Alright, you know the annual drill. On the last night of December, it is mandatory that you drink/dance/eat/puke/blackout into a whole new year, where you’ll make resolutions that’ll probably last for a month or two before fizzing out of fumes.
With that in mind, why bother? What’s important is that you get yourself into a proper lit New Year’s Eve party to bid farewell to one (presumably shitty) year and usher in the good times with the next. In the spirit of frolicking into 2018, check out some of our party picks below — just make sure you fill yourself up proper first with some swanky NYE dinners.
Thank You: A New Year’s Eve Party
Where: Intermission Bar at The Projector. Not to be confused with The Great Escape, the rooftop bar at the carpark of Golden Mile Tower.
Damage: Free
Perks: Drink promotions the whole night accompanying dank/chill tunes played live by the folks and friends of local indie record label Middle Class Cigars, featuring the likes of Subsonic Eye, Cosmic Child, Forests and more. A rare headlining DJ set too by label head Nigel Lopez.
Deets: 9pm till late @ 6001 Beach Road, #05-00
NYE Countdown party at Mr Stork
Where: Mr Stork, the Andaz Hotel’s rooftop bar with genuinely stunning 360-degree views of the city (and cozy tepees to conk out in).
Damage: $128 for early birds, $148 on the week of the event.
Perks: Free-flow champagne, wines and Andaz’s home-brewed Pale Ale from 9pm to 1am. Excellent sky-high views of the fireworks over Marina Bay, with a DJ to play tunes all night long. Stay long enough and you’ll get to enjoy a special “Hangover Breakfast” at the hotel lounge on New Year’s Day (for an extra price).
Deets: 9pm till late @ 5 Fraser Street, Level 39
LuLu Presents: The Scarlet Affaire
Where: LuLu’s Lounge Singapore, the club-lounge at Pan Pacific Hotel that opened in April, looking like something straight outta ‘60s New York.
Damage: $45 for pre-sale tickets, $50 at the door
Perks: Fiery cocktails, live music, “outlandish performances” and glamorously swanky aesthetics. Arrive before midnight and you’ll even get a class of Moet Rosé.
Deets: 9pm till 6am @ 7 Raffles Boulevard, Pan Pacific Hotel
BANG BANG Presents: NYE BASH
Where: Bang Bang, the other club at Pan Pacific Hotel that somehow survived all these years. Known more for its yearly parties during the Singapore Grand Prix celebrations, hosting the likes of Will.I.Am and, er, Gordon Ramsay.
Damage: $40 for pre-sale tickets (one drink included), $45 at the door (no drink included, too bad)
Perks: A “New Year Midnight Confetti Drop”, and complimentary party favors. Oh, and some Canadian DJ called 4Korners is playing. He’s the official DJ of the NBA’s Toronto Raptors, so that means he’s good? Eh, maybe.
Deets: 10pm till 6am @ 7 Raffles Boulevard, Pan Pacific Hotel
Smoke & Mirrors
Where: The (literally) atas rooftop bar perched on top of National Gallery Singapore.
Damage: From $98 per pax to $788 for indoor lounge table packages and $1,088 for outdoor terrace table packages. Told you it was upscale.
Perks: Prime views of the fireworks display over Marina Bay and bottles of Lanson Black Label Magnum Champagne and Lanson Gold Label Brut Champagne for those who booked the table packages. The rest get a glass of Champagne Lanson or a standard house pour. There’s a roving magician too for some reason.
Deets: 8pm till 2am @ 1 St. Andrew’s Road, #06-01, National Gallery Singapore
CÉ LA VI presents: ‘La Vie en Rosé’
Where: CÉ LA VI at the top of Marina Bay Sands, with a front view seat to exploding fireworks over the bay.
Damage: $48 to $88 for entry to Skybar in the afternoon, $138 to $188 for entry to Club Lounge from 5pm onwards.
Perks: Probably the best seats in the city to watch and snap pics of the fireworks display. It’s gonna be all about “luxurious debauchery” too, so there’ll be cabaret performances and a burlesque glass show before midnight.
Deets: 12pm till late @ 1 Bayfront Avenue, Marina Bay Sands, Tower 3
Rooftop Terrace NYE Countdown at One°15 Marina Club
Where: ONE°15 Marina Club at Sentosa Cove. Fancy.
Damage: Well it is at Sentosa Cove, so you’ll need to cough up $178 for advanced tickets or $198 on the day itself — or $120 if you just want a no-frills just free-flow drinks. Kids 12-years-old and below are charged $60 per head.
Perks: It’s all about the free-flow. There’ll be a buffet consisting of international cuisine from 7pm to 10pm and free flow of drinks from 7pm to 1am. You’re encouraged to dress up in your traditional costume too, because their theme is “Around the World”.
Deets: 7pm till 1 am @ 11 Cove Drive, Sentosa Cove, #01-01
1-Altitude: Stars of Gold
Where: The club at the rooftop (yes, another rooftop party) of 1 Raffles Place.
Damage: $60 before midnight, $80 after midnight. VIP table bookings available at up to $2,500. $300 for free-flow of premium pours.
Perks: Partying at the highest rooftop bar in the country, with an unrivaled 360-degree view of the city skyline — the fireworks display will actually be lower than the venue. Celebrate the new year with a specially concocted celebratory cocktail — champagne with elderflowers and peaches — while getting turnt with Amsterdam’s DJ Husman and DJ RODG.
Deets: 6pm till late @ 1-Altitude Gallery & Bar; 9pm till late at Altimate
Aloha 2018
Where: Ola Beach Club, Siloso Beach
Damage: No cover charge!
Perks: It’s a beach party, so get ready to for some sandy feet, Hawaiian-inspired cocktails and drinks and an awesome panoramic view of ships firing celebratory flares across the ocean horizon.
Deets: 9pm till 12am @ 46 Siloso Beach Walk, Sentosa
Propel into 2018 with Fire(works) and Ice(scream)
Where: Propeller, the new rooftop bar at Bay Hotel Singapore.
Damage: $88 per head
Perks: Five hours of free-flow sangrias, five hours of free-flow selected tapas with views of Sentosa’s fireworks display over Keppel Harbour.
Deets: 7pm till 12am @ 50 Telok Blangah Road, Bay Hotel Singapore
Silent Disco Asia NYE 2017-18
Where: ArtScience Museum
Damage: $60 (only 170 tickets available)
Perks: Party up semi-silently while three different DJs play at the same time — you choose your music channel on your headsets to usher in the new year. Most importantly, the party’s at an indoor air-conditioned space in the glass atrium space underneath the museum’s lotus structure.
Deets: 8pm till 1 am @ 6 Bayfront Avenue, ArtScience Museum
Loco 2018: A Mayan Fiesta
Where: Super Loco Customs House
Damage: $166 (at least)
Perks: Free-flow atas Mexican food (roasted pork shoulder, lobster, cheese, wagyu beef, salmon tartare, etc) and drinks (margarita, vodka, bourbon, beer). Riverside view of the fireworks too.
Deets: 6pm till 1am @ 70 Collyer Quay, #01-04
Potato Head NYE Tiki Tropic Rumble
Where: Potato Head Singapore
Damage: $68 per (potato) head
Perks: Far, far, away from the standard NYE venues of Marina Bay and Sentosa, the Keong Saik Road landmark will be ringing in 2017 with island-inspired concoctions across all three levels of the building. Three hours of free-flow beers, wines and selected cocktails, special wagyu patty burgers and tunes by DJ Suren.
Deets: 9pm till 12am @ 36 Keong Saik Road, Potato Head Singapore
New Year’s Eve with Amine K
Where: mao, the new club that took over kyō.
Damage: $35 from 9pm to midnight (with five drinks!); $30 after midnight (one drink only)
Perks: If rooftop parties are too mainstream, literally go underground at mao and get turnt with Moroccan house DJ Amine K. No views of the fireworks, obviously.
Deets: 10 pm till 4am @ 133 Cecil Street, Keck Seng Tower, B1-02
No Resolution
Where: Canvas Club along The Riverwalk
Damage: $30 with one drink or $65 with a mini Moët champagne
Perks: Straight up party anthems, lots of champagne and rolling over unachieved resolutions to the next year.
Deets: 10pm till 4 am @ 20 Upper Circular Road, B1-01/06
Marina Bay Singapore Countdown
Where: The whole Marina Bay and Civic District
Damage: Free. You don’t pay to be in public spaces.
Perks: Probably the most wholesome and cheapest NYE party of the lot. One-minute firework displays going off every hour from 8pm onwards, a six-minute firework display when the clock strikes midnight, and a whole lot of activities across the city, including the Prudential Marina Bay Carnival and National Gallery Singapore staying open till late.
Deets: 3pm till 2am @ across Marina Bay
