Here’s to saying goodbye to 2025 and welcoming a new year. Here are ways to celebrate New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day in Austin including events and special offerings by restaurants and local businesses.
New Year’s Eve is Wednesday, December 31 and New Year’s Day is Thursday, January 1.
New Year’s Eve Austin 2025 and Day Brunch 2026
This list is not exhaustive and I update the information becomes available. I try to feature as much as I can but certainly this is not all that is out there. If your favorite restaurant is not on the list, I would recommend contacting them to see what they are offering.
Azul Rooftop in Austin is offering a New Year’s Eve rooftop party from 8 PM to 1 AM with live music, passed small bites, and a complimentary bubbles toast at midnight. Ticketed access ranges from general admission to VIP cabanas, which include private seating, dedicated service, charcuterie, and bottles of sparkling wine.
Edge Rooftop in Austin is offering a New Year’s Eve rooftop celebration from 8 PM to 1 AM with a live DJ, chef-curated buffet and dessert stations, bottle service options, an ice sculpture centerpiece, and a champagne toast at midnight. Tickets are $50.
Otopia Rooftop in Austin is offering a New Year’s Eve event from 8 PM to 2 AM featuring a complimentary welcome cocktail while supplies last, live music by DJ Ben Green, a midnight toast, and views of the fireworks display. Tickets range from $50 to $1,200.
Zanzibar in Austin is offering an island-themed New Year’s Eve rooftop party from 9 PM to 1 AM with a live DJ and elevated views of the city fireworks. Ticket options range from general admission to premium table experiences.
Upstairs at Caroline in Austin is offering a free New Year’s Eve party from 9 PM to 1 AM with a live DJ, photobooth, and a champagne toast at midnight. The theme invites guests to dress as their favorite music artist or genre.
Corner in Austin is offering a New Year’s Eve dinner from 11 AM to 10:30 PM featuring a $58 New Year’s Eve plate. The menu includes mole-rubbed churrasco steak with ancient grains cilantro rice, sweet peppers, grilled cebollines, blue corn tortillas, a salsa flight, and Texas apple tart for dessert.
Corinne in Austin is offering a New Year’s Eve dinner service from 4 PM to 11:30 PM with a chef-curated four-course prix-fixe menu priced at $90.
Caroline in Austin is offering New Year’s Eve dinner from 4 PM to 11 PM with a $90 dry-aged prime ribeye and butter-poached lobster tail special, plus a complimentary bubbles toast at midnight. The bar remains open until 1 AM, and the full dinner menu is also available.
Acre 41 in Austin is offering a three-course New Year’s Eve menu from 5 PM to 9:30 PM featuring oysters with honeydew champagne foam and salmon roe, sliced filet with a head-on prawn and saffron seafood risotto, and chocolate crème brûlée. The à la carte menu is also available.
Skipjack Oyster in Austin is offering extended New Year’s Eve service from 6 PM to 11 PM with complimentary bubbles on arrival and a midnight toast at the bar. The Dockside prix-fixe for two is priced at $160 and includes a raw bar plateau, lobster arancini, choice of entrées, and dessert, with the full menu also available.
