12/27/09

Making Your Decision For A New Years Eve Event

Finding the right New Years Eve event can be difficult, with so many options out there, and it takes a bit of soul-searching to know what factors matter most. Hardy partiers want the most people, the most booze and the most epic celebration, so only Times Square will do.

Older couples want the most reasonable prices, least amount of travel time and finest food, so a fireworks cruise is more their speed. Over-zealous partiers who've experienced one too many hangovers may opt to just sleep the night away, while new homeowners might feel a house gathering is in order.

Here is an overview of some holiday events that might satiate your craving for "the party of the year."

Another type of New Years Eve event is a parade. Some localities have their parades bright and early on New Years Day, but you can also sometimes find illuminated parades on New Year's Eve.

Anchorage, Alaska is well-known for their Torchlight Parade and Fireworks Display, which involves skiers and snowboarders cascading down Mt. Alyeska carrying torches. In Dallas, Texas, the Cotton Bowl Parade takes place on December 31st at 3 pm traversing from Ross Avenue and Pearl Street to the West End.

Boston has one of the best New Year's Eve parades beginning at 5:30 pm at the Hynes Convention Center, migrating to the Boston Commons, where there will be a magical 12-minute fireworks display. Seattle and NYC sometimes host parades as well.

Sometimes a New Years Eve event is just all-around undesirable. When caught between the prospects of attending a poorly planned party, an expensive club event or navigating anywhere out in the lousy weather, many people opt to just stay home.

The older you get, the less adventurous your New Year's Eve plans usually become. You're tired, you don't want to spend the money and that bottle of champagne you received as a gift last year is just fine.

Perhaps you've even thought ahead and purchased your favorite TV box set or maybe you'll settle for a Monty Python, Twilight Zone or M*A*S*H rerun marathon. You'll probably watch the anticlimax of the ball dropping at midnight and toast your partner before nodding off, but at least you won't be terribly hung-over or broke the next day.

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