Memphis New Years Eve 2024

Guide to new years eve celebrations, fireworks, parties and hotels in Memphis for NYE 2023-2024

Known as the place to be for a good night out, it'll come as no surpirse thart the biggest new years eve party in Memphis, which was rebranded to New Years Eve on Beale still brings in huge crowds downtown onto the city's most iconic street for an evening of partying, culminating in the new year arriving to the Guitar Drop!

Beale Street will be buzzing throughout the day with a wide variery of activities and entertainment, building up to the event's big climax at midnight, while across the rest of the city there will be the usual range of top parties and celebrations across the city's eclectic range of bars, hotels and restaurants - we've picked out just a few of our favourites below.

New Years Eve on Beale

New Years Eve on Beale is the major event of the evening's festivities in Memphis. Attracting tens of thousands of visitors to the downtown district to celebrate in the streets with locals and tourists alike joining in to make this one the most popular new year celebrations anywhere in the United States.

There is a great range of live music at the event, featuring the inevitable blues-heavy performances. There is then a huge fireworks display at midnight to really mark the arrival of the new year in style.

More details available here.

The Guitar Drop

Later in the evening, everyone puts on their metaphorical (and is some case, literal!) blue suede shoes and heads on down to Beale for the Guitar Drop, where a giant guitar falls on the the corner of Beale and 2nd, outside the Hard Rock Cafe.

The type of guitar actually changes each year. This is immediately followed by the midnight fireworks. The event typically attracts a crowd of 50,000!

New Years Eve at The Peabody

Another popular party is New Years Eve Party at the Peabody which takes place in the Grand Lobby and Mezzanine of the famous Peabody Hotel, where guests are entertained with a variety of live music. Tickets, once released will be available here.

Children's Museum of Memphis New Years at Noon

(TBC) The Super Hero Edition! If you have young kids in tow then they don't need to miss out on the festivities thanks to the New Years at Noon event taking place at the Children's Museum of Memphis. Includes costume photo ops, entertainment, free carousel rides, face painting, then a balloon drop and candy toss at noon. Get your tickets here.

The Liberty Bowl

The other big event in Memphis which this year will be held on 29th December is the AutoZone Liberty Bowl held at the Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium, an annual (with occasional interruptions!) game of college football, which is preceded the day before by the Beale Street Parade and the Bash on Beale Pep Rally at Handy Park.

This year's Liberty Bowl will once again be broadcast live to the nation on ESPN.

NYE Mississippi River Cruise

Another popular option in Memphis is to take to the water, and the city's location on the banks of the mighty Mississippi makes an especially attractive option, giving the bonus of an excellent view of the city skyline and the fireworks.

New Years Eve Hotels

If you're planning on visiting Memphis over the New Year period, then early reservation is strongly recommended.

You can search, check availability and book all of the most popular Memphis new years eve hotels here.

NYE Live Streaming, Webcams

There are several live streaming webcam views in key locations across Memphis, allowing you to visit the new year celebrations from the comfort of your own home.

See the full range of live Memphis webcam streams here:

Memphis webcams

Remember if it's a live stream of the Liberty Bowl you're looking for then you can watch it live on ESPN.

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