Where To Celebrate New Year’s Eve 2024 In Reston

RESTON, VA — Where do you plan to ring in 2025? From extravagant galas to live music to cozy cocktail parties, there’s something for everyone in the Reston area this New Year’s Eve.

If you’re looking for a classic New Year's Eve night out in Reston? Visit Kalypso's Sports Tavern at Lake Anne Plaza. Enjoy a pre-fixe menu from 6-11 p.m. and a DJ from 8-1:30 p.m., with free party favors and a champagne toast at midnight.

Here is a look at some additional events happening in and around Reston:

• New Year’s Eve 2025 Gala - DJ Taba/DJ PS hosted by Arshia Kia
• Virginia Bollywood Grandeur New Years Eve @ Dulles Sportsplex
• New Year’s Eve Karaoke at Breakers Sky Lounge
• Ring in the New Year at Makers Union
• New Year’s Eve Dinner at Davio’s
• TSR New Years Bash 2025
• New Years Eve Party Tysons Corner
• Peachgrove New Year's Eve
• New Year’s Eve Maggiano’s Tysons Corner M**rder Mystery Dinner

In the United States, one of the most popular New Year’s Eve traditions is the dropping of the giant ball in New York City’s Times Square. Other U.S. cities have their own versions of this celebration, such as the Peeps Chick Drop in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania and the giant Potato Drop in Boise, Idaho.

The transition from one year to the next is often marked by the singing of “Auld Lang Syne,” a Scottish folk song whose title roughly translates to “days gone by,” according to Encyclopedia Britannica and History.com.

The tradition of New Year’s resolutions dates back 8,000 years to ancient Babylonians, who made promises to return borrowed items and repay debts at the beginning of the new year, which was in mid-March when they planted their crops.

• Related: What New Year’s Resolution Did You Keep? How Did You Do It? [Patch Survey]

According to legend, if people kept their word, the pagan gods would grant them favor in the coming year. However, if they broke their promises, they would lose favor with the gods.

Many secular New Year’s resolutions focus on imagining new, improved versions of ourselves.

The failure rate of New Year’s resolutions is about 80 percent, according to U.S. News & World Report. There are many reasons, but a big one is they’re made out of remorse — for gaining weight, for example — and aren’t accompanied by a shift in attitude or a plan for coping with the stress and discomfort that comes with changing a habit or condition