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How many of these 2024 New Year’s Eve scavenger hunt ideas can your team conquer before the ball drops? They’re not particularly tricky, but they will get everyone talking—and this list is good for groups of all ages. So, whether you’re playing IRL or over Zoom, divide everyone into teams, set a 30-minute time limit, and see how many items you can cross off this list.

As usual with our scavenger hunts, you should name one person the judge, and that person gets final say in awarding one point for every item included, and three points for the most creative/best answer for each category. The team (or person) with the most points in the end wins bragging rights for life. Or whatever prize you deem fitting.

2024 New Year’s Eve Scavenger Hunt Ideas:

  1. A noisemaker
  2. Something as sparkly as the Times Square ball
  3. Something that reminds you of Times Square
  4. One of your New Year’s resolutions for 2024
  5. One of your failed resolutions from the past
  6. The most bizarre resolution someone’s ever told you
  7. Something that reminds you of fireworks
  8. A top hat
  9. The numbers 2 and 0
  10. Something to cheers with
  11. A holiday decoration you haven’t yet put away
  12. The item that reminds you most of 2023
  13. The energy you want to bring into 2024
  14. An appetizer
  15. A toothpick
  16. Something sweet
  17. Something that brings good luck
  18. A clock (or something that reminds you of time)
  19. Something you saw that made time stand still for you
  20. The anthem of 2024
  21. Your 2024 theme song
  22. A planner
  23. Something featuring the 2023 color of the year
  24. A trend you hope stays in 2024
  25. A trend you want to carry into 2023
  26. Something that’s not a trend…but you’re hoping to make it happen in 2024
  27. Pajamas
  28. A photo/screenshot of the best thing you binge-watched over the past year
  29. Your dancing shoes (or slippers)
  30. The photo on your phone that best sums up the past year of your life

Lead photo by Yiran Yang on Unsplash

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Author: candacebd

Candace Braun Davison is a writer, editor and recipe developer who divides her time between New York and Florida. She's written articles that have appeared in PureWow, Delish, House Beautiful, Cosmo, Elle, Esquire, Elle Decor, Veranda, Good Housekeeping and more. She's also published and contributed to multiple cookbooks, including a tailgate cookbook specifically designed for USF students. A portion of the proceeds benefitted student scholarships at the university.