New Year’s Eve Celebrations in Lake County, Illinois

Dec 8, 2024

Well, it’s certainly been quite the exciting year here at Classic Auto Group. We’re thankful for all of the friends we’ve made and new customers we’ve had the pleasure of helping find the perfect car! It’s been a year of exciting events, heartwarming community care and donations, and we wouldn’t have had it any other way.

We’re so excited to see what the next 12 months have in store for us, and can’t wait to ring in the New Year with all of you! On today’s blog, we’re highlighting some wonderful local area celebrations in Lake County nearby for you and your favorite people to ring in 2025 together! Got an event to recommend to us? Leave us a comment on our social media to share your shindig!

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Let’s celebrate in style together, and usher in a brand new year full of possibilities, happiness, and boundless joy!

First up on the list is hosted at the Lake County Fairgrounds and Events Center in Grayslake – The Radiance New Years Eve Featuring Rezz, Svdden Death, and more for an absolutely energetic concert with earth shaking music and stunning visuals. Happening Monday December 30th starting at 6PM and running into the early hours of Tuesday December 31st.

Tuesday December 31st at 2PM and 10:30PM, come on out to the Marriot Theatre in Lincolnshire to enjoy Rockin’ New Year’s Eve with Nat Zegree and the Oh Boys. They’ll be performing a series of pop and classic rock hits to ring in the new year!

For parents who want to ring in the new year with some peace and quiet after bed time can bring their kids to the December 31st early afternoon Noon Year’s Eve Party at the Waukegan Public Library for a kid-friendly daytime celebration! Kiddos will love participating in the activities, games, cheerful festive music, and their very own countdown to noon balloon drop!

Tire out those kiddos with a follow up the Waukegan Noon Year’s Eve party with a late afternoon treat at the New Year’s Eve Family Party in Vernon Hills at the Vernon Hills Park District Sullivan Community Center from 4PM to 6:30PM!

Ring in the new year with a special New Year’s Eve Dinner at the White Deer Run Golf Club in Vernon Hills on December 31st!

Have an early New Year’s Eve celebration with special dishes at Singh’s Kitchen in Libertyville from 11AM to 10PM!

American Place Casino of Waukegan is hosting a fantastic 2025 Oztacular New Year’s Eve Countdown Party! There will be live entertainment in the evening, special prizes, a midnight countdown, a chance to win up to $10,000, and so much more!

Star the New Year off with an adrenaline rush at the Waukegan Municipal Beach for the 26th Annual Waukegan Polar Bear Plunge from 10AM to 11AM. You can preregister for $20 per polar plunger online or in person at the Field House Sports, Fitness and Aquatics Center. The first 400 participants receive a special commemorative tee!

Check back later this month for even more fantastic and festive ideas for New Year’s Eve/Day Celebrations!