As you get older and your families grow larger and life gets a little more hectic with making sure you squeeze in all of your Holiday traditions. We sometimes don't have time to sit down and plan for that next big gathering that's right around the corner. Yes, New Years Eve! If you haven't made plans and are scrambling to find out what's going on around the Greater Wilmington and Brandywine Valley then you've landed in the right place!

Here are a few ideas for you and your friends this New Years Eve!

New Year's Eve-oloution with Ike and Friends at World Cafe Live at The Queen

New Year's Eve Celebration at Longwood Gardens

Eve 2012 at the Chase Center on the Riverfront

New Year's Eve Gala at the Hotel duPont

Noon Year's Eve Celebration at Brandywine Zoo

Sheraton New Year's Eve Party at Sheraton Wilmington South

New Year's Eve Party at Hilton Wilmington/Christiana

Ultimate Package - New Year's Eve Party at Hilton Wilmington/Christiana

Save up to 20% at the Double Tree Wilmington

- The Greater Wilmington Convention and Visitor's Bureau

All of us at the Greater Wilmington Convention & Visitors Bureau join in saying thank you and wishing you and yours a happy holiday and a prosperous new year.

And for those procrastinators here are a few helpful links for those last minute holiday needs...

Sunday Brunch Hot Spots...
a brucnh gift card makes a great gift!

Find that elusive gift at one of our tax-free shops

Browse our selection of Getaway Packages -
another great gift idea!

Visit us over the holidays, we have several itineraries to chose from, including a one-day Spririt of Christmas visit.

Don't forget all that Greater Wilmington and the Brandywine Valley has to offer this holiday season. From the the magnificent du Pont mansions to the quaint Historic Houses of Odessa you'll be sure to find something for everyone.

And to help you out we've created the following guides to help you experience a Greater Wilmington Holiday!

• All dressed up for the holidays; Hagley Museum, Longwood Gardens, Winterthur, & Nemours
  
  
• Historic Holiday Traditions
  
  
• A Brandywine Christmas
  
  
• The Spirit of Christmas: One Day Itinerary

One of my favorites is Sunday Brunch. It's breakfast, it's lunch. It's savory, it's sweet. It's the best of all your favorite foods colliding together in what often looks like an endless sea of choices and an almost certain end to that diet you've been so good at.

So, if you have family and friends in for the holidays or just want to celebrate with those closest to you, the Greater Wilmington and the Brandywine Valley area has some of the best brunch menus around - from casual to elegant, modern to Mexican the food choices will delight all palettes.

And to help you plan your Sunday brunch outing we've gathered a list of over 15 Greater Wilmington and Brandywine Valley restaurants that are ready to server you.

View our Sunday brunch list.