New Year’s Eve Celebrations Around Town
By Elle | Canyon Lake Events
Put on your party hat(s) and dancing shoes for these upcoming New Year’s Eve Celebrations! The only problem you’ll have is picking out which one you’ll be going to!
Lighthouse Restaurant NYE Celebration ~ Canyon Lake
Light Up Your New Year’s at the Lighthouse Restaurant right here in Canyon Lake! From 8:00 pm until 1:00 am on the Eve of the New Year, you can enjoy libations and dancing to a live DJ’s sounds. Hors d”oeuvres will include shrimp cocktail, vegetable crudité, pesto bruschetta, cheese plates, fruit displays, stuffed mushrooms and Italian sausage, mini beef and chicken teriyaki, pot stickers, stuffed jalapeño poppers, mini assorted dessert choices and a complimentary champagne toast. Tickets for this event is $30 per individual. You can pick up your tickets at the Lighthouse Restaurant and make sure to call 951.244.6841 ext 771 to make reservations.
A Senior New Year’s Eve ~ Canyon Lake
Another Canyon Lake New Year’s Eve Party is the Senior’s New Year’s Eve Party celebrating New Year’s Eve on Central Time! The party starts at 5:00 pm and held at the Canyon Lake Senior Center. There will be music, fun and food for a ticket price of $25 per person. Tickets are available at the Association’s Member Services Office.
Pepe’s Mexican New Year’s ~ Canyon Lake
Pepe’s Mexican Restaurant and Cantina just outside of the Main Gate here in Canyon Lake is hosting their New Year’s Eve Party where seating times are at 7:00 pm and 8:00 pm (they ask that when you make your reservations to specify your seating time). There will be dancing music provided by “On The Roxx” so get ready to dance the night away, too! There are 3 different packages to choose from. Package 1 is drinks from 9:00 pm until midnight with a glass of champagne to toast in the New Year for $50. Package 2 includes prime rib or chicken cordon bleu dinner in the dining room and reserved seating in the bar, drinks from 9:00 pm until midnight with a glass of champagne for the toast. Price of package 2 is $75. Package 3 is $100 per person which includes all of package 2 with your personal cocktail server for drinks in the bar. Each of these packages does not include the price of shots. Please note that when making reservations, your credit card will be charged and there will not be any refunds. Call and make your reservations by dialing 951.244.7373.
The Sports Stop New Year’s Eve Buffet ~ Canyon Lake
A buffet on New Year’s Eve? What a great idea! Nonstop fun and nonstop food at the Sports Stop! The buffet will include fresh fruit, cheese and crackers, shrimp cocktail, tri-tip, chicken marsala, garlic mashed potatoes, salads, desserts including cheesecake with fresh strawberry sauce AND triple chocolate brownies! Brunch starts at 5:30 pm and price per person is $18.99. Brunch also includes midnight champagne to ring in the New Year! So think about partying it up at The Sports Stop for New Year’s Eve! After all, it’s just outside the Main Gate here in Canyon Lake!
An Old Town NYE Celebration at Baily’s ~ Old Town Temecula
Baily’s Nightclub New Year’s Eve Bash will be a night full of fun with two levels of people, three full bars and music from DJ Ruffnek and DJ A-Lyfe, Gogos Jazmine, Felicia & Kimmy Jayy! There will be party favors and champagne for the New Year’s Toast. It will be an “unforgettable experience” as their invitation states! Presales tickets are available for $20 per person ($30 per couple as an online sale from Dec 15-28). Click here for presale tickets if you’re interested!
Winery NYE Choices ~ Temecula
Head down to Winery Town in Temecula for a New Year’s Eve Celebration of fun! Here are just a couple of wineries to check out for New Year’s Eve!
starts at 7:00 pm with the beautiful music of Missy Andersen. Hang out with friends and the fun Miramonte staff and close in on 2014 til midnight! There is no cover charge for this event so make sure to come early and grab yourself a table under the stars (by a heater). 🙂 You’ll for sure have a grand ol’ time!
Wilson Creek Winery
has their very own Studio 54 New Year’s Eve Celebration where you can boogie the night away with Jimmy Jones and the Disco Inferno. There will be lots of food stations set up for you party animals as well as an open bar, live entertainment such as go-go dancers, a DJ and a countdown to midnight! Oh, not to mention, there will be champagne, too! We can’t forget that! Tickets are $190 and $170 for Wine Club Members. Check out the Wilson Creek Winery’s website to make reservations. Please note the prices above do not include tax or gratuity.
Tesoro’s Italian Cuisine’s Dance and Foodie NYE Celebration ~ Murrieta
Looking for somewhere to ring in the New Year closer to Canyon Lake and enjoy a great sit-down meal? How about Tesoro Italian Cuisine in Murrieta? Tesoro’s New Year’s Eve Celebration starts at 8:00 pm and includes a full course special dinner and champagne to toast in 2014. The appetizer choices are fried calamari and chorizo-stuffed dates wrapped in maple bacon. Salad will be strawberry spinach drizzled with a champagne vinaigrette. Entree choices are filet mignon and fresh lobster or prime rib or Chilean sea bass with champagne risotto and asparagus and to finish you off, killer dessert choices of tiramisu and pumpkin cheesecake to boot! Dance to jazzy Motown music played by TMK and the Allstars all night. Prices are $80 per person (prepaid), $85 at the door (the night of). Call for reservations 951.609.1266. $40 deposit is required to hold your reservations. The venue is quaint and small, so make sure to get your name on the list to ensure you get a good seat!
We’re sure there are more parties around town that you can choose from, but these are the ones that we knew about and wanted to share.
Let’s keep in mind….
Now, we all know the goal is to have a great time ringing in the New Year, but let’s make sure to stay safe and sound. So, please don’t drink and drive and write down these numbers in case you need some transportation after a night of celebrating.
- Let’s Roll Taxi ~ 951.223.8294 (Canyon Lake)
- Blue Crown City Cab ~ 951.973.6011 (Menifee)
- Yellow Cab ~ 951.296.0007 (Murrieta)
- Finish Line Taxi ~ 951.473.0333 (Murrieta)
- Blacks Taxi ~ 951.551.8847 (Temecula)
- Red Top City Cab ~ 951.694.3333 (Temecula)
Have a great New Year, all and let’s make 2014 an even better one!
Winery Membership
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