If celebrating New Year’s Eve in a charming Colorado mountain community featuring the world’s largest hot springs pool sounds magical, you are correct! Glenwood Springs pulls out all the stops for all ages to celebrate the changeover to a new calendar year.
Here’s a glimpse at what is happening at Glenwood Hot Springs Resort and around town on Dec. 31, 2022.
Glenwood Hot Springs Resort
Soak all day and into the New Year if you wish. Admission to Glenwood Hot Springs Pool is come-and-go as much as you please on the day of purchase, and no reservations are required. The pool has a wide range of family friendly New Year’s Eve activities planned, starting at 7 p.m., and is open until 1 a.m. There’s also prizes for the competitions and rewards for locating Disney heroes that have gone missing on the property. New Year’s Eve activities are free to all paid pool guests.
7:00 p.m. – Handstand contest and ping pong scramble
8:00 p.m. – Biggest cannonball, best dive, and duck relay
9:00 p.m. – Noodle relay and Marco Polo
10:00 p.m. – Alligator wrestling and Sharks & Minnows
11:00 p.m. – Party favors galore
11:55 p.m. – Countdown to 2023
For the ultimate celebration, book lodging at Glenwood Hot Springs Lodge and simply walk across the street for a great night’s sleep and a hot, made-to-order complimentary breakfast at the poolside Grill in the morning.
Glenwood Springs Community Center
There’s no need to wait until evening to start celebrating thanks to the Glenwood Springs Community Center’s New Year’s Eve party that runs from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., complete with a kids’ “Noon Year’s Eve” countdown and 600-balloon drop in the gymnasium at 12 p.m.
A band will play kids music while an aerialist act performs in the gym, and all ages can enjoy ice skating, the climbing wall and swimming. Bouncy houses, movies, face-painting, balloon animals, magic acts, and an art project to make a New Year’s Eve ball also on tap. Don’t forget to submit a New Year's resolution while there for a chance to win prizes. There is no cost to attend.
Live Music Under the Bridge
Dress warm and come armed with hot cocoa or a hot beverage to tap your toes to live music under the bridge connecting Glenwood Hot Springs Resort to downtown. Celebrate new beginnings at the City of Glenwood Springs’ annual event on Bethel Plaza from 5:30-7:30 p.m., and don’t miss the early New Year’s Eve countdown at 7 p.m.
New Year’s Eve @ The Vaudeville
Glenwood Vaudeville Revue is a two-hour, family fun dinner theater show with professional talent performing a variety of comedy skits, jokes, high-energy dance numbers, songs, and original comedic presentations that are guaranteed to entertain. On New Year’s Eve there are 4:30 and 9 p.m. shows to choose from, and the theatre will be decked out with balloons, streamers, and other festive décor. A ticket includes a complimentary glass of champagne or sparkling cider and party favors for toasts at 8 p.m. or midnight. Other beverages and food items are a la carte, with meals prepared by many of the Glenwood Springs’ top restaurants.
Don’t wait to book your reservations for Glenwood Vaudeville Revue and Glenwood Hot Springs Lodge for saluting the beginning of 2023 in the Colorado Rocky Mountains.