September through to December may be a little bit blurred in our memories thanks to one to many glasses of rosé, but that doesn’t mean that we’re not going to celebrate the end of another wine filled year with champagne, food and possibly an espresso martini or five. It is silly season after all!
Because you’re probably still more worried about wrapping presents and deciding who’s going to be in charge of the Christmas roast this year (hot tip: pick the soberest relative), we’ve put together a list of the hottest New Year’s Eve parties in town.
Fiesta with the best-a this New Year’s Eve and head south of the border to the Fox Hotel’s Hola Mexico party! With two packages to choose from you can either make like a mariachi and shake your maracas downstairs at Margaritaville for $89, or head upstairs with the real party cartel at Cancun Rooftop for $179pp. Both packages are loaded with enough tacos and margaritas tequila mockingbird, so if you’re a lover of ironic ponchos and a luscious fake moustache then it’s time you showed your muchachos the meaning of a Mexi-can-do party attitude.
We have a new maxim for you. If one is to send the year off properly, then one must start at lunch. The team at Darling & Co is inviting you to air-kiss 2015 goodbye with One Last Bite, the last long lunch of the year featuring free flowing, unlimited Veuve Clicquot from 1pm-4pm. The year might be winding down Darlings, but your standards should remain forever up.
When it comes to toasting another year of living it up in our perennially gorgeous river city it seems only fitting to head to River Quay’s favourite waterside watering-hole. That’s why the team at Cove are dishing up a 4.5 hour adults only evening full of fun and feasting. Graze on a selection of hot and cold canapés and sip your way into the New Year for just $159pp. With uncompromised views of the NYE fireworks, it’s the best of South Bank’s festivities.
Can’t make it all the way to the Big Apple to see the ball drop? No dramas – Brooklyn Standard is bringing the party to Brisbane with the city’s first ever NYE Block Party. They’re spilling out the Brooklyn Standard doors and dolling up Eagle Lane for a night of live bands, 70’s discos and American street eats from our favourites, Pizzantica and Red Hook.
Southbank Beer Garden | $10 cover charge
Love a great night on the town but loathe parting with your hard earned dosh? Make the most of the last night of the year (without starting the next one with an empty wallet) and nab your possie at the ever-popular Southbank Beer Garden. The team are inviting you to come for some brews and stay for the views for a measly $10 cover charge, or stick around for some fireworks and feasting and book your spot at one of their two a-la-carte sittings.
Looking for a countdown you can count on? The gang at South Bank Surf Club is serving up a big slice of the action with an exclusive beachside barbecue and beverage package. For just $110pp, you’ll soak up a selection of sizzling local produce including juicy prawns and your choice of beers, wine and bubbly while you enjoy one of the best vantage points in the river city.
Hate the thought of being locked into a pre-planned package? Be spoiled for choice at Nantucket Kitchen & Bar and enjoy your dining selection from this year’s outrageously popular summer menu. Set sail for the New Year and toast to another fabulous year filled with food and friends at Indooroopilly’s own little slice of effortless Cape Cod cool.
Fireworks? Tick. Views? Tick. Sit down extravaganza AND the cocktail party of the year? Tick, tick. Popolo has got all your bases covered this New Year’s Eve with two smashing packages. Join them to kick your New Year’s night off with a sit down dinner, or party into the night with an adults only cocktail party with three hours of drinks and canapés. Start the year with a cocktail in each hand – we know we will be.
So whether it’s a dignified cocktail and canapé affair with your favourite gal pal, or a righteous boozer with your mates, there’s a party for every punter this New Year’s Eve.