Renaissance Masquerade: Sinners and Saints Time: 8pmLocation: Anthem BrewingCost: $65–$110 | 21+anthembrewing.com Step into an immersive masquerade of light and shadow. Angels and demons share the stage as acrobats, dancers, and singers create a night of temptation and wonder. Music, moveme nt, and theatrical spectacle carry guests to midnight—where mystery reigns and the new year begins. NYE Party in the Park Time: 9:30pmLocation: Love’s Travel Stops Stage, Upper ParkCost: FREE (bring extra cash for food, drinks parking)Family-friendlyscissortailpark.com Oklahoma City welcomes 2026 with a free, family-friendly New Year’s Eve celebration at Scissortail Park. Enjoy live music from Drive, Oklahoma’s Party Band, plus food trucks, local vendors, and an official midnight countdown at the Love’s Travel Stops Stage. New Year’s Eve at OKANA Time: 5pmCost: Adults $129+ | Kids (5–12) $49+okanaresort.com Ring in 2026 with incredible food, live music, and Gatsby-inspired flair. Start the evening with a New Year’s Eve buffet dinner in the Sunset Ballroom featuring soups, salads, seafood, carving stations, and decadent desserts. Dinner reservations include access to a private Countdown Party in the Sunrise Ballroom for late-night celebration. Resonant Head NYE Time: 9pmLocation: Resonant Head, Capitol Hill DistrictCost: $15–$25 | 21+resonanthead.com The night features standout local acts cursetheknife, King Pink, and SUNFO, with live music leading straight to the countdown. At midnight, a full ball drop launches an emo-themed dance party with a DJ and a champagne toast for guests 21 and over. Speakeasy ’90s–2000s Dance Party Time: 9pmLocation: 51st Street SpeakeasyCost: $10 at the door | 21+51stspeakeasy.com Head into 2026 with all the throwback jams you loved in middle school, high school, and college. Expect boozy Capri Suns, glow sticks galore, a free champagne toast at midnight—and plenty of scream-singing on the dance floor. Uptown Get Down w/ Ghostland Observatory Time: 9pmLocation: Tower TheatreCost: $40–$60 | 21+towertheatreokc.com Uptown Get Down returns for its eighth year at Tower Theatre with a high-energy start to 2026. Ghostland Observatory headlines, joined by special guests Husbands and DJ Isis Payne. Expect a packed dance floor, nonstop energy, and one of OKC’s most beloved NYE moments. Ponyboy NYE: Stranger Things Theme Time: 9pmLocation: Ponyboy BarCost: FREE with RSVP | 21+ponyboyokc.com Celebrate New Year’s Eve in the Upside Down with Gold Lincoln and Cozy Boys at Ponyboy. Dress as your favorite character for a themed costume contest, then toast at midnight as music, costumes, and a Stranger Things-inspired atmosphere set the vibe all night long. Adèle Wolf’s New Year’s Eve Follies Time: 10:00pmLocation: Civic Center Music Hall, Little TheatreCost: $63–$95 | 18+adelewolf.com Ring in the new year with a dazzling Vegas-style revue featuring showgirls and gravity-defying circus acts. Produced by award-winning Adèle Wolf Productions, the show highlights top regional talent and guest performers from Moulin Rouge, Cirque du Soleil, and Absinthe Las Vegas. The post New Year’s Eve Picks Around OKC appeared first on Oklahoma Gazette. ...read more read less