Ella Fitzgerald wasn’t the first to ask, but she may have most famously posed the question: What are you doing New Year’s Eve?
Several restaurants along the Wasatch Front are planning special menus or discounts on Sunday — the last night of 2023. There also are events happening to ring out the old year, as well as music venues inviting ticket buyers to dance until midnight.
Here’s a roundup of some of the major happenings in Utah to mark the arrival of 2024.
Dining on New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day
Adelaide • 131 S. 300 West, Salt Lake City; 801-658-4600; AdelaideSaltLake.com • Special prix fixe menu offered Sunday, Dec. 31, from 5 p.m.-10 p.m. Reservations are available online. Price is $125 per person, with an additional $45 charge for the filet.
Bout Time Pub & Grub • 169 S. Rio Grande St., Salt Lake City, 801-456-4252 • Festive drinks and two-for-one appetizers with mention of “Last Hurrah!” Open from 10 a.m. to 1 a.m.
Contribution Cocktail Lounge • Hyatt Regency, 170 S. West Temple, Salt Lake City; 801-596-1234; Hyatt.com • Sparkling wine special along with regular craft cocktails and small plates. New Year’s Eve countdown on Sunday, Dec. 31.
Copper Canyon Grill House & Tavern • Radisson Hotel Salt Lake City Downtown, 215 W. South Temple, Salt Lake City; 801-245-9333; choicehotels.com • A three-course prix-fixe menu, on Sunday, Dec. 31, from 4 to 9 p.m. Make reservations at 801-245-9333.
Drafts Burger Bar • Westgate Park City Resort & Spa, 3000 Canyons Resort Drive; 435-655-2240; WestgateResorts.com • Regular menu available, open daily throughout the holidays from 7:30 a.m. to 10 p.m.
The Eating Establishment • 317 Main St., Park City; 435-649-8284; TheEatingEstablishment.net • Regular menu available, open daily throughout the holidays from 8 a.m.-9 p.m.
Flanker Kitchen + Sporting Club • 6 N. Rio Grande St., Suite 35, Salt Lake City; 801-683-7070; FlankerSLC.com • Four-course prix fixe menu available. Open from 5 p.m. to 1 a.m on Sunday, Dec. 31 with cover band, DJ NAPO and balloon drop at midnight. On Monday, Jan. 1, open from 2 p.m. to 11 p.m. for Rose Bowl, Sugar Bowl and Jazz home game.
Glitretind • Stein Eriksen Lodge, Deer Valley, Park City; 435-645-6455; SteinLodge.com • Special prix fixe dinner on Sunday, Dec. 31, including a band, dancing and festive decor. First seating at 5:30 p.m. features a five-course menu and kids menu. Reservations available online. Price is $275 for adults, $55 for kids 5-12. Second seating at 8:30 p.m. features the five-course menu but no kids menu. Price is $300 for adults only. A brunch buffet will be available Monday, Jan. 1, from 11:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Price is $100 for adults, 50 for kids 5-12.
Goldener Hirsch • Deer Valley, Park City; 800-252-3373; aubergeresorts.com/goldenerhirsch • Seven-course prix fixe menu on Sunday, Dec. 31, and Monday, Jan. 1, from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. Reservations via OpenTable. Price is $195 per person.
Grub Steak • 2093 Sidewinder Drive, Park City; 435-649-8060; GrubSteakParkCity.com • Special dinner on Sunday, Dec. 31. Reservations via Resy. Price is $125.75 per person.
The Kitz • Goldener Hirsch, Deer Valley, Park City; 800-252-3373; aubergeresorts.com/goldenerhirsch • Open 6:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 31, and Monday, Jan. 1, for breakfast, lunch and craft coffee.
Laurel Brasserie & Bar • Grand America Hotel, 555 S. Main St., Salt Lake City; laurelslc.com • Brunch available on Sunday, Dec. 31, and Monday, Jan. 1, with seatings available from 9:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Reservations are required and can be made online in advance. Price is $75 for adults, $37.50 for kids 4-12.
Mar | Muntanya • Hyatt Regency, 170 S. West Temple, Salt Lake City; 801-596-1234; Hyatt.com • Boujee Bubble Brunch available on Sunday, Dec. 31, and Monday, Jan. 1 in climate controlled alpenglobes. Reservations available via Tock. Price is $95 for adults, $48 for children 7-12.
The Salt Republic • Hyatt Regency, 170 S. West Temple, Salt Lake City; 801-596-1234; Hyatt.com • Regular menu available on Sunday, Dec. 31, from 6:30 a.m. to 10 p.m. Extended breakfast and brunch buffet on Monday, Jan. 1, until 2 p.m.
350 Main • 350 Main, Park City; 435-649-3140; 350Main.com • Four-course dinner on Sunday, Dec. 31, seatings at 5 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Entertainment will take place from 9 p.m. to midnight. Reservations via OpenTable. Price is $150 per person for the first seating and $250 per person for the second seating.
Veneto • 370 E. 900 South, Salt Lake City, 801-359-0708; VenetoSLC.com • Special tasting menu with optional wine pairings, Sunday, Dec. 31. For reservations, call or email at info@venetoSLC.com.
New Year’s Eve events
(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune Crowds gather for the Last Hurrah New Years Eve party at the Gateway, Sunday, December 31, 2017.
Last Hurrah 2023! • The Gateway, 50 S. Rio Grande St., Salt Lake City • Buskers, pop-up bars and live performances — headlined by the bands Blindlove and Cardinal Bloom — are included in what’s billed as “Utah’s largest countdown to the new year,” from 8 p.m. to midnight on Sunday, Dec. 31. Free to attend, though bring cash or a credit card for the drinks (draft beer, wine, hot cocktails and hot chocolate) available in the main plaza. Some Gateway merchants will be open late, too.
Ball Drop 2024 • Mountain America Expo Center, 9575 S. State St., Sandy • Also billing itself “Utah’s largest New Year’s celebration,” this event (for anyone 18 and older) promises five DJ’s, aerial performers, giveaways, and more. The event on Sunday, Dec. 31, runs from 8:30 p.m. to 1 a.m. Tickets are $25, at thepartytix.ticketsauce.com.
Gold and Glitter New Year’s Gala • The Leonardo, 209 E. 500 South, Salt Lake City • The Leonardo is throwing a New Year’s bash, Sunday, Dec. 31, 9:30 p.m.-1 a.m. Catered cuisine, a live DJ and other festivities, door prizes, party favors, two floors of cash bars, and a complimentary champagne toast at midnight. (Must be 21 or older.) Tickets are $100 (10% discount for members of The Leonardo), at theleonardo.org.
New Year’s Eve Masquerade Ball • Maven Cinemas, 120 W. Main St., American Fork • The repertory moviehouse is offering two screens of formal-dress fun on Sunday, Dec. 31: A screening of the 2004 film version of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s “The Phantom of the Opera,” with Gerard Butler and Emmy Rossum, at 9:20 p.m., and Jim Henson’s 1984 fantasy “Labyrinth,” with David Bowie and Jennifer Connelly, at 10 p.m. Guests are encouraged to dress up in “masquerade attire” with masks; both movies are scheduled to end just before the stroke of midnight. Tickets are $10 for either movie, available at mavencinemas.com.
Noon Year’s Eve • Loveland Living Planet Aquarium, 12033 Lone Peak Parkway, Draper • For kids who won’t stay awake until midnight, the aquarium offers two confetti countdowns in the lobby on Sunday, Dec. 31. The event runs from noon to 3 p.m., and includes face painting. The event is included with general admission.
Early Eve and Newphoria • Millcreek Common, 1354 E. Chambers Ave., Millcreek • Two events on Sunday, Dec. 31: Early Eve, runs from 6 p.m. to a “countdown” at 8 p.m., and includes live music, games, food trucks, an arcade and a dance party with DJ Godina; and Newphoria, 9 p.m. to 12:30 a.m., with performances by Club Mungo and The SugaTones, and fireworks at midnight. Tickets are $5 per person for Early Eve, and $20 in advance (at MillcreekCommon.org) or $25 at the door, for Newphoria.
Music venues
(Ever Upward Entertainment) Bluegrass band Pixie and the PartyGrass Boys are scheduled to perform a New Year's Eve show, Dec. 31, 2023, at The Commonwealth Room in South Salt Lake.
The Commonwealth Room • 195 W. Commonwealth Ave., South Salt Lake • Pixie and the PartyGrass Boys, a bluegrass band, will headline on Sunday, Dec. 31. Opening act: Laney Lou & The Bird Dogs. Doors open at 7:30 p.m., music starts at 8:30 p.m. The show is sold out, but resale tickets are available.
The Complex • 536 W. 100 South, Salt Lake City • Saturnalia, a two-night EDM event (for 18 and older), happens in two of The Complex’s venues, The Grand and Rockwell, on Saturday and Sunday, Dec. 30-31. Doors open at 7 p.m. each night. Tickets are $69.99 for one night, $119.99 for both nights, at thecomplexslc.com.
Liquid Joe’s • 1249 E. 3300 South, Salt Lake City • Metal bands Rüde & Crüe’d and Dirt Cheap perform on Sunday, Dec. 31. Show starts at 7 p.m. Tickets, at $10 (or $20 for VIP treatment), at liquidjoes.ticketsauce.com.
Soundwell • 149 W. 200 South, Salt Lake City • Dance duo Township Rebellion performs on Sunday, Dec. 31. Doors open at 8:30 p.m.; music starts at 9:30 p.m. Tickets are $30, at tixr.com.
The Urban Lounge • 241 S. 500 East, Salt Lake City • House music from Jesse Walker, Flash & Flare and Spaz. Show starts at 9 p.m. Tickets, at $15, are available at 24tix.com, and are nearly sold out. (Must be 21 or older.)
