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The New Year's fun starts at noon! Photo courtesy of the La Habra Children's Museum.
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12/22/23 - By Kylie Williams

It’s almost New Year’s Eve—and Los Angeles has loads of New Year's Eve celebrations for kids. Ring in 2024 with a balloon drop (at noon or midnight, depending on your household bedtime!), giggling through a family-friendly comedy show, catching some fireworks, or even roller skating your way into the new year. There are also plenty of innovative ways to party at home as a family or learn some New Year's Eve celebrations from around the world.

Find more events and activities on our Los Angeles event calendar and check out the best activities of the weekend. 

That's a wrap for 2023! Happy New Year from all of us at Mommy Poppins. Thank you, reader, for making it such a great one. We're looking forward to all the fun coming our way in 2024. 

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Ring in 2024 with an afternoon balloon drop. Photo courtesy of Discovery Cube
Ring in 2024 with an afternoon balloon drop. Photo courtesy of Discovery Cube

Noon Year's Eve Celebrations in Los Angeles: Daytime Events

Noon Year Celebration at the Library

Pasadena - FREE
Saturday, December 30, 2023
Let's be honest- no one wants their little ones up until midnight. That's why this darling "Noon Year's" event at the Pasadena Public Library is perfect for kids that want to celebrate the holiday without epic meltdowns from a too-late bedtime. Kids can make crafts and engage in fun activities led by the library staff before counting down to noon.  READ MORE

Noon Year's Eve at the Library - Anaheim

Anaheim - FREE
Saturday, December 30, 2023
If you already have plans on December 31st, but want to celebrate New Year's Eve with your kiddos, then hop over to the Central Library in Anaheim for this one-day-early party. Kids will create party hats, count down to noon, and toast wtih sparkling apple juice. All the fun takes place in the Central Children's Room.  READ MORE

Noon Year’s Eve Party - Southern California Children's Museum

Pasadena
Sunday, December 31, 2023
Kids can ring in 2025 long before bedtime at Southern California Children's Museum. Kiddos can enjoy open play, special puppet show from Franklin Haynes Marionettes, a dance party, and more fun surprises The confetti drops at noon. READ MORE

Pull My Finger: A Family-Friendly Comedy Show on New Year's Eve

Santa Monica
Sunday, December 31, 2023
Families can ring in the New Year together—at 5pm! Pull My Finger is a goofy and G-rated comedy show fun for the whole crew. READ MORE

Noon Year's Eve at the Discovery Cube LA

Sylmar
Sunday, December 31, 2023
The Discovery Cube Los Angeles celebrates midnight at noon and 3pm, with a Noon Year's Eve apple juice/ ginger ale toast and a mega balloon drop. Guests can also get funky on the dance floor with a live music DJ and explore Discovery Cube's exhibits. Kids can also make their very own sparkler to help ring in the New Year.  READ MORE

Noon Year's Eve at Stough Canyon Nature Center

Burbank
Sunday, December 31, 2023
Ring in the new year at this free event at the Stough Canyon Nature Center that includes arts and crafts, games, snacks, and an epic balloon drop as kids jump into 2024 without missing their bedtime. Register online to attend.  READ MORE

Noon Year's Eve (Monrovia)

Monrovia - FREE
Sunday, December 31, 2023
Monrovia gets the party started early on New Year's Eve day. All ages are welcome to the free celebration in Library Park, where guests can enjoy family fun activities. The special Noon Year's Eve ceremony is at 12 noon sharp! READ MORE

New Year's Eve Bash at the Cayton

Santa Monica
Sunday, December 31, 2023
Craft your noisemaker and party hat to participate in a lively parade throughout the museum, then enjoy confetti countdowns and bubbles all day during this exciting daytime New Year's Eve bash.  READ MORE

Annual NOON Year's Party

La Habra
Sunday, December 31, 2023
The Children's Museum at La Habra offers an option for kids to celebrate New Year's Eve during the day. Kids can ring in the New Year with music, dancing, crafts, and a countdown to the noon year balloon drop.  READ MORE

Annual Noon-Year’s Confetti Countdown

Irvine
Sunday, December 31, 2023
Pretend City rings in the Noon Year with its annual celebration at noon.  The fun includes a confetti countdown,  photo ops and a glow dance party.    READ MORE

Happy Noon Year at the Library - Garden Grove

Garden Grove - FREE
Sunday, December 31, 2023
Enjoy a blacklight bubble dance party, a photo booth, and a craft, all culminating in a balloon drop at 12pm.  READ MORE

Happy Noon Year at the Library - Irvine

Irvine - FREE
Sunday, December 31, 2023
Enjoy crafts, treats, and a countdown to noon with a balloon drop at the Irvine Heritage Park Library.  READ MORE

Kids Imagine Nation: Cypress Library

Cypress - FREE
Sunday, December 31, 2023
Imagination has disapeared from the library, and it is up to you to bring it back before the new year begins! Sing, dance, and laugh along with this high-energy show.  READ MORE

Skating Plus New Year's Eve Daytime Party

Ventura
Sunday, December 23, 2023
The clocks are set ahead so that kids can feel like they're ringing (and rolling) in the new year in the afternoon while they roller skate their way to 2024 at 4pm. READ MORE

Kids' New Year's Eve (Legoland)

Carlsbad
Sunday, December 31, 2023
Kids can celebrate New Year's Eve without breaking curfew with a special early ball drop at Legoland. READ MORE

Noon Year’s Eve Pajama Party at MOXI

Santa Barbara
Sunday, December 31, 2023
MOXI kicks off the New Year’s festivities early with a Noon Year’s Eve celebration. This special ticketed event for all ages includes festive activities, a rooftop dance party, and a MOXI-wide countdown to 2025 complete with confetti, noisemakers, and other surprises. Come in your comfiest clothing to ring in the New Year in style.  READ MORE

Noon Year's Eve - Fairfax Library

Fairfax
Saturday, December 30, 2023
Sing, dance, and celebrate your way to the big countdown... at noon! Kids can enjoy crafts and music, then participate in an epic coundown party to ring in 2024.  READ MORE
Light your way to 2024. Photo by Jamie Pham, courtesy of the LA Zoo
Light your way to 2024. Photo by Jamie Pham, courtesy of the LA Zoo

Things To Do New Year's Eve in Los Angeles 2023: Evening Fun

New Year's Eve Fireworks + Glow Party (MDR)

Marina del Rey - FREE
Sunday, December 31, 2023
Marina del Rey celebrates the new year with two fireworks displays, the first on east coast time, the second at our own midnight. READ MORE

New Year's Eve Fireworks on the Waterfront

Long Beach - FREE
Sunday, December 31, 2023
The skies over the Long Beach waterfront light up twice on New Year's Eve, first at the family-friendly hour of 9pm, then again at midnight. READ MORE

Gloria Molina Grand Park's New Year's Eve LA

DTLA - FREE
Sunday, December 31, 2023
Angelenos can welcome 2025 in the heart of DTLA at the West Coast’s largest free New Year’s Eve event. Gloria Molina Grand Park's NYELA Celebration rings in the new year with live entertainment on two stages, food trucks, a snack alley, and activities for the whole family.. The experience is capped off with the park’s signature countdown-to-midnight light show projected onto iconic City Hall, celebrating 2025, the city of Los Angeles, and our rich diversity.   READ MORE

LA Zoo Lights: Family New Year's Eve

Griffith Park
Sunday, December 31, 2023
They don't call 'em party animals for nothing: LA Zoo Lights: Animals Aglow, the LA Zoo's holiday light spectacular, hosts an all-ages party to welcome the New Year.  READ MORE

EVE at Universal Studios Hollywood

Universal City
Sunday, December 31, 2023
Universal Studios Hollywood celebrates New Year’s Eve with EVE. Guests can spend the day enjoying all the park has to offer (Super Nintendo World, anyone?) then continue into the night with music, dancing, photo ops, and a special countdown celebration at midnight as fireworks ring in 2025. READ MORE

First Night Fullerton New Year's Eve Festival

Fullerton - FREE
Sunday, December 31, 2023
The City of Fullerton rings in 2025 with its popular First Night event. The festivities in Downtown Fullerton Plaza include live music, a Kids Lane, and fireworks to mark the new year. READ MORE

New Year's Eve at OC Winter Fest

Costa Mesa
Sunday, December 31, 2023
Celebrate the end of 2023 at OC Winter Fest, So Cal's largest winter festival! On December 31st, the party starts at 2pm with all attractions open, and a countdown to 2024 at midnight. OC Winterfest will close at 12:30am.  General admission includes unlimited ice tube rides, real snow play, the North Pole Journey (an immersive walk-through experience), entertainment, light displays, photo ops, and meeting Santa. READ MORE

Annual All-New One-Time-Only New Year's Eve Revue

Santa Monica
Sunday, December 31, 2023
The whole family can enjoy an all-new evening of audience favorite songs, dances, comedy, and other delights culled from five decades of Santa Monica Playhouse productions. Musical styles range from finger-snapping '40s jazz to foot-stompin’ country rock and Jewish patter songs to romantic ballads.  READ MORE

New Year’s Eve with Pink Martini

DTLA
Sunday, December 31, 2023
Pink Martini featuring China Forbes are set to ring in the New Year at Disney Concert Hall this year, with performances at 7pm and 10:30pm. Pink Martini mixes Brazilian Samba. '30's Cuban dance music, and Parisian cafe sounds to create an eclectic, classy vibe that is the perfect way to wave goodbye to 2023 and usher in 2024.  READ MORE

59th New Year's Eve Torchlight Parade

Big Bear - FREE
Sunday, December 31, 2023
Snow Summit welcomes 2024 at the 59th annual Snow Summit Torchlight Parade. More than 200 skiers and snowboarders light up the night as they make their way down the face of the mountain bearing torches, before the (snow)ball drops. READ MORE

New Year's Eve at Disneyland

Anaheim
Sunday, December 31, 2023
What better place to ring in the new year than the Happiest Place on Earth? The highlight of New Year's Eve at Disneyland is the festive Fantasy in the Sky Fireworks Spectacular, which lights up the night at 9pm and 12am midnight.  READ MORE

Skating Plus New Year's Eve Skate Party (Nighttime)

Ventura
Sunday, December 31, 2023
Skating Plus rolls into 2024 with a New Year's Eve Skate Party. Tickets for the tween/teen celebration include hats & horns, 2 slices of pizza and a drink, plus other fun and games. A drawing is held with prizes including skates, cash, and other prizes.  READ MORE

Knott’s New Year’s Eve Celebration

Buena Park
Sunday, December 31, 2023
Knott’s New Year’s Eve Celebration offers extended park hours (until 1am for night owls), live entertainment, and a fireworks display—all included in the price of regular park admission. READ MORE

Places featured in this article:

Central Library - Anaheim
Southern California Children's Museum
Garden Grove Regional Library
Irvine Heritage Park Library
MOXI, The Wolf Museum of Exploration + Innovation
Fullerton New Year's Eve Celebration