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What To Do On New Year's Eve in Knoxville 2025

  • Writer: Jared Hagemann
    Jared Hagemann
  • Dec 21
  • 4 min read

Updated: 2 hours ago


2025 is nearly over. Time to move on. Move to the new. The New Year. 2026.


And here's an ever growing list of what there is to do on New Years Eve 2025 in Knoxville!


We're going to keep updating as we get new information, and please let us know in the comments below what we missed, or email info@knoxooze.com



DOWNTOWN

(Free Parking at all City Owned Garages after 8PM)

  • No Cover Before 7PM, $10 Cover 7PM - 8PM, $20 After Fill Up, 21+

  • Cover Includes All Three Venues

  • Pub Music: 8PM: Admiral

  • Pub Music: 11:30PM-Close: High Heat

  • Scruffy Music: 8PM: Corey James Clifton

  • Scruffy Music: 11PM-Close: Rossdafareye

  • Bernadette's: DJ Robert Bustamenta

OLD CITY NEW YEARS (WAGON WHEEL, HANNA'S, SOUTHBOUND, OLD CITY SPORTS BAR, COWBOY CANTINA)

  • $30 Advance, $75 Line Skipper (Only Presale), $40 Day of

  • All Bars Open at 8PM (Except 8am Old City Sports Bar)

  • Below info from their website

  • Old City Sports Bar: Doors12:00 PM

    • Silent Disco: 11:00 PM - 2:00 AM

    • You can pick up pre sale bands here starting at 12pm

  • Cowboy Cantina: Doors 5:00 PM

    • Silent Disco: 8:00 PM - 11:00 PM

  • Wagon Wheel: Doors 8:00 PM

    • Live Music: 9:00 PM - LATE

  • Southbound: Doors 8:00 PM

    • Balloon Drop: MIDNIGHT DJ:

    • Eric B: 9:00 PM - 2:30 AM

  • Hanna's Old City: 8:00 PM

    • DJ Ray @ Main floor: 8:00 PM - 2:30 AM

    • 2nd floor: DJ Jeff: 9:00 PM - 2:30 AM

  • Buy Tickets: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/official-new-years-eve-in-the-old-city-pub-crawl-tickets-1977127432373

  • "Regular Ole Party"

  • No Cover!

  • Normal Hours (Til 2:30AMish)

  • Champagne toast at midnight

  • Disco themed party, with a neon club themed bar

  • Disco Drink Specials

  • Doors 7PM

  • 4th Annual Fake Countdown

  • Countdown starts at 7PM ends at 8PM with High Life (Champagne of Beer) Toast


SOUTH


  • DJ Sets from Boy Acuff

  • 8:30PM-12:30AM

  • More Info to Come


NORTH


  • New Year's Eve Drag & Burlesque Show

  • Performers include Morphine Drip, Beebee Alexander, Royal Disaster, Johnny Deep, Danger Angel Celeste Lavie

  • Show starts at 10PM, Champagne toast at midnight

  • $30 Tickets

  • Livestream of German New Year at 6PM

  • New Years Eve Party 9PM - 1AM with champagne toast

  • Live DJ

  • Two Drag Shows - The Queenz of Knoxville - $15

  • First show before midnight, second after

  • Entire show cast performing

  • Champagne Toast & More

  • Doors open at 7PM, Happy Hour 7-9

  • Champagne toast at midnight

  • Live music from Rapid Revival

  • Silent Disco in back room

  • Prizes & free New Years merch

  • Champagne toast at midnight

  • Hot Tub Time Machine New Years Eve Party

  • 8PM Start

  • "80s Hot-Tub-Time-Machine-style Karaoke/Dance Party"

  • "Neon ski gear encouraged. Shenanigans guaranteed."


WEST


  • DJ New Years Party

  • 9PM Start

  • Champagne Toast at Midnight

  • NYE drag show with details to come

  • Sober NYE party

  • Punk Rock/Emo Karaoke Contest

  • Best dressed masquerade contest with swag prizes

  • 8PM-12:30AM

  • Live Music from Soulfinger starting at 9PM, $FREE

  • Doors 4PM

  • Balloon drop

  • Champagne toast

  • The Frost Forge: Steampunk Winter Ball New Years Eve Party

  • Costume Contest

  • Balloon Drop

  • Champagne Toast

  • Live music with Skyway 61 9PM to 1AM

  • Black, Gold, & Silver themed NYE

  • Mikey D Experience DJ from 10PM-Close

  • Champagne toast

  • Open until 1AM


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