Looking for family-friendly way to send out 2019 and welcome in 2020? Enjoy these festive parties, fireworks and Noon Year's Eve celebrations with the kids. All events are on Tuesday, Dec. 31. If you're more of a New Year's Day kind of person, check out the free family indoor celebration at the Kimmel Center on Wednesday along the Mummers Parade route.
Philadelphia
Countdown2Noon
4231 Ave. of the Republic, Phila 19131
9am-3pm; Ball Drop: 11:45am-12pm, 12:45-1:00pm
Celebrate the New Year with a countdown performance and storytime.
$25
Family-Friendly New Year's Eve with Weckerly's Ice Cream
Bar Amis
4503 S Broad St., Phila 19112
5-8pm; Ball Drop: 8pm
Have an ice cream-filled countdown celebration with games, buffet and milk-and-cookies "champagne" toast when the ball drops.
$75, adults; $35, ages 3 & up
Kids' New Year's Eve Countdown
6th & Race St., Phila 19106
4-8pm
Enjoy music and fireworks along the waterfront. And join in on the fun during the kids' dance party.
New Year's Eve Ecstatic Dance
Irish Center Club
6815 Emien St., Phila 19119
8pm-1am
Dance the night away with the familiy at a celebratory dance party.
New Year's Eve Kids Karaoke Party
The Red Rooster Inn
7960 Dungan Rd., Phila 19111
12noon-4pm
Raise the mic and shout to the New Year with an apple juice toast and family-friendly karaoke party. Reservations are suggested, but walk-ins are welcome.
Noon Year's Eve
10am-2pm; Ball Drop: 12noon
Celebrate with a bang at the Franklin Institute with live shows on the Science of Firewors, magic milk firework experiments and more surprises Welcome the new Year with a massive ball pit explosion too!
$19–$23
Not Your Parents' New Year's Eve Party
1650 Market St. Phila19103
5-7pm
Spend the holiday 57 floors up in style. Watch the fireworks over Penn's Landing, and enjoy live music, a balloon artist and face painting.
$25, adults; $20, ages 3-12
Penn's Landing
D&B Philadelphia New Year's Eve Party
Dave & Buster's
325 N. Clombus Blvd., Phila 19106
4-7pm
Bring the kids for a buffet, followed by indoor views of the fireworks display.
$25 without Powercard; $50 with $40 Power Card
Family Fun Dinner and Fireworks Celebration
Keating's Rope and Anchor Bar
201 S. Christopher Columbus Blvd., Phila 19106
4-6pm
Enjoy a buffet and close-up views of the waterfront fireworks display.
$79, adults; $35, ages 3-12; FREE, ages 2 & younger
New Year's Eve Kids Countdown with Fireworks
Cherry Street Pier
121 N Columbus Blvd., Phila 19106
5-7pm
Have a fun, free-styling adventure with activities like building a robot and designing your own noisemaker.
New Year's Eve Buffet and Fireworks Family Celebration
Hilton Philadelphia at Penn's Landing
201 S Christopher Columbus Blvd., Phila 19106
4-6pm
Buffett, games and activities including a face painting, balloon artist, DJ, party favors and the fireworks display at 6pm.
$89, adults; $39, ages 3-12
Parties on Ice
101 S Columbus Blvd., Phila 19106
5pm-1am
Skate and catch the fireworks display along the waterfront. Enjoy food. drinks and live entertainment
Pennsylvania Suburbs
New Year's Eve Family Jam
23 East Lancaster Ave., Ardmore
10:30am
Countdown to noon, dance party, live music, face-painting, balloon art, and photo booth.
$20-25
D&B Family Fun NYE 2020 Event
Dave & Buster's
500 W. Germantown Pike, Plymouth Meeting
10am
Expect a breakfast buffett, music, dancing, crafts and a balloon drop.
$26.99
Kids' New Year's Eve Party and Balloon Drop
8 N Pottstown Pike, Exton
11:30am-8:30pm
Celebrate with a make-your-own pizza, create-your-own sundae, and craft stations before a ginger ale toast and balloon drop.
$10.99
New Year's Eve Celebration
5750 Upper York Road, Peddler's Village
11am; Ball Drop: 11:30am
Make some noise for the New Year with a balloon drop, bubblewrap fireworks and noisemakers.
$10, kids; $7, adults
New Year's Eve Fireworks
100 Sesame Rd., Langhorne
6-9pm
Rock out with Elmo, Cookie Monster, Count von Count, and more as their music fills the air and the sky lights up with fireworks.
Dining Experience: The Count's Countdown to New Year's Celebration
$30 & up
New Year's Juice Box Countdown
2856 W. Moreland Rd., Willow Grove
9:30-10:30am, 11am-12pm, 12:30-1:30pm, & 2-3pm
Celebrate the New Year with juice box toast, bubble dance party, and ballon drop. Pre-registration required.
$25
Noon Year's Eve
Reading Public Museum
500 Museum Rd., Reading
10am-1pm; Ball Drop: 12noon
Celebrate New Year's Eve a little early this year with the family at the The Museum's Noon Year's Eve party.
SK Sensory Noon Year's Eve: Children with sensory needs are invited to The Neag Planetarium to celebrate 2020 with arts and crafts before watching the ballon drop.
$6-$10
Noon Year's Eve Party
721 Landis Valley Rd., Lancaster
10am-12pm
Celebrate with bubble dancing, face painting and carnival games until the clock strikes for a ballon-drop countdown.
$15, kids (ticket includes 1 adult for FREE); $10, additional adult
South Jersey
Countdown to 2020
Sahara Sam's Oasis Indoor Water Park
535 N. Rte. 73, West Berlin
7pm-12:30am
Dive into the new year with a foam party and indoor water attractions. Jam with the DJ, have a chance to win prizes and top things off with a sparkling cider toast to 2020.
$68.99, adults; FREE, ages 2 & younger
First Night Ocean County
Seaside Heights Boardwalk
12-5pm
Have a fun at the boardwalk this New Year's Eve. Head to the arcade and play a few games, have your face painted, get balloon animals, and see the fireworks along the boardwalk.
$10, adults; $6, kids
First Night of 2020 Aboard the Battleship
62 Battleship Pl., Camden
Dec. 31, 5pm – Jan. 1, 5pm
Sleep overnight on the Battleship New Jersey for the first night of the year. Enjoy dinner and breakfast, a tour of the battleship, and up close show of the fireworks over the Delaware River.
$79
Kid's Daytime New Year's Eve Party
510 Deptford Ave., Westville
11am-2pm; 2:30-5:30pm
Fun includes skating, playing in the funzone, food and drinks. Space is limited.
$20
New Year's at Noon! The Jungle's Swinging New Years Eve Party
230 N. Maple, Ave., Evesham
9am; Ball Drop: 12noon
Celebrate with a Time Square-themed celebration with a DJ dance and Glow party with a bubble machine and balloons.
$12-$15, kids; $5, adults
New Year's Eve Fireworks
JFK Blvd. Beach – Sea Isle City
8pm
Start the New Year with a firework display along the beach.
New Year's Eve Dinner Party: Start the party early with dinner, dessert, dancing and activities.
Sussex County
Family Party; Grand Cascades Lounge
Crystal Springs Resort
1 Wild Turkey Way, Hamburg
8pm-12Midnight
Have fun with the family, get your face painted, take pictures in the photo booth, meet a magician and balloon artist and dance. There will be food stations and a pop-up bake shop. Reservations required.
$85, adults; $45, ages 4-11; FREE, ages 3 & younger
Delaware
Lefty's Family New Year's Eve
Lefty's Alley and Eats
36450 Plaza Dr., Lewes
Clebrate 2020 with a couple rounds of bowling, gaming, and laser tag. Enjoy food and drinks before watching the Time Squares ball drop on 21 TV screens.
$75, adults; $35, ages 6-12; FREE, ages 4 & younger
New Year's Eve Family Fireworks Show
Friends of Riverfront Wilmington
815 Justison St., Wilmington
6-9pm
Come to the 4th Annual Family Fireworks Show. Skate, eat and drink, and watch the fireworks from the rink.
New Year's Rockin' Noon
11:30am-2:30pm; Ball Drop: 12pm & 2pm
Enjoy music from We Kids Rock, take pictures in the family photo booth, and blast off with our confetti cannons when th coundown ends.
$9
