If you are 21+ and looking to head out on the town this year, there are lots of things going on!

Hard to believe it, but here we are at the end of yet another year. So, if you are ready to party like it's 1999, by ringing in 2024 with a bang, there are plenty of options for 21+ fun this New Year's Eve, right here in the Bangor area.

Here are a few that might interest you.

Penobscot Pour House will ring in 2024, with the one and only, Dakota! The cover is $10, there are no reservations, and drinks will be served until 2 am. Dakota always draws big crowds, so get there early...really early!

Somerset Pour House If you want the Pour House experience, but don't want to come to Bangor, The Somerset Pour House, newly opened in Palmyra, is the next best thing. Enjoy live music from Midnight Rose, from 9pm-2am. $5 cover.

Carolina's Sport & Spirits will feature dinner from 4pm-10pm, DJ EJ, spinning tunes from 9:30pm-1:30am. Enjoy $15 bottles of champagne, $4 NUTRL seltzers, $3 NYE jello shots, and $6 Party Punch!

Blue Sky Lounge will be hosting dance party with DJ Bill Lyons, from 9pm-2am. Cover is $5, or you can enjoy the couple's package for $169. It includes a 1-night hotel stay, dinner for two, and free entry to the party.

Paddy Murphy's is once again asking you to join them outdoors in West Market Square for five glorious minutes as we all welcome 2024 in true Bangor style, by throwing a large lit-up beach ball off the roof! And of course, there are plenty of drinks to be had inside the bar. You can enjoy live music from The 2024 Lucky All-Stars, featuring Mike Billings on 6-string guitar/bass. Originals, covers, hip-hop, and jams, from 9:30pm-12:30am

High Tide as always, has great live music. New Year's Eve rocks, with Hourglass, from 8pm-12am.

Mad Kat & Company in Brewer, always has a karaoke party going on, so you can sing 2023 away, all night long

Benjamin's Pub on Franklin St. in Bangor is hosting a "Cheers To The New Year Party" The fun goes down from 9pm-2am!

Have a safe and Happy New Year!

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