The party of the year includes:
- Premium open bar all night long
- Never-ending Champagne ~ all night long
- Gourmet French buffet
- Everyone's a VIP ~ Enjoy Red Carpet Treatment All Night Long
- Exclusive Pre-Midnight Performance by Comedian Will Marfori
- Professional dance lessons ~ Learn to Rumba!
- Live Dance Band
- Late-Nite DJ rocking Parisian Night Club
- Mini French lessons
- Live Carolers
- International Chocolate tasting
- French film festival
- Midnight balloon drop
- Entertainment the kool, jazzy sounds of pianist/vocalist Craig Jackson
Strolling Jugglers& Mimes To Amuse and Entertain You - Parisian Decor
- Party favors
- Photographers
- Light shows
- Caricature artists
- Special rate at the Hilton Washington Embassy Row
- Free shuttle to and from the Hilton (1/2 block from the Dupont Circle Metro Station)
- Complimentary garage parking at the Embassy for early arrivals
- Celebrate New Year's Eve on French soil at La Maison Françoise!
Join Washington's most sophisticated and hip professionals for a unique New Year's Eve extravaganza at the exclusive Embassy of France. You won't find a more elegant and world-class celebration anywhere. By special arrangement, Professionals In the City cordially invites you to ring in the New Year at this very special celebration. For a glimpse of what you can expect from this exciting evening, view pictures of last year's gala.
The cachet, beauty and charm of the magnificent French Embassy, a destination of choice among DC's international and professional set, includes a glorious world-renowned art collection, marble floors polished to a high sheen leading to the fabulous dance floor, views of the outdoor gardens decorated for the season, a tres chic multimedia auditorium, and complimentary underground parking for early arrivals.
This is the only premier New Year's Eve gala that offers both classically elegant music with a band, great music with a live DJ, a deeply satisfying and indulgent feast prepared by the Embassy chef, a pre-midnight live performance by acclaimed headliner comedian Will Marfori, a classic showing of the very best romantic French films, and non-stop entertainment by a stirring group of strolling entertainers.
As you arrive, you will be given the VIP Red Carpet Treatment, if you have never had a chance to walk the Red Carpet, the time is now! Carolers will welcome you with cheerful songs of celebration, introducing you to the romance and intrigue of Paris, the city of Lights and Love! As you enter, we will welcome you on stunning marble floors into to the fabulous Embassy Ballroom and multimedia auditorium which sets the romantic tone for the evening. Welcome the New Year with l'amour!
Your gala nuit de Paris includes these exciting and sought-after experiences:
An extravaganza of musical experiences with both a superb live band called
The Heard , an acoustic performance by Trick Holiday, and all the chic of a high-end Paris nightclub with the hottest retro, world-beats and Top 40 dance music with a top-ranked DJ.
Dance lessons with Washington's most accomplished instructors. Show your passionate moves on the dance floor.
An unlimited Premium Open Bar serving some of France's finest wines, aperitifs and spirits and an assortment of European beers, as well as more bartenders per guest than at any other New Year's function in the Washington area so you don't have to wait in long lines for a drink
Complimentary Champagne served all night long.
Parlez-vous Francais? You will speak French by the end of the gala! Try a mini French lesson and learn to speak les mots de l'amour! (words of love) The sheer bliss of a French buffet prepared exclusively by the Embassy chef worthy of the finest haute cuisine restaurants and cafes of France, the birthplace of fine dining.
An elite French film festival showing some of the most beautiful and romantic motion pictures ever made by the country that invented l'amour!
Enjoy an exclusive live pre-midnight performance by fabulously funny headliner comedian Will Marfori. Whether you have seen him live at one of his numerous shows on his Comedy Zone tour throughout the U.S., heard him on his XM Comedy talk show, or not see him at all, you're in for a real treat. Will Marfori can reduce an audience to tears of laughter and is sure to leave everyone smiling.
Toast the New Year with a midnight champagne toast among your new professional friends amidst a celebratory balloon drop.
A continuous feast of the eyes and ears with strolling artists, mimes, jugglers, carolers, musicians, party favor keepsakes, light shows, caricature artists to commemorate your exquisite evening and many special surprises.
Exact event details subject to slight modification.
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