{"id":1444,"date":"2013-12-23T11:57:55","date_gmt":"2013-12-23T16:57:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sftodo.com\/blog\/?p=1444"},"modified":"2013-12-23T15:15:56","modified_gmt":"2013-12-23T20:15:56","slug":"best-new-years-eve-parties-san-francisco","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sftodo.com\/blog\/2013\/12\/23\/best-new-years-eve-parties-san-francisco.html","title":{"rendered":"Best New Year&#8217;s Eve Parties in San Francisco"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"2e5142c0289a1f785cf2dcce097231a4\" data-index=\"1\" style=\"float: left; margin: 10px 10px 10px 0;\">\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\"><!--\r\ngoogle_ad_client = \"ca-pub-6725039255769208\";\r\n\/* Reno Hotels Leaderboard *\/\r\ngoogle_ad_slot = \"0584775893\";\r\ngoogle_ad_width = 728;\r\ngoogle_ad_height = 90;\r\n\/\/-->\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\"\r\nsrc=\"http:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/show_ads.js\">\r\n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/sftodo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/san-francisco-new-years-eve.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-1446\" alt=\"New Year's Eve\" src=\"http:\/\/sftodo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/san-francisco-new-years-eve-300x213.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"213\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sftodo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/san-francisco-new-years-eve-300x213.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sftodo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/san-francisco-new-years-eve.jpg 411w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>December 31st is an annual milestone in our lives, and there\u2019s something for everyone this New Year\u2019s Eve in San Francisco. From fireworks exploding over The Bay to all-night revelry, we\u2019ve compiled our favorites:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Fireworks over San Francisco Bay<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>San Francisco launches fireworks over the Bay, between the city\u2019s jewel, the Golden Gate Bridge and the strikingly long Bay Bridge at the stroke of midnight on Tuesday.\u00a0 Some of the best places to see the fireworks are:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>All along the Embarcadero from Mission to Folsom<\/li>\n<li>Pier 14<\/li>\n<li>Treasure Island.<\/li>\n<li>Twin Peaks<\/li>\n<li>Grandview Park at Moraga and 14<sup>th<\/sup> Avenue<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Party People<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Some of the best parties this year are at our favorite hotels, which makes it easy to avoid an unsafe drive home!\u00a0 \ud83d\ude09\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0Check out the revelry at:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Palace Hotel \u2013 NYE International Ball, Tickets priced $85-$150<\/li>\n<li>Westin Saint Francisco Hotel \u2013 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.eventbrite.com\/e\/alist-open-bar-passport-to-the-world-2014-new-years-ball-registration-8819488327\">Passport to the World<\/a>, Tickets $125-$700<\/li>\n<li>Fairmont Hotel \u2013 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.eventbrite.com\/e\/cirque-2014-new-years-eve-the-fairmont-hotel-registration-9813926719\">Cirque NYE<\/a>, Formal Attire and Tickets $50-$150<\/li>\n<li>Hotel W \u2013 <a href=\"http:\/\/ournightlife.com\/show.cfm?id=102040\">W NYE 2014<\/a>, Tickets $90-$175<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Kick Back with Bowling and Drinks<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Lucky Strike San Francisco will host a New Year\u2019s Eve Party from 10:00 PM \u2013 1:00 AM. Guests can bowl, enjoy Lucky Strike\u2019s rustic comfort food and delicious drinks, and dance the night away with their resident DJ spinning tunes. Lucky Strike San Francisco will make New Year\u2019s Eve an unforgettable experience with party favors, a complimentary champagne toast, and balloon drop with game cards and cash dropping from the ceiling as guests countdown to 2014 at\u00a0midnight.\u00a0 Tickets priced $60-$100 with online options <a href=\"http:\/\/www.neptix.com\/\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Of course, as with nearly all cities on NYE, hitting the town means paying big for entry almost everywhere. If you\u2019re a drinker but are on a budget, and still feel the need to see in the New Year at one of the city\u2019s parties, consider choosing an all-inclusive events; i.e. where your ticket includes alcohol. This way you\u2019ll know what your maximum costs are once you\u2019ve bought the ticket.<\/p>\n<p>If anything, be sure not to miss the free fireworks over the Bay. The city lights up at midnight, the multi-colored sparks illuminate the Bay and a collective countdown and cheer reverberates from the ocean to the hills.\u00a0\u00a0 Whatever you choose to do \u2013 be safe, smart and never drink &amp; drive. \u00a0 \u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.sftodo.com\/taxi_san_francisco.html\">Taxi <\/a>info here and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sftodo.com\/limousine_san_francisco.html\">towncar <\/a>info here.<\/p>\n<!--CusAds0-->\n<div style=\"font-size: 0px; height: 0px; line-height: 0px; margin: 0; padding: 0; clear: both;\"><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>December 31st is an annual milestone in our lives, and there\u2019s something for everyone this New Year\u2019s Eve in San Francisco. From fireworks exploding over The Bay to all-night revelry, we\u2019ve compiled our favorites: Fireworks over San Francisco Bay San Francisco launches fireworks over the Bay, between the city\u2019s jewel, the Golden Gate Bridge and [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[114,170],"tags":[172,355],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sftodo.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1444"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sftodo.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sftodo.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sftodo.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sftodo.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1444"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/sftodo.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1444\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1448,"href":"https:\/\/sftodo.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1444\/revisions\/1448"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sftodo.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1444"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sftodo.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1444"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sftodo.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1444"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}