{"id":25922,"date":"2014-12-30T12:00:20","date_gmt":"2014-12-30T19:00:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/movinginsider.com\/?p=25922"},"modified":"2019-08-01T12:54:23","modified_gmt":"2019-08-01T19:54:23","slug":"top-5-cities-for-new-years-eve-celebrations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.uhaul.com\/blog\/2014\/12\/30\/top-5-cities-for-new-years-eve-celebrations\/","title":{"rendered":"Top 5 Cities for New Year&#8217;s Eve Celebrations"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>New Year&#8217;s Eve is one of the evenings when you just wanna have a good time. It usually involves some planning, but &#8220;winging it&#8221; it always a fun option too. Whether you&#8217;re looking for wild New Year&#8217;s Eve celebrations&nbsp;full&nbsp;of dancing, a laid&nbsp;back outing with friends or even family fun with your little ones, you&#8217;ll find something of interest in one of these five&nbsp;cities!<\/p>\n<h3>New Orleans<\/h3>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/movinginsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/New-Years-Celebration-New-Orleans.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-25946 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/movinginsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/New-Years-Celebration-New-Orleans.jpg\" alt=\"New Year's Celebration New Orleans\" width=\"298\" height=\"201\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.uhaul.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/New-Years-Celebration-New-Orleans.jpg 586w, https:\/\/www.uhaul.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/New-Years-Celebration-New-Orleans-300x202.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 298px) 100vw, 298px\" \/><\/a><\/h3>\n<p>The Big Easy- you&#8217;re almost guaranteed to have fun in this city. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.travelandleisure.com\/articles\/americas-best-cities-for-new-years-eve\/26\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Travel and Leisure<\/a> notes The Crescent City to be the scene for singles. Being host to Mardi Gras, and THE Jazz Festival, this city is no stranger to catering to big celebrations.&nbsp;The call out spots for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.uhaul.com\/Locations\/Louisiana\/New%20Orleans\/?utm_campaign=uhaulsm&amp;utm_source=blog&amp;utm_medium=storage&amp;utm_content=20141230-top5citiesfor\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NOLA <\/a>are undoubtedly the French Quarter and Bourbon Street where you&#8217;ll enjoy the sound or horns and sights or fireworks. After your night out, make sure you grab a few beignets and a cafe au lait at the famous <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cafedumonde.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Cafe du Monde<\/a>!<\/p>\n<h3>Denver<\/h3>\n<p>NYE celebrations aren&#8217;t all big, loud or flashy. If you&#8217;re looking for a night out with friends that&#8217;s a little more on the laid back side, a night out in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.uhaul.com\/Locations\/Colorado\/Denver\/?utm_campaign=uhaulsm&amp;utm_source=blog&amp;utm_medium=storage&amp;utm_content=20141230-top5citiesfor\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mile High City<\/a> might be what you&#8217;re looking for. Known for brewing, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cntraveler.com\/galleries\/2014-12-27\/best-us-cities-for-new-years-eve-parties\/3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Traveler<\/a> says &#8220;you&#8217;ll never be far from taps serving local beer!&#8221;<\/p>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/movinginsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/New-Years-Celebration-Nashville.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-25942 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/movinginsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/New-Years-Celebration-Nashville.jpg\" alt=\"New Year's Celebration Nashville\" width=\"260\" height=\"175\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.uhaul.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/New-Years-Celebration-Nashville.jpg 674w, https:\/\/www.uhaul.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/New-Years-Celebration-Nashville-300x202.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 260px) 100vw, 260px\" \/><\/a>Nashville<\/h3>\n<p>Two words: Music City! If you enjoy live music and a good time, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.uhaul.com\/Locations\/Tennessee\/Nashville\/?utm_campaign=uhaulsm&amp;utm_source=blog&amp;utm_medium=storage&amp;utm_content=20141230-top5citiesfor\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Nashville <\/a>might be the best place for you to bring in the New Year. In addition, downtown is covered with an abundance of excellent restaurants,bars, and entertainment along the Cumberland River.<\/p>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/movinginsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/New-Years-Celebration-Orlando1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-25939 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/movinginsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/New-Years-Celebration-Orlando1.jpg\" alt=\"New Year's Celebration Orlando\" width=\"290\" height=\"233\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.uhaul.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/New-Years-Celebration-Orlando1.jpg 616w, https:\/\/www.uhaul.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/New-Years-Celebration-Orlando1-300x241.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 290px) 100vw, 290px\" \/><\/a>Orlando<\/h3>\n<p>New Year&#8217;s Eve celebrations can be quite different for families, especially if you have little children. You don&#8217;t have to opt out of celebrating for the New Year. Rather, head to a city that is almost synonymous with good clean fun:&nbsp;Orlando! Most people attribute <a href=\"https:\/\/www.uhaul.com\/Locations\/Florida\/Orlando\/?utm_campaign=uhaulsm&amp;utm_source=blog&amp;utm_medium=storage&amp;utm_content=20141230-top5citiesfor\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Orlando <\/a>to the home of Walt Disney World and Epcot Center. Good news- it&#8217;s close, but WDW is actually in Bay Lake, Flordia; it&#8217;s about 30 minutes away. Whether you&#8217;re seeking excitement or relaxation with your family, there&#8217;s plenty to do. SeaWorld, Universal Studios, Ripley&#8217;s Believe it Or Not, and plenty of lakes are located in The City Beautiful. You can find more information <a href=\"http:\/\/www.travelandleisure.com\/articles\/americas-best-cities-for-new-years-eve\/13\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3>Las Vegas<\/h3>\n<p>Does this one even need explanation? It&#8217;s always a party in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.uhaul.com\/Locations\/Nevada\/Las%20Vegas\/?utm_campaign=uhaulsm&amp;utm_source=blog&amp;utm_medium=storage&amp;utm_content=20141230-top5citiesfor\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Vegas<\/a>! If you like&nbsp;to do it up big for your New Year&#8217;s Eve celebrations, this is the place for you. Prepare yourself for swanky hotels, hot night clubs and venues like The Chandelier at the Cosmopolitan, Hakkasan in MGM Grand,&nbsp;according to Conde Nast <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cntraveler.com\/galleries\/2014-12-27\/best-us-cities-for-new-years-eve-parties\/2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Traveler<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Whatever your NYE plans are, remember to have fun and&nbsp;most of all- be safe!<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Where&#8217;s the best place you&#8217;ve spent New Year&#8217;s Even? Share with us in the comments section below!<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>New Year&#8217;s Eve is one of the evenings when you just wanna have a good time. It usually involves some planning, but &#8220;winging it&#8221; it always a fun option too. Whether you&#8217;re looking for wild New Year&#8217;s Eve celebrations&nbsp;full&nbsp;of dancing, a laid&nbsp;back outing with friends or even family fun with your little ones, you&#8217;ll find [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":198,"featured_media":25949,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1242,1243,744,1528,740,1527],"tags":[1535,1529,1534,1536,469],"class_list":["post-25922","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-colorado","category-denver","category-moving-to-florida","category-las-vegas","category-local","category-nevada","tag-new-years-eve-parties","tag-new-years","tag-new-years-eve","tag-new-years-plans","tag-nye"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uhaul.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25922","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uhaul.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uhaul.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uhaul.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/198"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uhaul.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=25922"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.uhaul.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25922\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":51809,"href":"https:\/\/www.uhaul.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25922\/revisions\/51809"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uhaul.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/25949"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uhaul.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=25922"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uhaul.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=25922"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uhaul.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=25922"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}