The New Year’s Eve celebrations in Calgary stretch across both December 31st and January 1st. Ring in 2026 with several dinners, countdown parties, and afternoon brunch specials.
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All across the city are restaurants, pubs, or hotels that have special New Year’s Eve or New Year’s Day dining and menus. And no matter your tastes, these meals offer a variety of options for celebrating NYE 2026, from snacks to feasts. This includes a variety of international cuisines, the dishes from some of Calgary’s top locally owned restaurants, and options for a celebration brunch or dinner.
2026 New Year’s Eve in Calgary – Fireworks, Family Events & NYE Parties For Adults
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Nupo
When: December 31, 2025, Tableside Culinary Journey 5:00 p.m. -11:00 p.m. ; New Years Eve Omakase 6:00, 8:00, Or 10:00 p.m.
Where: 631 Confluence Way SE, Calgary
How much: $205; New Years Eve Omakase $495 per person
Aurora Italiana
New Year’s Eve at Aurora Italiana will be an evening and even to remember centred around a gourmet five-Course family-style dinner. These courses include amuse bouche, fresh focaccia, the palette cleanser, savoury and hearty entrée options, and a sweet finish. Welcome 2026 and close out 2025 with handmade Italian cuisine and inside one of Calgary’s newest restaurants. Aurora opened a month or so ago in what was formerly La Dolce Vita.
When: December 31, 2025; 5:00 p.m. -8:30 p.m.
Where: 916 1 Ave NE Upstairs, Calgary
How much: $145 per person
Penny Crown
Say hello to 2026 with one of Calgary’s other newest additions to the culinary scene, Penny Crown Tavern. Spots are filling up fast for the New Year’s Eve experience at this popular new restaurant, so be sure to reserve with Penny Crown as soon as you can for the four-course feast. The Penny Crown menus are focused on using fresh and local ingredients to create contemporary and sophisticated comfort foods, perfect for a winter outing.
When: December 31, 2025; 5:00 p.m. -10:30 p.m.
Where: 1926 34 Ave SW Unit 102, Calgary
How much: $150 per person
Shokunin
Dive into one of two New Year’s Eve dinner experiences available from Shokunin; no matter your decision, both dinners provide a delicious, filling, and exciting way to ring in 2026. Shokunin’s Tasting Menu Experience is available for the entire evening and into 2026 with the last reservations for 1:00 a.m. . The dinner is a showcase of Shokunin’s winter menu and seasonal fare through eight courses. The second NYE experience is Shokunin’s Fireside Omakase meal with three separate seating times during the night.
When: December 31, 2025; Tasting Menu Experience 5:00 p.m. -1:00 a.m. ; Fireside Omakase Experience 5:30 p.m. , 8:00Pm, or 10:00 p.m.
Where: 2016 4th St SW, Calgary
How much: NYE Tasting Menu Experience $195 per person; NYE 2025 Fireside Omakase Experience $225 per person
Rouge
When: December 31, 2025, dinner 5:00 p.m. -9:00 p.m. ; meal kit pickup 2:00 p.m. -3:30 p.m.
Where: 1240 – 8th Avenue SE, Calgary
How much: $120 per person; NYE take-home Meal Kits $100 per person
Orchard Restaurant
Head Chef Jenny Kang of Calgary’s Orchard Restaurant has put together a gourmet five-course tasting menu of special New Year’s features to help with your celebrations. The atmosphere and environment of Orchard Restaurant alone will help to enhance your New Year’s Eve, while the five-course dinner will give you five delicious reasons to cheers to 2026. Speaking of drinks, optional wine pairings are available, as are additional snacks like ½ dozen oysters.
When: December 31, 2025, 5:30 p.m. or 8:30 p.m.
Where: 620 10 Ave SW #134, Calgary
How much: $135 per person
SOT Korean Restaurant
The New Year’s Eve dinner experience at SOT Korean restaurant will be a warm and delicious way to end 2025. SOT have prepared a festive five-course menu of seasonal Korean dishes created from local Canadian ingredients. Savour dishes like BC Octopus with Pommes Anna, kale, and “Caesar” dressing, or PEI Lobster with sweet rice, gochujang bisque, and Asian pear. This celebration dinner is available at two separate seating times only, so make your reservations A.S.A.P.
When: December 31, 2025 | 4 p.m. onwards
Where: 1216 9 Ave SE, Calgary
How much: $89 per person
Teatro Restaurant
There will be two separate multi-course tasting menus available at Teatro Restaurant this New Year’s Eve to provide you with two options on how to ring in 2026. The Teatro NYE Five-Course Dinner is the first experience of the evening with seating available as late as 11:00 p.m. with optional wine pairings also available. The Teatro Premium NYE Tasting Menu will take place in the elegant Opera Room of the restaurant and will feature an elevated multi-course dinner.
When: December 31, 2025; premium tasting dinner 6:00 p.m. -8:00 p.m. ; five-course dinner 5:00 p.m. -11:00 p.m.
Where: Olympic Plaza, 200 8th Ave SE, Calgary
How much: premium tasting dinner $500 per person; five-course dinner $160 per person
Fortuna’s Row
When: December 31, 2025; 5:00 p.m. -10:30 p.m.
Where: 421 Riverfront Ave SE, Calgary
How much: $99 per person
Bow & Bend Rooftop
The Bow & Bend Rooftop invites you to their Roaring in the New Year’s dinner parties for a decadent three- or five-course meal. The three-course NYE dinner is available earlier in the evening, while the five-course dinner takes place a few hours later. No matter your decision, these tasting menus from Bow & Bend are a great way to celebrate, and get a taste of the restaurant’s local, fresh foods. There will also be gluten- or dairy-free options available.
When:three-course dinner 4:30 p.m. -5:30 p.m. ; five-course dinner 8-8:30 p.m.
Where: 833 4 Ave SW, Calgary
How much: three-course dinner $89 per person; five-course dinner $135 per person
YYC Pasta Bar
Out of the YYC Pasta Bar locations in Calgary, the restaurant’s Douglas location will be the one to host the New Year’s Eve Three-Course Dinner. The dinner highlights many of their signature dishes and Italian flavours through entrees like lobster ravioli, chicken parmigiana, veal tortellini, truffle cream cheese ravioli, or fettucine chicken alfredo. These entrée options are complemented by different choices for a starter, and for a dessert.
When: December 31, 2025; 9:00 a.m. -10:00 p.m.
Where: 11520 24 St SE, Calgary
How much: $45 per person
NOtaBLE
NYE at NOtaBLE in Calgary includes a four-course dinner of some of the restaurant’s most popular features and flavours. The dinner starts with an amuse bouche, followed by bison carpaccio and a hearty surf and turf entrée. The meal concludes with a sweet finish through the chocolate tuxedo cake. That surf and turf entrée is also served alongside accompaniments to provide a memorable, celebratory, and filling experience.
When: December 31, 2025; 4:30 p.m. -10:00 p.m.
Where: 4611 Bowness Rd NW #133, Calgary
How much: $125 per person
The Carriage House Inn
When:January 1, 2026; 9:00 a.m. -2:00 p.m.
Where: 9030 Macleod Trail, Calgary
How much: $60 per adult and $30 per child
Hotel Blackfoot
The Christmas spirit is merry and bright at Calgary’s Hotel Blackfoot this season. The hotel’s Green’s Restaurant have three memorable ways to celebrate the holiday season include their annual Carve A Deal Turkey Takeout, and a Boxing Day Dinner. Then, to help you welcome 2026 and to start off 2026 right, the Hotel Blackfoot also have a New Year’s Day Brunch Buffet experience. The expansive brunch spread will include large and small plates, sweet and savoury items, and a delicious selection of festive treats or plates.
When:January 1, 2026, 10:00 a.m. -2:00 p.m.
Where: Hotel Blackfoot, 5940 Blackfoot Trail SE, Calgary
How much: $28-$55 per person
Hawthorne Dining Room
A meal for any occasion with the Hawthorne Dining Room in the Fairmont Palliser is an elegant way to celebrate with the restaurant’s menus of gourmet fine dining. The Hawthorne Dining Room also have an exquisite five-course celebration dinner planned for the 31st to help you spend the next big occasion with that gourmet cuisine. The Hawthorne New Year’s Eve Dinner includes two starters, a palette cleansing course, the entrée (with three different mains from which to choose), and a dessert.
When: December 31, 2025, 5:00 p.m. -9:00 p.m.
How much: $130 per person
Where: Fairmont Palliser – 133 9th Ave. SW, Calgary
Flower & Wolf
After the different Christmas dining experiences wind down at Flower & Wolf, the Calgary restaurant will be back on the 31st to help you celebrate New Year’s Eve. The Flower & Wolf New Year’s Eve Dinner Buffet will be one of the best ways to toast to 2026 with their seasonal and fresh take incorporated into every part of the buffet. A few of the buffet highlights include the Chef’s Carvery, the Winter Comfort entrees, a Prairie Cheese & Charcuterie display, or the Sweet Endings.
When:dinner December 31, 2025, 5:00 p.m. -11:00 p.m.
Where: 255 Barclay Parade SW, Calgary
How much: $28-$55 per person
Deane House
When: December 31, 2025, 4:00 p.m. -11:30 p.m.
Where: 806 9 Ave. SE, Calgary
How much: $120 per person
The Calgary Zoo
As The Calgary Zoo’s ZOOLIGHTS celebrations and feasts continue into the New Year, there will be one final ZOOLIGHTS Specialty Festive Feast for 2025 hosted on New Year’s Eve. The dinners take place at the Zoo’s Safari Lounge with starters for the table, individual entrees, and access to their Christmas Dessert spread/buffet. Tickets to the dinner and to ZOOLIGHTS must be purchased separately.
When: December 31, 2025, 5:00 p.m. -7:30 p.m.
Where: 210 St. George’s Drive NE, 1300 Zoo Rd NE, Calgary
How much: $30-$50 per person
Living Room Restaurant
There are two exciting NYE experiences coming up this December 31st from The Living Room Restaurant in Calgary. For a smaller snack-style meal, The Living Room Restaurant offer a Bubbles & Fondue Experience that is set to include both cheese and chocolate dipping. The NYE Dinner from Living Room Restaurant is a three-course chef’s menu plus an amuse bouche to create a complete and hearty meal for your celebrations.
When: December 31, 2025; both experiences are available 3:00 p.m. -11:30 p.m.
Where: 514 17th Ave SW, Calgary
How much: Bubbles & Fondue $65 per person; four-course dinner $75 per person
Cassis Bistro
When: December 31, 2025, 6:00 p.m. -9:30 p.m.
Where: 105-2505 17 Ave SW, Calgary
How much: $165 per person
The Guild
‘Tis the season for indulgence, and The Guild are here to assist with your final fun and festive meal of the year. Join The Guild on December 31st to celebrate with a three-course menu specially crafted for the occasion. The full three-course meals are available alongside a la carte options for those who need smaller meals or snacks before the countdown.
When: December 31, 2025, 4:00 p.m. -10:00 p.m.
Where: 200 8 Ave SW, Calgary
How much: $89 per person
Bow Valley Ranche Restaurant
Welcome 2026 with Calgary’s Bow Valley Ranche and all of its holiday historic charm. To help get you ready for the New Year, the Bow Valley Ranche have prepared an elegant four-course dinner that will feature festive and seasonal flavours. Each course offers guests a few different options, too with vegetarian options also included.
When: December 31, 2025, 5:00 p.m. -9:00 p.m.
Where: 15979 Bow Bottom Trail SE, Calgary
How much: $120 per person
Deerfoot Inn & Casino
The 2026 New Year’s Eve Wine Makers Dinner at the Deerfoot Inn’s Cactus Lounge is a full NYE party with food, drinks, and entertainment. Join the hotel for the amuse bouche, the celebratory four-course dinner, the perfect wine pairings, and the 10:00 p.m. live entertainment. Once the entertainment begins, the lounge’s dancefloor opens!
When: December 31, 2025, at 7:30 p.m.
How much: $135 per person
Where: 1000 11500 35 St. SE, Calgary
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Alloy
New Year’s Eve at Alloy means saying goodbye to 2025 with a stylish four-course feast. Ring in 2026 with Alloy’s dinner special and enjoy different delicious options for each of those four courses. The evening will also include fun drink and wine features to pair with your courses. The fine dining menus of Alloy include fusion cuisine with inspirations from all around the world.
When: December 31, 2025
Where: 220 42 Ave SE Calgary
How much: $95 per person
Tavern
The Tavern restaurant at Deerfoot Meadows have created a special New Year’s Eve Feature Menu that will be available almost all day. The prix fixe options include a drink, as well as your choice of main and dessert, with The Tavern’s regular menu also available. And to help elevate your celebrations, The Tavern will make arcade play FREE all day. No matter your choice of entrée, you’ll also receive a glass of wine from six different wine options.
When: December 31, 2025, 11:00 a.m. -11:00 p.m.
Where: 7995 11 St SE, Calgary
How much: $50-$70 per person