New Year’s Eve 2024 In Vienna: Noon Year's Eve, Parties

VIENNA, VA — In Vienna, Jammin Java will offer returning New Year's Eve events for children and adults alike.

During the day, The Rocknoceros New Year's Ball will be held at two times — 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. Then, enjoy the all-ages Ultimate 80's NYE Dance Party with DJ D.

Here is a look at some additional events happening in and near Vienna:

• Greenhouse Bistro's New Year's Eve Party
• New Year's Brunch at Inca Social
• Third Annual New Year's Eve Masquerade Ball at Shipgarten
• Kids Noon Year's Eve at Shipgarten
• New Year's Eve with DJ Danone at Bear Branch Tavern
• New Year's Eve Dinner and Celebration at Roberto's Ristorante Italiano
• New Year’s Eve Midnight Masquerade at Ritz-Carlton Tysons Corner

If you know of other events, send an email to vienna@patch.com, and we'll add it to this list.

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.

One of Virginia's traditions is the Chincoteague Island Horseshoe Drop, which celebrates the wild ponies that call Chincoteague home.

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.

• Related: What New Year’s Resolution Did You Keep? How Did You Do It? [Patch Survey]

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.