From glitzy daytime soirées and panoramic sky-high countdowns to loved-up live orchestras and brooding bassline parties, Manchester’s selection of one-off New Year’s Eve events allows everybody to welcome 2026 in their own way.
Here are some of the best things to do around the city this NYE.
Over at Albert Hall, Bongo’s Bingo hosts its chaotic year-in-review special, a riotous send-off featuring wild prizes, rave intervals and tongue-in-cheek nods to the biggest memes, music and cultural moments of the past twelve months. Expect mayhem, mischief and a soaring Auld Lang Syne belt-along before midnight.
Side Street transforms its trio of connected spaces into a full-venue takeover with Good Custard DJs bringing funk, disco, house and dance across Side Store, Side Bar and Side Space, each with its own curated soundtrack to satisfy all tastes.
Guests can roam between rooms, enjoy a glass of prosecco on arrival and seasonal cocktails throughout the affair, leading up to a confetti-filled midnight countdown to kick off 2026 in style.
Grab tickets below.
Returning for another instalment as the North’s biggest New Year’s Eve event, WHP’s monstrous end-of-year party features another world-famous lineup, including sets from Denis Sulta, Eats Everything, Low Steppa, Melé, Jaguar, Murphy’s Law, Mix-Stress, Gina Breeze and more, alongside an array of eclectic DJ talent across three stages to another 10,000-strong crowd.
Tickets are naturally expected to sell out, so grab yours below.
Nell’s brings its signature slice-slinging chaos to MediaCity with a huge NYE house party featuring DJs, free karaoke, free shuffleboard and all-night pizza.
Dinner tickets (£40pp) include 90 minutes of bottomless 22″ – twenty-two inch – pizza, a welcome drink and midnight fizz, while entry-only tickets offer the same welcome tipple and ‘all the vibes’ throughout the night.
Bringing the extravagant metropolitan bombast of the Times Square Ball Drop to Deansgate once again, Manahatta hosts a lavish night of classically Instagrammable frivolity, with cocktails, champagne, floor-filling tunes and a dress-to-impress mandate from 9pm until the early hours.
With the best of UK Garage and jungle pounding throughout four moody chambers, HIDDEN returns for New Year’s Eve with another dark, high-energy party at their beloved Downtex Mill space in Cheetham Hill.
The first phase of artists includes Ghoulish, Douvelle19, Reimond, Hanz and K1ng Arthur, with the second phase forthcoming.
Book tickets below.
Freight Island welcomes 2026 with a glittering New Year’s Eve disco, staged by the creators of Manchester’s iconic collective La Discothèque and led by global icon Mousse T, supported by Manchester favourites Mix-Stress and Stu Richards.
General admission is free, with VIP table packages available for guaranteed entry and table service. Expect floor-filling classics and shimmering production in another wallet-friendly blockbuster.
Led by three live sets of soulful bangers from the inimitable house band and timeless grooves from an unmissable DJ lineup, The Blues Kitchen hosts an old school New Year’s bash with streams of bourbon and an extensive selection of cocktails fuelling the fun until 3am.
This New Year’s Eve at Diecast, NYE BANG! transforms their three dynamic spaces into ‘electrifying hubs of celebration’, promising an unforgettable all-night bash featuring breathtaking dance performances, live music and an inclusive atmosphere.
Club Leno becomes an industrial, intimate arena-playground of dancers, circus provocateurs and erupting vertical stages., with tight corridors of performance, raised platforms and a full-room curtain-call moment that lifts the entire space into midnight.
Meanwhile, The Beer Hall expands into a full-scale NYE carnival with festival-level staging and a visual onslaught of lasers, aerial sets, parade-style performances and a ten-piece band anchoring the room with live disco-house energy.
Making its NYE BANG debut, The Old Foundry reworks its former factory floor into a late-night dance zone pulsating with deep, driving sets and cavernous, shadowy spaces in an authentic warehouse environment.
Click below to book your tickets.
For bespoke group sizes or special arrangements, guests can contact reservations@diecastmcr.com
The recently opened Chotto Matte and Claude’s invite guests to welcome 2026 with panoramic city views, Nikkei dining and refined entertainment spanning a range of packages, from early dining and premium set menus to late-night bar and lounge experiences – including Claude’s tequila-and-mezcal-led sky-high party with bottle service, DJs and a prime view of Manchester’s fireworks.
For those hoping for a fresh-faced, resolution-ready start to the new year, Albert Schloss stages its annual daytime knees-up with early revellers in mind, featuring live entertainment from Haus party hosts, DJs and musicians, wrapping up at 5pm sharp.
Book the festive 2 or 3-course set menu and enjoy a jovial afternoon before a sensible bedtime – or whatever’s next.
- Words:
- Wolf McFarlane
- Published on:
- Thu 4 Dec 2025
Promising an evening of dazzling glamour and rollicking orchestral performance, the Bridgewater Hall invites music-lovers around the region to see out 2025 with Love Is In The Air, a sparkling extravaganza packed with classic hits, uplifting anthems and foyer dancing led by DJ Wayne on an LED dancefloor.
Guests can ring in the new year with the Bridgewater Hall Concert Orchestra, a full live band and soloists Miranda Wilford and Damien Edwards, performing songs from Barry Manilow to Beyoncé in a celebration of love and togetherness.