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THESE EVENTS ARE FOR DECEMBER 31, 2008/ JANUARY 1, 2009
Special Events and Parties
New Year's Eve events are subject to changes. Please check directly with the venue for details and latest updates.
New Year's Eve Cruises & Kayaks
Hornblower New Year's Eve Cruises
- Premier New Year's Eve Cruise (from Pier 3): 9p to 1a - top shelf bar, live bands, menu
$259 (adults), $233.10 (seniors/military), $155.40 (children 4 to 12), children 3 and under free - Belle of the Ball New Year's Eve Cruise (from Pier 3): 9p - standard bar, DJs, menu
$179 (adults), $161.10 (seniors/military), $107.40 (children 4 to 12), children 3 and under free - New Year's Eve Gala Cruise (from Berkeley Marina): 9p - standard bar, DJ, buffet
$209 (adults), $189.10 (seniors/military), $125.40 (children 4 to 12), children 3 and under free - Starry Night New Year's Eve (from Berkeley Marina): 10p - house champagne, hors d'oeuvres, DJ
$149 (adults), $134.10 (seniors/military), $89.40 (children 4 to 12), children 3 and under free
Commodore New Year's Eve Fireworks Dinner Cruise
Departs from Mariner Square in Alameda - East Bay - Boarding at 8p
Dining Deck: $150 (adult), $75 (children 3 to 11), $25 (children 2 and under)
Cabaret Deck: $130 (adult), $65 (children 3 to 11), $25 (children 2 and under)
Four-hour cruise on SF Bay, gourmet dinner buffet, two drink tickets per adult at no-host bar, DJ
New Year's Eve Fireworks Kayak Trip
$75 (adults) - student/military/veterans discount available
10p to 11:55p - Paddle the San Francisco waterfront and watch the NYE fireworks - paddle out from South Beach Harbor, paddle under the Bay Bridge, and San Francisco downtown
New Year's Eve - Galas and Performances
Embarcadero Fireworks Show
Midnight show over the Bay Bridge
View along the Embarcadero, from one of the above cruises/kayaks, from waterfront restaurants or clubs offering views (for a price)
New Year's Eve Ball 2009 at the W
9p to 2a - Tour the World in One Night - Tickets start at $60
Four dance floors with DJs and performances, Euro house, Latin, top 40, dance, Middle Eastern, Brazilian and 70s & 80s tunes, complimentary salsa class at 9p
Passport to the World - New Year's Ball
At the Westin St Francis (Union Square)
Party, fashion show and benefit - portion of proceeds benefits One Brick and Rock SF
Includes: Large globally theme props and decor in each of the main rooms, hosted bar, fashion show featuring designs from around the world, live art, live band and DJs, more entertainment TBA in coming weeks
Sea of Dreams - New Year's Eve 2009
Advance tickets $79 (general) / $139 (VIP) - SF Concourse Exhibition - 9p to 4a
With Thievery Corporation, three stages with roster of live bands, cabaret, circus acts, DJ's and dance collectives, performance troupes, and more - all set within multiple thematic environments - costumes encouraged
The Mother of All New Years 2009
$75 (general) / $150 (all you can drink) - San Francisco Design Center Galleria
DJs, Monte Carlo Gaming, International talent TBA, Cirque du Soleil inspired performers, party favors, chocolate fountain, balloon drop
New Year's Eve Gala Featuring Marin Mazzie and Jason Danieley
Prices start at $110 - San Francisco Symphony/Davies Symphony Hall - 9p
Pre-concert entertainment at 8p, featuring the Martini Brothers, Mazzie and Danieley will sing favorite classics from American musical theater, party favors, complimentary champagne, savories and desserts following the concert
Eclectic Fever - New Year's Eve Masquerade
Gift Center Pavillion (888 Brannan Street)
9p to 3a - General tickets $55 - Benefits House of Hope in Uganda (caring for AIDS orphans in Uganda), world music lineup including Sila & the Afrofunk Experience (Kenya), Nono Moschella (USA), Sambada (Brazil) and more
Field of Dreams - New Year's Eve in the Park
AT&T Park - 24 Willie Mays Plaza - 9p to 2a
Formal attire required, black tie optional, red carpet entrance 3 indoor areas, outdoor terrace and access to bleachers, private fireworks, Embarcadero fireworks show, midnight champagne toast, 20+ bartenders
CrawlSF New Year's Eve
Midnight in Paris - Parisian Themed NYE at Elan (839 Howard St)
General presale tickets $125 - Hosted bar, light Hors D'oeuvres, party favors, DJ and dancing
Justin Roja Presents - New Years Ball 2009
Sir Francis Drake Hotel - 9p to 2a - $135
Black tie encouraged, benefits David "Pooh" Maddan Foundation, Top shelf open bar, Hors D'oeuvres, music by DJ David Carvalho
San Francisco Vampire Tour - New Year's Eve Tour
8p to approx 10p - Nob Hill (corner of California and Taylor)
$20 (adults) / $15 (seniors, students, groups of 10+)
See website above for ticket information
The tour -- awarded the Bay Guardian's Best of the Bay award in 2003 and again in 2007 -- visits Grace Cathedral, The Nob Hill Cafe, Huntington Park, The Pacific-Union Club, The Fairmont Hotel, and The Mark Hopkins Hotel - Tour guide Mina tells the history of each stop, and how Vampires played a role in that history
True Fiction Magazine's New Year's Eve Show with 3 For All
Cowell Theater at Fort Mason Center - 8p
Improvised theater inspired by the over-blown passions of the 30s and 40s pulp novels
The Hunchback of Notre Dame at Grace Cathedral
The Nave of the Cathedral
Two screenings: 7p and 10p
With famed New York organist Dorothy Papadakos accompanying the film on the cathedral’s renowned Aeolian-Skinner organ
New Year's Dinner and Dance Gala
At the Top of the Mark - InterContinental Mark Hopkins
$319/person - Dinner at 8p - Dancing 9:30p to 1a
Four-course dinner and dance gala includes one complimentary bottle of Moet White Star Champagne per couple
23rd Annual Japanese New Year Bell Ringing Ceremony
Asian Art Museum
December 31 - 11:30a - Free with museum admission, art activities (from 10a to 2p), take a swing at a giant temple bell
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