Your Guide to Entering 2026 the Right Way
Celebrate the countdown with top events, dining, and local favorites
NYE at Halo Rooftop Bar
For those looking to celebrate New Year’s Eve high in the sky, Halo Rooftop Bar will be hosting a ticketed event that includes at DJ, champagne toast at midnight and a drone show.
- 8pm to 12:30am
- $35 cover charge
- Dress to impress
- Reservations available on OpenTable
In addition, Halo’s Sky Lodge private dining greenhouse is available on NYE for a buyout of up to 10 guests. There’s a $2,500 F&B minimum and booking can be done by contacting skylodge@halobardenver.com.
Prix Fixe at Saverina
Rated one of the best Italian restaurants in Denver and located on the ground floor of Kimpton Claret Hotel, Saverina will be open on NYE from 5pm to 10pm.
- 3 course prix fixe menu for $90
- Option to add wine pairing for $90
- Reservations available on OpenTable
Photo Courtesy of The Brown Palace
Midnight at The Brown
Ring in 2026 with The Brown Palace’s elegant New Year’s Eve celebration set beneath the iconic atrium. The evening will feature a welcome glass of champagne, live music and dancing and elevated small bites inspired by the hotel’s culinary traditions. As the clock strikes twelve, guests will gather for a festive toast to welcome the year ahead. The 21+ event will have a cash bar, plus complimentary event access will be offered to hotel guests and those with Palace Arms dinner reservations. Additional details and tickets are available here.
Photo Courtesy of St Julien Hotel & Spa
A Roaring ‘20s NYE Celebration at St Julien (Boulder)
Step into the Roaring ’20s for a glamorous New Year’s Eve at St Julien Hotel & Spa. Guests will celebrate the night in style with live entertainment by Top Shelf 5280 Entertainment, setting the perfect soundtrack for an unforgettable evening. Plus, an open premium bar, passed appetizers and a dessert station, all followed by a champagne toast to the new year. The celebration begins at 9 p.m. and continues into the early hours of 2026. Tickets start at $149 per person and can be found here, or take the elevator home with a New Year’s Eve hotel package, inclusive of two tickets to the party — reserve here.
Photo Courtesy of Jill’s Restaurant
New Year’s Eve Prix Fixe at Jill’s Restaurant (Boulder)
At Jill’s Restaurant & Bistro, indulge in an elegant four-course prix-fixe dinner, meticulously crafted by executive chef Rich Byers and his culinary team for New Year’s Eve. Courses include soup (wild mushroom and truffle bisque with focaccia croutons), salad (roquefort wedge with dried cranberries, candied walnuts, Brunson’s bacon or roasted heirloom beets with burrata, arugula, caramelized apple saba, pomegranate and crispy ciabatta), mains (16-ounce Snake River Farms boneless grilled ribeye with candied bacon, potato croquettes, garlic spinach and balsamic bordelaise; Moroccan sweet potato hash with cipollini, spinach, cumin, coriander and crispy garbanzo or scallop and prawn à la plancha with fennel ragout and adobo grits) and dessert (wood-oven streusel apple compote with cinnamon gelato or flourless chocolate almond cake topped with toffee fudge crumble). Reservations are $115 per person and can be made here.
