Dive into Midnight Heat, a bewitching New Year’s world where, for one night only, music, movement, and celebration merge at Bushwick's famed Umbra. Think energy, spectacle, and wow-worthy moments, a divine dinner, sparkling Champagne, free-flowing drinks, dazzling performances and more, starting at 8:00pm on Wednesday December 31, 2025.
Grab your $79 10PM Countdown Experience - Open Bar Ticket (a $170 value) that includes Admission to the Countdown Experience starting at 10:00pm, access to a 4 Hour Open Bar from 10:00pm until 2:00am, as well as Passed Hors d’Oeuvres served from 10:00pm until 12:00am.
Go big with the $129 8 PM Dinner x Concert Ticket (a $284 value) that includes a 3-Course Dinner including 1 Appetizer, 1 Entree, and 1 Dessert, as well as 1 Half Bottle of Champagne, a Private Concert & Pop Up Performances During Dinner, Admission to the Countdown Experience starting at 10:00pm, Passed Hors d’Oeuvres served from 10:00pm until 12:00am
Think Latin supper club in Manhattan, and Havana-meets-New York City. The party will wow with all the ticket benefits listed above, while the dinner allows you a more intimate prelude, not to mention eats like Roasted Poblano Soup, Quail Legs, and Sweet Corn Mousse, not to mention a half bottle of bubbly and a private concert to set the mood.
Come time for the Countdown Experience, both tickets get you a Champagne toast at midnight, live DJ sounds, live music from the Ariacne Trujillo and Quintet, and pop-up performances. No matter when your night begins, expect the unexpected and revel unabashedly...
$79 10PM Countdown Experience - Open Bar Ticket To Midnight Heat New Year's Eve (a $170 value)
$129 8 PM Dinner x Concert Ticket To Midnight Heat New Year's Eve (a $284 value)
Founded by musicians and creatives Zach Schepis and Jorge Guarch, Umbra is a true Bushwick jewel. The neighborhood quickly became enraptured not only by the versatile space (one that supports local businesses and artists including musicians, coffee roasters, vineyards, breweries, and chefs) but also by the delectable fare and dreamy drinks program.
A constantly shifting & hyper-seasonal menu is crafted by Head Chef Andrew Carlini, who takes nostalgic romps through his memories and reimagines them with an elevated twist. Each dish reflects a balance of comfort and creativity, rooted in personal experience while pushing culinary boundaries.
The menu evolves with surprises from week to week, and even night to night, as Carlini designs each plate using the freshest ingredients sourced that very same day. This approach ensures that no two visits to Umbra are ever quite the same.
A space by artists, for artists, Umbra is a place for creatives to come together and cross-pollinate across mediums and divides. By day, it operates as a café and music shop serving the local community, and by night, it transforms into an epicurean paradise where the boundaries between food, mixology, and live music dissolve and anything can happen.
Cue Midnight Heat, a New Year’s Eve like no other from the creators of Carmen: To Havana & Back, hailed as “a feast for the senses” and “New York’s hottest immersive show” by Forbes. For one night only, this limited-audience celebration features the original Carmen Band, pop-up performances, circulating bites, an open bar, champagne, dancing, and then some.
Inspired by the legendary Latin supper clubs of Havana and New York, the evening unfolds in two chapters, offering either a dinner & party experience or an open bar party experience, each including live music from Ariacne Trujillo’s Carmen Quintet, a live DJ, passed food, and a midnight Champagne toast.
Get ready, because an immersive night where music, movement, and celebration keep everyone on their feet is in store...
Your $79 10PM Countdown Experience - Open Bar Ticket (a $170 value) Includes:
Your $129 8 PM Dinner x Concert Ticket (a $284 value) Includes:
Variety Life Productions' Website | New Year's Eve
May purchase as many tickets as you like for personal use or for gifting.
Dinner runs from 8pm-10pm; Countdown Experience Event & Open Bar run from 10pm-2am.
Valid only on Wednesday December 31, 2025.