Ring in 2025 with the Best Kid-Friendly New Year’s Eve Events in Metro Detroit

These local New Year's Eve events for families have tons of fun activities and early start times to help ring in 2025.

So, your kid has a bedtime but wants to celebrate the New Year, too? Well, we’ve rounded up some of the best New Year’s Eve events for families to enjoy together.

Most of these kid New Year Eve parties and events happen well before midnight so you can enjoy this holiday with little ones. Check out this list to find one that fits your family’s needs and kiss 2024 goodbye.

This article was recently updated Oct. 22, 2024, by Metro Parent’s Audience Development Coordinator, Kari Zaffarano. The update included her adding Kid-friendly New Year’s Eve events to the MetroParent.com‘s calendar and featuring the best places to celebrate New Year’s with your kids in metro Detroit. Questions? Please reach out to kari@metroparent.com.

Kid-friendly New Year’s Eve events in metro Detroit

Noon Year’s Eve at Southfield Public Library

Dec. 30, 2024

  • Address: 26300 Evergreen Road, Southfield
  • Cost: Free

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.

Noon Year’s Eve at Clarkston Independence District Library

Dec. 31, 2024

  • Address: 6495 Clarkston Road, Clarkston
  • Cost: Free

Families can enjoy a kid-friendly New Year’s Eve event for the little ones and ring in the new year at noon.

Noon Year’s Eve Party at The Henry Ford

Dec. 31, 2024

  • Address: 20900 Oakwood Blvd., Dearborn
  • Cost: $34-plus/non-members ages 12-plus, $25.50-plus/non-members ages 5-11, free/ages 4 and under and members

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.


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Kari Zaffarano
Kari Zaffarano
Kari Zaffarano is a mom of one and Metro Parent's Content Writer. She tracks down the best events every week and shares the inside scoop with families online. She enjoys reading, traveling and exploring metro Detroit with her son.

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