Push The Boat Out On 2024 With Sydneyโ€™s Best NYE & New Yearโ€™s Day Packages
โ€” 16 December 2024

Push The Boat Out On 2024 With Sydneyโ€™s Best NYE & New Yearโ€™s Day Packages

โ€” 16 December 2024
Randy Lai
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Randy Lai

Weโ€™re already thinking about New Yearโ€™s Eve festivities to close out 2024, and if current reservations chatter is anything to go by, we suggest you do the same ASAP.

In Sydney, make the most of the cityโ€™s geography with a harbour-front NYE countdown; or lunch by the beach the very next day. Whatever your preference, below youโ€™ll find all of our favourite New Yearโ€™s happenings in Sydney for 2024 โ€” all with guaranteed potential to turn oneโ€™s final days of the year into a full send.

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Veuve Clicquot โ€˜Sun Clubโ€™ Charter, Sydney Harbour

Veuve Clicquot is partnering with local superyacht charterer Ahoy Club to bring the famed Champagne houseโ€™s โ€˜Sun Clubโ€™ events to Australia โ€” starting with an exclusive one-night package on December 31st.

For a minimum buy-in of $120,000 and 20 guests (i.e. $2,000 per person) you can experience New Yearโ€™s Eve on Sydney Harbour in pretty much unparalleled style.

The โ€˜Sun Clubโ€™ package unfolds over a 7-hour charter (6 PM โ€” 1 AM): during which time youโ€™ll be treated to a glass of Veuve Clicquotโ€™s new limited edition RICH cuvรฉe, followed by free-flowing Yellow Label; served across a range of environs aboard Ahoy Clubโ€™s 32-metre โ€˜Legacyโ€™ yacht.

Naturally, for this princely sum, a private chef and dedicated waitstaff are also included as standard. If youโ€™re determined to start 2025 with a bang, we wager this package will do the trick.

Ticketing: $120,000 for up to 20 guests. Additional tickets $550 thereafter (100 maximum).

Dining On The Harbour, Whalebridge

With inarguably some of the best Sydney Opera House and harbour bridge views in the game, Whalebridge is a compelling option for those who wish to do their last meal of 2024 in grand style.

Of all our Sydney New Yearโ€™s Eve 2024 inclusions, this is about as close as you can get to two iconic landmarks of the city โ€” without first hitting the water.

Whalebridgeโ€™s culinary team have prepared an aptly festive Specialty Menu: complete with Kaviari Paris caviar, various kinds of freshly shucked seafood and huge mains of wagyu eye filet and coral trout that are tailored towards sharing. Naturally, a free-flow Champagne package is also included.

Ticketing: Multiple options ($1,300/$1,600)

Harbourfront Partying, House Canteen

Sydney New Year's 2024

Boasting one of the most desirable views in the whole of Sydney on New Yearโ€™s Eve โ€” in the shadow of the Opera House, for good measure โ€” House Canteen is a good option if youโ€™re in the mood for the ultimate fireworks show and a side of dancing.

The popular Bennelong Point eatery is slinging the โ€˜Ultimate NYE Experienceโ€™: complete with live DJs, roving performers and the obligatory canapรฉ service. Note that alcohol isnโ€™t included and that last entry for ticketholders is at 10pm.

Ticketing: $450.

NYE Rooftop Celebrations, W Sydney

Sydney New Year's 2024

No list of Sydney NYE festivities would pass muster if it didnโ€™t include at least one rooftop pool party. For 2024, our personal favourite is the tiered version that the W Sydney is holding โ€” up on the hotelโ€™s two-storey rooftop bar, 29/30.

Against a backdrop of the countryโ€™s best fireworks display, you can expect a roster of high-energy DJs (including W Hotelsโ€™ Global Director of Music, LP Giobbi) and multiple ways to play through the last evening of the year.

For obsessives of fine fizz who are interested in ending 2024 on a high note, the Ultra-Luxe Level 30 package (priced at $950 per head) will be of significant interest โ€” including free-flow Ruinart Champagne and โ€œa selection of premium caviarsโ€ from the 29/30 bar.

Ticketing: Multiple options ($499/$950/$3,750)

Platinum VIP Dinner, Watsons Bay Boutique Hotel

New Year's Eve Sydney 2024

Supported by Kirin Hyoketsu and Heineken, Watsons Bay Boutique Hotel will once again be throwing one of the Eastern Suburbsโ€™ most popular NYE bashes.

Even general admission tickets (priced at $205 per head) will get attendees access to the eveningโ€™s mammoth DJ line-up โ€” featuring artists Yolanda Be Cool and Go Freek.

That said, if youโ€™re looking to imbue your evening with a touch more sustenance and privacy, thereโ€™s a Platinum VIP option ($450 per head) that adds three hours of dinner and drinks to the mix. That, plus exclusive access to the hotelโ€™s Sunset Room.

Ticketing: $450.

NYE Trivia, Taphouse Darlo

Whether your personal finances are in absolute shambles following Christmas, or youโ€™re simply looking to enjoy New Yearโ€™s Eve in truly fuss-free fashion, the Taphouse in Darlinghurst has all your bases covered.

The popular Applejack venue โ€” masters of taps, tunes, and Sino-Aussie cuisine โ€” is giving packages/ticketed admission the boot. Instead, embracing a โ€œcome one, come allโ€ energy for December 31st. Needless to say: book your spot early.

Additionally, Trivia Tuesdays will be running as usual in the venueโ€™s public bar, meaning that you can break up your programme of beers and bang bang chicken wings with a few rounds of quizzing.

Ticketing: N/A.

4-Hour Rooftop Package, Martinez

Sydney New Year's 2024

Enjoy four hours of food & beverage presentations in the lead-up to Circular Quayโ€™s annual firework display, on one of the best rooftops in the Sydney CBD.

A really sound NYE option for guests who enjoy snacking as much as they do tippling, the Martinez team will be putting on a varied spread of canapรฉs (served from 6:30 PM onwards) in addition to seafood and grazing stations.

The latter will be available to enjoy for the duration of the night โ€” even after free-flow beverages are suspended at 10 PM.

Ticketing: $349

New Yearโ€™s Day In The Sun, Promenade

Celebrate the arrival of New Yearโ€™s Day over lunch in the Promenade Bondi Beach dining room โ€” over a selection of the restaurantโ€™s signature dishes including roasted lamb shoulder, Ora king salmon, and the eponymous Promenade Trifle.

For something a little lower effort (just what the doctor ordered if youโ€™re recovering from New Yearโ€™s Eve) walk-ins for brunch, at the venueโ€™s Beach Bar, are also welcome.

Ticketing: $279 (Optional $69 supplement for free-flow Champagne).

Dining At The Sydney Opera House, Bennelong

Quite possibly Sydneyโ€™s most coveted restaurant reservation on New Yearโ€™s Eve โ€” and with the price point to match.

Per Bennelongโ€™s own website, four packages are available for your NYE festivities. All of these, it should be said, involve the same set menu designed by Executive Chef Peter Gilmore. A wine pairing, complete with glasses of Champagne upon arrival and at midnight, is also included.

For a sufficiently well-heeled posse, booking out โ€˜The Tableโ€™ (which can accommodate between 10-12 guests) is the way to go. Youโ€™ll be in the thick of the main dining room, with just enough space to yourself.

Ticketing: Multiple options ($1,750/$2,500)

NYE Harbour Party, Luna Park

Sydney New Year's 2024

A classic way to usher in New Yearโ€™s Eve in Sydney, with some of the best views of the cityโ€™s harbour-front fireworks and a literal parkโ€™s worth of amusements.

Full disclosure: as so happens to be the case almost every year, VIP packages for the Luna Park harbour party are already sold out but General and Premium admissions are still up for grabs. Both ticket classes give you unlimited access to rides and the parkโ€™s live music stages.

Ticketing: Multiple options ($299/$549)

Indulgent Multi-Course Menus, Brasserie 1930

Sydney New Year's Eve

Thereโ€™s no shortage of delectable dining tables to book in Sydney for New Yearโ€™s Eve 2024, however, Brasserie 1930 โ€” Capella Sydneyโ€™s signature fine dining restaurant โ€” is especially mentionable, in light of its decent value proposition and dedicated kidโ€™s menu ($70 per head).

Expect five courses, including a whole John Dory roasted over coal, with the opportunity for plenty of supplementary add-ons such as N95 caviar, Royal Miyagi oysters and the signature Southern Rock lobster.

As a bonus: consider bookending your New Yearโ€™s Eve meal with nightcaps at McRae Bar. If youโ€™re hanging about at midnight, the team there will be pouring flutes of Roederer Champagne to help you toast 2025โ€™s arrival โ€” on the house of course.

Ticketing: Multiple options ($210/$380)

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Randy Lai
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Following 6 years in the trenches covering consumer luxury across East Asia, Randy joins Boss Hunting as the team's Commercial Editor. His work has been featured in A Collected Man, M.J. Bale, Soho Home, and the BurdaLuxury portfolio of lifestyle media titles. An ardent watch enthusiast, boozehound and sometimes-menswear dork, drop Randy a line at [email protected].

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