OLD TOWN TEMECULA rings in the New Year with WinterFest holiday lights and ice-skate on Town Square. New Year's Eve at Noon for kids at Pennypickle's Workshop Children's Museum celebrates kid-style. In Town Square, music throughout the night includes big band, Beatles tribute, blues, rock & roll, and at 9pm and midnight there is an East Coast (9 p.m.) and West Coast countdown (midnight). Instead of an apple or ball, it's The Great Temecula Grape Drop (illuminated, 7-foot by 4-foot bunch). Old Town Temecula Community Theater rocks in the New Year with The Dennis Jones Band. Be part of the live DVD recording; toast with champagne at midnight!

There's more! New Year's Eve celebrations at

Sweet Lumpy's
eleven after dark
Public House
Temecula Stampede
The Edge

Poor Man's Poison Band & Party at Temecula Creek Inn - Secluded on 300+ acres of natural beauty, Temecula Creek Inn is ideal for staying and celebrating New Year's Eve. Dinner with marvelous food stations, a martini bar, dancing, and (California-grown) Poor Man's Poison in concert!

PECHANGA RESORT & CASINO celebrates with 7 mega parties. 75,000+ people are expected to dine, party, and stay. This year's Pechanga New Year's Eve party includes 7 mega-celebrations:
country superstar Miranda Lambert -Pechanga Theater
legendary rapper Too Short and Dirt Nasty- Silk the Club
New York Gala - Pechanga Ballroom
Flashback to the 70s & 80s - Eagle's Nest
The Rachel Tran Show - Comedy Club at Pechanga
classic rock, Top 40 - Cabaret Lounge, FREE admission
Party at the Round Bar - FREE admission

South Coast Winery Resort & Spa hosts Rhythm & Rio Carneval

Thornton Winery's New Year's Eve Gala- Seventies Disco rhythms

Wiens Family Cellars' Gala - Buzz Campbell & Hot Rod Lincoln

Wilson Creek Winery - Give Our Regards to Broadway celebration