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Don’t miss The North Carolina Arboretum’s elaborate Winter Lights show, transforming the gardens into a nighttime wonderland with 500,000 lights! Walk through spectacular displays and see the gardens in a completely new way – with even more lights this year. Designed with an artistic aesthetic, the Winter Lights show enhances the natural beauty of the gardens as you celebrate the holidays. And RomanticAsheville.com is delighted to be a sponsor of this event.
You must buy tickets in advance. Plan ahead since many nights will sell-out. All photos from 2017 Preview Night!

Continue the tradition of ringing in the New Year with your friends at Oskar Blues Brewery in Brevard, NC! Featuring delicious craft brews, tasty food from the Oskar Blues CHUBwagons, and killer tunes featuring Jeff Austin (former mandolinist for Yonder Mountain String Band) and Fireside Collective (progressive folk band from Asheville, NC)! Let’s raise our cans and say farewell to 2017, and toast to a truly EPIC 2018!
Head to www.obnye.com for tickets and information.
Oskar Blues Brewery North Carolina
Doors at 7p.m.
21+ only.
Locals tickets – $25 – only available from the Tasty Weasel Taproom
Advanced tickets in November – $30
Advanced tickets in December – $35
Day-of tickets (if available) – $45
Food from the Oskar Blues CHUBwagons!
Free photo booth!
Specialty beers and more!
Local Brevard hotels are offering our party goers discounted hotel rates, including Hampton Inn, Holiday Inn, and Sunset Motel. Just say you’re attending the Oskar Blues NYE Hootenanny and they’ll extend the discount. The Oskar Blues trolley will be shuttling attendees to and from the brewery all night.

1 Year Anniversary of 1st Beer Release with a Special Beer Release
Check out website for up to date info
330 Rockwood Rd #103
Arden, NC 28704
We saved the biggest party of the year, for the very last night of the year. Tell 2017 to “KISS OFF” and make a clean break with a dirty martini with New Year’s Eve at Bar Louie!
The music will be pumping, bottles will be popping, taps will be flowing and the scratch kitchen will be jamming until last call… So you don’t have to end your night until we do.
Limited tickets available… get yours now!
Questions? Give us a call (864) 404-4140.
Bar Louie
(864) 404-4140
1117 Woodruff Road
Greenville, SC 29607
$20 Per Person
$35 Per Couple
$25 Per Person
Wild Ace Pizza & Pub
103 Depot Street
Greer, SC 29651

Sip Whiskey & Wine
103 North Main Street
#400
Greenville, SC 29601

924 S Main St
924 South Main Street
Greenville, SC 29601

Come and ring in the New Year with us here at Zen in beautiful downtown Greenville, SC.
Your $100.00 general admission price includes:
Your $1000.00 VIP table for 8 includes:
If you would like a custom VIP package with a private area we have you covered from 6 up to 25 guests. Please call 864-235-5770 or email us at [email protected]

featuring Special Guests Mt. Davidson (Twain), Paul Defiglia (The War Eagles & The Avett Brothers), Casey Jane (The Lostines) and more…

Doors: 8:00 PM
Show: 9:00 PM
All Ages
STANDING ROOM ONLY
Ink N Ivy & Vine Nightclub
21 East Coffee Street
Greenville, SC 29601

Let’s Ring in the New Year at the hottest destination in downtown Greenville!
Don’t miss our three-story New Years Eve Bash at Ink N Ivy and Vine Nightclub! The biggest event of the year. Guests can expect entertainment on each level, hors-d’oeuvres stations throughout, party favors and a complimentary champagne toast at midnight.
Doors open at 9:30 PM.
For VIP Bottle Service Packages, contact us at [email protected].
Grab your tickets today!
For dinner reservations, please contact [email protected] for additional information.

Spend New Year’s Eve laughing downtown with the Alchemy Comedy Theater!
Local Legends is Alchemy’s flagship weekly improv show. In this special NYE edition of the show, the cast of Local Legends will open the night with a variety of fast paced improv games. Then, for the second half, the cast will create an improvised show based on stories from their year.
Then we’ll pop the champagne and all countdown together!
(Ticket price includes champagne. Must be 21 or older.)

Kick the New Year off right with our 36th Annual Hair of the Dog Run on January 1, 2018. This long-standing tradition of the YMCA of Greater Spartanburg promises to be a fun event for all – adults, children and, of course, dogs. Breakfast will be served after the run.

Get an up-close look at the Sun through our solar scope on these days and times:
Mon. – Fri: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.*
Saturday: 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Sunday: 1 to 4 p.m.
PLEASE NOTE: All Observatory activities are dependent on clear skies.
*Observatory may be in use for scheduled school classes on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 9:30 a.m.-1:45 p.m.

Hundreds of brave (and crazy) people take the 10th annual New Year’s Polar Plunge at Lake Lure and freeze for a reason – to support local charities. Many more come to watch the fun, complete with bonfires to keep warm! The chilly dip takes place on New Year’s Day at 12 Noon. Registration is 9 until 11:30 AM. It’s a very festive time with fantastic costumes and a live DJ. All photos on this page were taken on January 1, 2016.
Events will all be outdoors at on the beach (2724 Memorial Highway, Lake Lure) and include new competitions. The Dash & Splash Fun Run begins at 10:30 AM ($10 registration fee includes a beanie cap). The Tug-a-Plunge at 11 AM includes teams of five firefighters and police officers.
Get an up-close look at the Sun through our solar scope on these days and times:
Mon. – Fri: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.*
Saturday: 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Sunday: 1 to 4 p.m.
PLEASE NOTE: All Observatory activities are dependent on clear skies.
*Observatory may be in use for scheduled school classes on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 9:30 a.m.-1:45 p.m.