Where To Welcome 2025: Check Out Fun Countdown Parties & Weekend Ideas

From countdown parties to countdown pickleball sessions, there are many ways to celebrate another year around the sun.

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Subscribe to our FREE Newsletter , or Telegram and WhatsApp channels for the latest stories and updates. Welcome the new year in style and enjoy the first 2025 weekend with interesting and chilled-out events. There are 12 more months filled with fun activities to go so you don’t need to rush right now! NYE Countdown Party | 31 Dec | The Exchange TRX | 5pm-1am | Free public event A post shared by The Exchange TRX (@theexchangetrx) The Exchange TRX is hosting a New Year’s Eve Countdown Party with Canadian singer-songwriter and multi-talented multi-instrumentalist Henry Lau headlining and supported by dynamic duo Capital Cities of ‘Safe and Sound’ fame.

There’ll be performances by homegrown talents as well such as Saint Kylo, K Town Clan, Daiyan Trisha, Flizzow, and Sonaone. Entry is free and tickets aren’t required. New Year Eve Pickle Bash | 31 Dec | Pickle Social Club | 7pm onwards | RM55/pax A post shared by Pickle Social Club (@picklesocialclub.



co) You can still keep fit and celebrate the new year by playing a few rounds of pickleball at the Pickle Social Club. To keep things interesting, you can also try playing pickleball using anything but paddles and racquets! And yes, there’ll be countdown fireworks when the clock strikes midnight. Remember to book your space here .

A post shared by Pickle Social Club (@picklesocialclub.co) 2025 NYE Countdown Party | 31 Dec | Tap Tap | 9pm onwards | RM58, RM88 A post shared by TAP TAP – Cocktails On Tap (@drink_taptap) TAP TAP’s New Year’s Eve Countdown Party begins at 9pm and invites everyone to toast to the chaos of 2024 and the hopeful delusions of 2025. The fees include a free drink: RM58 for women and RM88 for the gents.

Till Next Year with Good Night KL | 31 Dec | Here & Now | 9pm onwards | RM88/pax A post shared by Here & Now (@hereandnow.my) Have a New Year countdown with your loved ones at Here & Now with a night filled with music and good vibes. Five crowd-favourite DJs will be at the decks to keep the party going all night long.

The fee includes a free drink. Pinkfish Countdown | 31 Dec | Surf Beach, Sunway Pyramid | 10pm onwards | Ticketed event A post shared by Pinkfish Festival (@pinkfishfestival) Pinkfish Countdown welcomes the new year with music and dance featuring acts such as Mr Yang, Nahsyk, Hades, and Zerofloat. Tickets are going fast so if you plan to attend this countdown celebration, remember to get your tickets from Ticket2U here .

New Year Countdown Celebration | 31 Dec 2024-1 Jan 2025 | Sunway Pyramid | 12pm-10pm | Free public event A post shared by 平民市集 Pingmin Market (@pingminmarket) Spend your day checking out the new shops at Sunway Pyramid and the stalls at Pingmin Market situated from the Orange Entrance until LG2 Blue Entrance. Come midnight, ring in the new year with the other shoppers with a spectacular display of fireworks. Bollywood Disco BBQ | 31 Dec 2024-1 Jan 2025 | Barbeque Nation, Pavilion KL | 10am-10pm | RM79-89/pax A post shared by Pavilion KL (@pavilionkualalumpur) Barbecue Nation is hosting the ultimate Bollywood Disco BBQ to ring in the new year in a cheery mode.

There’ll be exciting entertainment and games in store such as a Bollywood dance-off by the staff, Spin the Fortune Wheel, and of course, an exotic festive menu packed with flavour and spice. To avoid disappointment, remember to book your table here. New Year Enter (Fun Market) | 31 Dec 2024-5 Jan 2025 | Central Market | 10am-10pm | Free public event A post shared by Haute + Gold (@haute.

n.gold) No New Year’s Eve plans? Head over to the New Year Enter market for an interesting time. Aside from the countdown, there’ll be lots to see and do there.

Guests can shop, dine, and enjoy live music performances while waiting for 2025 to roll around. 2025 Malaysia Lion Dance Championship | 3-5 Jan 2025 | Pavilion Bukit Jalil | 10am onwards | Free public event A post shared by Pavilion Bukit Jalil (@pavilionbukitjalil) The 2025 Malaysia Lion Dance Championship sees amazing teams across Asia competing to be the best of the best. It’ll be an electrifying showcase of agility, tradition, and artistry.

Cosmic Rex | 3-5 Jan 2025 | REXKL | 12pm-10pm | Free public event A post shared by AREA 33 (@in.area33) Right after the New Year celebrations, drop by the Cosmic Rex market over the weekend to check out the fashionable and interesting items at the booths. As the saying goes, “New year, new me.

” You can start the year anew by revamping your closet. Darkroom Workshop – Orientation | 4 & 5 Jan 2025 | Kanta Studio, GMBB | 3pm | RM30/pax A post shared by Kanta Studio (@_kanta.studio) Kanta Studio, a special portraiture studio practising traditional silverprint photography, is newly opening in GMBB.

One of the many workshops is the Darkroom Workshop where participants will go through an introductory course about the darkroom and its features. The fee is RM30 per pax but it’s free with module signup. If you’re interested, please shoot Kanta Studio a DM or WhatsApp.

Ride The Art Exhibition | Until 21 Jan 2025 | GMBB | 10am-10pm | Free public event A post shared by A4 ART GALLERY (@a4artgallery_official) If you’re looking for unique art pieces to decorate your home, do drop by GMBB to check out the affordable artworks that are available for sale by home grown talents. One of the galleries to check out is the Ride the Art: A Celebration of Art and Skate Culture at Level 3A, GMBB hosted by Art for All (A4A) Design Gallery. The exclusive exhibition showcases the works of 13 remarkable artists, local and international, all in one space.

Some featured artists include Michael Chuah, 1000tentacles, Enya Lim, Janggutbear, Shafiq Nordin, Kamaboko, Lala Company, Tu!!, Jimsee, and MonKiddo. Who knows, you might go home with an art piece you love! Share your thoughts with us via TRP’s Facebook , Twitter , Instagram , or Threads . Get more stories like this to your inbox by signing up for our newsletter.

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