New Years Eve

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So… for a change of pace, 7 years on and Canberra still doesn’t seem to have an events page that businesses can be bothered updating for New Years Eve. I’m not just talking about Civic or bars. Surely there must be restaurants that are putting on a show or special menu – degustation, seafood, wine? Does anyone have any information on Southside events or a link to a page I can’t find?

There is this one:
http://www.outincanberra.com.au/festiveguide2014

and this:
http://www.canberratimes.com.au/act-news/canberra-life/where-to-celebrate-new-years-eve-in-canberra-20141225-122mxm.html

My advice if going out is to get wherever you are going early, grab a table and settle in.

Have you ever tried to see out NYE without alcohol?
It may be a revelation to see in the New Year sober for the first time in your life.

u4668909 said :

I heard about this Latin New Years Eve with a live band, Mi Tierra or something. It’s at Digress Restaurant & Lounge. It looks pretty exciting! Hopefully it might make me a little less homesick (I’m travelling here from Peru)

Your eardrums will bleed – loud Latin bands are conversation killers.

Summernats being the very next day you couldn’t pay me to go clubbing in Canberra, it’ll be 10:1 guy to girl ratio at best with some filthy Sydney tourists expecting to pick up and being aggressive when they can’t manage it, just like every time it’s this close.

Personally I’m over getting wasted on new years and am going to try and have a nice dinner/drinks with music, but I’ll probably end up wasted anyway.

So… for a change of pace, 7 years on and Canberra still doesn’t seem to have an events page that businesses can be bothered updating for New Years Eve. I’m not just talking about Civic or bars. Surely there must be restaurants that are putting on a show or special menu – degustation, seafood, wine? Does anyone have any information on Southside events or a link to a page I can’t find?

Solidarity said :

I get paid to attend various New Years Eve celebrations etc, which kind of sucks because I never get to do my own thing. Ho Hum.

Hmmm, is this the same solidarity that boasted about cutting in line at the opening of Honkytonks? If so, how come you didn’t get a VIP invite to that event in the first place, since you’re so popular?!? 🙂

astrojax said :

be like every other night for me – in bed with a bovril and a sao by nine pm…

Hope the Sao stays dry … no-one enjoys soggy Sao :-\

I love the fact that a four year old thread can be picked up and still be relevant because so little changes in Canberra when we’re talking about celebrations, except for maybe one band somewhere which appeals to a Peruvian (no offence to them!).

I get paid to attend various New Years Eve celebrations etc, which kind of sucks because I never get to do my own thing. Ho Hum.

astrojax said :

be like every other night for me – in bed with a bovril and a sao by nine pm…

(or i might be down the cotter in a tent round a fire with marshmallows and a couple bottles of something refreshing…)

Both of those sound very attractive. 😀