A New Year’s Eve Celebration at the Beach? Yes, please! There is not a bad time to visit the Gulf Coast, and the dead of winter is no exception. Festive holiday parades, bundled-up walks on the beach, fishing trips and New Year’s Eve events. Here are a few of our favorites.
Coastal Alabama
Flora-Bama New Year’s Eve Party and Polar Bear Dip
Stay up late with some live music, big dinner and breakfast buffets, and fun people at the ticketed overnight celebration on the state line. Tickets include a champagne toast. Stick around and get cold and wet at the Polar Bear Dip on New Year’s Day!
Noon Years Eve at Lulu’s
Enjoy some family friendly, day-time fun with a sandcastle building contest, inflatables, face painting, crafts and a beach-ball drop at noon!
Reel In The New Year at The Wharf
Enjoy fireworks, camel rides, and more at this event at The Wharf Orange Beach.
Pensacola
Fireworks Show at Pensacola Beach
Enjoy a spectacular light show sponsored by many of the local municipalities, right from the Pensacola Beach Pier.
Pensacola Symphony Orchestra
Enjoy the Pensacola Symphony Orchestra as they host a Jazz Spectacular guided by two acclaimed jazz musicians. Information and tickets at this link.
Downtown Fine Dining
Savor the flavors of Pensacola’s best with Prix Fixe Menus at The Fish House, Angelena’s Ristorante Italiano, The District, Jackson’s Steakhouse, V. Paul’s and many more.
30A
Pier Park Beach Ball Drop in Panama City
Thousands of beach balls will drop from the air at 8pm, and then the giant beach ball drop happens at midnight. There are also fireworks, a concert and a kids zone.
Baytowne Wharf Fireworks and Drone Show
Live music and fireworks at 8pm or 11:30pm, then 150 drones light up the sky, making all kinds of beautiful designs in the air at The Village of Baytowne Wharf in Miramar Beach.
Fine Dining
The 30A corridor is known for great restaurants and many will have a special menu on the last night of the year. Here is a link to a list of many of them.
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Image courtesy of The Wharf.
