Arts Agenda: New Year’s Eve Arts

Each week, ArtsATL delivers a critic’s short list of the shows, exhibitions, concerts and events we recommend for the coming weeks within one discipline in the kaleidoscope of Atlanta arts and culture. Every week, we’ll present a different art form.

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December 29

New Year’s Eve à la Française at Buckhead Art & Company. Join Armenian singer Alvard Mayilyan for music and light bites, featuring song stylings from opera to cabaret. Elena Kholodova accompanies on piano. Tickets: $30.

Rick Ross: A Holiday Affair at Symphony Hall. The legendary rapper joins the Atlanta Pops Orchestra for hip-hop infused with orchestral sounds. Tickets: $112-$625.

Ongoing (open on December 31)

Van Gogh: An Immersive Experience at Exhibition Hub. An immersive virtual journey inside a 20,000-square-foot, two-story projection of Vincent van Gogh’s most iconic artworks. Tickets: $39.90 and up with discounts available.

December 31

Paint the Town Red! A Decadent New Year’s Eve Masquerade Party at Pigalle Theater & Speakeasy. Ring in the new year incognito with decadent cocktails, burlesque, music, fireworks and prizes. Tickets $150.

Noon Year’s Eve at LEGO Discovery Center Atlanta. Celebrate the advent of 2025 with the kids well before midnight and watch the LEGO ball drop. Tickets: $26.99 and up.

New Year’s Eve with the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra at Byers Theatre in City Springs. Sumptuous sounds and classical “party” music such as Offenbach’s Can-Can and Strauss’ The Beautiful Blue Danube celebrate the dawning of 2025. Tickets: $48.50-$80.80.

Ring in the New/Afterparty at Sandy Springs Performing Arts Center. Immediately following the ASO concert, DJ Newk switches it up for dancing, light bites and desserts for 2025. Tickets: $65.

Michelle Malone New Year’s Eve Duo Show at Eddie’s Attic. The Atlanta-based singer/songwriter has two New Year’s Eve shows, the second featuring a full band. Tickets: Start at $35.

Cody Matlock’s New Year’s Bash at Blind Willie’s. Join Cody Matlock, soul — funk and R&B singer-songwriter — for the last day of 2024. Entry includes a champagne toast. Tickets: $65.

Through January 12 (Open on December 31)

Garden Lights, Holiday Nights at Atlanta Botanical Garden. Back for its 14th year, this holiday spectacular once again drenches the Atlanta Botanical Garden in glittering color and sound, including the world’s largest curtain of synchronized light. Tickets: $26.95 and up.

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