Happy (almost) 2025, Wichita! Come and ring in the new year, ICT style! Our city has loads to offer when it comes to NYE celebrations, events, and just really fun locations to toast to 2025. Below we have listed out events, locations, and even some fun local hot spots we suggest for you.
We’ve put the events into two sections below:
- New Year’s eve activities for adults
- Family-friendly New Year’s Eve events!
Whatever you choose to do, we wish you a happy and safe New Year!
*Be sure to check the date of each event, as some may not actually be held on December 31!
Here are some other New Years articles:
New Year Easy and Cheap Traditions
…keep checking back! We know there are more family-friendly NYE events to list here. 🙂
Family-Friendly New Years Events 2025:
NYE Pickleball Event at Riverside
Ring in the New Year with a paddle in hand! Join us for a PICKLEBALL PARTY at Riverside Tennis Center on New Year’s Eve! Enjoy a day filled with fast-paced pickleball action, delicious food, and great tunes as we count down to 2024. Space is limited, so grab your spot today—registration is per participant. Don’t miss out on the ultimate pickleball party!
- Date: December 31- January 1, 2025
- Time: 8 pm – 1 am
- Price: $39.00
- Location: Ralph Wulz Riverside Tennis Center, 551 Nims. Wichita, KS, 67203
- New Year’s Pickleball Party at Riverside Tennis Center
Botanica Illuminations
701 Amidon St
- See Wichita’s largest light display on their last night on December 30th, 2024! If you haven’t been yet, you should go. It’s a fun, relaxed holiday walk through amazing festive light displays. Make sure you reserve your time slot online before arriving online!
Not Confirmed for 2025:
1240 N Greenwich Road
- Chicken N Pickle‘s outdoor pond is available beginning at 11 a.m. on Saturday, December 31. Skating costs $11 per person; skate rental is $4. (Kids 3 and under Free.) Make sure you double-check the schedule before you go since this is an outdoor event. There may be weather-related changes or cancellations. Info here
Arctic Adventure at Exploration Place
- Arctic Adventure at Exploration Place is an exhibit that is free with general admission. It will be open now until January 7, 2024.
- Please read our article about Artcitic Adventure Here
New Year’s Eve Pickleball Party
- Sunday. Dec 31
- Riverside Tennis Center
- Spend New Year’s Eve with us! We’re having a PICKLEBALL PARTY from 8pm-2am at Riverside Tennis Center! Enjoy the final day of the year playing pickleball, eating great food and listening to awesome music.
- Click here to register.
- December 31 from 1 pm – 9 pm
- 2999 N Rock Rd
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Forget Times Square! Join the fun as Field Station: Dinosaurs rings in the New Year with a day long celebration of dinosaurs from around the world!We’ll be chasing midnight from Algiers to Newfoundland and popping the cork every time 2023 starts in another dinosaur’s time zone. Meet cool dinosaurs from the far reaches of the globe and learn about them with games, hands-on activities and music.2:00 – Happy New Year Georgia w/ Diplodocus
3:00 – Happy New Year Yemen w/ Lambeosaurus
4:00 – Happy New Year Egypt w/ Spinosaurus
5:00 – Happy New Year German w/ Archaeopteryx
6:00 – Happy New Year England w/ Baryonyx
7:00 – Happy New Year Portugal w/ Compsognathus
8:00 – Happy New Year Brazil w/ Unaysaurus
9:00 – Happy New Year Argentina w/ ArgentinasaurusOf course, it wouldn’t be New Year’s Eve without noisemakers, party hats and a kid friendly bubbly toast when the clock strikes twelve. A great way for your entire family to ring in the New Year without trying to stay awake until midnight.
- Take the family and hit some golf balls. The bays do have heaters.
- Read our article about how to Experience Top Golf on a Budget
- This is a fun place for all ages. They have hundreds of games, food, and a bar.
- Find out how to Experience The Arcade on a Budget
- December 31
- Prices start at $24.99 per person for a NYE package
New Year 2023: Local Adult Parties:
- December 31
- 9 pm – 10 am at Chicken N Pickle $10 to enter
- Dress lavishly, live music by DJ Karataker, change to win a complimentary hotel room and $50 Chicken N Pickle gift card. 21 + event.
Pickleball Tournament at Chicken N Pickle
- December 31 from 1 – 4 pm
- Prizes for the top 3 teams.
- $50 per team so $25 per person
- Sign up Here
New Year’s Eve with Bucky Fowler and Southern Charm at the Wichita Union Stockyards
- Sunday, December 31 at 9:00 pm
- 6425 W. MacArthur Road
- Make your New Years Eve plans to spend it with Bucky Fowler and Southern Charm and all of us at the Wichita Union Stockyards this year! You won’t want to miss this very well known, awesome family band with lots of musical talent. Come party with us and see in 2024!!! Get your tables reserved, as they will go fast!
- Get Tickets here
The Cotillion 80’s New Year’s Eve Party
11120 W. Kellogg Drive
- December 31 doors open at 7:30 and the show is at 8 pm
- You won’t want to miss this venue’s popular NYE party, Paramount 80’s Rock Night NYE. Rock into the new year while the band plays high energy sing-with-us 80s anthems from Journey, REO Speedwagon, Def Leppard, Poison, Bon Jovi, Guns N Roses, and much more! Concession and full bars will be open. All ages welcome.
- $20. Get tickets Here
- December 31
- Door opens at 7 pm. Champagne toast for those 21+ and party favors along with a Ballon Drop at Midnight
Dive into 2024 at the Dive Beach Bar
- December 31
- 8pm – 2 am
- They will have a balloon drop, champagne toast and live music.
- December 31
- Tickets are $5 for a DJ and dance party. Champagne buckets are available for purchase. Enjoy a complimentary champagne toast at Midnight.
- December 21
- From 5 pm – 1 pm
- December 31
- 9 pm – 1 am
- Starting price $85
- Access to our delectable appetizer banquet, unlimited soda, coffee & tea, a $20 Power Card with Unlimited Video Game Play, a special New Year’s Eve toast, suggested 18% gratuity, and taxes.
- Both VIP and General Admission tickets are available. Either way, you’re in for fun surprises, bangin’ music, and a whole lot of play. To make sure you don’t miss the ball drop, we’ll be whipping up an exclusive Red Bull cocktail just for NYE for those 21 and over.
- Click here for Top Golf New Year info.
- December 31
- Free champagne toast at midnight and a unique light and sound show upstairs.
Crown Uptown Theater NYE Party
- December 31
- NYE Celebration with Purple Madness.
- Complimentary champagne toast at midnight
- Gourmet little bites, surprises, and prizes.
- 4-course dinner at the Belmont available for additional purchase
- Prices start at $60. Doors open at 8 pm. Get your tickets here to the Crown Uptown NYE Party.
- December 31
- The party starts at 5 pm
- They’ll have a DJ and piano players at night in their festive Jingle room.
Hang Over Pickleball Tournament
- January 1, 2024
- 10 am- 1 pm
- One mimosa per player and a $10 CNP gift card per team
- Sign up Here
Adult New Year in Wichita: Dinner & Drink Locations:
6S Steakhouse
6200 W. 21st N.
- Enjoy a special 4-course dinner, live entertainment, and hand-crafted cocktails to kick off your NYE evening! Reserve your table online to make sure you get a spot.
B-29 Doc
1788 S. Airport Road
- Get your dancing shoes on and boogie into 2023 with local legend, DJ Carbon! Along with other live entertainment and a great bar – this local hot spot is a great choice to ring in the new year! Learn More
Jerry’s Bar & Grill
630 N. Robin Road
- A west-side favorite Jerry’s is great for adults to ring in the new year. With kitchen specials, a champagne toast, and popular band Suite 68 providing great entertainment, it’s a great option! Info
John Barleycorn’s
608 E. Douglas
- This bar offers a unique new year’s night as their monthly Salsa Night just so happen to be on NYE! Come enjoy some salsa dancing, authentic music, and a complimentary champagne toast at midnight. Facebook Event Page
Mort’s Martini Bar
923 E. 1st St.
- Who better to enjoy NYE with than with the local favorite band, Sunshine the Bunny? Mix in great friends and Mort’s awesome patio and you have yourself a great night! More info
Mortdecai’s Tavern & Eatery
330 S. Greenwich Road
- Ring in the New Year at Mortdecai’s with a night full of festive fun, music brought to you by Jukebox 45, food & drink specials, giveaways, party bundles, and more! Learn More
O’Malley’s Irish Pub
2405 W. 31st St.
- Irish pub turned Stupid 54! What a fun way to ring in NYE! Don’t be shy – come dressed to impress in your disco attire get your groove on and boogie down under the disco ball! More info
The Rusty Nail
1155 S. Washington
- Voted Wichitas Best, this popular bar is throwing a Masquerade Party for NYE, this year. The celebration includes a live DJ and signature cocktails.
Here are some other New Years articles:
New Year Easy and Cheap Traditions
Not Confirmed for this year: We are working on this article!
Wichita Art Museum
1400 W. Museum Blvd
- Visit our local art museum for Family ArtVenture: New Year’s Cheer. Finish out 2022 with timely artmaking activities, music, hourly countdown celebrations, and more. Make some noise to cheer in the new year! The best part? IT’S FREE! Visit their website for details
The Arcade
139 N. Mead St,
- Open for some old-school fun from 1 p.m. to midnight on New Year’s Eve. The cost is $10 for unlimited play all day or $8 for kids 10 and younger. Pinball is just 50 cents! Visit their website for hours and details
Carousel Skate Center
312 N. West Street
- This Skate Center will have family skating available from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Their entertainment facility features a large arcade, live DJ, concession stand, skate rink and, not to mention, Wichita’s largest indoor playground! Visit their website for details
Make ICT
5920 E. Mt. Vernon
- Come and ring in the new year with a board game night! Bring in food and drinks and any games you would like to the table, or just come and see what people are playing that night! This is great, quality, family fun in at a cool location. See Info
MyGym Wichita
2434 N. Woodlawn
- With a more manageable NOON balloon drop, this event is a perfect way for your kiddos to burn off some pent-up energy and celebrate the new year. Book now as it sells out quickly! See Info
Dockum
104 S. Broadway
- Located secretly in the basement of the downtown hotel, the Ambassador, this local speakeasy is the perfect backdrop to ring in the new year! Included with your $15 ticket are live entertainment and party favors! Simply show your ticket to the hotel front desk and they will direct you to their secret bar location. (Don’t forget to ask them for the password!)
Eberly Farm
13111 W. 21st St.
- Party at the farm’s New Year’s Night of Elegance On The Farm. New this year, your ticket includes hors d’oeuvres, wine, beer,a photo station, and party favors. This is one of the more pricey parties at $135 pp so be advised! More info here.
Kansas Star Casino
777 Kansas Star Drive
- Enjoy great food, live entertainment, and tons of fun at the Masters Of Barbeque (MOB) New Year’s Eve Party. Purchase tickets here
