This week, Louisville.com is giving you the skinny on all the best NYE dinners, parties, live music events, and exciting affairs in Louisville. You're welcome!

 

 

 

 

Join us for Kentuckiana's largest New Year's Eve Singles Dance, presented by KySinglesDance.com. Hundreds of Singles attend our New Year's Eve dance every year! There will be chances to win cash and prizes, and entertainment will be provided by DJ Kenny Sauter with Masters of Music. Admission price includes all the fun and dancing you can stand, party favors, refreshments (first come, first served!) and a huge balloon drop at midnight. Buy 8 tickets at one time and we will reserve a table in your name!  Guests that purchase their admission in advance will be let in first at 8:30 pm. 

 

 

Cena Italian Trattoria will be offering a 4-course tasting on New Years Eve.  Each guest will be treated to 4 off the menu courses that will only be offered this evening. Cena also will offer an early bird special for 5pm diners, this offering will be a 3-course $35 per guest tasting. 

 

 

Celebrate the end of 2014 at Holy Grale for their Around the World NYE Dinner Party, which will consist of a 6-course dinner menu by Chef Josh Lehman designed to take you around the world one last time before 2015 hits. Enjoy your delicious meal with beer and cider pairings. DJ Laylow & Signifying Wold will be in charge of the music and dancing for the evening and a celebratory beer will passed for a toast at midnight. Reservations are required and can be emailed to rsvp@holygralelouisville.com with your name, number of guests in party, phone number, and any dietary restrictions. 

 

 

Ring in 2015 at Brasserie Provence with a delicious NYE menu. Enjoy an exquisitely prepared dinner, disco music, dancing, and party favors to kick off your celebration! Be sure to make a reservation. Early seating 5-7pm with a 3 course menu, second seating 8-10pm with a 5 course menu.

 

 

On Wednesday, Dec. 31, La Coop will say farewell with one last dining event - a New Year's Eve party to remember! The cost is $60 per person for the 5-course dinner, plus tax and gratuity. Dinner seating available at 6 and 8 p.m. Reservations required. Call the restaurant (502) 410-2888 to save a seat. 

 

 

On New Year's Eve, the Monkey Wrench will have a whole new menu. Dennie Humphrey, owner of the Monkey Wrench, is teaming up with Lil Cheezers' Matt Davis and Stellar Craft Catering's Bret Donaldson to offer The Monkey's Uncle Grill, which will serve favorites from the Lil' Cheezers menu, along with Davis' takes on some traditional pub fare. The Monkey's Uncle Grill will open on New Year's Eve  at the Monkey Wrench and the weekend following with a limited menu, which will expand over the first four weeks of January. 

 

 

 

 

Ring in 2015 with the ultimate dance party! Join A5 and RYE for their inaugural event that introduces this new event venue in downtown Louisville - behind Atlantic No.5 (605 W. Main Street). Tickets to the party are $45 per person and includes music all evening by DJ Sleepy-T, a party favor, two drinks and a champagne toast at midnight! A cash bar sponsored by will be available. The event benefits Best Buddies Kentucky and AIDS Interfaith Ministries and sponsored by Four Roses Bourbon, C&H Audio Visual, In Bloom Again Florist and YUM! Brands Foundation. Tickets will be sold at the door starting at 9pm or can be purchased in advance online at: www.ryeonmarket.com. Must be 21+ years old.

 

 

Get ready Louisville, for NYE Live!, the area's biggest and best New Year's Eve party. This is the ideal destination to ring in 2015 with free live music, balloon drops, confetti cannons and a live ball drop at midnight!  For those looking for an upgraded New Year's Eve experience, NYE Live! delivers by offering exclusive access to over 8 bars and nightclubs. Conveniently located in downtown Louisville at Fourth Street Live!, party-goers won't have to look far for transportation, parking, restaurants and hotels.

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Celebrate 2014 at the Galt House Hotel with the Chicago Razzle Dazzle Party! Enjoy a welcome reception in the conservatory, buffet style dinner, dessert buffet, midnight champagne toast, plus you'll dance the night away in the grand ballroom! Add the “All the Jazz” upgrade that includes an open bar, VIP seating, and complimentary parking. One and two night overnight packages available.

 

 

Come celebrate New Years Eve in style with us at Meta. Kim Sorise and JP Source DJ all night long, there are multiple attendance options including entry alone, fabulous grower and big house champagne options (email for a list), and even an Open Bar option. Get tickets now, attendance is limited. This will be one hell of a night.

 

 

Tim Faulkner Gallery is having a celebration to bid farewell to 2014, and it's one you won't want to miss. Music, Art, Dance and Drink are all encompassed in this final throw down of the year. Featuring Music from The Debauchees and Jack Holiday and the Westerners and The Waves. New festivities announced daily! Come check out NYE Hyped. There's no reason to end the year on a low note.

 

 

The riverboat Spirit of Jefferson is a unique and exciting venue for celebrating the coming of the new year! Bring your friends and enjoy delicious hors d'oeuvres and the music of a DJ while you take a three-hour cruise on the Ohio River. A champagne toast at midnight and party favors will add to the fun! Call for information or to make a required reservation, or purchase tickets on line. This event sells out! Make your plans early so you don't miss out. All seating is reserved seating.

 

 

 

 

Formerly a member of the alt-country-rock band, Drive-By Truckers, Jason Isbell’s solo career is flourishing in the wake of Southeastern - a record he released last year which is nominated for Best Song, Best Album, and Artist of the year for 2014 from the Americana Music Association’s Honors & Awards. Joining Isbell on the show is Shovels & Rope, the reigning Americana Music Association’s 2013 “Emerging Artist of the Year”, who just released their new album, Swimming Time, on DualTone Records on August 26th.

 

 

Come ring in the New Year with all of us hear at Headliners as we boogie down to James Brown with house band Thirty Spokes and special guest; Carly Johnson, Butch Rice, Skyscrapper Stereo, Daniel Jackson (Tunesmiths). all night! WFPK DJ’s Matt Anthony and Woodrow on the Radio begin the broadcast when doors open at 9pm…live music at 10:30!

 

 

Ring in the New Year NOLA style with us at Roux! There will be live music by Benedetto Vendetta feat. Soul River Brown, a complimentary champagne toast at midnight, and late-night eats including jambalaya, fresh-shucked oysters, Boudin balls and green salad!

 

 

Celebrate NYE at Haymarket Whiskey with a balloon drop, champagne specials, a photo booth and much more all for FREE. 

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Kindred DJs

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Ted Tyro

Black Birds of Paradise

 

 

Head to The New Vintage to listen to the Zack Longoria Project and Soundtrakno while you ring in the new year right.

 

 

Mellwood Arts & Entertainment Center is hosting a New Years Eve party featuring Tony and the Tan Lines and DJ K-Dogg. Head out to this 21+ party and enjoy appetizers, a top shelf open bar adn a champagne toast. Look for tickets at https://nye2015louisville.eventbrite.com.

 

 

 

 

There’s New Year’s Eve, and then there’s the morning after. Don’t let a vicious hangover hold the first day of the new year hostage! Take back the power with a hearty hangover brunch at Proof on Main. We’ll have dishes to cure even the gnarliest of hangovers along with drink specials to make easing into 2015 a little more bearable. 

 

 

Celebrate the New Year with a Champagne (of beers, that is) and Oyster Brunch. We'll be pouring $2 Miller High Life Bottles since we're classy like that, and will also have $6 Bloody Marys sure to cure any hangover.

 

 

One of the nations finest flea markets. Dealers from many states. Over 1200 booths featuring antiques, crafts, clothes, surplus, bath and body, and more. Admission Free. Thursday 10-6pm, Friday 10-6pm, Saturday 10-6pm, Sunday 11-5pm. For information see stewartpromotions.com.