Tuesday, December 31, 2024
to Wednesday, January 1, 2025

Join us in Downtown Alpena for our FIRST EVER Sunrise Side New Year’s Eve Celebration!

Come to ring in the new year and celebrate new beginnings.

Enjoy food and drink specials throughout the downtown at restaurants, taprooms and bars starting at 5 pm. Dance the night away with a lineup of local DJ’s from 9 pm- 1 am in the alleyway, including a special set of electronic music with Dion Stepanski. Warm up at our cozy warming stations throughout the parking lot with a Social District drink.

As midnight approaches, we will have a spectacular “sunrise” celebration, where downtown will be filled with light to celebrate new beginnings in the year ahead.

Schedule

5- 10 pm: Food, drinks, and apps at downtown bars & restaurants.

Grab a bite & beverage! The following places will be open until at least 10 pm:

Black Sheep Pub
Red Brick Tap & Barrel
PIF Cider
Rusty Petunias Marketplace (open until midnight)
Mango’s Tequila Bar (open until midnight)
JJ’s (open until midnight)
Friendly Foodees (open until 1 am)
Players Pub & Grub (open until 2 am)
Latitudes Tavern (open until 2 am)

9 pm- 1 am: Mocktails & midnight noodles at Friendly Foodees
Warm up and sip specialty mocktails at Friendly Foodees. Their late-night menu will also feature a special noodle dish to ring in the new year.

9- 11:15 pm: Electronic music with Dion Stepanski in the alleyway
The alleyway party starts at 9 pm. Come check out this musical master’s set. He’ll play bass, guitar, sing, and mix some sick beats. Chill house, experimental, ambient, drum and bass.

11:15 pm- 1 am: Chris Chrzan DJ in the alleyway
The party continues with a DJ set from Chris Chrzan. Join us for drinks and dancing in the alleyway as we lead up to midnight.

Midnight: Sunrise Celebration
Downtown will be filled with light to celebrate new beginnings in the year ahead. Come to the alleyway/ parking lot area behind Mango’s to ring in 2025. We are the sunrise side, after all.

This event is FREE and open to all ages.

Don’t want to drive home after the party? Book a stay at the Holiday Inn Express, right across the street from the celebrations!

Downtown Alpena

311 N 2nd Ave

Alpena, MI 49707