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Get slimey on New Year's Eve! Photo by Elaina Bellis courtesy of the Sloomoo Institute
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12/22/24 - By Kylie Williams

It’s almost New Year’s Eve—and Los Angeles has loads of celebrations for kids. Ring in 2025 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 in LA. 

That's a wrap for 2024! 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 2025. 

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Ring in 2025 with an afternoon balloon drop. Photo courtesy of Discovery Cube
Ring in 2025 with an afternoon balloon drop. Photo courtesy of Discovery Cube

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Pasadena
Tuesday, December 31, 2024
Kids can ring in 2025 long before bedtime at Southern California Children's Museum. Kiddos can enjoy open play, a 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

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Tuesday, December 31, 2024
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

Best Noon Year's Eve Balloon Drop
Sylmar
Tuesday, December 31, 2024
The Discovery Cube Los Angeles celebrates midnight at noon and 3pm, with a Noon Year's Eve apple cider/ 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. In addition, Kids can make their own Superhero Shaker to help ring in the New Year.  READ MORE

New Year's Eve Slime Drop at Sloomoo Institute

Slimiest Noon Year's Eve Celebration
Mid-City
Tuesday, December 31, 2024
Who wants to stay up until midnight, when the most epic countdown of the day happens at 11:59am at Sloomoo Institute? Gather at Lake Sloomoo inside Sloomoo Institute LA at 11:59am to experience a confetti celebration with lightweight, iridescent, and crunchy bingsu beads. Everyone will be handed beads to toss in the air at the end of the countdown for New Year's Eve magic. Sloomoo Institute will also be open for plenty of slime-filled fun.  READ MORE

Skating Plus New Year's Eve Daytime Party

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Ventura
Tuesday, December 31, 2024
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 2025 at 4pm. READ MORE

Noon Year’s Eve Pajama Party at MOXI

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Santa Barbara
Tuesday, December 31, 2024
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

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

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Marina del Rey - FREE
Tuesday, December 31, 2024
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

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

Most Popular NYE Event in LA
DTLA - FREE
Tuesday, December 31, 2024
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

Best NYE Zoo Celebration in LA
Griffith Park
Tuesday, December 31, 2024
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

Best Theme Park NYE Celebration in LA
Universal City
Tuesday, December 31, 2024
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

New Year's Eve at OC Winter Fest

Snowtube on New Year's Eve
Costa Mesa
Tuesday, December 31, 2024
Celebrate the end of 2024 at OC Winter Fest, So Cal's largest winter festival! On December 31st, the party starts at 4pm with all attractions open, and a countdown to 2025 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

New Year's Eve Fireworks on the Waterfront

Free Fireworks from a Historic Ship
Long Beach - FREE
Tuesday, December 31, 2024
The skies over the Long Beach waterfront light up on New Year's Eve at midnight, with fireworks spouting off from the historic Queen Mary.  READ MORE

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Kylie Williams
Kylie Williams is a mom of four who loves exploring Los Angeles with her kids and reporting back about the exciting events, attractions, and hidden gems she discovers. When she's not schlepping the kids around the city, she's probably at the gym, reading a book, or putting together snack bags for one of the kids' sports teams. If you know of a place she should check out, drop a line at Kylie@MommyPoppins.com.
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