New Year’s Eve in San Miguel de Allende: How to Celebrate and Where to Stay

New Year’s Eve in San Miguel de Allende: How to Celebrate and Where to Stay

There’s something quietly magical about San Miguel de Allende in late December, its plazas still wrapped in holiday lights, its rooftops glowing under crisp clear skies, and festive energy from Christmas lingering into the new year. NUMU Boutique Hotel, is setting the stage for New Year’s Eve in San Miguel de Allende that feels both intimate and cinematic. From the rooftop, guests can take in a sweeping view of the city’s magical skyline, an ideal perch for watching San Miguel’s midnight fireworks erupt over the Parroquia as 2026 begins.

The evening begins with an elegant four-course New Year’s Eve dinner at NOIA, complete with live DJ music, an open bar, festive cotillón party favors, and the traditional 12 grapes at midnight. Guests will enjoy an elevated culinary journey featuring dishes such as foie gras mousse tartlets with champagne pearls and sturgeon caviar, wood-fired lobster bisque, and a showstopping herb-crusted beef filet with marrow butter, saffron shrimp, winter wild-mushroom risotto, and grana padano. Dessert arrives in the form of Opera di Saronno, offering a sweet and celebratory finish.

On January 1, guests can ease into the new year with NUMU’s rooftop Recovery Station, available from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. at NOIA and the hotel pool. Offering an open bar of mimosas and Bloody Marys, perfect for a leisurely start after the night’s festivities. For those seeking heartier comfort, Special Breakfasts at Enrique include holiday dishes such as lamb barbacoa with chickpea consommé and criolla tortillas, Oaxaca-style tamales with green salsa, adobo-braised pork shank with nopal, potatoes, black beans, and pineapple pico de gallo, and Veracruz-style shrimp consommé with Gulf shrimp, carrots, potatoes, and guajillo chili.