New Year's Eve Events In Odenton-Severn Area: Pop-Up Bar, Gourmet Meal

ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY, MD — New Year's Eve events in the Odenton-Severn area include a pop-up bar and gourmet meals. Anne Arundel County residents can also enjoy live music and a karaoke bash.

Here are some of the top New Year's festivities in Anne Arundel County:

Annapolis

• Annapolis Harbor Fireworks
• Live Music At Vibe Annapolis!
• New Year's Eve Bash At The Annapolis Waterfront Hotel
• Ultimate 80's Prom, Live Music At Rams Head On Stage
• Live Music At Rams Head Roadhouse
• 4-Course Dinner, Live Music At Smashing Grapes
• 4-Course Dinner, Live Music At Blackwall Hitch

Related: New Year's Fireworks Postponed In Annapolis Because Of Rainy Forecast

Gambrills

• 4-Course Dinner, Live Music At Smashing Grapes
• 4-Course Dinner At Blackwall Barn & Lodge

Glen Burnie

• Catalyst Worship Night, Free Family Party At Union Church - BWI
• Buffet, Open Bar, Live Music At La Fontaine Bleue
• Drink Specials, Live Music At Rams Head Dockside
• Karaoke Bash At Brews & Cues On The Boulevard

Hanover

• Christmas Pop-Up Bar At Live! Casino & Hotel Maryland

Linthicum

• Open Bar, Gourmet Dinner, Music In Cocktail Attire At Charm City Countdown In Hilton BWI Airport

Pasadena

• Buffet, Midnight Toast, Live Music At The Office Bar & Grill
• Midnight Toast, Live Music At The Rumor Reel
• Prohibition-Style Party With Dinner, Drinks, Jazz, Games At Second Alarm Brewhouse
• Midnight Brunch In Cocktail Attire

In the United States, one of the most popular New Year’s Eve traditions is, of course, the dropping of the giant ball in New York City’s Times Square. Various cities have adopted their own iterations of the event — the Peach Drop in Atlanta, the Chick Drop in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania and the giant Potato Drop in Boise, Idaho.

The end of one year and beginning of another is often celebrated with the singing of “Auld Lang Syne,” a Scottish folk song whose title roughly translates to “days gone by,” according to Encyclopedia Britannica and History.com.

The history of New Year’s resolutions dates back 8,000 years to ancient Babylonians, who would make promises to return borrowed objects and pay outstanding debts at the beginning of the new year, in mid-March when they planted their crops.

According to legend, if they kept their word, pagan gods would grant them favor in the coming year. If they broke the promise, they would fall out of God’s favor, according to a history of New Year’s resolutions compiled by North Hampton Community College New Center in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania.

Many secular New Year’s resolutions focus on imagining new, improved versions of ourselves. The failure rate of New Year’s resolutions is about 80 percent, according to U.S. News & World Report. There are myriad reasons, but a big one is they’re made out of remorse for gaining weight, for example, and aren’t accompanied by a shift in attitude and a plan to meet the stress and discomfort of changing a habit or condition.