Here are 10 places to ring in 2014…

Buffalo Niagara Convention Center

Convention Center Plaza. 5pm-10pm. First Night Buffalo, an evening of family-friendly activities to celebrate the New Year. This all-ages event features carnival rides, laser tag, music, and more. $10/$8/free for kids 2 and under. 635-4959.

Dukes Bohemian Groove Bar

253 Allen St. 10pm. New Year’s Eve all Night Licence Party with a complimentary grand buffet and champagne fountain, featuring 10 DJs, including Lopro, Charlie the Butcher, Wrapid, Drop D, Sikes, Big Basha, Daringer, and more.

The Gypsy Parlor

376 Grant St. 10pm. New Year’s Eve with Aircraft, Sleepy Hahas, and Dj Manny Sikes.

Hard Rock Cafe

333 Prospect St. 8pm. New Year’s Eve Guitar Drop featuring a free outdoor concert and midnight guitar drop with live performances by Living Colour, Breakerbox, and Randle and the Late Night Scandals.

Helium Comedy Club

30 Mississippi St. 8pm and 10:30 pm. New Year’s Eve with Dan Soder and James Davis, feat. a buffet for the early show and dessert buffet with a champagne toast, and party favors for the later show. Both events include tickets to later shows. $48 10pm show, $30 8pm show.

Milkies

522 Elmwood Ave, 10pm. New Years Eve Party with Lance Diamond and the 24K Diamond Band featuring music, drink specials, and a champagne toast at midnight.

Nietzsche’s

248 Allen St. 10pm. New Year’s Eve Party with music by Funktional Flow, Smackdab, Family Funktion and the Sitar Jams, and Logo City, featuring noisemakers, hats, and a champagne toast. $5.

Pearl Street Brewery

76 Pearl St. 9pm. Sound in Motion NYE: Bands Meet the DJs, featuring Rootscollider with Sigma the Turntablist, Rhubarb with DJ Marcos Udagawa, and Space Junk with DJ Drop D. Free champagne toast at midnight. $15/$13. Ages 21 and up.

Roosevelt Plaza

Main at Huron St. 10pm. The 26th Annual Buffalo Ball Drop and Fireworks. An evening of ice-skating, music, family activities, and more. Free.

Western New York Book Arts Center

468 Washington St. 9pm. WNYBAC’s sixth annual New Year’s Eve Gala and Art Auction. Ring in the New Year by watching the ball drop from the Electric Tower at midnight. Enjoy hors d’oeuvres, live music, a silent art auction, complimentary beer and wine, and a champagne toast at midnight. $80/$70 members. wnybookarts.org.