Rooftops and River Views: Ring in the New Year at These Ten Venues in Melbourne's CBD

Overview

December is here, which means end-of-year work parties, packed schedules, and, of course, thinking about where you'll be ringing in the new year.

Loyalty program, The Pass, is hosting a number of New Year's Eve celebrations around Melbourne's CBD. From rooftop parties to riverside revelry, here's where you and your mates can farewell 2025.

Morris House

Morris House

You can't get more central than Morris House. Located on the corner of Exhibition and Little Collins Street, this CBD institution invites you to celebrate the end of the year against the backdrop of the city skyline.

For $120 per person, you'll receive a four-hour bottomless drinks package as well as roaming canapés and tunes to help set the mood on Morris House's city rooftop. Doors open from 7pm with the party package beginning at 8pm. Secure your spot on the rooftop at the Morris House website.

The Wharf Hotel

The Wharf Hotel

See out 2025 on Melbourne's famous riverfront. The Wharf Hotel has two sessions to help you ring in the new year. Session one starts from $75 per person with a three-course riverside dinner (including a welcome drink) from 5–8pm.

There's also a VIP New Year's Eve experience on offer at The Wharf Hotel. From 8–11pm you can enjoy house wines, beers, and spirits plus roaming canapes and live entertainment. From $99 per person you can enjoy all of this and limited-edition festive cocktails. Tickets are limited for both sessions, so book your spot now.

Hickens Hotel

Hickens Hotel

It's Hickens Hotel's first New Year's Eve celebrations, and they're starting with a bang. The Russel Street pub, which only opened its doors in winter, is hosting a party to remember.

For $149 per person, you'll be treated to a four-hour beverage package including house spirits and roving canapés. Doors open from 7pm with the party going on 'til late into the night. Book a spot at the Hickens Hotel website.

Yarra Botanica

Yarra Botanica

Another riverside spot that's planning to party the night away is Yarra Botanica. There are two packages to choose from with non-stop entertainment across both floors of the riverfront bar. Plus, you'll be in a prime location to witness the city's fireworks display. General admission starts from $110 per person and includes a two-hour beverage package and roaming canapes.

Want to upgrade your night to VIP status? For $250 per person, you'll receive a four-hour beverage package (that includes unlimited spritzes, house spirits, wines, and tap beers) as well as roaming canapés and exclusive access to Yarra Botanica's upper deck. Reserve your spot now.

Garden State

Garden State

You know you've had a good night out in Melbourne if it ends up at Garden State. To farewell 2025, the Melbourne venue is throwing a free-entry New Year's Eve party in the CBD. Featuring great drinks and a DJ lineup (that's dropping soon), this ticket-free party is one to send around the group chat, ASAP. You can book a table in advance if you want to guarantee your spot, but walk-ins are highly encouraged.

State of Grace

State of Grace

State of Grace might be famous for its hidden bar, but on New Year's Eve, the rooftop is where it'll all be happening. Enjoy a four-hour beverage package, including an hour of roaming spritzes, plus a complimentary canapés package to keep you fueled all night. Early bird tickets are now live from $185 per person, with the second release selling for $210. With city skyline views of the fireworks display, you won't want to miss out on this quintessentially Melbourne rooftop party. Book your tickets at State of Grace's website now.

Quarterhouse

Quarterhouse

Quarterhouse is rounding out its first year of opening with a New Year's Eve Party that's anything but shy. They're taking over the rooftop with four hours of bottomless drinks, roaming canapés, and DJs pumping the tunes right through to midnight. To dial up the spectacle, they're bringing fire and magic to the rooftop with a fire-spinning circus performer and a roaming magician creating high-energy celebratory chaos on the night. It'll promise big views, big atmosphere, and a "go all-in" attitude. For a city-side countdown, grab a ticket for $180 per person on their website or make a general booking in the Public Bar.

Hopscotch

Hopscotch

Situated on the Southbank promenade, Hopscotch is going big this New Year's Eve. The party starts early in the day with doors opening at 11am. There'll be $20 spritzes all day long and from 1pm live music will get the party started. From 8pm, it's all about the three-hour NYE package, which starts from $149 per person and includes selected beers, house wines and roaming canapés plus DJs keeping the dance floor going long past midnight. Hopscotch has released 50 $99 tickets for those who make their bookings ASAP. Non-drinkers are also sorted, with a $99 per person option.

If you want to use Hopscotch as a midnight countdown spot only, you can access the bar's general admission for $29 per person from 10pm, helping you stay right in the Melbourne CBD's action. Buy your tickets at the Hopscotch website.

Duke of Wellington

Duke of Wellington

Melbourne's oldest licensed pub is ready to welcome in the New Year. For $79 per person, you can enjoy a two-course set menu and bubbles on arrival in the heart of the city. If you're looking for a serious boogie, head upstairs. Celebrations kick off from 8pm with rooftop DJs, or you can keep it more laidback in the public Bar with live music, pub food, and cold beverages. In good news, the venue is offering free entry all night with the party going until 2am. Book a table here.

Imperial Hotel

Party the last night of 2025 away on the rooftop of Bourke Street's Imperial Hotel. There's a four-hour drinks package featuring beer, wine, and spirits, plus roaming canapés from 8pm–midnight. Live music will set the party mood from 7–10pm followed by a DJ to ring in the New Year and keep the energy high until 1am. First release tickets are $179 with second release coming in at $199. This party is apparently one that's likely to sell out so book your tickets to avoid disappointment.