Las Vegas New Year's Eve and Day Guide

The Las Vegas New Year's Eve and Day Guide will have information and links about this holiday. New Year's Eve or December 31 will be on a Thursday this year and is the final day on the Gregorian calendar. As in the rest of the world, Las Vegas will celebrate this day with parties and social gathering including many live concert performances at the various venues around Las Vegas. The famed Las Vegas Strip is closed to vehicles and has become a popular place to spent New's Years Eve with hundreds of thousands descending down on the Strip. As in most places, the partiers in Vegas sing "Auld Lang Syne." On the Las Vegas strip, there will be a fireworks show at midnight with the fireworks been shot from several of the casino hotels rooftops. The casinos are Stratosphere, Venetian, Treasure Island, Caesar's Palace, Planet Hollywood, ARIA, and MGM Grand. Southern Nevada transit will offer free rides on its fixed route buses from 6pm Thursday to 9am Friday but there are some detours since the Las Vegas Strip will be closed New Year's Eve. The Las Vegas monorail also has New Year's Eve page.

New Year's Eve Entertainment and Events

One of the places where many people will celebrate New Years Eve is the Fremont Street Experience which is having a Special New Year's Eve lineup and runs from 6pm to 1am. It is called the 2nd Annual TributePalooza featuring several cover bands. The lineup is from 6 p.m. to 7:15 p.m. INXS-IVE (INXS) – 1st Street Stage and The Joshua Tree (U2) – 3rd Street Stage; 7:30 p.m. to 8:45 p.m. Blasphemous Rumours (Depeche Mode) – 1st Street Stage and Fan Halen (Van Halen) – 3rd Street Stage; 9:15 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. No Duh (No Doubt) – 1st Street Stage and Led Zepagain (Led Zeppelin) – 3rd Street Stage; 10:00 p.m., 11:15 p.m. and 12:15 a.m. “Jimi Hendrix and the Psychedelic Ride” – Main Street Stage; and 11 p.m. to 11:45 p.m. and 12:15 a.m. to 1 a.m. Aeromyth (Aerosmith) – 1st Street Stage and Appetite for Destruction (Guns N’ Roses) – 3rd Street Stage

Bette Midler will be performing on New Year's Eve at the Colloseum at Caesar's Palace at 7:30pm. Merle Haggard will perform at 10pm at Star of the Desert Arena on December 31. Donny and Marie will be performing on New Year's Eve at the Flamingo. Frank Marino's Divas Las Vegas will be performed at 10pm at the Imperial Palace on December 31th. Legends in Concert will have two performances on New Years Eve at 7:30pm and 10pm in Harrah's Las Vegas. Vinnie Favorito will perform at The Flamingo at 8pm on December 31th.

At the Bellagio, "O™." Cirque du Soleil® will have two performances at 4:00 PM and 7:30 PM on New Years Eve. At the famous comedy club "The Improv" which is located in Harrah's Las Vegas, there will be shows at 8:30pm and 10:30pm. Also at The Improv, The Mac King Comedy Magic Show will be performed at 1pm and 3pm.

At 11pm at the Palms, Maroon 5 will perform at theirPearl Concert Theater.

Eva Longoria Parker will hosted a New Years Eve Party at her new Eve The Nightclub. At the Firefly Kitchen and Bar which is located in Plaza Hotel and Casino, there will be a New Year's Eve Party which includes a buffet, flamenco show with live dancers, open bar, champagne toast at midnight, and a DJ for $80 per person.

At Suncoast Hotel and Casino, New Year's Eve with San Fernando will be going on at 9pm. Also at the Suncoast Hotel and Casino at noon on New's Year Eve there will be the New Years Eve at Noon with Shades of Sinatra. In The Grand Ballroom at this casino, New Years Eve with The Las Vegas Tenors at cost of $150 per person.

Rock in the New Year inside Ravello Lounge at the M Spa and Casino will be on Thursday December 31, 2009 from 10pm-2am and will featured a live performance by ROCKDADDY. The cost is $100 per person. The Hostile Grape at $150 per person will also have a New Years Eve party at the M Spa and Casino. At the same casino, the Veloce Cibo will have a New Year's Eve Spectacular. The cost is $200 per person.

New Year's Eve at the Haze nightclub, Tiesto Kaleidoscope will be performing with individual tickets costing $300 per person and tables going from $5000 to $20000.

New Year's Eve at The Bank nightclub will feature Grammy Award Winning Singer, Robin Thicke. The cost is $150 per individual person with tables starting at $250.

New Year's Eve at The JET nighclub features Peter Wentz. The cost is $150 per individual person with tables starting at $200.

New Year's Eve at Diablos Cantina features on the 2nd floor stage, the cover band The Street while DJ Epic 1 performs downstairs. The tickets cost $100 per person for VIP admission and table fees range from $500 to $1000 depending upon party size.

New Year's Eve at the Gold Lounge which is a Cirque Du Soleil show is priced at $125 per person and starting at $200 per table and includes hors d’oeuvres.

New Year's Eve at Caramel Bar and Lounge will be opened for this party night with tickets for an individual being $50 and for a table $125.

New Year's Eve at The Beatles Revolution Lounge is another Cirque Du Soleil show featuring DJ G. Minor and includes a complimentary champage toast at midnight cost $75 and tables start at $75.

New Year's Eve at the Brand Lounge cost $40 per person and table reservation are an additional $250 for a party of 4 but do include a bottle of champagne.

NYE Party Package at The Mandalay Bay includes 2 nights accommodations with tickets to neXt New Year's Eve party (Dec 31st, 2009) if pay in full at timing of booking, A Four-Course Feast, An Open Bar With Complimentary Wine And Champagne, Live Entertainment By The Spazmatics And Mark And The Martinis, $25 Resort Credit, 25% Off Spa Treatments, and a Fly Back FREE for one person if the entire package is purchased at time of booking. Other restrictions may apply. The starting cost of the packages is $680 per person.

At the Orleans Hotel and Casino, they will be offering New Years Eve Adventures which includes: Adventure #1 which consist of Gourmet Dinner 5:30pm Includes full 4-course dinner and Open Bar, Music by Fast Company in the Mardi Gras Ballroom, cost is $125 per person; Adventure #2 which consist of Dance Party 10pm Includes hors d’oeuvres and Open Bar, Music by Love Shack in the Mardi Gras Ballroom, cost is $50 per person, and Adventure#3 9:30pm-12:30am which consist of Gourmet Meal, Open Bar, D.J., Dancing and a Champagne Toast in the Prime Rib Loft, cost is $90 per person.

New Year's Eve at South Point Hotel Casino and Spa includes 3 shows which are: Tom Stevens and The Swing City Dolls for $19 per person at noon; Bill Medley which comes 4-course dinner, open bar, party favorites and a midnight Champagne toast for $149 per person and starts at 8pm; and Purple Reign which comes with 2 drinks, party favorites, and a champagne toast at Midnight for $39 for general admission tickets begins at 9:30pm. All taxes and tips are included.

New Year's Eve at the Bellagio includes several packages. The Bellagio Silver Package cost $325 per person which includes Dinner at FIX or Yellowtail Sushi Restaurant & Bar; Entrance into the Caramel Bar and Lounge and VIP admission into The Bank Nightclub for a Robin Thicke hosted party from 10pm to 4am. There is also a Bellagio Gold Package costing $350 per person which look the same as the Silver Package.

New Year's Eve at the Mirage includes 2 packages. The Mirage Silver Package costing $250 per person and The Mirage Gold Package costing $275 per person with the primary difference are seating times at the restaurants. Both packages come with Dinner at Stacks and VIP admission to Peter Wentz party at JET nightclub from 10pm to 4am.

New Year's Packages at The Monte Carlo Las Vegas Resort and Casino is a 2-night package for $279+Tx per person arriving on 12/30/09 or 12/31/09 which includes Two night stay in a deluxe room; All you can drink at The Pub New Years Eve Party; $25 spa services credit; Complimentary in-room sparkling wine and Party Favors.

At the Cannery Casino & Hotel, Frankie Avalon will have a New Years Eve show.

New Years Eve Dining

Andre's Restaurant & Lounge at the Monte Carlo Resort & Casino, 3770 Las Vegas Blvd. South, Las Vegas, NV 89109 has a New Years Eve menu. The holiday men includes: scrambled egg topped with caviar in a crispy shell, DUCK FOIE GRAS & VEAL TERRINE with brioche toast, quince, huckleberry sauce or CHILLED SEAFOOD PLATTER of australian lobster tail, king crab legs & claws, jumbo shrimp, seasonal oysters with cocktail & mustard sauces; DOUBLE CONSOMMÉ PAUL BOCUSE en CROÛTE with black truffles, foie gras or ROASTED MONKFISH with winter root vegetables, spicy crayfish sauce; AUSTRALIAN LOBSTER THERMIDOR in a pastry shell or ROASTED DUCK BREAST with honey & spices, leg confit in cabbage, spinach flan, chestnut & apple tatin or FILET OF BEEF with foie gras, chamonix potato, roasted vegetables, black truffle & aged armagnac sauce; ORGANIC MÂCHE SALAD wih goat cheese, candied walnuts, hazelnut dressing; CITRUS PANNA COTTA with orange poppyseed financier, lemongrass & tangerine sorbet or WARM CHOCOLATE ESPRESSO FLOURLESS CAKE with cookies & cream ice cream or ROASTED LADY APPLE TARTLET with pecan caramel ice cream. The cost is $175 per person.

Bradley Ogden which is located at Caesars Palace, 3570 Las Vegas Blvd South, Las Vegas, NV 89109 has a special New Years Eve menu. The menu includes a first course of Gilroy garlic soup or heirloom beet salad or glazed squab breast. The second course is a choice of Marinated Alaskan King Crab or Roasted Columbian River Sturgeon or Atlantic Divers Scallops. The main course is a choice of Braised Kobe Short Rib with sides or South Dakota Bison Tenderloin with sides or Grilled Veal Chop with sides. The Dessert choices are Maple Panna Cotta or Duo of Chocolate Mousse or Baked Alaska. The cost is $115 per person.

BRAND Steakhouse & Lounge which is located at Monte Carlo Resort & Casino, 3770 Las Vegas Blvd. South, Las Vegas, NV 89109 has a special New Years Eve menu. This holiday menu includes: Caviar and Oysters, Kobe Carpaccio Pizza, White Alba Truffled Risotta, a choice of Kobe Prime Rib with sides or Five-Spice Duck Breast with sides or Whole Roasted Dover Sole with sides or Dinner for Two of Truffled Stuffed Chicken with sides, and Chocolate Marble Mousse Bomb with a glass of champagne at midnight. The cost is $85 per person.

Buffet at the Monte Carlo Resort & Casino, 3770 Las Vegas Blvd. South, Las Vegas, NV 89109 has a New Years Eve Champagne Dinner. The menu includes: Pork Saltimbocca, Tilapia and Chayote Slaw, Truffled Potato Gratin, Herb Roasted Beets, Garlic Basil Shrimp, Honeyed Baby Carrots, Salmon Fillets with Spiced Citrus Relish, Short Ribs, Grilled Asparagus, Cranberry Port Glazed Duck Leg, Whipped Potato, Sausage and Sage Stuffing, Top Sirloin Chimichurri, Roasted Broccolini, Chicken Breast with Harissa Onion Marmalade, Saffron Lentil Basmati Rice, Oxtail Ragout with Penne, Garlic Sauteed Baby Rutabagas, Spinach Gnocchi, Balsamic Cherry Chicken Legs, Clams with Cilantro Pesto, Chicken Marsala, Osso Buco, Wild Forest Mushrooms, Mahi Mahi, Marinated Onion Salsa, Braised Pork, Apples and Dried Plums, Sea Bass with Fruit Salsa and Plantain Strips, Root Vegetables, Crab Legs, Shrimp Cocktail, Schezuan Shrimp, Kung Pao Chicken, Double Cooked Beef and Cabbage, Vegetable Lo Mein, Asian Barbeque Ribs, Sesame Gailan, Fried Rice, Steamed Rice, Leg of Lamb, Prime Rib, Pasta Station, Mongolian Grill, Salads, Roasted Beet and Pistachio, Steak and Asparagus Salad with Asian Dressing, Smoked Duck, Frisee, Cranberries, Citrus Vinaigrette, and Mediterranean Artichoke Salad with Lemon Mint Vinaigrette.

d.vino Italian Food and Wine Bar which is located at Monte Carlo Resort & Casino, 3770 Las Vegas Blvd. South, Las Vegas, NV 89109 has a New Years Eve menu. The holiday menu includes: Caesars Salad with roasted garlic dressing, butter toasted croutons or Lobster Bisque with Brandy gelee, chopped chives; Tenderloin of Beef with potato gallet, glazed root vegetables, Barolo reduction or Potato Crusted Branzino with roasted cauliflower, pearl onions, thymed-red wine butter and Chocolate Torte with white chocolate ice cream, raspberry sauce. The cost is $68 per person.

Dragon Noodle Co. & Sushi Bar which is located at Monte Carlo Resort & Casino, 3770 Las Vegas Blvd. South, Las Vegas, NV 89109 has a New Year's Eve Dinner menu. The menu includes: Tropical Mai Tai, Baked Boneless Spareribs with minced Garlic, Sautéed Shrimp with Asparagus in X.O. Sauce, Crispy Hunam Beef, Crispy Shrimp in Hot Tomato Sauce, Chinese Black Mushroom with Oyster Sauce and Ginger Cake. The cost is $88 per person.

FIX which is located in the Bellagio Las Vegas, 3600 Las Vegas Blvd South, Las Vegas, NV 89109 is having New Years Eve at the FIX. The New Year's Eve menu includes: Golden Osetra Caviar, Yellowtail Carapiccio "Pizza", a choice of Alaskan King Crab Strudel or Black Truffled Fettuccine, the main entrees are Kobe Rib Eye with sides, Whole Roasted Jidoro Chicken with sides and John Dory Fish with sides. The desserts are Red Velvet Cake and Black & White Tres Leches. The cost of the dinner is $175 which includes taxes and tips. The dinner is offered between 5pm to 11pm on New Years Eve.

Morels French Steakhouse & Bistro which is located in The Palazzo Resort Hotel Casino, 3325 Las Vegas Blvd. South, Las Vegas, NV 89109 has a special New Year's Eve menu. The menu includes: CRAB SALAD ON POTATO CRISP with American Sturgeon Caviar; ROASTED JERUSALEM ARTICHOKE VELOUTE with Black Burgundy Truffle Custard, Micro Chervil; GRILLED FILET MIGNON WITH ½ MAINE LOBSTER TAIL with Micro Sprouts, Butter Poached Pee Wee Potatoes, Roasted Chestnuts & Blood Orange Bone Marrow Bordelaise and HAZELNUT & GIANDUJA CHOCOLATE DOME with 18 kt Gold Leaf, White Chocolate Shavings, Winter Berries. The cost is $135 per person.

neXt New Year's Eve party which is located in the Mandalay Bay Las Vegas, 3950 Las Vegas Boulevard South, Las Vegas, NV 89119 has a 4-course dinner on New Year's Eve and entertainment by the Spazmatics and Mark and the Martinis.

New Year's Eve at Stack Restaurant and Bar which is located at The Mirage, 3400 S. Las Vegas Blvd., Las Vegas, NV 89109 has a special dinner for this festive night. The New Year's Eve menu includes: Lobster Quesadilla, Alaskan King Crab "Scampi", Baby Beets and Goat Cheese, Butternut Squash Tortellini, White Truffle Risotto, Kobe Filet Mignon with sides, Whole Roasted Jidori Chicken with sides, Imported Dover Soul, and Chocolate Marble Mousse Bomb and includes a Champagne toast at midnight. The cost is $150 per person and is served between 5pm to 11pm on New Years Eve.

New Year's Eve at the Union Restaurant & Lounge which is located at the ARIA Resort and Casino, 3730 Las Vegas Boulevard, Las Vegas, NV 89109 has a special New Years Eve Dinner. The New Year's Eve menu includes Union Signature Crispy Duck, Toro Tuna Tartare, Truffle Beef Carpaccio "Flat Bread", White Truffle Tortellini, Prime Beef Filet with sides, Pan Roasted Dover Sole with sides, Organic Chicken "Cuit Sous-Vide" with sides and Chocolate Cake "Extra-Bitter."

Pinot Brasserie which is located at The Venetian, 3355 Las Vegas Blvd. South, Las Vegas has threeNew Year's Eve menu. The Petite menu includes a first course selection of either Petit white asparagus, hen of the woods mushroom, mâche salad, carrot reduction or Roasted quail, frisée, date salad, banyuls vinaigrette or Sea scallop tian, truffled potato, Champagne emulsion or Olive oil poached chicken, celery, apple croquant, cider vinaigrette or Thinly sliced yellowtail tuna, foie gras toast: a second course selection of Rare seared salmon pavé, sweet pickled root vegetables, escabèche foam or Braised short rib, celery root, petit onions or Slow-roasted lamb saddle, cumin petit carrot or Pork ossobuco, herb bone marrow toast, chanterelle mushroom or Filet mignon, mushroom duxelle, vanilla caramelized cipollini onion; and a dessert selection of Crème brûlée, orange tuile or Warm bitter chocolate tart, mascarpone ice cream, lemon crisp or Meringue strawberry shortcake, strawberry sorbet. The cost is $90 for the three course dinner. Th Celebration menu includes: A first course selection of Petit white asparagus, hen of the woods mushroom, mâche salad, carrot reduction or Roasted quail, frisée, date salad, banyuls vinaigrette or Sea scallop tian, truffled potato, Champagne emulsion; A second course selection of Olive oil poached chicken, celery, apple croquant, cider vinaigrette or Thinly sliced yellowtail tuna, foie gras toast or Rouget barbet en écaille, cauliflower, vin rouge sauce or Olive oil poached monkfish, braised leek, oven-dried tomato, scallion consommé or Pan-fried sea bass, baby artichoke, lemon grass cream; a third course selection of Rare seared salmon pavé, sweet pickled root vegetables, escabèche foam or Braised short rib, celery root, petit onions or Slow-roasted lamb saddle, cumin petit carrot or Pork ossobuco, herb bone marrow toast, chanterelle mushroom or Filet mignon, mushroom duxelle, vanilla caramelized cipollini onion; and a dessert selection of Crème brûlée, orange tuile or Warm bitter chocolate tart, mascarpone ice cream, lemon crisp or Meringue strawberry shortcake, strawberry sorbet at a cost of $135 for 4 courses per person. The Grand Degustation menu includes: A first course selection of Petit white asparagus, hen of the woods, mâche salad, carrot reduction or Roasted quail, frisée and date salad, banyuls vinaigrette or Sea scallop tian, truffled potato, Champagne emulsion; a second course selection of Olive oil poached chicken, celery, apple croquant, cider vinaigrette or Thinly sliced yellowtail tuna, foie gras toast or Rouget bardet en écaille, cauliflower, vin rouge sauce; a third course selection of Olive oil poached monkfish, braised leek, oven-dried tomato, scallion consommé or Pan-fried sea bass, baby artichoke, lemon grass cream or Rare seared salmon pavé, sweet pickled root vegetables, escabèche foam; a fourth course selection of Beef oxtail ravioli, roasted langoustine tail, foie gras or Slow-roasted lamb saddle, cumin petit carrot or Pork ossobuco, herb bone marrow toast, chanterelle mushroom or Filet mignon, mushroom duxelle, vanilla caramelized cippolini onion; and a dessert selection of Crème brûlée, orange tuile or Warm bitter chocolate tart, mascarpone ice cream, lemon crisp or Meringue strawberry shortcake, strawberry sorbet At a cost of $155 per person for the five course dinner.

Promenade Cafe located at Rampart Casino, 221 N. Rampart Blvd., Las Vegas, NV 89145 will have a special New Year's Eve menu. The New Year's menu includes a choice of Lobster Bisque or classic spinach salad. The choice of entrees vary in price but includes Filet Mignon, Lobster Tail, both Lobster Tail and Filet Mignon, Chicken Scaloppini, or Pan Seared Sea Bass. The dessert is White Chocolate Cheesecake with Raspberry Sauce.

Spiedini located at Rampart Casino, 221 N. Rampart Blvd., Las Vegas, NV 89145 will have a special New Year's Eve menu. The menu includes: A choice of appetizers of Seared Ahi Tuna or Seared Goose Liver or Osso Buco Ravioli; a choice of salad or soup of A Bouquet of Baby Greens or Champagne Soup; a choice of entrees of Filet Mignon “Oscar” or Pan Seared Alaskan Halibut Filet or Rack of Lamb Herb Crust; and a choice of desserts of Frozen Grand Marnier Soufflé or Warm Chocolate Cake. The cost is $75 per person plus taxes and tips. They also have a la carte menu available.

Verandah which is located in Four Seasons Hotel Las Vegas, 3960 Las Vegas Boulevard South, Las Vegas, Nevada 89119 has a special New Year's Eve menu. The menu includes: House-Smoked Salmon and American Caviar on Organic Buckwheat Blini, Foie Newton, Black Mission Fig, Sweet Onion Salad, Butter Toast, Vincotto, Poached Macintosh Apple Salad, Duck Confit, Minted Field Greens, Pomegranate Vinaigrette, Yuzu Sorbet, Limoncello and Mandarin Consommé, Crystallised Jasmine, a choice of entrees which are Rack of Cervenia Venison, Chukar Cherry and Pine Nut Pesto Risotto, Melted Spinach, Huckleberry Gastrique or Chilean Seabass, Sambuca Sous Vide Fennel, Blood Orange and Almond Quinoa Salad, Lemongrass Butter Emulsion, and Candied Orange and Milk Chocolate Praline Crunch 2010 Edition, Sea Salt Caramel and Pecan Gelato.

New Year's Eve at the Yellowtail Sushi Bar and Restaurant has a 6-course New Years Eve dinner. The menu includes: Big Eye Tuna Pizza & Tofu Taco, White Fish Carpiccio, Smoked Octapus, Sonoma Valley Foie Gras, Broiled Atlantic Miso Cod, Braised Kobe Beef Short Ribs, and Green Tea "Heaven."

New Years Day Entertainment and Events

On New Year Day and January 2nd, M.O.C.C.A. will perform at the Cannery Casino and Hotel. The Family Stone will appear on New Years Day and January 2nd at the Orleans casino. Legends in Concert will have two performances on New Years Day and January 2nd at 7:30pm and 10pm in Harrah's Las Vegas. MATSURI will be performed at the Imperial Palace on New Year's Day and January 2nd at 8pm.

This page will be updated until January 1st, 2010.

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