New Year's Eve Celebrations To Ring In 2026 In Downers Grove

DOWNERS GROVE, IL — As we say goodbye to 2025, Downers Grove revelers can choose from a few events to celebrate on New Year's Eve. If you hope to turn in early, the Downers Grove Park District's annual New Year's Eve Countdown to Noon might be your ticket. Residents who are looking to party into the wee hours can head to downtown Downers Grove to visit Tivoli Bowl or have a multi-course New Year's Eve dinner at Ballydoyle Irish Pub.

Here is a look at these and other New Year's Eve 2025 events happening in Downers Grove:

• New Year's Eve Countdown to Noon
• Fabulous Las Vegas at Capri at Double Tree
• Daytime, Evening, Nighttime Party Packages at Tivoli Bowl
• New Year's Eve Bash at Ballydoyle
• New Year's Eve Bollywood Party at Ashyana Banquets

If you stay home, you might choose to watch one of the most popular New Year’s Eve traditions in the U.S.: the dropping of the giant ball in New York City’s Times Square. Other U.S. cities have their own versions of this celebration, such as the Peeps Chick Drop in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania and the giant Potato Drop in Boise, Idaho.

Illinois's twist on the ball drop are the New Year's Eve fireworks at Navy Pier.