This New Year’s Eve, celebrate and ring-in the new year at VIBEZ: A Sober New Year Celebration, West Hollywood’s premier alcohol- and drug-free New Year’s Eve experience. Co-sponsored by the City of West Hollywood and organized by The Phoenix, this year’s VIBEZ celebration will bring hundreds of people together for a fabulous celebration and a sober midnight toast.

Dust off your cowboy boots and rock the cute cow print outfits in honor of this year’s theme Hot Western Rodeo. The event will be hosted by drag queen mamasita Salinas EsTitties and DJ Michael Ian will mix-up the music. There will be drag entertainment, dancing, and light refreshments, as well as a photobooth and a mechanical bull. The event will provide a safe space for the sober community and allies to celebrate New Year’s Eve with others in recovery, away from substance-heavy events and parties that typically mark New Year’s Eve holiday celebrations.

VIBEZ: A Sober New Year Celebration will take place on the evening of Tuesday, December 31, 2024 beginning at 8:30 p.m. and it will run until 12:30 a.m. on Wednesday, January 1, 2025, at Plummer Park’s Fiesta Hall, located at 7377 Santa Monica Boulevard. VIBEZ is free and open to attendees 18 or older. Due to limited capacity, RSVP is encouraged at https://tinyurl.com/247v2aou.

VIBEZ attendees are encouraged to be respectful of the neighboring residential area when arriving and leaving the event. Limited parking will be available in the north (N. Vista Avenue entrance near Fountain Avenue) and south (Santa Monica Boulevard entrance) parking lots at Plummer Park.

Alternatively, attendees may take The PickUp to the event with stops at Greenacre and at Vista along Santa Monica Boulevard. The PickUp, the City’s fun, flirtatious, and free weekend ride, will provide special weekday service starting at 8 p.m. on New Year’s Eve (Tuesday, December 31) through 3 a.m. on New Year’s Day Morning (Wednesday, January 1). Each weekend The PickUp regularly runs along Santa Monica Boulevard on Friday and Saturday nights from 8 p.m. to 3 a.m., on Sundays from 2 p.m. to 10 p.m., and runs on certain holidays, such as New Year’s Eve. The PickUp carries people safely to and from entertainment venues in and around the City’s Rainbow District, Center City, and Eastside along Santa Monica Boulevard. For a route map and more information, please visit www.wehopickup.com.

Since 2014, the City of West Hollywood has co-sponsored alcohol- and drug-free New Year’s Eve experiences. The City is committed to programs that support people in connecting to recovery services in our community. For more information about substance abuse and addition recovery resources, please visit www.weho.org/services/human-services/substance-abuse-addiction-recovery.

For more information about VIBEZ: A Sober New Year Celebration, please contact Michael Gasca, the City of West Hollywood’s Recreation Supervisor at (323) 848-6546 or at mgasca@weho.org. For people who are Deaf or hard of hearing dial 711 or 1-800-735-2929 (TTY) or 1-800-735-2922 (voice) for California Relay Service (CRS) assistance.

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