New Year's Eve Celebrations To Ring In 2026 In Wheaton

WHEATON, IL — As we say goodbye to 2025, Wheaton revelers can choose from a few events to celebrate on New Year's Eve. If you hope to turn in early, the Wheaton Public Library's Noon Year's Eve Pajama Party or High Rollers' family-friendly 6 p.m. countdown might be your ticket. Residents who are looking to party into the wee hours can go to the Adult New Year's Eve Party at High Rollers or find other late-night parties in downtown Wheaton.

Here is a look at these and other New Year's Eve 2025 events happening in and around Wheaton

• New Year's Eve Concert at Belushi Performance Hall
• New Year's Family Party at Enchanted Castle
• New Year's Eve Concert at McAninch Arts Center
• New Year's Eve Celebration at Abbington

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.