Where To Celebrate New Year’s Eve 2024 In McLean

MCLEAN, VA — Where do you plan to ring in 2025? From extravagant galas to live music to cozy cocktail parties, there’s something for everyone in the McLean area this New Year’s Eve.

If you’re looking for a lively event, Starr Hill Tysons is hosting its New Year’s Eve Party with two DJs, a live band, an hors d'oeuvres buffet, a champagne toast, and party favors. The party starts at 9 p.m. on Tuesday, at 7730 Capital One Tower Road in Tysons.

Here is a look at some additional events happening in and around McLean:

• TSR New Years Bash 2025 - Tuesday, 8 p.m.-2 a.m., at The Salsa Room Tysons, 8453 Tyco Road, McLean.
• New Years Eve Party Tysons Corner - Tuesday, 9 p.m.-2 a.m., at Greenhouse Bistro, 2070 Chain Bridge Road, Vienna.
• Peachgrove New Year's Eve - Tuesday, 9 p.m.-1 a.m., at The Ritz-Carlton, Tysons Corner, 1700 Tysons Blvd., McLean.
• New Year’s Eve at ENTYSE - Tuesday, 5 p.m.-1 a.m., at The Ritz-Carlton, Tysons Corner, 1700 Tysons Blvd., McLean.
• The Grandiose New Year’s Eve Gala - Tuesday, 9 p.m.-1 a.m., Hilton McLean Tysons Corner, 7920 Jones Branch Drive, McLean
• New Year’s Eve Midnight Masquerade - Tuesday, 9 p.m.-1 a.m., at The Ritz-Carlton, Tysons Corner, 1700 Tysons Blvd., McLean.
• New Year’s Eve Maggiano’s Tysons Corner M**rder Mystery Dinner Event - Tuesday, 6:30 p.m.-12:30 a.m., Maggiano’s Little Italy, 2001 International Drive, McLean
• New Year’s Eve Party at Ometeo - Tuesday, 8;30 p.m.-1 a.m., 1640 Capital One Dr., Tysons, starting at $65
• New Year’s Eve Worship Service - 5 p.m., at Redeemer Lutheran Church, 1545 Chain Bridge Road, McLean

In the United States, one of the most popular New Year’s Eve traditions is 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.

The transition from one year to the next is often marked by the singing of “Auld Lang Syne,” a Scottish folk song whose title roughly translates to “days gone by,” according to Encyclopedia Britannica and History.com.

The tradition of New Year’s resolutions dates back 8,000 years to ancient Babylonians, who made promises to return borrowed items and repay debts at the beginning of the new year, which was in mid-March when they planted their crops.

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According to legend, if people kept their word, the pagan gods would grant them favor in the coming year. However, if they broke their promises, they would lose favor with the gods.

Many secular New Year’s resolutions focus on imagining new, improved versions of ourselves.

The failure rate of New Year’s resolutions is about 80 percent, according to U.S. News & World Report. There are many reasons, but a big one is they’re made out of remorse — for gaining weight, for example — and aren’t accompanied by a shift in attitude or a plan for coping with the stress and discomfort that comes with changing a habit or condition