If you’re anything like me, you’re still trying to figure out what you want to do this New Year’s Eve—and failing stupendously at finding a solution. There are just too many damn things going on. According to Travelocity Denver is one of the top cities to ring in 2012, so pretending there’s nothing going on as an excuse to stay at home and watch the world’s oldest teenager and his minions count it down just isn’t gonna cut it. Here’s a little list of some worthwhile happenings this Saturday night.
PARTIES
- Champagne Hotel New Year’s Eve—Marriott Denver Tech Center
- Decadence NYE—Colorado Convention Center
- Denver NYE Penthouse Party—Grand Hyatt Denver
- Destination Themed parties @ Chloé, Suite 200, 24K Lounge & Oak Tavern
- Good Life Celebrations 2012—Casselmans,
- Inception—Oasis
- New Year’s Eve Olive Drop & Fireworks Celebration—The Tavern Downtown
- Noche En La Catedral—The Church
- NYE with Dragon—Beta Nightclub
- New Year’s Eve @ The Living Room
- Tryst Lounge 5 NYE Event—Tryst
- White Rose Gala NYE—Hyatt @ Denver Tech Center
- 3-in-1 All Access NYE Soiree—Drink, MIX, & Sauced
- Sub.Mission NYE AfterParty–location TBA week of at subdotmission.com
LIVE MUSIC
- CASUAL MILE HIGH presented by Tyler Jacobson, Creeper Steve & Jake Ryan @ The Meadowlark
- DJ Heather @ Bar Standard
- The Foot @ The Marquis
- G.Love & Special Sauce w/Rob Drabkin @ Fox Theater, 1135 13th Street, Boulder, 80302
- Gauntlet Hair @ Larimer Lounge
- The Kinetix @ Herbs—2057 Larimer Street
- Paper Bird w/The Devil Whale, & Pink Hawks @ The Oriental Theater.
- Pretty Lights @ 1st Bank Center—Broomfield, CO
- Railroad Earth @ Ogden Theater
- The Samples @ Hermans Hideaway, 1578 South Broadway
- Ween @ Fillmore Auditorium
- Austin City Limits presents COLDPLAY 11pm ET on PBS
- Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve w/Ryan Seacrest
- MTV’s New Year’s Eve Bash 2011
- NBC’s NYE w/Carson Daly
- New York Philharmonic New Year’s Live From Lincoln Center on PBS 8pm ET
16TH STREET MALL
Once again this year the mall will light up with two firework shows beginning at 9pm and Midnight, both timed and choreographed to live DJs spread out along the mall. The best spot to see the shows, anywhere on the mall, as the fireworks will be shot off from two undisclosed locations along the mall. Think ice-skating is a cakewalk? Try it yourself at the Southwest Rink at Skyline Park while Denver’s own DJ Chonz and DJ Baby Boy will spin live at the rink from 5:30pm to 10:00pm.
