Where To Party For New Year’s Eve in Buenos Aires

Buenos Aires is renowned for being one of the world’s best party cities thanks to its huge array of nightclubs and bars, and parties that last until after the sun has come up. However, New Year’s Eve in Buenos Aires is surprisingly quiet, considering the city’s reputation. This is partly because a large portion of porteños leave the city during this period to take their holidays on the coast, and partly because people tend to celebrate with their families, only going out well after the countdown to midnight. However, there are still good New Year’s Eve Parties in Buenos Aires to be found.

See in 2015 with the best New Year’s Eve parties in Buenos Aires!

The Best New Year’s Eve Parties in Buenos Aires

New Year’s Eve Tango Shows

One of the most spectacular ways of ushering in the new year, is with a New Year’s Eve Tango Show. The tango houses of Buenos Aires put on a very special performance on this night, and besides the tango spectacular, the show includes a decadent three course dinner, on top of appetisers and petit fours, an open bar, a champagne toast at midnight, and more more. At the end of the show, the tango house turns into a party, with a DJ, and you can stay at the venue and party until the wee hours. An added advantage to making this your NYE plan, is that it includes transport to and from the venue. Choose between some of the city’s top tango houses, offering a broad range of authentic, modern and exclusive shows and parties.

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Exclusive Hotel Parties

Another extravagant option is one of the parties that the city’s top hotels host. If you’re looking for a Western style of celebrating the new year, and want a stylish and extravagant evening, then this is a good option for you. The Alvear Palace hotel is hosting a gala night that promises to be a dazzling affair. The Four Seasons is hosting New Year’s Eve in one of their restaurants, Nuestro Secreto, and a dance party in their lounge, Pony Line Bar. Sheraton Hotel is also hosting a New Year’s Eve dinner with a party. All events at hotels require advanced bookings, and many of them come as a package with accommodation.

Enjoy a spectacular evening at the Alvear Palace Hotel / Source

Special Dinners

If you would like to find a nice meal at a restaurant to celebrate New Year’s Eve, you need to plan in advance. Many places are closed, and the venues that are open tend to host a special New Year’s Eve dinner, which you will need to book for in advance. As with most things in Buenos Aires, the details are usually posted fairly last minute. Good options include La Cabrera, your go to for a top quality steak, and award winning El Baqueano, who are both running special menus. La Rural is also hosting a large dinner and party, with live music and fireworks. Note that prices are usually higher on New Year’s Eve, so make sure to budget for this.

Party at Niceto Club this New Year’s Eve / Source

Party in the Club

Most nightclubs around the city will be hosting New Year’s Eve parties (although it will technically be new year’s day by the time the party gets going!). A bar crawl around Palermo is always a good idea, and you’ll find at least one street party in the neighbourhood. If you’re looking for a club vibe to dance the night away, a favourite is Piso Compartido‘s party at Niceto Vega Nightclub, starting after midnight. Crobar, Pacha, Las Terrazas and Asia de Cuba are also all good options where you’re guaranteed to have a big night. Don’t expect any action around midnight though. As is usual in Buenos Aires, the party only gets going around 2 or 3am.

Watch the fireworks from Puerto Madero / Source

Other Celebrations

For a more laid-back vibe, gather your friends and family and find a spot to watch the fireworks. People light their own fireworks all over the city, so you should have a good view from just about anywhere. However, the best spots are in Palermo’s parks, where fireworks are usually lit off by the Planetarium, or Puerto Madero, where you can watch the reflections in the harbour water. If you really want a special view, though, head to Palacio Barolo for their special New Year’s Eve tour, with incredible views over the city and the fireworks.

Let’s toast to 2015 in Buenos Aires!

Know Before You Go

Before making your plans, bear in mind that transport is very difficult on New Year’s Eve in Buenos Aires. Getting a taxi between 9pm on the 21st, and around 3 or 4am on the 1st, is extremely difficult. We recommend finding a party that is within walking distance, or securing your transport in advance by booking a radio taxi.

However you choose to spend your New Year’s Eve in Buenos Aires, have fun, be safe, and we look forward to sharing more of Buenos Aires with you in 2015!

 Article taken from here.

A New Year's Eve in Argentina

For New Yorkers, New Years Eve tends to be all about attending the hottest party in town. For porteños, as the residents of Buenos Aires are called, New Years Eve is a family event, and many bars, restaurants, and stores will even be closed.

Most families gather together for a late dinner which includes the traditional turron, a kind of nougat, and pan dulce, sweet bread. They toast the coming year at the stroke of midnight with wishes of prospero año y felicidad, a prosperous year and happiness.

Fireworks generally follow the toast. The family will either hit the streets where younger members will set off their own fireworks, or watch the fireworks from Puerto Madero, the city's port.

Every year the port attracts masses of porteños and tourists who have come to celebrate the New Year. They congregate along the pedestrian area by the line of restaurants or on the bridge that connects the two sides of the port. Together they count in the New Year, and, at midnight, Puerto Madero erupts in a frenzy of light, song, and dance.

There are, of course, plenty of bars and nightclubs that open their doors later during the night. However, the party is usually no different than that of a regular weekend, except that prices are sky high on local standards. The most popular clubs can charge an entrance fee of up to 120 pesos ($30), which is two to four times the normal amount.

The hike in prices has as much to do with the holiday as it does with the fact that most portenos do not ring in the New Year in the Buenos Aires. New Years Eve falls in the middle of summer vacation, and the hot temperatures drive residents out of the city. Most porteños head to Mar del Plata, a beach town south of Buenos Aires, or to the exclusive Punta del Este in neighboring country, Uruguay.

However, you do not need to travel that far for a unique Argentine New Year's experience. Just 45 minutes away from Buenos Aires in the smaller city of La Plata, the new year is celebrated by the traditional "quema de munecos," burning of the dolls.

Giant papier-mâché dolls, called momos, full of fireworks are hung along the streets of the city, and neighbors gather after midnight to watch as they burn and explode.

The tradition began in La Plata in 1951 when the president of an Argentine football club, Cambaceres, built the first doll in honor of a football player who helped the team win the championship. Since then, the residents of La Plata have made hundreds of dolls each year, and they have become more intricate.

Dolls have been made in the shape of Argentine celebrities such as millionaire Ricardo Fort, Harry Potter, politicians, and Disney characters. The tradition has even turned into a competition between neighbors to see who can build the best doll.