Don’t worry about having perfect, over-the-top plans or flashy countdowns on New Years Eve or Day. The best way to celebrate the end of one chapter and the start of another is alongside your friends and neighbors, supporting and enjoying live local music.
Whether 2025 has been rough and you’re glad to see it go (🙋♀️) or you’re celebrating wrapping up a fantastic year, the best part of the night is always the people you spend it with. So grab your besties and head out to one of these live local music events.
Not a night-owl? That’s okay… we’ve listed the shows happening on New Years Day as well! Hope to see you out there!
12/31/2025
Ava Easter at Wee-Ma-Tuk Golf Bar & Grill 3-7pm
CB Radio Band at Hanna City Sportsman's Club 5pm-12am
Kickapoo Junction at Back Roads Saloon 7pm
Black Velvet at MD's Sports Bar & Grill 8pm-1am
Deuces Wild at Katie's Corner Tap 8pm-12am
Balderdash at Shandy's 8pm-12am
Backstabbin' Betty at Official Time-Out 8pm-12am
Jonny Quest at Martini’s 8pm-12am
Neon Nova at Oz'z Bar & Grill 8:30pm
Sista and the Misters at Brew N Cue 8:30pm
Easy Riders at W.E Sullivan’s 9pm
Taylor Bruninga & The Bandits at Tin Lizard 9pm-1am
Lonesome Jones at Corner Inn 9pm-12am
Roy Fifer at The Neon Bison 9pm
3 Mile High at Flemish Club 9pm-12:30am
Kasino at Walker Danforth VFW Post 9016 9pm-12am
Kenny's Westside 9:30pm
Steady Flow
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Schmakd Dooki
1/1/2026
Craig Gerdes at Deer Creek American Legion 1-4pm
Sista and The Misters at The Goosepit 3-6pm
KuhnTree Jerry & The Logs at Trust Me Tavern 3pm
Deuces Wild at Thirsty Barrel (Mason City) 5-8pm