A slimmed-down listing with alternative activities to stay safe
Your New Year’s Eve Rundown 2021-2022
Kay Stephens
Thu, 12/30/2021 - 8:45am
stock photo courtesy MetroCreative
After nearly two years into a pandemic, people are weary of not being able to socialize with friends and family, but also cautious as the Omicron variant spikes over the holidays. Here’s your slimmed-down guide to what’s happening in the Midcoast for New Year’s Eve 2021-2022—whatever your comfort level.
Belfast
Photo courtesy MetroCreative
New Year’s By The Bay
Belfast’s biggest wintertime event is not taking place for the second year due to the Covid-19 virus. Instead, Our Town Belfast in placing luminaries throughout Belfast to symbolize hope and to light the way into the New Year. Make your own or buy a luminary kit at Belfast Co-op for $10; all proceeds support OTB and the project. Then, on New Year's Eve place them on a flat surface outside at dusk. Take a walk or drive around town to enjoy others’ luminaries.
Searsmont
Poster courtesy Merther
Threshers Brewing Co.
Threshers will host a Downeast Grateful Dead-themed NYE party at 8 p.m. featuring Bangor Dead cover band Merther. Tickets: $15 in advance $20 at the door.
Union
Photo courtesy Sterlington Public House
Sterlington Public House
SPH is doing a NYE keg drop with a limited menu and “some super naughty food & beverage specials.” Their outdoor fire tables will be lit and at 9 p.m., the honorary keg will be lowered from the roof to signify the start of the New Year followed by a prosecco toast.
Camden-Rockport
Holiday on the Harbor
Rockport’s Holiday on the Harbor got canceled this year for weather reasons, so they’re doing a make up evening on New Year’s Eve starting at 5:30 p.m. Look for luminaries placed at the head of the harbor. See more details here.
Rockland
Photo courtesy The Grey Owl Bar & Grill
Trackside Station
Trackside plans to ring in 2022 with live music by No Guts No Glory from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. Dance the night away and watch the ball drop on their 150-inch projection screen. Ages 21 plus - $10 admission.
The Grey Owl Bar & Grill
The Grey Owl is doing their first NYE celebration with live music starting at 8:30 p.m. and going to 12:30 a.m. with the party continuing until 2 a.m.
Warren
Poster courtesy Elev8
Elev8
Elev8 is hosting a NYE celebration Bash at the Midcoast Athletics Center (1767 Atlantic Highway) from 8 p.m. to 12 a.m. featuring the band Midlife Crisis. Tickets are $25 with a cash bar and passed hors d’oeuvres. 21+ admittance. FMI: Tickets
St. George River Cafe
The cafe is throwing its first NYE bash under new ownership—British Invasion style. The event starts at 5 p.m. with live music by Phog Dance Band and at 7 p.m. there will be a champagne/sparkling juice toast. Cover is $25, which includes dinner, desserts, and champagne/sparkling juice for toast. FMI: NYE
Boothbay
Photo courtesy Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens
Brady’s Restaurant
Join Brady’s for a New Year’s Eve with the live band, Murky Water playing from 7 to 10 p.m. and a lighted lobster trap drop at 9 p.m. FMI: Details
Gardens Aglow
Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens’ “Gardens Aglow” is a sparkling winter wonderland, safe for the whole family, as you drive slowly through a menagerie of holiday lights. There are still some tickets available for a New Year’s Eve drive. FMI: Gardens Aglow
Note: If your establishment isn’t listed here it’s because either we were unable to find any details of your event posted online or it was restaurant seating only, not a public party. We will be adding more details and more New Year's events as they become available. Please check back! To contact us with more details, email news@penbaypilot.com
