Manchester’s party powerhouse DIECAST is hosting a hell of a bash this New Year’s eve, transforming two of its huge spaces into immersive entertainment hubs featuring everything from live music by a 10-piece band to an aerial acrobatics show.

Feel like living it up? Head to the opulent Ivy Asia for a specially curated, Tokyo-themed set menu featuring Dom Perignon, poached lobster and caviar. And that’s only the first course.

Fairfield Social Club is working with Manchester’s own Dungeons & Flagons to bring you a New Year’s Eve Bottomless Board Game Brunch, before its Club space transforms into a New Year’s Eve bierkeller, featuring a curated selection of beers from the best breweries in the UK.

Ramona, purveyors of outrageous Detroit pizzas and lip smacking spicy margz, are transforming their former MOT garage in Ancoats into a pulsating 360-degree dance party, featuring live music and guest DJs.

There are few better viewing spots for the New Year’s Eve fireworks than Spinningfields’ 20 Stories, which offers a 360-degree views of the Manchester skyline. They’ve got early (from 4.30pm) and late (from 7.30pm) three course dinner sittings this year, or you can just opt for drinks and dancing from 8pm.

Things are about to get gloriously weird at The Firehouse as it transforms into a Surrealist Ball, filled with runway debauchery, bold performances, and a soundtrack of disco, house, and timeless party anthems. This is your chance to ring in the new year in Gaga-inspired glamour, where art meets high-energy revelry.

Albert’s Schloss, one of Manchester’s most popular party spots, is inviting guests step into ‘Albert’s Party Time Machine’ and celebrate the new year alongside history’s wildest party animals, all within the lively halls of the much-loved Alpine bier palace and cook haus.

The award for Manchester’s longest NYE party goes to The Lawn Club, who kick off the celebrations at 12pm with a fittingly fizzy bottomless brunch, before live DJs, late night dancing and disco cocktails take you right through to 3am.

Ducie Street Warehouse’s ‘One Night at Ducie’ on New Year’s Eve pays homage to Manchester’s vibrant creative scene featuring performances and DJ sets from some of Manchester’s finest emerging talent.

The multifaceted venue will also host an all-day roast on 31st December where you can sample the best-rated UK roast and dine out on Ducie Street’s dedicated cauliflower cheese menu.

Need hair of the dog? On New Year’s Day, Ducie Street hosts an all day brunch so you can start your year with the emphasis firmly on party.

Slip on those dancing shoes, shimmy into those sequins and join The Refuge for a disco-centric New Year’s Eve with a whole host of familiar faces and fantastic folk.

“Think Studio 54, but make it Mancunia!” says the venue as they host a takeover by Manchester music institutions, Sticky Heat and Supernature Disco, plus all the fabulousness and vibes provided by charismatic drag troupe The Family Gorgeous.

Let’s Dance tickets are available from £30, and include a glass of fizz for everyone who arrives before 9pm. Scale up the celebrations with Dine and dance tickets for £95, including an 80s dinner party-style feast to share, and table service for drinks all night.

Adjoining The Spirit of Manchester Distillery, Three Little Words is one of our favourite spots in the city for cocktails, particularly gin-based cocktails. Why not celebrate New Year’s Eve by working your way through their fantastic menu (in between obligatory glugs of fizz) while DJs spin funk, disco and house until 2am.

Standard entry tickets are only £15, and come with a gin serve or glass of fizz on arrival. There are also booths available for parties up to 6, plus a bar snacks and nibbles menu to soak up the heady mix of cocktails you’ll be unable to resist guzzling, as 2024 gets off to a rather blurry start.

“Say goodbye to the old and hello to the bold” at Ducie Street Warehouse’s New Year’s Eve party. It sees all the musicians, DJs and performers who have entertained audiences at the venue this year, get together for One Night At Ducie Street. Expect back-to-back beats, dishes that’ll make your tastebuds dance and a cheeky beverage with your name on it.

Freight Island, Manchester’s cultural hub of food, drink and entertainment, is running a free-to-attend New Year’s Eve celebration, headlined by international DJ Jamie 3:26 alongside some of Manchester’s Mix-Stress and Sharples b2b Joe Roche. Neighbouring the venue, The Twilight Trail at Mayfield Park is set to present its last session on New Year’s Eve with additional entertainment including a spectacular 12-minute fireworks display.

The creative team at Liverpool’s Invisible Wind Factory have joined forces with three of the city’s best promotors (Keep It Cryptic, Social Hours and Sisu) to curate an eclectic and diverse line-up for the launch of their latest event concept, Megalopolis.