How bars have adjusted New Year's Eve during COVID-19 With an 11 p.m. curfew, capacity at 66% and masks a "must have," bars in downtown Little Rock are doing what they can to help people raise a toast to 2020. Author: Mercedes Mackay Updated: 10:19 PM CST December 31, 2020 LITTLE ROCK, Ark — New Year's Even is usually filled with packed bars, champagne toasts and counting down until midnight together -- but for obvious reasons this year, things couldn't be the same. Arkansas bars and restaurants have to close at 11 p.m. on Thursday night and at least for another month into the new year.