiami.com
TRUE BLOOD VAMPIRE JESSICA CLARK
New Year’s Eve beginning at 8 p.m.
The Catalina Hotel & Beach Club has teamed up with Miami nightlife legend Gerry Kelly to present a Brazilian Carnival themed party to help ring in 2014. This year’s celebrity host will be British actress Jessica Clark, known best for her role as sexy vampire Lilith in the HBO phenomenon True Blood. Clark will be joined by local sensations, The Spam All Stars, from 8 p.m. to 1 a.m., who will be posted up on the main stage right outside The Catalina Hotel’s main lobby. The Spam All Stars are known for always keeping partygoers dancing the night away at the annual NYE party with an array of hits ranging from every genre from Funk to Hip-Hop to Latin & Oldies. Alongside the live music, there will also be a lineup of DJs spinning until 4 a.m. at all 3 buildings at The Catalina, including the Red Bar inside the hotel lobby, inside Maxine’s Bistro & Bar and the brand new Fung Ku sushi restaurant and bar. Brazilian Samba Dancers, Drummers, Fire Dancers and Capoeira performers will be entertaining and mingling throughout the night, bringing the Brazilian Carnival theme to life! General admission for NYE at The Catalina Hotel is $95 per person and includes live entertainment, 4-hour open bar, lavish dinner buffet from 8 p.m. to midnight, gourmet sushi, endless dessert options and a champagne toast at midnight. VIP tables are also available.
The Catalina Hotel & Beach Club
1732-1756 Collins Avenue, Miami Beach
http://www.CatalinaHotel.com/NYE2014
THE SAL RICHARDS SHOW
New Year’s Eve beginning at 9 p.m.
Comedian/singer Sal Richards will headline the New Year’s Eve festivities at The Rrazz Room at Coral Springs Museum of Art with special guests Guy Richards and Jerry Cardone. The newly opened premiere nightclub, formerly a San Francisco mainstay, offers an intimate cabaret space that will present exciting entertainment – everything from Great American Songbook and R&B to theatrical drag performance art and Las Vegas spectacles and everything in between. Richards will ring in the New Year with laughs and joy as TV and Broadway star Guy Richards takes to the stage with Jerry Cardone performing Sinatra favorites. Doors open at 9 p.m. for pre-show cocktails and dancing, and the show starts at 10:30. General admission seating is $50, and VIP premium seating is $60. All tickets include party favors and a champagne toast at midnight.
The Rrazz Room at Coral Springs
2855 Coral Springs Drive, Coral Springs
954-344-5990 or 888-596-1027 (Reservations)
http://www.therrazzroom.com/
ARMILLARY GRILL
New Year’s Eve from 9 p.m. to 2 a.m.
Enjoy a festive New Year’s Eve at the Armillary Grill in the InterContinental at Doral Miami. Welcome the New Year with dinner and dancing, party favors and a glass of champagne. Or make it a family affair and bring the youngsters – a children’s menu is available for those 12 and under. Seating is limited so reserve your table now! Cost is $95.99 per person, exclusive of tax and gratuity. Upgrade your evening to a premium open bar for just $100 per couple. Call or email for reservations.
Armillary Grill
InterContinental at Doral Miami
2505 N.W. 87th Avenue, Doral
305-468-1400, Ext. 4318
ArmillaryGrill@r-hr.com
NEW YEAR’S EVE ON THE BEACH
New Year’s Eve from 9 p.m. to 2 a.m.
Ring in the New Year with live performances from the The Orange Drive Music Festival’s New Year’s Eve Jam on the Sand and an amazing fireworks display at midnight! It’s free and open to the public.
On the Beach
8th Street and Ocean Drive, Miami Beach
http://www.miamiandbeaches.com/event/city-of-miami-beach-new-years-eve-celebration/10199
AN OVER-THE-TOP NEW YEAR’S EVE
New Year’s Eve from 9 p.m. to 2 a.m.
Miley Cyrus and Pharrell Williams will co-host New Year’s Eve at the Fontainbleau, featuring poolside performances by Williams and Afrojack, along with electronic dance music superstarTiësto headlining the all-night party at LIV. Miley Cyrus will lead the countdown to midnight. Poolside tickets start at $275 per person.
Fontainebleau Miami Beach
4440 Collins Avenue, Miami Beach
1-800-548-8886 (Poolside)
305-674-4680 (LIV – Table Service)
http://www.wantickets.com/fbnye.www.bleaulive.com
THE BIG ORANGE
New Year’s Eve from 8 p.m. to midnight
It’s time to ring in the New Year, and Bayfront Park is the place to be for the largest free party in South Florida! Dance the night away with Funky Frank as you count down to midnight with Miami’s own Big Orange. At the south end of the park, this New Year’s Eve icon will slowly ascend the side of the InterContinental Hotel, reaching the top at midnight as a grand display of fireworks are shot over beautiful Biscayne Bay.
Bayfront Park
301 N. Biscayne Boulevard, Downtown Miami
305-358-7550
http://www.bayfrontparkmiami.com/
