Let Metro be your designated New Year’s Eve driver. To help you sound the new year safely, Metro will operate 24 hours a day overnight on Metro Rail, in addition to the Orange and Silver lines.
Free travel is offered for all bus and rail services from 21:00 on 31 December 2020 until 02:00 on the morning of 1 January 2021. Details of its timetable New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Eve at metro.net.
LOS ANGELES COUNTY
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Grand Park + The Music Center
200 North Grand Avenue, Los Angeles
December 31st
The doors open at 20:00, the countdown starts at 23:55 and the event ends at 1:00
The biggest party on the west coast. All ages can dance the night away in downtown Los Angeles. There will be music, food trucks and art.
grandparkla.org
Japanese New Year’s Eve Oshogatsu Festival
Weller Court and Japanese Village Plaza
335 E 2nd St, Los Angeles
January 1, 10:50 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Watch the start of the opening ceremony with the rhythms of taiko drums as lion dancers take to the stage. Learn how to make mochi and enjoy calligraphy demonstrations, kimono and Harajuku-style fashion shows, anime booths, Japanese street food and more.
golittletokyo.com
LA Zoo Lights Family New Year
Los Angeles Zoo
5333 Zoo Drive, Los Angeles
December 31, 6 pm until closing
Celebrate the stylish New Year with express entry to LA Zoo Lights, a buffet dinner that includes refreshments and desserts, a carousel ride, games, a DJ dance party and a live stream of Times Square Ball.
lazoolights.org
EVE at Universal Studios Hollywood
100 Universal City Plaza, Universal City
December 31, 9:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m.
Hollywood’s biggest New Year’s Eve celebration. Fill the day with thrills and thrilling rides, and then party until 2 a.m. with music, dancing, photos, and a special countdown celebration at midnight with fireworks.
universalstudioshollywood.com
Glow Party New Year’s Eve Party
Burton Chace Park
13650 Way Mindanao, Marina del Rey
December 31, from 7:00 p.m. to 12:00 p.m.
Marina del Rey organizes a family glow party. Can’t you stay up until midnight? There will be fireworks at 9pm to sound the new year on the east coast and again at midnight.
visitmarinadelrey.com
New Year’s Eve on the promenade
Seafront amphitheater between Gladstone and PF Chang
330 S Pine Avenue, Long Beach
December 31, 5:00 to 10:00 p.m.
This free event is perfect for both families and groups of friends and couples. Enjoy live music, a photo booth, face painting, interactive games, crafts, food, entertainment and more. They will celebrate East Coast time with a fireworks show.
downtownlongbeach.org
New Year’s Eve: past and present
Queen Mary
1126 Queens Highway Long Beach
December 31, 8:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m.
The decks and ballrooms of the ship will come to life with live music on various stages, dances, themed experiences and immersive entertainment, with a gesture to Art Deco and the Roaring Twenties.
queenmary.com
ORANGE COUNTY
New Year’s Eve countdown celebration at Disneyland Resort
1313 Dr. Disneyland, Anaheim
On December 31, Disneyland opens until 2:00 a.m. and Disney California Adventure opens until 1:00 p.m.
At Disneyland, enjoy Mickey’s Mix Magic fireworks at midnight and three New Year’s Eve countdown locations: It’s a Small World, Rivers of America, and Castle of the Sleeping Beauty. Disney California Adventure will be held at Paradise Gardens and Hollywood Land.
disneyland.com
First night Fullerton
Fullerton Center
December 31, from 7:00 p.m. to 12:00 p.m.
Fullerton celebrates the 28th anniversary of First Night Fullerton. The festival offers live music, special activities for children and fireworks at midnight.
cityoffullerton.com
Knott’s New Year’s Eve celebration
Knott’s Berry Farm
8039 Beach Blvd, Buena Park
December 31, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
There will be special fireworks, live entertainment and special schedules for the one-night event. Perfect for family and friends.
knotts.com
INTERIOR EMPIRE
55th annual torchlight parade
Snow top
880 Summit Blvd, Big Bear Lake
December 31, 7 to 9 p.m.
Watching hundreds of skiers and snowboarders illuminate the night. The parade observation area and New Year’s Eve party are open to all ages.
bigbearmountainresort.com
New Year’s grape drop
Temecula Civic Center
41000 Main Street, Temecula
December 31, from 6:00 pm to 12:30 pm
Celebrate the new year with the famous grape drop, which includes live music, food vendors and children’s activities. It sounds like 2021 twice, with an east coast countdown and a west coast countdown.
temeculaca.gov
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