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New Year's Eve Weekend 2023 in CT: New Year Celebrations, Frozen Sing-A-Long and Hip Hop Nutcracker

Festive celebrations are centerstage as New Year's Eve Weekend 2023 comes to Connecticut! Hip Hop Nutcracker production photo courtesy of the Palace Theater.
Festive celebrations are centerstage as New Year's Eve Weekend 2023 comes to Connecticut! Hip Hop Nutcracker production photo courtesy of the Palace Theater.
12/27/23 - By Jennifer Coe

Resolutions can wait! It's New Year's Eve Weekend 2023 in Connecticut and there is something to do in every single corner of the state. Start 2024 with plenty of celebrations, like Noon Year's Eve and Countdown to Noon. All the "swifties" will be ringing in the New Year with the Taylor Made: Holiday Edition Dance Party. Spend the holiday hanging out at Kid's New Year's Eve at Lake Compounce or at the Frozen Sing Along! in Stamford. Basketball fans will be happy to know tickets are on sale right now for the Harlem Globetrotters.

See all our picks for New Year's Eve Fireworks, Parades, and Other CT celebrations kids. And, for those inclined to stay in this year, see our 15 Ideas for Celebrating New Year's Eve at Home with Kids.

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Mystic is hosting some kid-friendly daytime New Year's celebrations! Kids Countdown photo with the BenAnna Band courtesy of the Mystic Seaport Museum
Mystic is hosting some kid-friendly daytime New Year's celebrations! Kids Countdown photo with the BenAnna Band courtesy of the Mystic Seaport Museum

Things To Do New Year's Eve Weekend 2023 in Connecticut

Taylor Made: Holiday Edition, Dance Party

Stamford
Friday, December 29, 2023
Taylor Made - Holiday Edition is the event of your wildest dreams. Gather your Swiftie squad and get ready to sing and dance as DJ Tommy Carlucci takes you on an inspired musical journey through all Eras. The Taylor Made dance party returns to Stamford, this time to celebrate the Holidays.  READ MORE

Winter Break Roller Skating

Waterbury
Friday, December 29, 2023
Come down to Rollermagic during winter break to work off some of those holiday cookies with the kids. Open Tues through Friday, 11 to 5. READ MORE

Winter Vacation: Wonka Week at Niantic Children's Museum

Niantic
Friday, December 29, 2023
Join the Museum in a world of pure imagination! They will be turning the Museum into winter candy wonderland to celebrate the new Wonka movie. Do candy experiments and construction, make top hats and golden tickets, and many more activities throughout the week. Become an inventor just like the great Wonka himself. READ MORE

Harlem Globetrotters - Hartford, CT

Bridgeport
Friday, December 29, 2023
HARLEM GLOBETROTTERS 2024 WORLD TOUR - PRESENTED BY JERSEY MIKE’S SUBS Where, WHAT JUST HAPPENED?!? happens all the time! Don’t miss your chance to be a part of the world-famous Harlem Globetrotters global tour as they take the court with moments of extreme basketball innovation and unparalleled fan FUN! READ MORE

Xen's Critters Farm Friends Petting Zoo

Stonington
Saturday, December 30, 2023
Come pet baby goats, chickens, ducks, giant rabbits, baby bunnies, guinea pigs and more.  READ MORE

Frozen Sing Along!

Stamford
Saturday, December 30, 2023
Relive the magic and sing your heart out to the soundtrack of Disney's Frozen. When their kingdom becomes trapped in perpetual winter, fearless Anna (Kristen Bell) joins forces with mountaineer Kristoff (Jonathan Groff) and his reindeer sidekick to find Anna's sister, Snow Queen Elsa (Idina Menzel), and break her icy spell. READ MORE

New Year's Eve Party

Essex
Saturday, December 30, 2023
Celebrate the New Year a few days early. Play some New Year’s themed games, make a New Year’s craft, and ring in the New Year with a virtual ball drop at noon. READ MORE

Hip Hop Nutcracker

Waterbury
Saturday, December 30, 2023
A contemporary dance presentation that is a re-mixed and re-imagined version of the classic, smashing hip hop dance and Tchaikovsky’s timeless music together into an inspirational holiday event. The Hip Hop Nutcracker is brought to viewers by a cast of a dozen all-star dancers, a DJ, a violinist, and MC Kurtis Blow, one of hip hop’s founding fathers, who opens the show with a short set. READ MORE

Celebrate the Holidays at PaleyLand: Three Kings Day

Ny, Ny
Saturday, December 30, 2023
Celebrate the end of the holiday season with Three Kings Day festivities at The Paley Museum. Limited gifts to the first children who arrive; souvenir photos with the Three Wise Men; screenings include Dora Saves Three Kings Day; 5 floors of winter wonderland and photo ops; art & crafts activities; free cocoa, and more!  READ MORE

Harlem Globetrotters - Bridgeport, CT

Bridgeport
Saturday, December 30, 2023
HARLEM GLOBETROTTERS 2024 WORLD TOUR - PRESENTED BY JERSEY MIKE’S SUBS Where, WHAT JUST HAPPENED?!? happens all the time! Don’t miss your chance to be a part of the world-famous Harlem Globetrotters global tour as they take the court with moments of extreme basketball innovation and unparalleled fan FUN! READ MORE

Bald Eagle Viewing at Shepaug Dam

Southbury
December 31, 2023 & January 1, 2024
The Shephaug eagle viewing site is open for another season. Specialists with telescopes will be available to help viewers spot eagles and other birds of prey. Please make reservations. READ MORE

New Year's Eve and New Year's Day Hours @ Ski Sundown

New Hartford
December 31, 2023 & January 1, 2024
Ski in the New Year with Ski Sundown. Lifts and trails will be open beginning at 8:00am.  READ MORE

Countdown to Noon

East Lyme
Sunday, December 31, 2023
Ring in the New Year a little early with a 250+ balloon drop at noon. Join the Museum and East Lyme Parks & Recreation for southeastern Connecticut’s premier New Year’s event for children and families. READ MORE

Kid's New Year's Eve at Lake Compounce

Bristol
Sunday, December 31, 2023
Lake Compounce is ringing in 2024 kids-style with a bubble dance party, juice box toast, and our final fireworks show of the 2023 season. READ MORE

Noon Year's Eve at Newtown Community Center

Newtown
Sunday, December 31, 2023
Ring in the new year with dancing, crafts and a countdown to noon complete with a balloon drop! Snacks and drinks will be provided. Pre-registration is required.   READ MORE

Countdown to Noon at KidsPlay

Torrington
Sunday, December 31, 2023
Welcome in 2023 with fun, crafts, and noisemakers. Celebrate the coming of the new year with KidsPlay's anticipated Balloon Drop! Watch as hundreds of balloons rain down from the ceiling. All of the excitement of New Year's Eve without the late night. READ MORE

Countdown to Noon

East Lyme
Sunday, December 31, 2023
Ring in the New Year a little early with a 250+ balloon drop at noon. Join the Museum and East Lyme Parks & Recreation for southeastern Connecticut’s premier New Year’s event for children and families. READ MORE

New Year's Eve Playdate

Milford
Sunday, December 31, 2023
Join Giggling Pig for a New Year's Eve Piglet's Playdate. We will have a play doh bar, sensory stations + more. READ MORE

Children's Mad Hatters Party New Year's Eve

Bristol
Sunday, December 31, 2023
Don't be late for this very important date! Plan to join the fun at the American Clock & Watch Museum for a children's Mad Hatter's New Year's Eve tea party. There will be crafts, snacks, tea, and the chiming and ringing of the bells at noon, of course. READ MORE

Nomads Noon Year's Eve Celebration

South Windsor
Sunday, December 31, 2023
An event for all ages, Nomads Noon Years Eve Celebration. There will be face painting, a DJ, games, bounce houses, a lunch buffet, and a balloon drop.  READ MORE

Kids Countdown to New Years with BenAnna at Mystic Seaport

Mystic
Sunday, December 31, 2023
Join the BenAnna Band at Mystic Seaport Museum for a family friendly musical countdown to the New Year. Kids can make their own party hats starting at 12:00 pm, then watch a holiday magic performance by Justin Mazz at 1:30 pm and then ring in the new year at 3:00 pm with sparklers and confetti cannons. READ MORE

First Night Hartford 2024

Hartford
Sunday, December 31, 2023
First Night Hartford is Hartfords New Year's celebration. The day includes two spectacular fireworks shows in Bushnell Park at 6 PM and 12 AM Midnight viewed throughout the city by thousands of visitors and residents, multi-cultural activities, events, and performances READ MORE

New Year's Day Open Skate at the Westport PAL Rink

Westport
Monday, January 1, 2023
Take the kids skating at this outdoor rink in Westport. READ MORE

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East Lyme Community Center
Lake Compounce Campground
Newtown Community Center
East Lyme Community Center