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2025 New Year’s Eve Events in Roanoke
2025 New Year's Eve Events in Virginia's Blue Ridge
Join the celebration of the new year in Virginia’s Blue Ridge!
There are many fun ways to spend New Year’s Eve in the Roanoke Region, including family-friendly activities for those who’ll be in bed long before midnight and fun galas and parties where you can party the night away.
Here is a preview of the 2025 New Year’s Eve events in Virginia’s Blue Ridge.
NOTE: All info is subject to change. Please check event websites and social media pages for the most updated information.
New Year's Eve Celebrations
Fincastle - Ringing of the Bells
Historic Fincastle | Time: 11:30 p.m. - 12:30 a.m.
The ringing of the bells on New Year’s Eve in Historic Fincastle is a classic holiday tradition in Virginia’s Blue Ridge. In a ceremony that has taken place for over 150 years, the town pays its respects to the end of the dying year and celebrates the arrival of the new year. The following is an excerpt from the Town of Fincastle website describing the various parts of the tradition:
"At fifteen minutes until midnight the tolling begins. The bell in the Court House is struck and afterwards, at twelve second intervals, bells of the churches ring in a clockwise order about the town: Presbyterian, Baptist, Methodist, and Episcopal. This continues until the bell at the Court House strikes twelve. Taps are played to signify respect for the dying year. The bell-ringers in the Court House then strike the digits of the New Year - for example, one, nine, nine, eight. Then, three shotgun blasts indicate that it is time for bells to joyously welcome the New Year by ringing for an additional ten minutes."
Preceptor Omicron’s New Year’s Eve Gala Celebration
The Hotel Roanoke & Conference Center | Time: 7:00 p.m. to 1:00 a.m.
The annual New Year’s Eve Gala Celebration will be a festive party to wrap up 2025. Tickets are available at the price of $270 per couple ($135 - single) and this includes a buffet dinner for two, live music by The Kings & Uptown Trio, and participation in a balloon drop & champagne toast at midnight.
New Year’s Eve Dinner Celebration at The Hotel Roanoke
The Regency Room & The Pine Room at The Hotel Roanoke & Conference Center | Time: Seatings available from 6:00 to 9:00 p.m.
Ring in the new year with an elegant dinner and celebration in The Regency Room, featuring a 4-course plated dinner and party favors. Reservations are strongly recommended - call (540) 853-8280 to reserve your table at $98 per guest plus taxes and fees.
If you're looking for a lighter celebration, The Pine Room and 1882 Lobby Bar will offer a more informal evening. Reservations are required in The Pine Room (service from 6:00 to 9:00 p.m.) and can be made by calling (540) 853-8280.
New Year's Eve at The Hotel Roanoke >
New Year's Eve Party at Corned Beef
Corned Beef & Co. | Time: Opens at 4:00 p.m.
Ring in the new year with your friends at Corned Beef & Company in Downtown Roanoke. Enjoy a delicious dinner featuring a specialized menu and champagne. Following dinner, there will be a party with DJs & party favors.
New Year's Eve Party at Corned Beef >
Dancing Through the Decades at Mountain Lake
Mountain Lake Lodge
Welcome the new year under the starry skies at Mountain Lake Lodge by taking advantage of the resort's special New Year's Eve Celebration Package. The special getaway package includes overnight accommodations, a $100 dining credit for Harvest Restaurant, NYE glow-in-the-dark dance party, night ice skating with glow sticks, bonfire with smores, and a New Year's Day breakfast buffet in Harvest.
New Year's Celebration Package Details & Reservations >
New Year's Eve with Eric Wayne Band
Martin's Downtown Bar & Grill | Time: 9:30 p.m. to 1:00 a.m.
Martin's Downtown Bar & Grill in Downtown Roanoke will host a New Year's Eve party featuring live music by the Eric Wayne Band. There will also be a champagne toast at midnight.
New Year's Eve Party at Martin's >
New Year's Eve Dinner & Dance
The Floyd Country Store | Time: Dinner - 6:00 to 7:30 p.m. | Dancing: Starts at 8:00 p.m.
The Floyd Country Store will host its New Year's Eve Dinner & Dance celebration. Dinner is served from 6:00 to 7:30 p.m., and then you will dance the night away with live music by the Twin Creeks Stringband, Larry Sigmon & The Virginia Girls, and Up Jumped Trouble.
NYE Dinner & Dance Details & Tickets >
The Exchange Music Hall Presents: Grace Potter, w/ Holy Roller
The Exchange Music Hall | Time: 7:00 p.m. to 1:00 a.m.
Ring in 2026 at the grand opening of The Exchange Music Hall, Roanoke’s brand-new premier live music venue — housed inside the beautifully reborn First National Exchange Bank. Grace Potter will light up the stage with her powerhouse rock-and-roll energy, joined by hometown favorites Holy Roller, for a night that marks both an ending and a beginning.
Grace Potter w/ Holy Roller Tickets >
New Year's Eve Celebration at the Taubman Museum of Art
Taubman Museum of Art | Time: 9:00 p.m. - 1:00 a.m.
Get ready to hit the dance floor with The Klaxton Brown Band from Richmond, Virginia. Known as the ultimate party band, this 7-piece powerhouse blends the best of old and new sounds, delivering an electrifying performance that will have you grooving all night.
Other Events Happening on New Year’s Eve
Fashions for Evergreens
The Hotel Roanoke & Conference Center
The beloved Fashions for Evergreens display at The Hotel Roanoke & Conference Center is one of the best traditions of the season in Virginia's Blue Ridge. It's a fun celebration of the holidays with amazing holiday trees and decorations throughout the hotel & conference center spaces, which make for fantastic family photos.
Cast votes for your favorite trees and help raise money for the United Way of Roanoke Valley.
Fashions for Evergreens Details >
Roanoke Rail Yard Dawgs New Year’s Eve Game
Berglund Center | Time: 6:05 p.m.
The puck drops early as the Roanoke Rail Yard Dawgs take the Berglund Center ice for the final time in 2025 in a game where they'll host the Fayetteville Marksman. Cheer on the champs as they look to close out an exciting year with a victory.
Rail Yard Dawgs Single Game Tickets >
2025 Botetourt Chamber Tinsel Trail
Historic Fincastle | Time: 6:00 to 9:00 p.m.
Experience the Botetourt Chamber Tinsel Trail in Historic Fincastle! You can see the trees on display and also head over to 1772 on Main & Rooftop for a cocktail before making your way to the courthouse for the ringing of the bells at midnight.
Same As It Ever Was - Talking Heads Tribute New Year's Eve Party
5 Points Music Sanctuary
5 Points Music Sanctuary will be jamming out to finish 2025 with a tribute to the Talking Heads featuring Mojo Sauce Hornsmen. This seven-piece band brings the excitement and energy of everything from ’77, to Stop Making Sense, all the way to Naked.
Soulacoustix at Pok-E-Joe's
Poke-E-Joe's in Vinton | Time: 9:00 - 11:00 p.m.
Jam out and celebrate the new year with live music from Soulacoustix alongside your favorite smoked meats and spices.
Killer Countdown Murder Mystery
Stave & Cork | Time: 6:00 - 9:00 p.m.
This will be an interactive murder mystery event where you will play a character, solve clues, and interrogate all of the suspects. You will laugh, talk, eat, and drink. In the end you will decide who committed the crime using your detective skills.
New Year's Day Events
New Year's Day Breakfast & Brunch
The Regency Room | Time: 7:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
Start 2026 off right with The Regency Room's Grand Buffet Breakfast and Brunch Celebration at The Hotel Roanoke & Conference Center. The breakfast will be offered from 7:00 to 11:00 a.m., followed by an enhanced brunch celebration from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
Call (540) 853-8280 to make your reservations.
Holiday Dining at The Hotel Roanoke & Conference Center >
First Day Hikes
Virginia State Parks
Start the new year with a hike in one of the amazing Virginia State Parks in Virginia's Blue Ridge! Parking fees are waived at Virginia State Parks on January 1, offering families the opportunity to get outside and enjoy the trails on the first day of the year.
First Day Hikes is an initiative of America's State Parks, and hikes are offered in state parks across the country.
The following state parks are great options to check out in Virginia's Blue Ridge:
- Claytor Lake State Park
- Douthat State Park
- Fairy Stone State Park
- Natural Bridge State Park (pictured above) - NOTE: Admission fee still applies
- Smith Mountain Lake State Park
Virginia State Parks First Day Hikes Info >
To learn more about fun experiences in our region that you can check out in the coming year, we recommend visiting our complete Calendar of Events and also taking a look at our guide of Things to Do.
Visit our Holidays section for more holiday resources and fun.
