Free NYE in Clarendon

Here's a list of all the places in Clarendon that offer 2018 New Year's Eve celebrations without a cover or ticket:

Citizen Burger offers food and drink specials, free champagne toast and $5 snacks. They are also doing a New Year's day brunch with $5 bloody Mary's.

G.O.A.T. is throwing their first New Year's party for free with no dress codes at their "No Rookies NYE" night.

Rhodeside Grill will have DJ Welvin all night, champagne toast at midnight and free party favors.

Ms Peacock's Lounge, the back room at the brand new Board Room, has their full menu offered from 6 pm to 2 am with a wide variety of champagnes and sparkling cocktails with no cover charge. 50% off all Dom Perignon bottles. Reservations welcome but you can also just walk in.

Hunan Number One also has no cover charge. Starting 9pm, their usual giant beer specials and juke box.

Spider Kelly's has no cover and music by DJ Beneficial and DJ Storm.

Clarendon NYE parties with a cover

Continuing with Clarendon New Year's Eve parties, here is a list of venues where you will need to purchase a ticket ahead of time or pay cover at the door. See the previous post for free NYE events.

Whitlows party starts at 8pm and features music by Back To Zero. $34 ticket includes buffet, party favors and champagne toast.

Clarendon Ballroom will have Liquid A on stage and DJ Hurley providing music in the downstairs lounge. Tickets are about $100 and include full dinner buffet, 4 drink tickets, and champagne.  Cocktail attire required. Bring cash. Ballroom also offers a $2 coat check for the frigid NYE night.

Clarendon Grill will host live music by Turtle Recall for $55 currently, going up to $65 soon. Party starts at 8pm and includes 3 drinks, food buffet and champagne toast.

Mister Days general admission tickets are up to $45 per person now, and will go up to $55. That includes 3 drink tickets, a VIP entrance and you have to be in the door before 11pm. Also available are $300 and $500 tables for 4 to 8 people with champagne, drink tickets and red bulls. DJ Mario will be playing hits from the 1980s up to today before they show the live New York City ball drop on all 20 of their TV screens.

Green Pig Bistro offers $75 dinner menu which includes two appetizers, entrée, desert and either two glasses of either Malbec or Gruner Vetliner wine.

BaBa features NYE party packages in the swanky basement of Ambar. Their dinner party prices range from $55, $65 or $75 depending on table or bar seats and timing. Or you can choose to pay $20 cover at the door that includes passed canapés and a cash bar. The DJ starts after 9pm.

Barley Mac in Rosslyn has a $50 package starting at 9pm with bourbon and whiskey pours, passed hors d’oeuvres and a midnight champagne toast in the bar area only.

Ireland's Four Courts in Courthouse has no cover before 9pm, and $10 after that. Live music with Eddie Pasa. Free party favors and champagne toast.

GOAT Ugly Sweater Party

G.O.A.T is having an ugly sweater party starting at 9pm this Wednesday, December 19 featuring holiday drink specials and prizes for the best dressed.

Mister Days Customer Appreciation Holidy Party

From 5-8pm on Wednesday December 19, Mister Days is throwing their annual Customer Appreciation Holiday Party. They will be having holly jolly holiday specials, a DJ playing your favorite festive tracks, and more.

Don Tito Taco Eating Contest

Don Tito is hosting its second annual taco eating contest on Monday, December 4 upstairs on the 2nd floor at 7:00pm. The cost to enter the contest is $20 and includes all of your tacos. This is a sell-out event and you must purchase tickets in advance to be a part of it. Contest will be limited to 100 contestants.

Preliminary Round: The first round will be a speed round as each contestant will eat as many tacos as they can in one minute. These will be pure chicken and beef tacos.

Championship Round: The championship round will include one winner from each of the first 10 rounds. This round will be the first person to eat 10 tacos. These will be all types of tacos with varying levels of spiciness. The first person to eat all 10 is the new Taco King or Queen of Arlington.

The winner will win a $150 Don Tito gift card, as well as a championship belt so that all will know who is the true Taco King of Arlington! The second place contestant will win a $100 Don Tito gift card, and third place will receive a $50 Don Tito gift card.