Goodbye 2021 and Hello 2022! If you're ready to get out of the house and slip off the soft pants and slip into something festive, here are some events to consider. ExperienceGR.com has put together a list of family-friendly and adult events that are happening in West Michigan.

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Grown Up New Years Eve Events

• You can eat, drink and be Mary. On New Year’s Eve from 6pm-7:30pm Dining with Divas at Hamburger Mary’s includes dinner and a live drag show.

• Grand Rapids' most lavish New Year's Eve parties are back, The Ballroom Bashes! Book an overnight stay at The Amway Grand Plaza, JW Marriott, AC Hotel, or Downtown Courtyard by Marriott, and gain access to 2 epic parties! At the Amway Grand, bring in the New Year with P.S. Dump Your Boyfriend or head over to Club J-DUB at the JW Marriott where D.J. Keller Shaw will be spinning the hits. Late-night food includes pizza, Hot Dogs, and K-Rok Korean Barbecue.

• For $89, the Bollywood Disco New Year’s Eve Party at Viewpond Banquet Hall in Kentwood includes Indian and American food. They will have a DJ spinning Bollywood tunes too.

• The Grand Rapids music scene is exploding and Turnstiles is at the forefront. You can enjoy music featuring most genres and decades. On New Year's Eve, Emo music is on tap at Turnstiles. The fun begins at 9pm. Cielo Drive Presents: To Turnt Turnstiles 2022 Emo NYE Party.

• Spectrum Entertainment Complex offers Adult Rock ‘n Bowl and a New Year’s Eve Bash featuring the band HairMania . Adult bowling begins at 9:30pm. There will be a pasta buffet bar featuring breadsticks and meatballs. Or try the nacho and taco bar. Party favors and a champagne toast are part of the $149 package.

• Wanna do some new year headbanging? Rock the night away at Mulligan’s Pub with deathcore/metal bands IDLE, Let it Rot, Dead Helmsman and Immortal Insight. Take an aspirin before hand to off-set that forth-coming headache!

• You can enjoy a delicious three course meal, dancing, live entertainment and a complimentary champagne toast at the New Year's Eve Ball at the Grand Celebration Center. They welcome local dance band Azz-Izz and special guest DJ Andre for an evening of live entertainment.

• SpeakEZ Lounge  invites you to participate in a NOLA New Years Eve. The Four Lads will prepare an epic four course meal drawing on the French Quarter influences mixed with unexpected modern flare and fusion for a truly spectacular New Year’s Eve celebration! The New Orleans French Quarter influenced party costs $70 per person.

• Welcome the new year with rock bands Desmond Jones and Nathan Walton & the Remedy at the Tip Top Deluxe Bar & Grill . The music begins at 9pm and it's $20 to get in.

• Michigan-born, Nashville-based Billy Strings  – hailed as the future of bluegrass – will help Grand Rapids say good-bye to 2021 with a NYE concert at GLC Live at 20 Monroe . Doors open at 7pm and the show begins at 9pm. There is not an opening act. THIS SHOW HAS BEEN CANCELLED.