---
title: "New Year's Eve dinner WhatsApp template (marketing)"
description: "Sell out your New Year's Eve countdown dinner with this WhatsApp marketing template. Reservation button, opt-out kept, variables and three variations."
canonical: "https://omnichannels.ai/templates/restaurant-new-year/"
language: "en"
updated: "2026-10-10"
publisher: "BroadNet Technologies"
brand: "OmniChannels.ai"
---

# New Year's Eve dinner WhatsApp template (marketing)

Canonical: https://omnichannels.ai/templates/restaurant-new-year/
Language: en
Publisher: OmniChannels.ai by BroadNet Technologies

Send it to opted-in guests in early December. New Year's Eve tables go fast, so a clear set-menu offer with a reservation button turns interest into bookings before guests choose elsewhere.

- Channel: WhatsApp
- WhatsApp category: Marketing
- Industry: Restaurants and food delivery
- Use case: New Year
- Characters: 144 / 1024

```text
Happy New Year, {{1}}! Welcome {{2}} with our countdown dinner on 31 December, with live music and a set menu. Seats are limited, so book early.
```
Buttons: Reserve a table | Stop promotions

## Variables explained

| Variable | What it is | Example |
|---|---|---|
| `{{1}}` | Guest's first name | Chris |
| `{{2}}` | The year you are welcoming | 2027 |

## Category and compliance notes

Meta classifies this as a marketing template: it promotes, re-engages or announces. Send it only to people who opted in to hear from you on WhatsApp, keep the opt-out quick reply, and expect it to be billed at the marketing rate and subject to Meta's per-user marketing limits.

## Variations

### With price

```text
Celebrate New Year's Eve with us, {{1}}! Our countdown dinner on 31 December is {{2}} per person, including a set menu and live music. Seats are limited.
```
Buttons: Reserve a table | Stop promotions

### Last tables left

```text
Hi {{1}}, only a few tables are left for our New Year's Eve countdown dinner. Book now to welcome {{2}} with us.
```
Buttons: Reserve a table | Stop promotions

### Family-friendly

```text
Happy New Year, {{1}}! Ring in {{2}} as a family at our early countdown dinner on 31 December, with a kids' menu and fireworks view.
```
Buttons: Reserve a table | Stop promotions

## How to use this template

1. **Copy the template:** Copy the body, footer and buttons exactly as shown, including the {{1}} variables.
2. **Add sample values:** Meta asks for a sample value for every variable when you submit, so use the examples in the table above.
3. **Submit it for approval:** Create it in WhatsApp Manager or through the API under the category shown, in the language you send in.
4. **Send it:** Once approved, send it from your campaigns or trigger it from your systems over the API.

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