New Year's Eve: Midnight in the Garden
This New Year’s Eve, step into a midnight forest transformed for one extraordinary night at 1 Hotel Nashville. Choose your celebration: begin with champagne, candlelight, and an unforgettable five-course dinner as part of the full Gala experience, or arrive later for the Reception and head straight into cocktails, live music, dancing, and the countdown to 2027. However you celebrate, expect an enchanting atmosphere alive with festive energy, where shimmering silver and warm neutrals set the scene for a night of connection, celebration, and new beginnings. Dress to dazzle; black tie is optional.
New Year's Eve Gala | 7:00 p.m.
Begin the night with cocktails and artfully passed canapés, then gather for an indulgent five-course dinner celebrating the season. A live string quartet creates an enchanting soundtrack before transitioning into the gala for an unforgettable countdown and celebration.
Includes:
A sparkling welcome with cocktails and passed canapés
A five-course dinner
Open bar throughout the evening
Enchanting live strings during dinner
Admission to the New Year's Eve Reception, featuring a 10-piece band and dancing
A festive Nashville hot chicken late-night spread
Seating note: Tables accommodate up to 10 guests. If members of your party purchase tickets separately, please indicate the names of the guests you would like to be seated with when booking.
New Year's Eve Reception | 10:00 p.m. until late
Arrive ready to celebrate as the evening comes alive. Sip from the open bar, take to the dance floor, and countdown to midnight with the electric sounds of a 10-piece band, followed by crave-worthy Nashville late-night bites.
Includes:
Open bar for celebratory toasts all night
High-energy performances from a 10-piece band
Dancing, and the midnight countdown
A festive Nashville hot chicken late-night spread
Optional add-on: Barrel Room Experience.
Retreat to the private Barrel Room for an intimate late-night tasting with Assistant Beverage Director Kenneth Vanhooser. Enjoy six 1 oz pours featuring single-barrel selections, including 1 Hotel’s private single barrel, Eagle Rare, Weller Antique 107, and a few surprises.
Two distinct ways to celebrate, one unforgettable night. Raise a glass beneath the glow, dance into the early hours, and welcome the new year with the warmth, energy, and natural spirit of 1 Hotel Nashville.
Gala Menu
A seasonal five-course celebration
Passed Canapés
Beef Tartare Tartlet | smoked onion, béarnaise emulsion
Crab Profiterole | preserved lemon, chive
Wild Mushroom Arancini | black truffle
Hamachi Crudo Spoon | apple, cucumber, yuzu
Benton’s Country Ham Crisp | whipped goat cheese, pear
Five-Course Dinner
First Course — Golden Beet Carpaccio (V, GF)
Whipped goat cheese, Cara Cara orange, pistachio dukkah, baby herbs, honey-citrus vinaigrette
Second Course — Roasted Sunchoke Velouté (V, GF)
Brown butter foam, crispy sunchokes, chive oil
Third Course — Ricotta Gnocchi
Roasted delicata squash, brown butter, black truffle, Benton’s country ham, aged Parmesan
Intermezzo — Compressed Melon
Cucumber essence, lemon verbena, mint
Fourth Course — Butter-Poached Lobster & Prime Angus Striploin (GF)
Barigoule sauce, potato pavé, charred fennel, glazed baby rainbow carrots, Bordelaise, parsley oil
Fifth Course — Dessert Duo
Champagne and pomegranate with vanilla Bavarian and arils
Chocolate and hazelnut with gianduja mousse and feuilletine crunch
Late-Night Nashville Hot Chicken
Hot chicken sliders · Crispy chicken biscuits · Parmesan tater tots · House pickles · Buttermilk ranch
