Where to go for NYE festivities

As 2024 fast approaches, make sure you spend the last few hours of 2023 in the most thrilling and spectacular way ever!

To enter the New Year with a bang through outdoor countdown parties, rare performances and a captivating fireworks display, here are some places in the Metro that you may consider for a New Year’s Eve shebang like no other:

1. Bonifacio Global City. The streets of Bonifacio Global Center will be filled with the epic sounds of famous artits come 31 December.

A stellar lineup of OPM musicians will grace the event, including Ely Buendia, Zack Tabudlo, KZ Tandingan and Adie.

The countdown event will be one for the books with the addition of Red Velvet’s Irene, Seulgi, and Wendy, who will make the streets of Taguig City dance the night away!

The celebration will start at 6 p.m. along 5th Avenue, Bonifacio Global City. Meanwhile, restaurants around the area will be open to the public until 1 a.m. on 1 January.

2. Quezon Memorial Circle. Comedy superstar Vice Ganda will headline Quezon City’s New Year’s countdown!

The event features a wide array of performers: Mayonnaise, Cuesh, Orange and Lemons, Autotelic, Shamrock, Imago, The Dawn, Allan K, Boobay & Tekla and more.

Apart from these performers, Precious Paula Nicole, Captivating Katkat, Arizona Brandy and Bernie of Drag Race Philippines will join the fun-filled event!

The event is scheduled to kick off as early as 4 p.m.

3. Eastwood Mall Open Park. Visitors coming to Eastwood City will experience a night filled with music, entertainment and romance!

The highly-anticipated event features Morisette, SunKissed Lola, Silent Sanctuary, Armi Millare, 1st One and PlayerTwo.

Furthermore, popular love team Alexa Ilacad and KD Estrada will make the night twice as exciting and romantic.

The countdown is set to take off from 6 p.m. onwards.

4. SM Mall of Asia. Indeed, the New Year is also about embracing comebacks — and SM Mall of Asia’s New Year countdown will be the biggest comeback of the year!

Together with GMA’s brightest artists, the countdown will be adorned with amazing year-end-worthy performances and a breathtaking fireworks display.

The star-studded celebration includes Julie Anne San Jose, Miss Universe Philippines Michelle Dee, Andrea Torres, Sanya Lopez, Hori7on, Vocalmyx, and more.

The event will begin from 10 p.m. onwards at Seaside Boulevard in SM Mall of Asia.

5. Okada Manila. Okada Manila has come prepared in time for the New Year with a special dinner concert!

The grand 2024 countdown includes Piolo Pascual, Moira, K Brosas, VXON, BLAST and OKADA Entertainment Group, boasting enchanting performances, a sumptuous dinner buffet, and more surprises.

The concert dinner will begin at 7 p.m. at OKADA Manila’s Grand Ballroom.