Westwood New Year’s Events: 2018 Guide

WESTWOOD, NJ — Love it or hate it, New Year’s Eve is happening again this year. Whether you plan to ring in 2018 at your favorite restaurant, a buzzing party with your friends, or all cozied up in front of the TV, we’ve got you covered.

So pop the bubbly, come up with some resolutions you can actually stick to and get ready to celebrate the New Year. Check out town-by-town listings below of New Year’s celebrations and events for 2017 in and near Westwood if you’re one to want to go out, plus a look at what television programming may make you want to stay in.

If you want to go out..

If you want to go out..

Biagios is hosting its annual gala in the ballroom from 8 p.m. to 1 a.m. There will be live music and dancing a cocktail hour with a cold food station and hot food, including calamari, sesame chicken, eggplant rollatini and rigatoni vodka and a five-hour open bar, a choice or entrees, dessert and a midnight champagne toast.

Chakra has a three-course dinner celebration from 4 to 7 p.m. at $79 per person.
Or, for $138 per person you can party all night with a two-hour buffet from 10 p.m. to midnight, a sushi bar, three-hour open bar, live music, a belly dancer, midnight champagne toast, party favors and a live broadcast of the ball drop at New Year's Eve. Click here for more information.

The Railyard Tavern in Fair Lawn is hosting a buffet and open bar from 10 p.m. to 1 a.m., with a champagne toast at midnight.

The buffet includes slider sandwiches, wings, penne pasta with vodka sauce and appetizers. An open bar includes domestic tap and bottled beer, house wine and premium drinks. $60 per person, or for a $10 entry, get one drink free, the buffet, champagne and cash bar.

The Brick House in Wyckoff is hosting a New Year's Eve Party from 8 a.m. to 1 a.m. For $175 you get: An open bar, six-course menu, live music and party favors. Click here for more information.

The Shannon Rose in Ramsey is hosting "New Year's Eve in Dublin" from 4 to 7 p.m. Guests can enjoy The Shannon Rose Irish Pub’s regular menu of scratch-made Irish pub classics and new tavern favorites, served alongside the hospitality the Irish are famous for.

Face painters, bagpipers and balloons will provide plenty of entertainment for the kids, and a celebratory toast will be served as the clock strikes midnight in Dublin (7 p.m. local time), to add a festive touch to the celebration. Reservations are required as seating is limited and can be made by calling 201-962-7602.

If you want to stay in...

If your idea of the perfect New Year’s Eve is curling up on the couch with a hot toddy and watching the countdown in your pajamas, you’re in luck. These are the top two live TV specials people are already talking about. Here’s a peek so you can you can plan accordingly:

“New Year’s Eve Live” With Anderson Cooper And Andy Cohen
Where to catch it: CNN
Why you should watch: For the first time ever, Anderson Cooper will host CNN’s annual New Year’s Eve Live special with none other than “Watch What Happens Live” host Andy Cohen. As these two are best friends in real life, you can expect tons witty banter and hilarious moments from the pair. The Bravo mogul will replace Cooper’s former co-host Kathy Griffin, whom CNN fired after her controversial Donald Trump photoshoot.

“Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve 2018” Hosted by Ryan Seacrest
Where to catch it: ABC
Why you should watch: Remember last year’s infamous Mariah Carey mic incident? Yes, it happened on Seacrest’s watch. So if that’s any indication, this could be a good one to tune-in to. And even if there aren’t any crazy celebrity snafus, you can count on crazy views of Time Square packed with people, as well as awesome musical performances.

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