One of the biggest New Year’s Eve parties in San Diego – and certainly its most diverse and spectacular – will send you into a time warp. In fact, it’s called the Time Warp NYE 2023.
How big is it? Check out these numbers
• 12 music areas
• Indoor/outdoor venue
• 30,000 square feet
• More than 30 performers
• Rooms with Latin, Hip Hop, EDM, Open format, 70s/80s DJs, 90-2000s cover bands and a silent disco
• Karaoke
• Outdoor entertainment featuring fire performers, aerialists and magicians
• After Hours with special performances
• Open until 4 a.m.
Okay, maybe “big” does not exactly describe it. How about HUGE!?
Put on by top San Diego nightlife and party events company Levinson Group, it will be held at the Encore Event Center in Kearny Mesa, 10 minutes north of downtown San Diego. And with that big of a party, forget driving. Heck you don’t even have to worry about waiting forever for a Lyft or Uber ride and paying that huge New Year’s Eve surcharge. That’s because Levinson Group is providing party buses from downtown, Pacific Beach and North County for $20. As well as shuttle service from sponsor hotels ($10).
So now it’s time to tell you the cost. I know you’ve been waiting for that ball to drop. But it won’t land with a thud, for tickets start at just $50. That’s right, just $50. No, that is not a typo and I didn’t leave out a 1 in front of the 50. That’s the basic entry price. The all-access VIP with a hosted bar is $150.
“We wanted a massive event,” said Levinson owner Brian Levinson, “without the massive price.”
He added that, “I love that we can keep the price down and have easy ways to get to the event and leave. Downtown can be pricey and nearly impossible to find parking or get a ride from after a holiday event. We solved that problem. Downtown always has a large line to get into the venue and then another large line for the bar. We solved that too with multiple bars and easy access to get into the venue.”
As far as food, there are food vendors in the outdoor area with the fire performers, aerialists, roaming magicians, and more entertainment. The VIP area comes with a buffet.
So what’s the catch? Pay and can’t get a drink like some NYE parties and bars? Hardly, for Levinson Group has thought of everything (after all, they are party people themselves), down to having bars in several areas to minimize wait time and maximize fun time.
Tickets can be purchased at: Time Warp San Diego New Years Eve (sandiegonewyearseveparties.com)
It’s astounding
Time is fleeting
Madness takes its toll
But listen closely
Not for very much longer
I’ve got to keep control
I remember doing the Time Warp
Drinking those moments when
The blackness would hit me
And the void would be calling
Let’s do the Time Warp again
Let’s do the Time Warp again
– The Time Warp Song, Rocky Horror Picture Show
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