List of New Year’s Eve parties in Columbus

With just over a week to go before Christmas, it may be hard to imagine the inevitable post-holiday letdown, but it will surely come. The gifts are unwrapped, the Christmas feasts devoured — and then what?

Well, there’s always New Year’s Eve.

Fortunately, Greater Columbus is positively awash in fun and festive ways to ring in the new year.

Below is a listing of some top events to mark the arrival of 2023, including places, times, cost of admission and other details. Some are aimed at, or restricted to, adults, but others are appropriate for the whole family.

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New Year’s Eve parties for adults:

∙ New Year’s Eve Champagne Tasting

The Daily Bar, 883 N. 4th St., Italian Village

Time: 3 to 7:30 p.m.

Details: More than a dozen bottles of champagne, Cremants, Proseccos and more can be sampled along with light hors d’oeuvres.

Admission: $60 (age 21 and older)

Contact: facebook.com/6WINE4

∙ New Year’s Eve at VASO

VASO, 6540 Riverside Drive, Dublin

Time: 5 p.m. to 1 a.m.

Details: Live music, party favors, dinner and cocktails will be on hand for this ticketed event.

Admission: $50 standing-room only; tables and other packages start at $500

Contact: vasodublin.com/store/event/new-years-eve/

∙ New Year’s Eve Line Dancing Night

Flannagan’s Dublin, 6835 Caine Road, Dublin

Time: 6 p.m.

Details: A festive night of line dancing will precede a champagne toast as the clock strikes 12.

Admission: $15 (age 18 and older)

Contact: https://flannagans.com/events/

∙ Bristol Republic and WCOL Official New Year’s Eve 2023 Celebration

Bristol Republic, 1124 N. High St., Short North

Time: 4 p.m. to 2:30 a.m.

Details: Ryan Mundy will provide the music to accompany a countdown to the new year.

Admission: VIP packages start at $800

Contact: bristolrepublic.com

∙ Swingin’ New Year’s Eve

Valley Dale Ballroom, 1590 Sunbury Road, Northeast Side

Time: Doors open 7 p.m.; dinner served 7 to 9 p.m.; music and dancing from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m.

Details: An Italian buffet dinner will serve as the prelude to a performance by the Rick Brunetto Big Band, dancing and a champagne toast to ring in the new year.

Admission: $61

Contact: valleydaleballroom.com

∙ Miami Nights New Year’s Eve 2023

Mandrake Rooftop, 810 N. High St., Short North

Time: 8 p.m.

Details: A New Year’s Eve party that promises Miami-style revelry will include an open bar, food, a watch party for the Buckeyes game, and a champagne toast at the rooftop venue.