The countdown to 2022 has started and it’s time to wave goodbye to the stresses of last year and look forward to the perfect new year. Okay, maybe that’s not exactly how it works, but regardless let’s have a fun time ringing in the new year!
Stay In Options
Whether you are spending the evening alone, with a partner, or a group of friends-don’t underestimate the power of celebrating at home.
Here are some ideas:
1. Vision Board Party
Vision Boards are a great way to organize your goals for 2022. They are usually created on poster board and include a collage of images and words that represent your aspirations and dreams. This is a great activity to do on your own, with friends, or with family. Use poster board, magazines, books, artwork, scissors, and glue to create a visual of what you want 2022 to look like.
2. Dance/Karaoke House Party
Grab a portable Karaoke kit, or get some wireless mics and pull-up YouTube and sing the night away. You can get as high or low tech as you want, everyone will have a great time singing songs from ‘I Wanna Dance with Somebody’ by Whitney Houston to ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ by Queen. Get everyone up and dancing during or after Karaoke time for fun and Instagram-worthy NYE.
3. Pinata Party
Pinatas make any party great, and they aren’t just for kids! For a family-friendly party, get two pinatas, one for the youngins and one for the young at heart. Kids pinatas can be filled with candy, toys, and noisemakers (if you dare.) The adult pinata can be filled with mini-bottles of liquor, hot sauces, and gift cards.
4. Projector Party
Get a screen, projector, and sound to play fun movies throughout the night. Spice up the night with a firepit, snacks, and themed mocktails/cocktails! If you can get a live feed, put up the New York City or Chicago NYE countdowns!
5. Get Fancy
Throw on a glitzy outfit that makes you smile, put out an impressive spread of food and treat yourself to an evening of all your favorites! This is a great option for any number of people, including just you! Put on your favorite music, watch your favorite movies, make that special dessert you love, and manifest good vibes for 2022.
Go Out Options
Here is a list of local places you can celebrate at! Please check the links for details, including if tickets need to be purchased ahead of time.
6. Bishop’s Eastside Pub & Grill: with Cruz for Country, Classic, and Southern Rock.
7. Madison Station Bar & Grill: New Year’s Eve party with a balloon drop and cash prizes. Party with Tommy & friends, featuring K.D. & 2unes from Kool & the Gang.
8. Hopper’s Bar & Grill: with Plan B, 347, and Space Donkey, throw in dinner and a night at the Holiday Inn for a full evening of fun!
9. The Furniture Factory: with JEDeye, champagne, party favors, and breakfast buffet at 12:01 am.
10. InnerSpace Brewing: Listen to Wild Life in the Working Class New Years Rockin’ 80s Eve
11. Sidetracks Music Hall: New Year’s Eve Party with CBDB, CBDB is a progressive rock, jam-band from Alabama starting at 8:30 p.m.
12. Stella’s Elixer Lounge: New Years’ Eve 2022 includes celebrity guest, Aiden Zhane from RuPaul’s Drag Race, in Sapphire Starlington’s always spectacular Drag Show! After the show, ring in the New Year with DJs Caleb and Dustin and a champagne toast!
13. Dragon Forge Café with Ravenwood Meadery: The Final Hour is a New Year’s Eve bash with drinks and food available. DJ Ranken is playing from 8 p.m. to 10 p.m., Hollywood Horses providing the jams to ring the midnight hour, playing 10 p.m. to 12 a.m.
14. Stovehouse: Ring in 2022 in The Electric Belle Stovehouse is offering a SNEAK PEEK of The Electric Belle, the new bar inside The Belle at Stovehouse from 9 p.m. until 1 a.m. with a night of music, drinks, and games!
15. Salty Nut: Pajama Party Party in your pj’s and listen to their EDM vendor-fest NYE party featuring DJ Dace!
16. Straight to Ale Brewing: Nerdy New Year Cosplay Party with Foot Pound Force, a nerdcore rock band, it’s the nerdiest New Year party in town!
17. Humphrey’s Bar and Grill: Buck’d Up’s New Year’s Eve Party Celebrate the night with their indoor and outdoor spaces!
18. The Bottle: New Year’s Weekend Chef Chris and Andy will be serving a celebratory a la carte menu and the champagne will be flowing Friday and Saturday with seatings at 5 p.m., 7 p.m., and 9 p.m. and open seatings Sunday night!
19. Phat Sammy’s: New Year’s Eve Wine Dinner. Ring in the new year in high style with a five-course, prix-fixe wine dinner! With seatings at 6 p.m. and 9 p.m., space will be limited, make reservations through Open Table.
20. The Camp: NYE at The Camp with Quantaphonics, FRANCIS, and Free Candy Live music, food, drinks, and live music. There will be brunch ALL DAY & NIGHT!
21. Standup Live Huntsville: Actor and comedian Jordan Rock will have you laughing in the New Year!
22. Baila Huntsville: New Year’s Eve Salsa Party will take place at Huntsville Ballroom at Campus No. 805. Enjoy dancing to a mix of Salsa and Bachata, Latin appetizers, salsa lessons, and more. Tickets are required.
23. Pinot’s Palette Huntsville: Black Light Night is a way to kick off your New Year’s Eve with a black light painting and alcoholic/non-alcoholic beverages for purchase.
24. Von Braun Center: Huntsville Symphony Orchestra presents Eileen Ivers: Fiddle on Fire at 7:30 p.m. Ivers rings in the new year with a celebration of Irish influence in American music – from Appalachian melodies to railroad work songs and Southern-fried blues.
25. Rhythm on Monroe: Rock’n New Year’s Eve Dinner will include their normal menu and a special NYE menu- enjoy Champagne Toast at midnight. Reservations required.
Ashley Polesak has spent the last 10 years living her best life in Huntsville, Alabama. She loves to explore all of the things that Huntsville and the surrounding areas have to offer and is a big proponent for scouting out local experiences. Ashley lives and breathes the outdoors and recreation opportunities in the area, you are very likely to run into her at a park or on a hiking trail. If she has her two rescue dogs with her, Oba and Twyla, please excuse their over-excitement, they are currently being trained and it’s a work in progress! If she had to describe herself in television characters she would choose 1/4 Eleanor Shellstrop, 1/4 Leslie Knope, 1/4 April Ludgate and 1/4 Margaery Tyrell.
