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Celebrate Chanukah and New Years Eve with Adat Shalom Synagogue, which features entertainment, a light dinner, activities and more. Also, light candles and countdown to the new year.
Event cost: $18/family, $8/person
Event time: 4-5:30 p.m. Dec. 31, 2024
Families can kick off the new year with eating pizza, BINGO and family-friendly activities.
Event cost: Free
Event time: 1-2:30 p.m. Jan. 2, 2025
Celebrate the end of 2024 with a New Year’s Eve party at The Henry Ford. It features a story time, crafts, activities and a bubble wrap stomp. You'll be able to explore the museum, as well.
Event cost: $34-plus/non-members ages 12-plus, $25.50-plus/non-members ages 5-11, free/ages 4 and under and members
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Families can enjoy a kid-friendly New Year’s Eve event for the little ones and ring in the new year at noon.
Event cost: Free
Event time: 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Dec. 31, 2024
This event is geared towards preschoolers that can’t stay up until midnight. Enjoy dancing, games, New Year’s crafts and more. Advanced registration required.
Event cost: Free
Event time: 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Dec. 30, 2024
Enjoy a countdown to noon and a balloon drop to bring in the New Year at Hell Creek Equestrian Center. It's perfect for little ones.
Event cost: $5/person (cash only)
Event time: 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Dec. 31, 2023
If the kiddos can actually stay up until midnight for the ball drop, take them to downtown Mount Clemens for the ball drop and DJ. Or, send them home with grandma and grandpa so you and your partner can ring in 2024 in pre-kid style! There will be fireworks...
Families can enjoy a night of skating together at The New Rink. There will also be a prize filled balloon drop.
Event cost: $15/admission, $55/family of 4 (must include an adult)
Event time: 6-10 p.m. Dec. 31, 2023
Enjoy a kid-friendly New Years celebration. It will include skating, bounce zone and a prize filled balloon drop.
Event cost: $12 (skate rental is extra)
Event time: 1-5 p.m. Dec. 31, 2023
Celebrate New Year’s with this kid-friendly event that includes two hours of axe throwing, pizza, party favors, ball drop and more. Ticket sales end Dec. 24.
Event cost: $25/person
Event time: 6:30-8:30 p.m. Dec. 31, 2023
Families can meet downtown for live shows, shopping, dining, an early ball drop for the kids at 7 p.m. and the official ball drop at midnight.
Event cost: Free
Event time: 6 p.m. Dec. 31, 2022-12:30 a.m. Jan. 1, 2023
Come out to Paradise Park to enjoy a pizza buffet, unlimited soda, balloon drop, coloring contest, laser tag and more. Limited availability so advanced registration recommended.
Event cost: $24.95/ages 9-plus, $21.95/ages 3-8, free/ages 2 and under
Event time: 12:30-2:30 p.m. Dec. 31, 2023
