Here’s how to ring in the 2022 New Year from home

While we hoped that 2022 would be greeted with a sequins dress and a drunken Uber ride home, this New Year’s is going to look pretty familiar to those who spend December 31st at home 365 days ago. However, though we may not be able to hit the bars running, we can still enjoy ourselves from the comfort of our homes. Here are 8 ways you can celebrate NYE without leaving your house!

GET DRESSED UP

All dressed up and nowhere to go may sound like a tagline for a failed evening with friends – but it can also be quite fun! Tonight, suit up and stay in – because you owe yourself a good in-mirror “how you doing” after the year we’ve just had.

POP CHAMPAGNE

There’s nothing better than drinking, sleeping and waking up after a party in your own home – but who said that it’s the company that makes the event? Whether you’re alone, with one or two friends or your significant other tonight pop a bottle and celebrate! After all, you did just survive 2021! 

WATCH FIREWORKS ONLINE

Every community has its celebration, and to our delight, many are streaming them online! Check out your official city website for more information to tune in to one of Canada’s biggest virtual displays Toronto’s HUGE NYE showcase which starts at 8:30 MST.

TREAT YOURSELF

Whether you order in or cook up something extravagant, there are no rules saying that you have to hit a resto to indulge in some good food. Go on, friends, open up your Skip The Dishes App, scroll yourself silly on UberEats and dine like the royalty you are!

ATTEND A PARTY IN THE METAVERSE

Dubbed “Metafest” Canadians can explore virtual NFT galleries, check out rooftop lounges and can even attend live performances from home this year. Sure, this sounds a little outlandish – but we are entering the future, so… now is as good a time as any to embrace it! For more information on how to attend 2022’s virtual event check out this link here!

TUNE INTO THE TIME SQUARE BALL DROP

An ICONIC celebration, the NYC Time Square Ball Drop is the best known and most beloved special on TV every year. To find out how to watch it from Canada, check out our article here! 

PLAY VIRTUAL DRINKING GAMES WITH YOUR FRIENDS

Whether it’s Cards Against Humanity or Never Have I Ever sign in to zoom with your pals and crack open a beer or two. No, some of us can’t be together, but we can celebrate apart – with each other.

WATCH A NEW YEAR’S TV SPECIAL

Not willing to wait until the countdown at midnight? Rewatch some of your favourite NYE TV specials. From Sex in the City to Friends – some of the best episodes of television history have been written in celebration of the New Year.