NYE Plans: The best things to do in Manchester on New Year’s Eve

On Sun 31 Dec, The Bridgewater Hall invites music-lovers around the region to see out 2023 with Signed, Sealed, Delivered, a triumphant evening of orchestral covers across an irresistible programme of uplifting soul, dance and disco tunes written and recorded by some of the era’s most legendary artists.

Guests can expect soaring renditions of classic songs like Lionel Richie’s All Night Long, Stevie Wonder’s For Once in My Life and Sir Duke, Tina Turner’s Proud Mary, Aretha Franklin’s I Say A Little Prayer and many, many more.

Featuring a jaw-dropping line up of the decade’s biggest DJs and live acts, 90s Baby returns to Albert Hall for a reminiscent rave headlined by Judge Jules himself, with support from Ultrabeat, N-Trance, Baby D and more.

Promising the perfect measures of flamboyance and flair, Homoelectric returns to take over every floor of New Century Hall for a riotous end-of-year bash in unapologetic celebration of Manchester’s queer community, led by Artwork & DJ Paulette.

In celebration of the world’s biggest popstar achieving total cultural dominion over the entire western world in 2023, the Ritz hosts a New Year’s Eve Taylor-made for the city’s Swifties. Alongside all the hits – including the Taylor’s Version re-releases – guests can expect six hours of deep cuts, fan favourites and extended mixes spanning her full discography.

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 a DJ set from Rudimental, Jaguar, Hannah Wants, DJ EZ and Paul Woolford, alongside an array of eclectic DJ talent across three stages to accommodate every taste within a 10,000-strong crowd.

Bringing the glitzy metropolitan spirit of the Times Square Ball Drop to Deansgate, Manahatta hosts a lavish night of classically Instagrammable frivolity, with cocktails, champagne, floor-filling tunes and a dress-to-impress mandate from 8pm until the early hours.

With the best of UK Garage and jungle pounding throughout four cavernous yet intimate rooms, HIDDEN returns for New Year’s Eve with another dark, high-energy party at their beloved DownTex Mill warehouse space in Cheetham Hill.

This year, Refuge dials up the disco with a Mancunian take on the legendary Studio 54 nightclub, featuring irresistible dance sets from Supernature and Sticky Heat, with plenty of other surprises yet to be revealed.

Dancing tickets are available for £30, but you can go all out with a Dine and Dance ticket, which includes an 80s dinner party-style feast, all-night table service and entry into the main party.

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 sumptuous burgers, streams of bourbon and an extensive selection of cocktails.

You can book a dining table at 9pm and keep it for the night, or grab one before 7pm for free and stick around for the party.

True to form, Manchester’s imposing headquarters of opulent hedonism is set to throw a peerlessly extravagant New Year’s Eve soiree, far away from the unfussy shindigs and D’n’B dungeon sweat monsoons. Set to live music from electric violinists, string infusion bongo performances and tastefully curated DJ playlists, the Enchanted Forest-themed gala begins with a customary Laurent Perrier champagne reception before the entertainment gets underway. After a nominally refined midnight toast, gets can enjoy a hot drink and petit fours to round off a memorable and unapologetically grand affair.

Manchester’s longest-running club night, Funkademia returns to its spiritual home, The Mint Lounge, for another all-killer-no-filler dance party with a playlist including Chaka Khan, Michael Jackson, James Brown, Chic, Snoop Dogg and more.

While New Year’s Eve can often be a time of misty-eyed melancholy for retired raver parents, now saddled with their own giddy staggering lunatics bobbing endlessly in a fugue, Factory International has cleared a path down memory lane with a daytime party for grown-ups and children of all ages, packed with an impressive selection of tunes and endless activities, including glitter face-painting, circus workshops and sensory play sessions.

The award-winning Hyatt Regency Manchester offers guests the chance to ring in the new year with its dedicated Sparkle Package, complete with festive drinks, sumptuous dining, all-night dancing and stunning views over the city. Priced at £110pp with room for eighty guests, the Hyatt Regency NYE Sparkle Package includes a welcome drink, an exquisite three-course meal complete with carvery and dessert stations, a personal DJ spinning irresistible tunes and even a dancefloor

11 CENTRAL, the recently-opened bar and microbrewery from the much-loved local SEVEN BRO7HERS and SISTERS DISTILLERY teams, is hosting a huge New Year’s eve bash at their stunning waterside venue down at MediaCity. Along with fresh pints from SEVEN BR7HERS’ on-site microbrewery signature cocktails from SISTERS DISTILLERY, there’ll be live music from the venue’s house band, Café Soul Collective. Tickets are just a tenner, which gets you a welcome glass of fizz and canapes on arrival.