Take a break from hanging holiday lights and start thinking about your New Year’s Eve fun. The Beerwerks Trail is a great way to find a laid-back vibe and craft beer culture, and many of our breweries have special events planned. Jot down some resolutions, practice the lyrics to “Auld Lang Syne,” and toast 2025 with some craft beer cheer!
Still shopping for holiday gifts? Hats, growlers, t-shirts, and gift certificates make great last-minute presents.
Pre-Game Events
Greet the new year early with some weekend fun:
Thursday, December 26
- Cave Hill Farms Brewery: Prime LIVE
Friday, December 27
- The Alpine Goat Brewery: Friday Night Music with Mercy Creek
- Stable Craft Brewing: Friday Love: Brad Harden Music
- Pale Fire Brewing Company: Bryan Elijah Smith & Jay Austin
Saturday, December 28
- The Alpine Goat Brewery: Saturday Night Music with Anthony Taylor
- Brothers Craft Brewing: Saturday Night Trivia
- The Foundry at Basic City: “So Long Saturday” Combined Performance
- Seven Arrows Brewing Company: John Goslin & Bill Yetzer
- Cave Hill Farms Brewery: Standing Room Only
Sunday, December 29
- The Alpine Goat Brewery: Sunday Afternoon Music with Small Batch
Monday, December 30
- Redbeard Brewing Company: Music Bingo Monday
New Year’s Eve Parties on Tuesday, December 31
Don’t sit at home as the ball drops! Here are the Beerwerks breweries that are throwing parties.
The Foundry at Basic City Beer Co.
New Year’s Eve Celebration with YARN and Isaac Hadden. Get your tickets now for a wild New Year’s Eve celebration at The Foundry. You’ll enjoy terrific alt-country rock and roll music, craft beer and cocktails, delicious food, and a champagne toast to welcome 2025. Sing and dance into the new year.(8 pm)
Stable Craft Brewing
Round up the posse for the NYE: Wild West Celebration. This party will lasso the new year with western-themed food, drinks, and entertainment in a rustic venue. Reserve your table today for drinks, two separate buffets (steak and shrimp and bar-style bites), a photo booth, tunes by Rick Rowe DJ, dancing, and a midnight toast. (5 pm – 12:30 am)
Seven Arrows Brewing
New Years Eve & 10-Year Anniversary Bash. Join Seven Arrows Brewing Company and Nobos Kitchen in celebrating 10 years of stellar beer, scrumptious bites, and good times. This free event features DJ Lance, a photobooth, a champagne toast, and lots of delicious beer and food. Look for 10-year anniversary beer on tap! Want special treatment? Snag some VIP tickets. More info to come! (9 pm)
Pale Fire Brewing Co.
NYE w/ The Wilson Springs Hotel at Pale Fire. Get your tickets to ring in the new year with Virginia’s genre-bending The Wilson Springs Hotel. Expect some folk, rock and roll, country, and more in their unique sound. (9 pm, 21+)
Cave Hill Farms Brewery
Big City Band – NEW YEARS EVE BASH 2024. Join your friends at Cave Hill Farms Brewery for a rocking night of live music by Big City Band. You’ll get to make memories in the photo booth and enjoy a midnight champagne toast, lots of yummy food, and Cave Hill Farms’ delicious craft beer. (7 pm)
The Friendly Fermenter
Show off your end-of-year smarts at Trivia Tuesday. Answer three rounds of questions by Pub Trivia Nerds and one on the weekly theme to make your bid for TFF gift cards and/or swag! (7 pm)
Prefer to low-key it this year with a night at home with friends and family? Make sure to lay in a supply of cans, crowlers, or growlers, available at most Beerwerks breweries!
If you’re looking for some non-brewery New Year’s events and activities, try one of these options.
- Haywoods (Lexington): NYE Dinner and NYE Party at The Georges
- The Gin Hotel (Lexington): NYE Ball Drop and Party
- Augusta Expo (Fishersville): VSDB Foundation New Year’s Eve Dance Party 2024
- Bottles (Waynesboro): New Years Dance Party with Groovematic
- Joshua Wilton House and CrossKeys Vineyards (Harrisonburg): New Year’s Eve Party at The Wilton House
Looking Ahead
January is dark and cold. Plan to warm up at these upcoming events!
Friday, January 3, 2025
- The Alpine Goat Brewery: ON3 Debuts at The Alpine Goat Brewery
- The Foundry at Basic City: Subliminal Doubt – Tribute to No Doubt
- Stable Craft Brewing: Haley’s Comet Duo
Saturday, January 4
- Cave Hill Farms Brewery: Gina & Sam
- The Foundry at Basic City: Kashmir – The Spirit of Led Zeppelin Live!
Friday, January 10
- Pale Fire Brewing Company: Taylor LaFever
Saturday, January 11
- Pale Fire Brewing Company: The Honey Dewdrops Trio
Friday, January 17
- The Foundry at Basic City: Tell Me Lies – The Fleetwood Mac Experience
Saturday, January 18
- Cave Hill Farms Brewery: Gypsy Town
- The Foundry at Basic City: 434 (Four Thirty Four) with Krode & THWH
Friday, January 24
- The Foundry at Basic City: Carbon Leaf
Saturday, January 25
- Cave Hill Farms Brewery: South Canal Street
- The Foundry at Basic City: Dara James & The Soul Disciples
Friday, January 31
- Stable Craft Brewing: Friday Love w/ Brent Hull Band
- The Foundry at Basic City: Metal Night featuring Two Sides of Me
New Year’s Resolutions
Still working on your New Year’s resolutions for 2025? Check out our post on how to make keeping those resolutions easier by combining them with chances to drink craft beer: 9 Ways to Keep Your New Beer’s Resolutions Along the Beerwerks Trail.
Whether you’re craving a quiet pint or a spotlight on the dance floor this New Year’s Eve, the Shenandoah Beerwerks Trail has an event and a brewery to suit your style. Raise your glass for locally crafted beer,fine company, and the best year ever in 2025!
