New Year’s Eve offers in Plovdiv in recent years have ranged in price, depending on the type of venue, the included menu and the festive program. The most affordable are club parties and bars with a DJ or a themed event, where prices usually start at around 80–110 BGN per person. Classic restaurants with seated seating, a festive menu and live music or a presenter offer covers in the middle price segment – most often between 150 and 190 BGN, and this amount usually includes several menu levels and partial or full consumption.
The higher price range includes gourmet restaurants, themed dinners and hotel balls, where covers vary between 220 and 300+ BGN, and for luxury events and large-scale programs they can reach significantly higher levels. Hotel packages that combine a festive dinner with accommodation and additional services usually exceed 400 BGN in total. The general trend shows that the richer the program and the more sophisticated the menu, the higher the price, and interest in popular places leads to early reservations and limited availability weeks before the end of the year.
Last year, our research showed that the most expensive offer was at the Valere restaurant at the foot of Sahat Tepe, but an interesting fact is that this time there is no organized party to welcome 2026. Currently, the highest price seems to be for the “Greek New Year” at the Grand Hotel Plovdiv with a festive cover of 380 leva.
Increasingly, many of the residents of Plovdiv and guests of the city decide to celebrate in places without covers or to welcome the first minutes in the square, and after midnight to visit the nightclubs, where traditionally there is only entrance, without mandatory consumption.
And here is the detailed festive program of the Municipality of Plovdiv for the upcoming days:
December 24, PPD “A. Bukoreshliev” hall
11am Concert of the Plovdiv Singing Society “Angel Bukoreshliev”
December 25, “Stefan Stambolov” Square
12 pm – Concert of the Big Band Plovdiv
5 pm – Concert of Victoria Dimova
6 pm – Concert of the Intro Quartet
December 26, “Stefan Stambolov” Square
12 pm – Concert with participants from the show “Asya in the Land of Talents”
5 pm – Concert of Polinerock’s project band
December 27, “Stefan Stambolov” Square
12 pm – Concert of the Children’s School of the Professional Dance Formation “Elika”
5 pm – Concert of Stenli
December 28, Stefan Stambolov Square
12 pm- Concert with the participation of graduates of the Art Voice Center music school
5 pm- Concert by K.LINA & The Ladies
DECEMBER 31, STEFAN STAMBOLOV SQUARE
Plovdiv welcomes 2026 with the spectacle “ROOTS & BEATS”
A bridge between tradition and the future under the stars of the ancient city
Host Deyan Slavchev – Deo
10:05 – 10:50 pm Tioneb (France):
The Man Orchestra. His style is a mix of hip-hop, rock-pop and electronic music, created entirely live before your eyes using the vocal-loop technique. Tioneb is a world champion from the BOSS Loopstation World Championship (2012), who perceives the loopstation as a tool for creating high-quality music, and not just for entertainment. Tioneb is the runner-up for three consecutive years at the prestigious Grand Beatbox Battle.
10.50. – 11.35 pm Artful Dodger (Great Britain): The Legends of UK Garage
The legendary English duo Artful Dodger arrives directly from Southampton. They played a key role in shaping and elevating the UK Garage and 2-Step genres in the late 90s,
each time blowing up the stages with energetic DJ/MC sets, bringing the club element and the pulse of global dance culture.
11.35 pm – 12.30 am Trakia Ensemble: The Depth of the Roots
With thousands of concerts in 53 countries around the world and nominated for a Grammy, Trakia is the “face” of our city. Exactly at midnight, to the sounds of the anthem, Plovdiv will shine with a spectacular fireworks and light show. The dancers from the Ensemble will ensure the perfect transition to midnight, and immediately after the sunrise they will lead a traditional horo, which will bring thousands of people together in a common rhythm.
12.30 – 1.15 am Ersin Mustafov: Jazz, Ethno and Indie
After midnight, the program continues with Ersin Mustafov – the leading frontman of the band JEREMY?. The musician is the winner of a number of prestigious awards, with JEREMY? he has supported Queen & Adam Lambert in Bulgaria, Poland and Romania. In 2024, he will start a solo project. On New Year’s Eve, he will intertwine jazz, oriental and ethno motifs in his indie-rock style. He works with a variety of instruments – guitar, bass, vocals, piano, etc.
Until 2 am, the party will continue with Deo, who will stand behind the desk for his DJ set.
