New Year for the majority it is a long-awaited holiday. It is often said that you need to meet him with your family, but many, on the contrary, try to spend it in a noisy company. Celebrating the New Year with new friends is a great idea, the main thing is to properly plan the event, venue, gifts, congratulations, entertainment and, of course, the menu.

Where to meet

You can celebrate the New Year with friends in an entertainment complex, restaurant, club, bathhouse, recreation center, dacha, apartment, or just in nature. Each option has its merits. If you go to an event in any entertainment establishment, there will be a festive program, a table, and a cheerful noisy company, where you can make a romantic acquaintance and just make many new friends. However, if you do not love a large number of people and feel uncomfortable in such a company, it is better to gather only with close people.

It's good to celebrate the New Year with new friends in nature. Rent a cottage at a recreation center. There will also be an entertainment program, funny Games, contests, fireworks and congratulations. You can sit at the table with your company in a cottage or go to a general event.

A non-standard option is to celebrate the holiday with a picnic in the forest or on the river. If you take an electricity generator with you, you can even decorate live tree garland with flashing lights. The only drawback of such an event may be too cold weather, snow or wind. However, if you actively have fun, stock up on alcohol and snacks, as well as make a fire and put up a barbecue grill, it will not be cold. It is better to go to nature, of course, by car, but the drivers will have to drink only juice.

The most beautiful and a budget option how to celebrate the New Year with new friends in a small cozy company is to gather at someone's dacha. In this case, you will get all the advantages of a trip to nature, the opportunity to warm up in a heated house and sit at a festive table in beautiful outfits.

Often New Year's Eve is spent with one of your friends in an apartment or rented space. Renting on holidays can be very expensive, of course, so it's better to find an option among your own.

How to organize a celebration

If you are the owner of the apartment where the event will take place, it is important to plan everything in advance.

The New Year with friends should be remembered for its joyful mood and fun time. The following should be foreseen:

• The composition of the guests (your immediate friends and their significant other) and the corresponding number of seats and cutlery.
• The menu should be discussed in advance by everyone, decide who will buy and cook what, how and how much you discount in money.
• Also discuss the number and type of alcoholic beverages in advance. Take with a margin so that you don't have to run after the second batch at night. Better to keep unopened bottles.
• Decorate your table and apartment as festively as possible.
• Buy fireworks for a fun walk.
• Think over contests, congratulations and entertainment program.
• Provide gifts.

It is better to think about all this together and immediately distribute responsibilities: some buy food, others cook, others decorate the premises, and others come up with contests. Everyone should be involved in the preparation and conduct of the event. If you are going to celebrate the New Year with new friends, for example, the girls of your acquaintances will come, you should inquire in advance about their preferences. Both in terms of alcohol and snacks, as well as gifts and contests they like.

Gifts for the New Year to friends

Here you can offer two options:

1. Each of those present brings gifts only to those whom he knows.
2. From the general money, souvenirs are bought for everyone, and Santa Claus and Snegurochka will give them, which one of you will dress up with.

You can even arrange a whole masquerade show, that is, invite everyone to come in some kind of carnival costume.

Happy New Year to friends

If you do not know everyone who will be present, it is worth preparing universal gifts and congratulations. You can write poetic lines on pieces of paper, roll them up and arrange them into balls, which you can then inflate. Everyone chooses their favorite balloon, bursts it and reads out the wish.

You can take quotes from famous people and arrange them as congratulations or find comic lines. It all depends on the composition of your company and its preferences. The main thing is that the New Year with new friends is successful, and everyone is happy.

Entertainment

In order not to get bored, it is worth choosing a presenter in advance and coming up with or finding ideas for contests. It can be forfeits, any other version of comic tasks, reading prepared poems, joint singing of songs. New Year with friends - fun party rather than boring sitting at the table. Create joy and great mood yourself. After all, as you mark it, you will cheat!

So, you have learned how and where you can celebrate the New Year with new friends. Choose the option you like, gather a fun company and have fun! Happy holiday!

If you do not have a desire to celebrate, sitting at the table, with traditional salads and a bottle of champagne, you can try to break the tradition and celebrate this New Year in a completely unusual way.

Mountains and skis

As you know, "only mountains can be better than mountains." Therefore - go to the Carpathians or Switzerland, or maybe there are at least low hills near your house, from which it is so much fun to slide down on skis or sledges! Having gathered in a friendly company, you will surely feel joy and happiness, standing on the top of a snow-covered mountain and admiring the magically beautiful surroundings. And hot mulled wine or aromatic tea from a thermos can easily replace champagne!

If funds allow - rent a room in one of the hotels in the ski resort. There probably is a fun New Year's program, and learning to ski is not at all difficult even for a beginner - the main thing is to get an experienced instructor.

Luxury limousine

And what, the idea is not bad at all - all your friends will fit in the limousine. And how much fun it will be for you to ride around the festive city, flooded with the light of lights, lanterns and decorated Christmas trees!

Be sure to take plenty of champagne and snacks with you, from time to time you can stop and go out to sing karaoke on the street or take a picture near the city tree. And after midnight strikes, you can go to the most groovy nightclub.

Winter forest

Just imagine: a frosty snow-covered forest, a living Christmas tree, dressed up with toys and rain taken from the house, a fire and you are a cheerful company or a couple of lovers.

You need to take with you: cognac, champagne, sandwiches and, of course, marinated barbecue! Strong tea or coffee in a thermos will not hurt. The main thing is not to get lost and not wander too far from civilization.

New Year is on the beach!

Life is so short, and you need to catch the New Year in a swimsuit at least once! To do this, you need to go to some hot country - Israel, Egypt, the United Arab Emirates or Cuba.

And while the rest of the houses are freezing and dry boots near the battery, you can send them cheerful SMS: “I sunbathe by the sea”, “I drink cold juice”, “We dance under the palm trees”!

If you cannot afford such a waste of money, everything becomes easier: just Invite your friends over to celebrate the New Year in Hawaiian style! Everyone should have swimwear, sunglasses and hats with them. And then - as fantasy tells!

In the homeland of Santa Claus

The option is completely opposite - to go to Lapland to celebrate the New Year beyond the Arctic Circle, admiring the Northern Lights and skating through the ice. To freeze so freeze, half measures are not for us!

In the courtyard of a high-rise building

The option is not the worst: you need to take out a table and several chairs-benches-benches into the yard, cover, hang with toys any tree growing here and invite neighbors. Even the TV can be taken out - just bring the extension cord out into the street.

You will be surprised when about a hundred of you will gather at the table, magically lengthened at the expense of the neighbors' tables, for the chiming clock! It will definitely not be boring! At the same time, you will get to know your neighbors better, and maybe you will find new friends.

Together with your beloved ...

It will be an unforgettable romantic evening, smoothly turning into the night! Set the table ... in the bathroom. Decorate the room with garlands and candles, pour rose petals into the water, place plates of light snacks and glasses of wine everywhere.

And why is there a TV in such an atmosphere? You will not be bored without it ... Perhaps, soon the party "for two" will smoothly move into the bedroom, which means that there should also be candles, soft music playing and wine with snacks and fruit to recharge. Who prevents ardent lovers from spending a whole day in this way? The New Year will be hot!

On the way

One of my acquaintances, a 43-year-old divorced woman, every year on December 31 ... no, she does not go to the bathhouse, but simply stubbornly refuses all invitations from friends and buys a train ticket. At the same time, she does not care where the train goes, the direction is chosen literally by typing. The main thing for her is not to languish in fun company, where she came alone without a pair, and spend time on the move, meet new people, see an unfamiliar city ...

Arriving at the next place, she spends the whole day there, walking the streets and admiring the beautiful houses and monuments, after which she comes back. A couple of times she almost got married in this way! Hope dies last…

On the roof

Climb with friends on the roof of your own house, taking with you a small table, drinks and snacks. You can also take a small Christmas tree to create a festive mood.

Why sit like everyone else in front of the TV when you can give yourself an unforgettable night on the roof ?!

From here you can see the city perfectly, you can watch its life, slowly sipping strong drinks and savoring delicious dishes. You will definitely feel the importance of the moment - the New Year is coming to the world! - and you will feel some superiority over those who waste time in stuffy restaurants.

pajama party

A great idea that will surely appeal to both adults and children! Remove excess furniture from the room and fill it with pillows, blankets and mattresses. Ask the guests to bring their pajamas and favorite bedding accessories - blankets, small pillows, bedspreads ...

The motto of the party is to make everyone feel comfortable! No heels, tight skirts or tight pants. Another plus: since the table is taken out of the room, you can do without exquisite dishes: light snacks, champagne and dessert with ice cream are enough.

As Santa Claus and Snow Maiden

Arrange a surprise for your friends - visit them in the costumes of Santa Claus and Snow Maiden, with a bag of gifts (you can just take sweets with cookies or Christmas decorations, inexpensive souvenirs and homemade products). Just imagine how delighted the children will be, who can be dressed up with funny Dwarfs and Snowflakes!

In a word, unusual ideas there is a lot to celebrate the New Year - you just have to show a little imagination and not be afraid to experiment!

Olga Moiseeva for Women's magazine"Lovely"

A weekend in Turkey, in hot countries or a European tour? Travel agencies are ready to satisfy the most demanding clients before the New Year. Travel to the Czech Republic for the holidays - the holiday atmosphere in this country fills literally all the streets and houses. You will not forget this New Year and Christmas for a long time! Or maybe you would prefer to celebrate the New Year on the beach? And it is possible!

Who is suitable for: for those who love to travel and are ready to meet the New Year without the chiming clock and the film "Irony of Fate".

How to prepare: book and buy new year tour in advance, this will save you on your trip. And you can also go to Europe on your own - then it is better to buy tickets as early as possible.

2. Celebrating on the street

Celebrating the New Year on the street? This option has many advantages, and it is not so important where to celebrate: near your cottage, in the park, in the forest or in the yard of the house. Here you can relax with children, arrange active entertainment, start up fireworks, grill sausages on the grill, ride down a slide and enjoy the sparklers. The main thing is not to forget to dress warmly.

Who is suitable for: companies with children, young children.

How to prepare: Plan an entertainment program in advance and buy everything you need: fireworks, sparklers, a bagel that can hold several people.

3. Gathering a big family at home

A holiday at home is for those who honor traditions. The whole family at a huge table - here it is, the perfect New Year! You can discreetly put a gift under the Christmas tree or order congratulations from the Snow Maiden and Santa Claus at home - the children will be delighted!

Didn't you dream in your childhood that Santa Claus would fulfill all your wishes on New Year's Eve?

Who is suitable for: families with small children.

How to prepare: Hire actors, it is advisable to agree in advance (for good actors, New Year's Eve is scheduled long before December) and carefully try to find out what your kid wants to get for the holiday.

4. We arrange a romantic evening together

What could be better than to celebrate the New Year in the arms of a loved one? Order delicious food, wrap yourself in a blanket near a real fragrant Christmas tree, watch your favorite New Year movies and drink champagne. You have each other, what else is needed for happiness?

Who is suitable for: young couples, families without children, newlyweds.

How to prepare: order food in advance (make an order for a specific time). When ordering for the current time, you run the risk of waiting for the courier until next year.

5. We go to the restaurant

What could be cooler than New Year's Eve in a chic restaurant with an exciting show program, beautiful music, delicious food and drinks? The obvious advantages of such a holiday: no cleaning and cooking, a variety of dishes, and you will definitely not be bored.

Usually, city restaurants try to come up with the most interesting and unusual holiday program. Christmas mood provided!

Who is suitable for: large family with children; those who consider the New Year to be a special holiday; those who decided to celebrate with their parents and want to surprise them.

How to prepare: book a table in advance or buy a ticket for the show program, preferably early, otherwise the most interesting options will be sold out.

6. Having fun in the club

If you want to relax with a chic program, but the atmosphere of the restaurant is not close in spirit, go to a club or bar to celebrate the New Year. Here you can not only eat and drink deliciously, but also dance until the morning, without being distracted by neighbors and other circumstances of everyday life.

Who is it for: for those who want to celebrate the New Year in a noisy company.

How to prepare: these events often sell tickets that include free drinks and snacks. Take care in advance, especially if you want to take VIP tables.

7. Let's go to nature!

How about getting out of the city bustle and enjoying nature on New Year's Eve? It is not at all necessary to build a hut in the forest for this. It is enough to rent a cottage or a hotel room at a tourist center.

And there you can also fry, sled, spend time actively and cheerfully with friends.

Due to the crisis and the devaluation of the ruble this year, the demand for tourist trips has fallen sharply: a record number of Russians will remain in the country for the New Year, while many, according to the Russian Union of Travel Industry, are handing over their vouchers back due to a jump in the exchange rate. RBC Lifestyle has collected 10 ways to meet the holiday in a non-standard way for those who do not leave Moscow.

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Complete the quest in reality
4500 rubles per hour
phobia.ru
exitgames.ru

In the past year, quests have become very popular in reality - both in Moscow and in other cities. Many strive to feel like a character computer game, guessing mysteries, puzzles and riddles in order to get out of the room in a certain period of time. Quest authors are opening new games all over Moscow. For example, in "Claustrophobia" there are now 22 quests, and by the New Year, as the creators say, there will be 40 of them. The "Claustrophobia" quests will be available all night on January 1 - you just need to have time to sign up.

The price will be the usual: at night they charge 4000 rubles from the whole team. at one o'clock.

The creators of another popular quest network - Exit - decided not to work on New Year's Eve. From December 30 to January 2, Exit goes on New Year's holidays.And registration for the January holidays is already open for both companies.

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Rent a tram for New Year's Eve
from 60,000 rubles in three hours,
each subsequent hour - 6000 rubles.

This option allows you to celebrate the New Year on the move, namely in public transport. The tram-tavern "Annushka" on New Year's Eve offers its own standard route - from Volochaevskaya Street through Shabaolovskaya to Chistye Prudy and back. There is karaoke and Sony PlayStation 4 on board. The table can accommodate about 20 people, but if you arrange a buffet table with dancing, the tram can comfortably accommodate 30 people. The food is pork, mullet from the Black Sea, Echmiadzin dolma, barbecue, sturgeon and dishes with intriguing names like the salads "Berlioz's Brains" and "Berlioz's Eyes", "Behemoth's Snack", "Azazello Cream", "Pontius Pilate" and "Pretty foreigner".
At 60,000 rubles. it will cost three hours of travel, if you sit down before midnight, after that the price will double. Then you will need to pay extra for each hour separately - 6,000 rubles. There are stops along the route, during which you can watch the festive fireworks.

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Fly by helicopter
from 15,000 rubles in half an hour
up to RUB 33,000 for an hour-long training course
vertolet.ru

On New Year's Eve, it will be possible to rent a helicopter, but only during daylight hours - that is, on December 31st until 15:00. There are many possibilities. For example, Heliport offers flights over the Istra reservoir and the New Jerusalem Monastery. A flight on a Robinson R44 helicopter, which can accommodate three passengers, will cost 15,000 rubles. for half an hour, and renting a Robinson R66, accommodating four, will cost 19,000 rubles. in the same 30 minutes. You can also make yourself new year gift and learn to fly a helicopter. A course consisting of a half-hour theoretical part and a half-hour flight, during which a beginner even manages to "steer" a little himself, will cost 33,000 rubles. It will be possible to take on board up to three people. They won't be allowed to drink a bottle of champagne in the air, but after landing - please.

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Celebrate New Year at the cinema
from 10,000 to 40,000 rubles. per night
msk.kinohouse.me

You can play classic films on New Year's Eve by renting a cinema for this purpose. At the Flacon design plant for 40,000 rubles. the anti-cinema "Kino House" offers three halls for rent at the same time from 10 pm to 6 am. On "Red October" - for 10,000 rubles. it will turn out to rent a small hall, which can accommodate no more than three people, and for 25,000 - a large one, which can comfortably accommodate 20 people. The organizers will present champagne and tangerines to all those who decide to celebrate the New Year in the cinema. In addition, you can bring any food with you, and the organizers promise to help with the dishes. It is forbidden to smoke in cinemas, but you can order a hookah for 1000 rubles. per piece and 350 rubles. for changing the bowl. The halls have karaoke or Sony Playstation. The owners of the anti-cinema can also organize a theme party upon request.

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Invite a chef to your home
from 25,000 to 350,000 rubles.
povarnazakaz.ru
cooking-in-home.ru
maison-dellos.com

On New Year's Eve, you can invite a professional to your kitchen, who will prepare all the festive dishes himself, and even give a master class - you will be able to satisfy not only your physical hunger, but also learn new culinary tricks. Cook to order company for 25,000 rubles. offers a chef who will set the table for ten people. A chef from Italy will cost five times more. Waiters can also come with their dishes. On the website cooking-in-home.ru you can order chefs with 15 years of experience, who will arrange a flambé show: they will set fire to dishes drenched with alcohol.

Restaurant holding Maison dellos I am ready to allocate a chef for a private holiday on New Year's Eve for at least 350,000 rubles.“The cost is calculated for a company of 10 people. The amount includes the work of the chef, the service of three waiters, food and basic alcohol (most likely, it will be three or four bottles of champagne in the middle price category). The festive menu will consist of an appetizer, salad (for example, Olivier), hot meat dish and dessert. The process of cooking everyone will take place in an animated format - that is, the chef will hold a master class and share gastronomic secrets if necessary. In general, he will try to entertain everyone in every possible way, ”a PR officer from Maison Dellos told RBC Lifestyle.

If you wish, you can order exotic dishes and invite more guests, but the price of the service will increase by an average of 20-30%. At the same time, additional costs do not imply a change in the standard scenario - the chef will also cook in plain sight, the waiters will also serve the dishes. They bring plates and cutlery with them. You need to get your glasses. The customer's used dishes (pots, salad bowls) are washed after themselves and put into place. Gratuities are not included in the quoted price and are at the discretion of the customer.

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Arrange a wine tasting at home
from 50,000 to 80,000 rubles.
(up to 70 people)
winespeaker.ru

Some companies hire alcohol consultants - you can invite your own sommelier home for New Years. In addition to wine tasting, such a specialist will offer to hold a ceremony called "sabrage" - to open a bottle of champagne with an 18th century saber. For example, an experienced sommelier Sergey Popov will take 50,000 rubles for this. Wine tasting on New Year's Eve will cost more - 80,000 rubles, the price includes alcohol, with which the sommelier will come. You can express your wishes for countries and types of wines, and if they are not there, a specialist will bring drinks at his discretion. As a rule, these are several bottles of red and white wine, dry and semi-sweet. The duration of the tasting is one and a half to two hours.

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Take a dog sled ride through the forest
from 2500 rub. in 10 minutes up to 5000 rubles.
for half an hour of riding
vip-dog.ru

On December 31, before dark, you will be able to ride a husky sled. In the village of Rybnoye, a special track in the forest is already ready - from 2.5 (15 minutes) to 5 km (30 minutes), depending on preferences. The harness harnesses from four to eight dogs, which you can get acquainted with before starting the ride. They skate strictly one person at a time and only while standing, and children are allowed to this entertainment only if they have reached seven years old... Instead of festive table with champagne set the table in the forest with tea in a thermos.

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Fly into the New Year in a hot air balloon
from 100,000 rubles for an hour of flight on New Year's Eve,
160 000 rub. - in two hours, RUB 200,000 - for three
vozduhoplavateli.ru

If a trip to the Lorraine World Festival balloons in France (it is held in summer in odd years) it is forced to postpone, then it will be possible to take off into the air right on New Year's Eve. The Aeronautics of Russia club is ready to ride a company of ten people in a hot air balloon to the chimes: local pilots are allowed to fly at night. The price of such a rise starts from 100,000 rubles. In the basket hot air balloon they will even be allowed to drink, but in moderation. For an additional 4000 rubles. you can order a buffet basket with cognac, champagne, fruits and light snacks. The maximum duration of skiing is three hours within a radius of 35 km. "Aeronautics" can come to Vacation home... In this case, the balloon will rise into the air on a leash, but this scenario will cost more.

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Arrange a theater under the tree
from 50,000 (only teachers play)
up to 60,000 rubles. (teachers with children)
teatr-dom.ru

An effective way to keep children busy and comfortable good holiday- to turn the apartment into a theater for one night. The Theater House will help with the production - it will cost at least 50,000 rubles. Two teacher-directors will come home, who will conduct a master class, a rehearsal and put on a 20-minute performance in two hours. You can choose from two new year scenarios: "The Nutcracker" (in the form of a fabulous ballet of paper shadows) and "The Legend of the Christmas tree" - the children will first make the scenery and props themselves, and then put on costumes and play in front of the guests.

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Rent a hotel room
from 15,000 to 140,000 rubles.

The Ritz-Carlton Hotel offers to spend New Year's Eve and celebrate a holiday with a view of the Kremlin and Red Square. For accommodation in a club room or suite, a buffet and drinks, access to the spa with a sauna and steam room, you will have to pay 115,000 rubles. for two. Celebration at the Balchug Hotel will cost more modestly - from 35,000 per person. Although there is an option to book a designer suite "Princess", to which they promise unlimited alcoholic drinks and caviar - 140,000 rubles. Prices for one night in the hotel "Ukraine" start at 15,000 rubles. - the price will include brunch, wine, winter walk on the yachts of the Radisson Royal flotilla.