Where To Celebrate New Year’s Eve 2022 In Doylestown

DOYLESTOWN, PA — There are a number of ways to ring in the New Year in the Doylestown area.

A New Year's Eve Masquerade Bash will welcome 2023 at the Bar & Restaurant at 1720 in Chalfont while the Great Barn Taphouse in Warrington celebrates with the Midlife Crisis Band.

Here is a look at what's happening in the Doylestown area:

• Villa Capri Sports Bar and Pizzeria, 51 West Court Street, Doylestown. New Year's Eve Party on Dec. 31. No cover. Live music with DJ Batdan. Music starts at 9 p.m.
• The Bar & Restaurant at 1720, 136 E. Butler Ave, Chalfont. New Year's Eve Masquerade Bash, Dec. 31 from 8 p.m. to 1 a.m. The Bar at 1720's presents a New Year's Eve Masquerade Bash with an open bar, live DJ, champagne toast, hor d'oeuvres, buffet/carving station and mini desserts. To reserve and information, call 215-876-6325.
• Great Barn Taphouse, 1500 Main Street, Warrington. New Year's Eve Celebration with the Midlife Crisis Band from 8 to 11 p.m. The evening will incliude dance, drinks, an night of live music and a New Year's Eve BBQ Buffet. The cost is $50 which includes a bubbly toast.

Here are some additional events happening nearby:

• Plumsteadville Inn, 5902 Easton Road, Pipersville. December 31 from 8 p.m. to Midnight. The Inn is hosting a New Year's Eve Celebration. There will be additional specials, complimentary champagne at midnight and a live performance by Mixed Company. Reservations are highly recommended. Call 215-766-7500 to make a reservation.

• Washington House Restaurant, Sellersville. New Year's Eve Dinner. Saturday, Dec. 31 from 4:30 to 9:45 p.m. A special five course dinner will be served with a complimentary glass of sparkling wine for $75 per person, tax and gratuity not included. Seating from 4:30 and 9:45 p.m. The Washington House Restaurant will be closed for lunch. For reservations, call 215-257-3000.

• River House at Odette's, 274 River Road, New Hope. New Year's Eve Party, Saturday, Dec. 31 beginning at 7:30 p.m. Welcome the new year at River House at Odette's with a New Year's Eve Party. The party will will include a band, five-hour open bar featuring cocktails of the decade and free-flowing premium champagne, cocktail hour and hors d'oeuvres, a three-course plated dinner, dessert presentation and midnight breakfast. RSVP at 609-796-7022.

• Lambertville Station, 11 Bridge Street, Lambertville, N.J. 08530. New Year's Eve Masquerade Ball, Dec. 31 from 8 p.m. to 1 a.m. The evening will feature a cocktail reception, passed hors d'oeuvres, a five course dinner, live band, dancing and open bar. Formal attire and masquerade masks required. Call Jackie at 609-397-8300, ext 500 to reservations.

• The Narrows Restaurant and Bar, 2206 River Road, Upper Black Eddy, 18972, holds a New Year's Eve Celebration. A five course meal will be prepared by executive chef, Michael Kating, and pastry chef, Angela Keating. The cost is $90 per person.

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.