A list of New Year’s Eve parties and events for Adults (few are all ages) to ring 2024.
Events listed include musicals, comedy, and some of the best NYE events, parties and nightclubs to ring in the New Year in Toronto and the GTA!
Contents:
- NYE Performing Arts (Live Theatre & Music Events ), Sports, Other Fun Events
- NYE Special Events – Dinner & Dance, Galas, Single’s Events
- NYE Parties/EDM Concerts
For weekend activities, see Things to do this weekend in Toronto.
For NYE events organized by the City of Toronto (fireworks downtown)/GTA cities/towns and fireworks (if any) across GTA – see NYE Fireworks and Family Events in Toronto & GTA.
1. NYE Performing Arts & Sports Events
New Year’s Eve Comedy Extravaganza
Get ready to say goodbye to 2023 with a smile on your face!
Curated by Yuk Yuk’s founder and CEO Mark Breslin, the New Year’s Eve Comedy Extravaganza returns to Massey Hall after a roaring success in 2022, and promises an unforgettable night filled with top-notch comedians from around Canada. This year’s festivities will be hosted by Jon Dore and headlined by Ron Josol. The event also features a line-up of incredible comedy from Adrienne Fish, Anjelica Scannura, Chris Robinson, Danish Anwar, Hunter Collins, Kyle Lucey, and Patti Savard.
Sunday December 31, 2023 | 7:30 PM
Massey Hall, 178 Victoria Street, Toronto
$51.30 – $110.50 +fees
Bravissimo!
Opera’s greatest hits are presented at Toronto’s classiest New Year’s Eve event, featuring world-class opera stars and the colossal power of the Canadian Opera Company Orchestra, all led by its renowned conductor, Johannes Debus. Featuring Armenian soprano, Mané Galoyan, Canadian mezzo soprano, Carolyn Sproule , Canadian tenor, Matthew Cairns, and Italian baritone, Vito Priante.
Sunday December 31, 2023 | 7:00 PM
Roy Thomson Hall, 60 Simcoe Street, Toronto
$74.80 – $265.00
Champions Of Magic
The Champions Of Magic cast present incredible interactive magic, a daring escape from Houdini’s water torture cell, a mind-blowing prediction that has to be seen to be believed, levitation high above the stage, and a finale beyond explanation. The show happens all around the theatre and features spectacular illusions that can’t be seen anywhere else.
Sunday, December 31 | 2 PM
Meridian Hall, 1 Front Street East, Toronto
$39.99 – $149.99+fees
Famous People Players New Year’s Eve
Come celebrate saying goodbye to 2023 and ring in 2024 with HOPE in our hearts. Famous PEOPLE Players brings in 2024 with Charm, Gratitude and Love. We invite you for an elegant affair that will launch our 50th Year Celebrations!
Sunday, December 31 | 4 PM to 8:30 PM
Famous People Players, 343 Evans Avenue
Toronto
$66.30 to $110.50+fees includes dinner
Yuk Yuks New Year’s Eve Comedy Show
Laugh your way into 2024 with a special show on New Years Eve! Show starts at 10pm and end with the countdown on stage. Includes champagne toast and party favours.
Sunday December 31, 2023 | 10 PM
Yuk Yuk’s Toronto, 224 Richmond St W, Toronto
$66 to $70
A New Year’s Eve Comedy Magic Show
Join us for New Year’s Eve at Free Times Cafe for a hilariously amazing magic show! You’ll laugh, cheer, and be absolutely amazed. It’s a great way to spend your New Year’s Eve. We have an 8pm show for those who want to go out and party after, and a 10:30pm show for those who want to do the countdown with us!
Sunday December 31, 2023 | 8pm and 10:30pm
Free Times Cafe, 320 College St, Toronto
$30-$40
Live Theatre/Music Events with Performances on NYE
- Toronto Operetta Theatre: The Merry Widow: Conducted by Derek Bate, this performance features a stellar all-Canadian cast that includes debuting soprano Jonelle Sills as the wealthy and sought-after widow and Nathan Keoughan as the dashing Count Danilo. Sunday, December 31 | 3 pm @ Jane Mallett Theatre, 27 Front Street East, Toronto
- Chicago: CHICAGO has been honored with 6 Tony Awards®, 2 Olivier Awards, a Grammy®, and thousands of standing ovations. Sunday, December 31 | 2 pm @ CAA Ed Mirvish Theatre, 244 Victoria St, Toronto
- Slava’s Snowshow: This Olivier award-winning and Tony®-nominated timeless theatrical poetic spectacle has unanimously enchanted and empowered the imagination of audiences and critics since 1993 across the globe to millions of ecstatic spectators. Sunday, December 31 | 1 pm @ Elgin and Winter Garden Theatre Centre, 189 Yonge St., Toronto
- Potted Potter: A Parody by Dan and Jeff takes on the ultimate challenge of condensing all seven Harry Potter books into 70 hilarious minutes. Sunday, December 31 | 2 pm @ Bluma Appel Theatre, 27 Front Street East, Toronto
- On a Night Like This: Creating a merry mashup of classic carols and rock and pop hits, this enchanting and entrancing exploration of songs and stories will walk you through a winter wonderland…and then some. Sunday, December 31, 2023 | 1:30 pm @ Young Centre for the Performing Arts, 50 Tank House Lane, Toronto
- Pride and Prejudice* (*sort of): Men, money and microphones will be fought over in this irreverent but affectionate adaptation where the stakes couldn’t be higher when it comes to romance. Sunday, December 31, 2023 | 2 pm @ CAA Theatre, 651 Yonge St, Toronto
- Bad Hats’ Alice in Wonderland: Get ‘curiouser and curiouser’ with a musical reimagining of the classic tale that has captured hearts for generations. Sunday, December 31, 2023 | 2 pm @ Young Centre For The Performing Arts, 50 Tank House Lane, Toronto
- Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet Of 1812: This 12-time Tony-nominated musical delivers a radically contemporary and moving take on Tolstoy’s War and Peace with its audacious storytelling and groundbreaking score that mixes indie rock, pop, folk, electronic dance, and classic Broadway music. Sunday, December 31, 2023 | 1:30 pm @ Guloien Theatre, 345 Carlaw Avenue, Toronto
- Chris, Mrs. – A New Holiday Musical: Ring in the holiday season with the Chris family, where the everyday collides with the enchanted. Sunday, December 31, 2023 | 1 pm @ The Winter Garden Theatre, 189 Yonge St., Toronto
- Improv Holiday Brunch: Bring your band of merrymakers as we scramble together two of everyone’s favorites, comedy and brunch, for a scrumptiously seasonal breakfast with a totally improvised experience from the city’s finest. Whether you side on the Naughty or the Nice List, come enjoy mimosas…we don’t judge. Sunday, December 31, 2023 | 1 pm @ Second City, 1 York St, Toronto
- Buffy Revamped: Taking veteran and emerging slayers through all seven seasons of the popular TV show, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, in 70 fang-tastic minutes as told through the eyes of the person who knows it outside in… Spike. Sunday, December 31, 2023 | 6 pm @ Lighthouse Artspace Toronto, 1 Yonge St, Toronto
- Holidazed and Confused: Put on your ugliest sweater and get ready for this fast-paced comedy revue stuffed with seasonal songs, sketches, and of course a generous helping of our world-famous improv comedy! Sunday, December 31, 2023 | 7:30 pm @ Second City, 1 York St, Toronto
- Nutcracker: The National Ballet of Canada has one of the finest versions of the holiday classic in James Kudelka’s staging from 1995, which opens at a Christmas Eve party in rural 19th-century Russia. Sunday, December 31, 2023 | 1 pm @ Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts, 145 Queen Street West, Toronto
Immersive Art Displays on NYE
If you haven’t already, take in some immersive art displays that are projected onto the walls using the latest technology.
- Disney Animation: Immersive Experience: Imagine stepping into the Casita with Mirabel from Encanto, being at Pride Rock as Rafiki presents Simba – surrounded by the animal kingdom as the sun rises. Imagine hopping on a train with Judy Hopps and going into Zootopia or taking a magic carpet ride with Aladdin and Jasmine, and so much more. @ 1 Yonge St, Toronto Details
- Winter Wonderland Spectacular: Guests will be transported into a winter wonderland castle filled with state-of-the-art interactive technology and an ever-changing dreamland of nutcrackers, jingle bells and candy canes. From Santa’s luxurious winter palace to whirling snowstorms and glowing Northern Lights, Winter Wonderland Spectacular is a place of beauty, magic and wonder, inspiring us to feel the joy of the season. @ Illuminarium at The Distillery District, 28 Gristmill Lane, Toronto. Details
- There are also plenty of places where you can see Christmas light displays on New Year’s Eve. See Christmas light displays in Toronto.
The Bentway Skate Trail Polar Bear Skate
Both a clothing drive and a wild way to close out the year, brave Torontonians are invited to strip down to their skivvies and skate the trail for a good cause. Donations of warm winter clothing will be collected onsite by New Circles Community Services and distributed to newcomer and refugee families experiencing winter in Toronto for the first time.
Sunday, December 31 | 12 PM to 2 PM
The Bentway Skate Trail, 250 Fort York Boulevard, Toronto
Free
Outdoor Skating: Go skating at Toronto’s outdoor skating rinks and trails on NYE.
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The price/cost listed is indicative, does not include service charges and taxes and may increase nearer to NYE. Verify all details from organizers and events can be cancelled anytime.
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