New Year’s Eve 2022 In Marlborough: See Events, Parties

MARLBOROUGH, MA — You've made it through another 12 months. That means it's time to celebrate.

The 2022 New Year's Eve will come with the benefit of celebrations taking place on a Saturday ahead of a long weekend — giving you two days to recover from all the Dec. 31 fun.

Here are just a few events happening in the Marlborough area for New Year's in 2022:

Tackle Box Brewing, 416 Boston Post Road East, Marlborough — Dinner, music, bingo, karaoke, a dance party and plenty of beer. Ticketed event with two tiers available.

Sobre Mesa, 29 Hudson Road, Sudbury — Ticketed event. "We're throwing a RIPPER! We're going to have a pig roast feast and our bar will be stocked with all the best spirits and beer we can get our hands on. We are excited to close out 2022 with a bang—feel free to arrive glam but be ready to dig into a mess of tacos and mezcal. Space is limited, so please reserve early. 21+"

Clover Road Brewing, 312 Main St., Hudson — "Start the new year off right at 5 p.m. and enjoy a special beer release, games, snacks and a visit from Moeshmallows for some gourmet crepes and hot chocolate. There will be a separate play space for kids so bring them in their pj's and get ready for a dance party! Let's kick off 2023 with a pint and some good luck, see you in the taproom!"

Cochituate Rail Trail, Framingham, Natick — Dec. 31 4 to 8 p.m. "Come meet us and check out all the other NYE on the CRT participants! over 1000 people attended last year and everyone had a ton of fun! We'll update our exact location on the Trail once we know."

Rail Trail Flatbread, 33 Main St., Hudson — "On Dec. 31 at 7 p.m., Rail Trail will be toasting to 2023 with champagne and sparkling cider! Make your reservations now to join us in welcoming in the new year. Enjoy your celebratory drink, flatbreads, NYE specials, and good times by the fire."

EcoTarium, 222 Harrington Way, Worcester — A "Noon Year's Eve" celebration for kids. "Attendees can make a time capsule, add a 2023 resolution to the resolution wall, participate in exciting education programs, and more!"

Have an event you want listed? Email neal.mcnamara@patch.com

In the United States, one of the most popular New Year’s Eve traditions is, of course, the dropping of the giant ball in New York City’s Times Square. Various cities have adopted their own iterations of the event — the Peach Drop in Atlanta, the Chick Drop in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania and the giant Potato Drop in Boise, Idaho.

The end of one year and beginning of another is often celebrated with the singing of “Auld Lang Syne,” a Scottish folk song whose title roughly translates to “days gone by,” according to Encyclopedia Britannica and History.com.

The history of New Year’s resolutions dates back 8,000 years to ancient Babylonians, who would make promises to return borrowed objects and pay outstanding debts at the beginning of the new year, in mid-March when they planted their crops.

According to legend, if they kept their word, pagan gods would grant them favor in the coming year. If they broke the promise, they would fall out of God’s favor, according to a history of New Year’s resolutions compiled by North Hampton Community College New Center in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania.

Many secular New Year’s resolutions focus on imagining new, improved versions of ourselves. The failure rate of New Year’s resolutions is about 80 percent, according to U.S. News & World Report. There are myriad reasons, but a big one is they’re made out of remorse for gaining weight, for example, and aren’t accompanied by a shift in attitude and a plan to meet the stress and discomfort of changing a habit or condition.