20 Great New Year’s Games

Plan a rockin’ New Year’s Eve party with these great New Year’s games! With everything from free printable trivia games to New Year’s Eve charades, there’s something for every type of person and every type of party! What started with 20 awesome New Year’s games has quickly turned into a collection of the best New Year’s Eve party games ever! 

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Can you all believe that the year is already almost over? I’m still blown away that it’s December, let alone the end of December and time for a big New Year’s Eve party!

I love New Year’s Eve and hosting New Year’s Eve parties! New Year’s Eve isn’t the same without some fun party games, and I’ve gathered the best New Year’s Eve games all in one place for you right here! Everything from free printable New Year’s Eve games like New Year’s Eve blank spaces to a collection of active minute to win it games!

Like all of the rest of my parties, I love playing games at New Year’s Eve parties and this year is no different! We are going to be playing a handful of games on this list with our in-laws and hopefully you can find a few games on the list as well!

The Best New Year’s Eve Games

Free Printable New Year’s Eve Games

These are the games you want if your guests aren’t so into games. Download, print, and pass out with a pen and you’re done. Oh and maybe pick up an Amazon gift card or two for the winners!

These games include everything from kid-friendly games to ones that are a bit trickier like these New Year’s Eve trivia games.

Try to put events from the year in order in this Where Did the Year Go game  from Play Party Plan.

Try to match quotes and songs from the year to each other in this pop culture matching game from Play Party Plan.

Can you remember what happened this year? Put your knowledge to the test in this 2018 trivia game from Play Party Plan.

Need a little help remebering what happened this year? This 2018 fill in the blanks game from Play Party Plan is perfect! (This one is my favorite!)

Get the conversations and party started with these best moment of the year cards from Alice & Louise

See what things you can find in this New Year’s Eve I Spy from Little Bits for Little Hands

See who can roll the year first in these kid-friendly printable games from Laly Mom

Rate 2018 in various ways in this fun printable recap of 2018 activity from Creative Designs

See what words you can find in this New Year’s Eve Word Search from Happiness is Homemade

Try to come up with the best answers in this New Year’s Eve Scattergories game from Plan Print and Party

Active New Year’s Eve Games

These are the opposite of the printables above. These are for the more daring, more adventurous, and more active guests. Pop some balloons, toss some confetti, and get your exercise in before January 1st! My family absolutely loves games like these, and they’re perfect for kids or groups that like to have fun!

New Year’s Eve Minute to Win It Games from Plan Party Plan

New Year’s Eve Scavenger Hunt with Activities for Kids from Play Party Plan

Coconut Bowling from One Time Through

New Year’s Quick Squeeze from One Time Through

New Year’s Eve Sporcle from Play Party Plan

New Year’s Eve Scavenger Hunt from Soho Sonnet

The Countdown Knockdown from The Idea Room

Choose the Right Resolution from Play Party Plan

Don’t Get Caught in 2018 from Play Party Plan

Group New Year’s Eve Games

These games are designed specifically for larger groups. You can play any of the games above with groups as well but they could be smaller groups or individuals as well.

These ones really don’t work unless you have more than one person playing. Name that Tune is still one of my all-time favorites, and I try to convince my dad to play it every time we’re together. Although Sporcle from the list above is quickly becoming another family favorite!

Guess the Resolution from Bash Corner

New Year’s Eve Minute to Win It Games from Plan Party Plan

Name that (enter year here) Tune from Plan Party Plan

New Year’s Eve Family Feud from Pam’s Party

New Year’s Eve Ball Game from Sparkly Polliwog

New Year’s Eve Resolution Game from Real Simple

What Resolution Am I from Plan Party Plan

Dance Party to this awesome New Year’s Eve playlist

New Year’s Eve Name that Tune (with a 2018 playlist) from Play Party Plan

A Seat Around the Table from Play Party Plan

New Year’s Eve Games for Kids

Last but not least, here are some things for the kids. These might work best for a noon year’s eve or to do a little earlier in the night before the kids are passed out on the floor.

One of our favorite things to do is make these countdown buckets with a different game or activity in each and play with the kids. It’s a great way to keep the kids going all night long (if that’s what you want!).

Year in Review Scavenger Hunt from No Time for Flashcards

Rolling Around the Clock from The Idea Room

Pin the Hands on the Clock from Paging Supermom

What Will Next Year Bring Musical game from Let’s Play Music

New Year’s Eve Scavenger Hunt from Play Party Plan

Confetti Balloon Pop from Play Party Plan

Other Things to Make Your New Year’s Eve Party Rockin’

Five Great New Year’s Eve Outfits from Sugar & Soul
New Year’s Eve Movie (with everyone famous ever)
New Year’s Eve Photo Booth Props
New Year’s Eve GIANT Decorations (because small ones won’t cut it)
Mini Gold Top Hats
New Year’s Eve Party Kit (hats, noisemakers, boas, glasses, etc.)
New Year’s Eve Bottle Labels (perfect for sparkling cider!)

Don’t forget to pin these New Year’s Eve games for later!