Where To Countdown With The Kids This New Years Eve

Family New Year’s Eve 2026 in Dubai & Abu Dhabi: Where to Countdown with Kids

by Solutions Team

The Solutions venues where zero babysitters are required, and kids get their own countdown too.

Every year, some people plan a big adults-only night out, while others quietly Google “New Year’s Eve Dubai kids welcome” at 11pm because nobody wants to book a sitter on the one night everyone’s busy anyway.

If you’re in the second camp, welcome. This is your guide.

We’ve pulled together the Solutions Group venues where a family New Year’s Eve in Dubai and Abu Dhabi actually works, from full-blown kids’ arcade credits to beachfront dinners.

New Year’s Eve at Central

If you only read one section, make it this one. Central doesn’t just let kids join its NYE brunch; it’s built around them. Front-row seats to the Yas Bay fireworks, an NYC-inspired sharing menu, free-flowing house drinks for the grown-ups, and AED 100 in arcade credits loaded straight onto the ticket for every guest aged 5-21. Kids 4 and under are in for free.

📆 Thursday, 31st December
📍 Central, Yas Bay, Abu Dhabi
🕘 8:30pm – 12:30am
🥂 NYC-inspired sharing menu + free-flowing house drinks + AED 100 gaming credits per paying child
💰 From AED 450 | Early bird prices available

💰Kids 0–4 free, 5–15 AED 350

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New Year’s Eve at Asia Asia Abu Dhabi

For families who want the occasion to still feel like a big celebration, Asia Asia’s Yas Bay waterfront setting does the heavy lifting. With its four-course Pan-Asian menu, fireworks lighting up right outside the window, plus kids’ pricing that makes it easy to bring everyone: under-4s dine free, and ages 5–15 sit well below the adult rate.

📆 Thursday, 31st December
📍 Asia Asia, Yas Bay, Abu Dhabi
🕘 7:30pm – 12:30am
🥂 Four-course Pan-Asian menu + free-flowing beverages
💰 From AED 350 | Early bird prices available

💰 Kids 0–4 free, 5–15 AED 300, 16+ years: Full Price

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New Year’s Eve at The Garden Project

For Dubai families skipping the Marina traffic, The Garden Project keeps things open-air and easy, instead of velvet-rope. Live entertainment, a brunch-style menu with free-flowing drinks, and a skyline view for when midnight fireworks go up. Kids’ pricing is simple: free under 4, a set rate for ages 5–15 with an AED 100 gaming credit built in.

📆 Thursday, 31st December
📍 The Garden Project, Emirates Hills
🕘 7:00pm – 12:00am
🥂 Brunch menu with free-flowing drinks
💰 From AED 550 | Early Bird available

💰Kids: 0 – 4: Free, 5 – 15: AED 275, 16+ years: Full Price

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New Year’s Eve At Papas

Papas has always been the neighbourhood Italian family’s go-to, and NYE keeps that same welcome: big sharing plates, flowing drinks, an InterContinental terrace with Marina skyline views, and a room that suits a table with kids just as well as one without. It’s a good pick for families who want the atmosphere and the fireworks view without a strictly formal set menu to sit through, with kids under 4 dining for free and great prices for the older ones.

📆 Thursday, 31st December
📍 Papas, Dubai Marina
🕘 7:30pm – 12:30am
🥂 Set sharing menu + free-flowing beverages
💰 From AED 450 | Early Bird available

💰Kids: 0 – 4: Free, 5 -15 AED 350, 16+ full price

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New Year’s Eve at Ula, Palm Jumeirah

Ula’s restaurant welcomes kids to its NYE table too, with kids’ pricing alongside the three-course Mediterranean sharing menu and beachfront fireworks views across Bluewaters, Marina, and the Palm. This choice is for families who want the Tulum-inspired atmosphere without leaving anyone out.

📆 Thursday, 31st December
📍 Ula, Dukes Hotel, Palm Jumeirah
🕘 7:00pm – 12:00am
🥂 Three-course sharing menu + free-flowing beverages
💰 From AED 850 I Early Bird available

Where To Countdown With The Kids This New Years Eve