New Orleans · Dec 30 to Jan 1
Weekend packages sold out in 3 days NYE Live passes to the broadcast on Frenchmen Street are coming. Join the waitlist to hear first →until midnight on Frenchmen Street
Happy New Year from New Orleans
I did New Year's Eve on CNN for a lot of years. Some of you remember those nights better than I do.
These days it's my show, and the part I didn't see coming is you finding each other. People who met in the comments. People who run the live chat like it's their living room. Some of you have been talking for a long time and have never shared a table. Now is your chance!
So come down and spend the weekend in New Orleans with me. I'm from Baton Rouge, just up the road, so this one is a homecoming for me. I'd like it to be one for Lemon Nation too. At midnight, I want to look out at that street, see you in it and celebrate together.
Don
Weekend packages sold out in 3 days, all in the Lemon Nation member presale.
Weekend waitlist. If more packages open, the waitlist gets an email and 24 hours to claim one.
NYE Live passes. Standalone passes to the broadcast on Frenchmen go on sale soon. Lemon Nation and the waitlist hear first.
Come down anyway.
Lemon Nation hotel rates are still open. Get NYE Live passes when they go on sale and be on Frenchmen at midnight.
See hotel ratesDec 30 to Jan 1
The broadcast is December 31. The 30th and New Year's Day are for the people who fly in, and for Lemon Nation to finally be in one place.
First night in town. Come find the people you've been talking to in the comments.
A bar crawl with Don through the city's food and drink. It streams live, so you may end up on camera.
Live jazz near Frenchmen Street, with champagne and oysters on the table. Location goes out to ticket holders.
Hosted by d.b.a. and The Spotted Cat Music Club
The broadcast, live from Frenchmen Street. Package holders get VIP access on the ground for the Lemon Drop countdown.
One more round before everybody flies home. Come as you are.
Schedule, venues, times and programming are subject to change based on availability, weather, broadcast needs or other factors outside our control. Any updates will be sent to ticket holders by email.
The weekend package gets you into every event of NYE Weekend.
Hotel not included.
$400 plus fees
Sold out in 3 days in the Lemon Nation member presale.
Join the waitlist. If a spot opens, you can pay in full or split it into 4 payments with Klarna, Afterpay or PayPal at checkout.
Book early
Weekend packages are sold out, but you can still come down. Lemon Nation rates at three New Orleans hotels, December 30 to January 1. You book and pay the hotel directly. New Orleans books up over New Year's. Book early.
Check in Wed, Dec 30Check out Fri, Jan 12 nights
$289per night, plus tax
$683.15 Estimated total for 2 nights, including tax
$185per night, plus tax
$440.75 Estimated total for 2 nights, including tax
$134per night, plus tax
$316.90 King, $340.40 2 Queens
Estimated total for 2 nights, including tax
Limited rooms at each hotel. Lemon Nation rates end when the rooms are gone or at the hotel's cutoff date, whichever comes first.
Thursday, December 31
NYE Live
Don hosts it live from Frenchmen Street, with guests joining him on the street and calling in from across the country. Expect New Orleans musicians and a few segments we're keeping under wraps for now.
Last year Alec and Hilaria Baldwin, Kara Swisher, Jennifer Welch and Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett all dialed in to count down with Don.
It streams on every platform where you already watch Don.
Start time and links go up here closer to the night.
Ships the week of December 7
Throwing your own countdown? Everything is on pre-order now and ships in time for New Year's.
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2027 New Year's Eve Celebration Kit
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2027 Lemon Head New Year's Napkins, 20 Pack
$18
Twenty 5" x 5" two-ply napkins with the Lemon Head New Year's Eve design.
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2027 New Year's Champagne Flute
$22
A 6.25 oz champagne flute printed with Don Lemon's New Year's Eve 2027 and the Lemon Head.
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New Year's Eve 2025
National viewing guides listed it. New Orleans TV covered it.
New Year's Eve 2025
Mardi Gras Indians came out in full suits. A brass band walked Don down the street. Somebody built a 2026 cake big enough to hide behind, so he did.
Watch last year's full broadcast
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If you follow Don anywhere, you're already in.Paid members bought out the weekend in 3 days. Become a paid member on any platform to get first access next time.
Before you book
December 30 to January 1 in New Orleans. The broadcast is the night of December 31 on Frenchmen Street.
Yes. Weekend packages sold out in 3 days, all in the Lemon Nation member presale. We're working on adding more room. Join the waitlist on Eventbrite, and if more open up you'll get an email with a link to claim a spot and 24 hours to take it. You can still book a Lemon Nation hotel rate and come down.
Standalone passes to NYE Live on Frenchmen are coming, and Lemon Nation and the waitlist hear first. Join the waitlist to hear first when they go on sale.
Four events. On December 30, the Taste of New Orleans bar crawl and Jazz, Champagne and Oysters. On December 31, NYE Live VIP on Frenchmen Street. On January 1, the Day After Brunch. Full details are on the ticket page.
$400, plus Eventbrite fees. Weekend packages are sold out, but you can join the waitlist in case more open up.
No. See Where to Stay for the Lemon Nation hotel rates.
Pick a hotel in Where to Stay and tap Book this rate. The link takes you straight to the hotel with the Lemon Nation rate applied. Rates last until the rooms are gone or the hotel's cutoff date, whichever comes first.
Everyone who follows Don, on any platform. See Lemon Nation for where to find him.
Become a paid member on any of Don's platforms, whether that's YouTube, Substack, Facebook, Instagram or TikTok. Paid members got the presale link and access code in their members-only feed before anyone else.
Yes. It streams live on all of Don's platforms.
New Orleans, this one's yours too. If you're in town that night, Happy New Year from all of us on Frenchmen.
Weekend packages are sold out. Join the waitlist for more packages and NYE Live passes. Bring a crown.
For partnerships on the weekend or the broadcast, email us.
nye@donlemon.com