New Year’s Eve 2025 In Connecticut: Music, Dancing, Bingo

If you’re looking for a place to celebrate New Year’s Eve, there are plenty of places to toast 2026 in Connecticut.

New Year’s Eve celebrations mark the transition from one year to the next. It is a time for reflection on the past, setting resolutions for self-improvement, and welcoming new beginnings. Communal rituals like fireworks and toasts embody hope, joy, and the symbolism of good fortune and a fresh start.

We’ve rounded up a few can’t-miss New Year’s Eve events:

• First Night Hartford is a family-friendly New Year's Eve tradition with art, music, food & fireworks in Bushnell Park.
• As you might expect, New Year's Eve is Big at Foxwoods Resort Casino in Ledyard. This year, the special activities include a throwback prom party and Bingo Unleashed.
• …or try something a little out of the ordinary and hop aboard a steam train in Essex for some "timeless romance, exquisite cuisine, and high-stakes excitement" for an experience inspired by the classic film, "Casablanca."
• In Uncasville, Endless Midnight brings a "non-stop party to every Mohegan destination," before, during, and after New Year's Eve, but the ballroom will be well and truly lit on New Year's Eve.
• There is always a party going on in Mystic, and New Year's Eve is no different. This year, Wicked Peach will be covering all your rock favorites at the New Year's Eve Bash at Hilton Mystic.
• In Newtown, Tony & The West Siders Band will light up Aquila's Nest Vineyards for a New Year's Eve Bash combining the glamor, food trucks, and fine wine straight from the vine.
• The Saybrook Point Resort & Marina is pulling out all the stops for its "Coastal New Year's Eve Gala."

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