Planning to Celebrate New Year's Eve in Bengaluru? Here are the Top-10 Party Places for New Year's Eve in Bangalore (2020)

Other than the most obvious choice of bringing in the New Year by partying, drinking and eating delicious fare, there are several other ways we can celebrate the end of a year and the beginning of another year. The world over, there are several different ways in which people celebrate New Year’s Eve (NYE), with different rituals to ensure and invoke health, wealth and happiness in the coming year. These traditions and rituals may seem odd or culturally strange to us but exploring them is what adds to the mystery and the magic of inviting newness into our life. Our homes hold a significant place in our lives and its only natural that right from some intense spring cleaning to having people over for celebrating the NYE is how most of us would like to spend the last day of December.

In countries like England, for good fortune most people feel that the first guest that walks through their door should be a young, tall, dark and handsome young man bearing gifts that include bread, salt and coal to stay full, be wealthy and stay warm! Whilst in Japan, families come together in cleaning and doing up their homes with natural decor and bamboo displays. In Denmark, people save their old utensils just to break them on each other’s front door, allowing them to pile up as a mark of honour to show how many friends they each have. In Puerto Rico, in addition to the cleaning sprees, people like to throw pails of water out the window to get rid of the last year’s bad juju, while in China, people paint their front doors in red, signifying happiness and good luck and giving gifts that are also red in colour.

Considering no celebration is complete without a feast, in countries like Brazil lentils are considered the food for celebrating the first day of the New Year in the form of soup to help with finances in the New Year. In Austria a lucky charm is hidden inside a suckling pig while another’s concealed inside peppermint ice-cream which represents economic fortune in the coming period. The French are renowned for their peculiar food preferences with revellers gorging on goose, turkey, oysters, champagne and more! The luxury fares are supposed to signify wealth in the times to come. Another strange custom is observed by the Swiss who like to throw drops of whipped cream on the floor and leave it there instead of consuming it, to signify abundance, while in Estonia the popular belief is the holiday should be honoured with a lucky number of 7, 9 or 12 trips to the meal table!

Some of the few ways you can spend 31st December differently in Bangalore is to visit the Lumbini Gardens, an eco-friendly boating park built in honour of Lord Buddha, made with a 12,000 sq.ft. of artificial beach and children’s pool. Spanning over 1.5 km the place is considered a garden of joy with one of the best landscapes, amusement rides, events and more. You can also visit the Bangalore Palace, an epitome of grand architectural beauty and a landmark destination in the city. It is an ideal place to witness an elegant and lavish grandeur of one of the most powerful dynasties of South India. Another unique activity to indulge in could be to take a night trek at Skandgiri. With some of the best scenic views and a picture-perfect sunrise, you can expect a mesmerising and exciting night trek too.

The Lalit Ashok Hotel is known for hosting some of the most luxurious parties in the city. Apart from special New Year parties organised within its premise, the hotel also hosts gala dinners for its guests. To usher in 2019, the hotel had organised "Houseful 2019" featuring a cherry-picked lineup of VJ Rannvijay, DJ Jasmeet and an extraordinary playlist with a culinary display of gourmet dishes with unlimited beverages, not to forget the beautiful fireworks under the starry sky, LED dancers, and a special countdown to midnight. This year would be no less entertaining and exciting. For more details contact them at: Kumara Krupa High Grounds, Kumara Park East, Sheshadripuram or call: +91-80-68177777.

The Go Karna Lantern Festival 2019 is scheduled at the Gokarna Beach, one of the hippest destinations to welcome the New Year near the city of Bangalore. A niche spot, the beach is perfect for partying in style, far from the maddening crowd, yet being a part of a huge group of people for an all-nighter in the woods, in the midst of fairy lights, huts and hammocks, with a wide expanse of jungle and beach to enjoy! The Go Karma Festival commences with a music show featuring UNSTAGED, a band and a DJ with a special Go Karna Sea Buffet, a bonfire and ending the evening revelry by lighting lanterns and letting them into the sky at the stroke of midnight and finally unwind under a blanket of stars or continue partying all night. A perfect getaway for nature enthusiasts and beach bums! Contact: +91-9741266796.

Yet another New Year Party in the city with a grand theme, Las Vegas 2019 was among the most extravagant party events with catchy live music, international dance performances, strobe lights, fire jugglers, casino zone, activities for kids, a huge dance floor and a fashion show. With a group discount and unlimited alcohol and food offering, it is one of the select places you can go and let your hair down in Bangalore on 31st December. For more information on their Las Vegas Event, contact them at: Hotel Crowne Plaza, 43, Phase 1, Electronic City or call: +91-80-30030303.

If you’d like to witness the whole city coming together to celebrate the New Year’s Eve in Bangalore then head for Vivanta by Taj, where they usually host some of the grandest and jazziest parties with fireworks, international dancers, and a wide array of commercial, house and Bollywood music with a special New Year feast with dinner and drinks. With a sophisticated style, Vivanta by Taj has a perfect ambience with an energetic space, innovative cuisine, smart and world-class technology and more to offer to its guests. This year, they have organised the "Amsterdam New Year’s Party" with an offering of unlimited food and drinks and an ensemble of popular DJs, international belly dancers, multi-cuisine delicacies and a fashion show as well. Contact them at: Vivanta by Taj, Tumkur Road, Yeshwanthpur or call: +91-80-66900111.

Popular for hosting the coolest and one of the best New Year gigs in the city, the Don’t Tell Mama Lounge has promising events with live music and unlimited drink options with a rooftop bar that offers incredible city views, as you dance the night away! Decorated with bamboo sticks in and around the lounge area, the rooftop restaurant is a beautifully lit space with an incredible dining experience as well with a variety of North Indian, Continental and Chinese delicacies. Located on the top floor of the Elite Royal Hotel, Don’t Tell Mama Lounge also has a beer garden, a sheesha bar and is quite popular for its legendary parties and New Year's Eve celebrations. Contact them at: #14, 9th Main, 13th Cross, Sector VI, HSR Layout or call: +91-80-43370000.

The No Limmits Lounge and Club in Bangalore is one of the most happening joints in the city to ring in the New Year, with separate dancing zones with a groovy mix of Bollywood hits and house tracks, many live musical events and celebrity DJ events in addition to a wide variety of both vegetarian and non-vegetarian fares in the neon-lit lounge and nightclub. It is particularly known for adding a distinct party flavor to the city’s night life with a luxuriously intimate ambience. The place also has an extensive assortment of premier alcohol, cocktails and wines with a sophisticated sound technology from the United States. Keep a lookout for their 31st December event and contact them at: 8, 2nd Floor, Allied Grande Plaza, Opposite Home Stop, Magrath Road or call: +91-9008979977, +91-9900426173.

The Hard Rock Cafe chain is popular throughout the country but the party fervour you’ll experience in Bangalore in unbeatable! With a perfect combination of live performances and music that rock the dance floor, you’ll have a memorable New Year party. As is the norm here, the place usually hosts a masquerade party every year differently, with a contemporary food array and drinks with an ensemble of special DJs, international famed celebrities and live Bollywood gigs, with a grand casino for people to show off their playing skills. People from all over the country and world come here to celebrate the last night of the year and ring in the new year, so to book your place for one of the most happening events in Bangalore contact them at No. 40, St. Marks Road, Opposite L. I. C Building or call: +91-80-41242222.

The Royal Orchid Hotel is one of the leading party places in Bangalore renowned for hosting some of the most happening NYE parties in the city. In 2017, they hosted the Ntize 2018 New Year carnival, with EDM, Commercial, Bollywood music & an LED robot performance, considered one of the best celebrations for a 31st night. In 2018, they had a Night in Paris event with a celebrity DJ, ballet performance, dance troupe, a fashion show with a play zone for the kids and of course unlimited array of food & drinks. Whatever the place has in mind for welcoming 2020 this year, would be equally exciting and memorable! You can contact them at: #1, Golf Avenue, Adjoining KGA Golf Course, HAL Airport Road or call: +91-80-4178 3000.

Mark’s Grandeur is one of the plush and comfortable hotels in the city with one of the best NYE parties as well! An incredibly sociable joints in the heart of Yeshwanthpur, the venue is equipped with some of the most luxurious facilities. Renowned in the city for organising the most lavish and impressive parties at the end of each year, the ambience and everything else that’s party-like can be expected here! With a wide range of celebrity artists, DJs, delicious assortment of food and drinks that are unlimited and an excellent offering of wines, people of all age groups will find something for themselves to enjoy their last night of the year here at the Hotel Mark’s Grandeur. Contact them at: 6/1, Tumkur Main Road, Next to RNS Motors, Yeshwanthpur or call: +91-80-43578900.

Fusion Lounge tops the list of the classiest and jazziest party places in the city of Bangalore with a massive lounge. Located on Brigade Road, the lounge is equipped with all the basic and premium guest facilities, laden with some delicious cocktails and hookah as well. Specially decorated for New Year parties and other vibrant events at the end of each year, Fusion Lounge also has a huge dance floor perfect for innumerable people to tap their steps to the beats of some groovy numbers, fashion shows and dance performances. In terms of food offerings, the place has a blend of Indian, Italian, Chinese and spicy cuisine and a bar with all kinds of liquor and particularly popular white wine. For more details contact them at: No 6/1, 1st Floor, Brigade Road or call: +91-80-41142913.

With 2019 on the verge of being over soon, most of us are busy planning our next year and of course setting plans to welcome 2020 lavishly as well! Whilst most plans end up getting focused around a night of drinking and partying or staying at home, here are some ideas on how you can celebrate the advent of 2020 in an off-beat way: