Montreal and Quebec City- Ring in 2015

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Montreal:

If family-friendly and free are the only “f” words in your party vocabulary, the super-popular annual outdoor gathering in Old Montreal’s historic and picturesque Place Jacques-Cartier is without a doubt the answer to your New Year’s prayers. Starting at 7 pm, DJs and other entertainment will get the party started, and then at 10 pm it will be live music as party band The Lost Fingers sing in the New Year. At five minutes before midnight The Grand Countdown will begin, and then at the stroke of midnight fireworks will commence on the quays of the adjacent Old Port. From there it will be DJs and dancing in the Old Port’s improvised “megadiscotheque” until 2 am.

If you somehow manage to snag a babysitter for the night and are kid free, Circus Afterhours is promising a 14-hour dance marathon (from 10 pm until noon the next day) as part of Circus Maximus MMXIV which will feature no less than 23 dance and electronic DJs in five rooms done up in “grandiose décor” befitting the occasion. General admission is $75 with a VIP upgrade (VIP entrance, coat check, hostess, chill room, bar and fruits and snacks) available for an additional $25. And on the topic of big and bouncy, the 10,000 square foot Arena nightclub, situated at the western end of downtown, is a favourite for younger clubgoers. Featuring R&B, hip-hop, house and Top 40 by DJ Blaze, DJ Engen and DJ Groove, party favours and a live countdown from Times Square, tickets range from $59 for basic open bar through several levels of service right up to their all-inclusive 15-person VIP “Hollywood Package.”

Also, the Sir Winston Churchill Pub Complex on Crescent Street is a one-stop New Year’s shop for Montrealers and visitors alike. DJ Sandy Duperval holds down the dance floor at Winnie’s Bar (your $20 ticket includes a bottle of bubbly), the adjacent Karina’s Club Lounge/Piano Bar offers a five-course meal with live ivory tickling for $79.95 followed by music and dancing with DJ Tag, and the Sir Winston Churchill Pub proper has a DJ spinning Top 40 club hits, old school R&B and house for $35. Great food and music to match is the promise made and kept every year at the intimate, warmly appointed Upstairs Jazz Bar & Grill downtown. Take in sets by multi-award winning jazz and blues vocalist Dawn Tyler Watson while savouring a gourmet six-course meal and Prosecco at midnight; tickets are $134.95.

If your idea of a deeply satisfying New Year’s Eve experience is less about cutting the rug and more about cutting into something delectable, Old Montreal offers no shortage of gastronomic options.

L’Autre Version, for example, is offering two different seatings with live music accompaniment: an early, three-service meal at 5:30 pm ($55 per person), and an all-out, eight-service sitting at 8:45 pm with flutes of sparkly stuff at midnight. And the classy, old-world charm of L’Auberge Saint-Gabriel will provide the setting for their “The Second Before Midnight” event featuring their annual five-service Saint-Sylvestre gourmet feast and dance party for $165. And, thoughtfully, diners will be given two ambiance options: the Dom Perignon Black Space (featuring very popular bossa nova jazz performers Bet. E & Stef) or the Belevedere Vodka White Space (with DJ Pat Boogie spinning). Following dinner, guests are invited step up the soirée in the hotel’s Velvet Speakeasy with well-known DJ Christian Pronovost manning the decks. Those wishing to partake in the party only can do so for $40.

Quebec City
Starting December 27th, it’s on Grande Allée that New Year is being celebrated! The Ferris wheel and zip-line will be back to dazzle you and the bars and restaurants will heat their outdoor patios so you can celebrate with friends and family to your heart’s content in complete comfort. On December 31st, Grande Allée becomes an immense dance floor. Don’t miss the big show with traditional songs, dancers, acrobats, fire eaters and fireworks. DJ Destructo will be performing on New Years Eve.