New Year's Eve With Entertainment In London

• Locations: Victoria Embankment, Westminster, SW1A 2HR
• Price: from £650
• Why we recommend: delicious drinks, elegant canapes, live entertainment and the best seat in the city for the midnight fireworks

Hop aboard The Tattershall Castle for an epic night of New Year's entertainment. Expect flowing fizz, cracking canapes and live music from the moment you hop aboard. 

When the clock strikes 12, you'll get a front row seat to the city's iconic fireworks right in front of the London Eye. Tickets to this incredible NYE night start from just £575.

• Locations: Dixie Queen & Elizabethan, Butler's Wharf Pier, Shad Thames, London, SE1 2YE
• Price: from £583 
• Why we recommend: this epic NYE event whisks you off your feet on not one, but two iconic vessels with unbeatable views, unlimited booze and the best seat in the city when the clock strikes 12

Celebrate the New Year in style with a night of elegant dining, entertainment and free-flowing drinks. Your night begins aboard the Dixie Queen with a champagne reception followed by a tour of London's most legendary landmarks. 

Next, it's over to the Elizabethan for live performers, a fantastic four-course meal and bottomless beer, wine and soft drinks. All that's left to do is party the night away to DJ sets by Ten Events Productions before taking your front row spot for the midnight fireworks.

If you want to ring in 2027 amongst a sea of cowboy hats, Lil' Nashville's Big Nash New Year's Bash is the party to attend. Dance along to live country bands, DJ sets and take part in the ultimate line dancing tutorial.

For a little extra, you can also dine on a hearty Southern meal featuring smoked chicken and pulled pork, pit beans, slaw, fries and signature – this ticket also comes with a welcome shot and an exclusive acoustic performance before the rest of the partygoers arrive. 

A place where you can party while keeping things classy? The infamous Bluebird Chelsea is welcoming guests to its vibrant bar and restaurant for an evening of live jazz, DJ sets and cocktails – with a £33 entry ticket including a welcome drink to kick off the night. 

It's an excuse to dress up in something glam and attend a relaxed event that still feels special and celebratory – with a four-course dining experience also available for those who want to start their evening early. The whole thing ends at 2am, so you've got plenty of time to make the most of the music, the bar and the dancefloor. 

Whether you've spent a little or a lot of your year in the comfort of a sports bar, make the most of Greenwood's fuss-free setting and jam-packed NYE offering by grabbing a £20 ticket to their big bash on the 31st December. 

Complimentary elements include: fizz on arrival, canapés across the night, on drink token for the bar and free pizza at 1am to refuel you. There will also be half price champagne served from the bar, a darts competition with a fizzy prize, and a live band keeping the dancefloor packed until 2am. 

• Location: secret location
• Price: from £33
• Why we recommend: we always feel like we've been transported back to the 1920s at this cool event, and the optional bottomless drinks are a real bonus

The Candlelight Club is packed with 1920s-themed entertainment all night long this New Year's Eve, including live jazz. Not only will you be able to add-on a four-course meal beforehand, but also unlimited drinks that run up until 11pm too.

Enhance your party experience with a sumptuous four-course meal, available from 7pm onwards for just £65 per person. On top of that, enjoy complimentary unlimited drinks until 11pm for £50 each. Feast on dishes like grilled chicken Caesar salad, minted rolled lamb breast, or pan-fried salmon with capers and hollandaise, finishing with a rich chocolate and raspberry pot. 

• Location: 127 Hackney Road, Hoxton, E2 8GY
• Price: from £39.22
• Why we recommend: this immersive experience is one of the most unique things to do come the 31st, and you'll leave with some brilliant photos

Immerse yourself in a world of crime this New Year's Eve with Alcotraz: Cell Block Two-One-Two. Venture inside while wearing an orange jumpsuit, then work with the crooked guards to sneak liquor past the warden.

The result? Four bespoke cocktails made by their inmate bartenders. You'll mingle with all sorts of criminals, using the crooked guards to your advantage, and there are plenty of photo opportunities throughout.

• Location: Gillian Lynne Theatre, Parker St, Covent Garden, WC2B 5PW and 113-117 Farringdon Road, Farringdon, EC1R 3BX
• Price: from £22
• Why we recommend: black tie, bands taking requests and a festive feast give you all the makings of an epic NYE

Don your best black tie glad rags to see in the New Year with The Piano Works. Its venues in Farringdon and Covent Garden are both set to go hard with live music and DJs right through to 2027.

Get your requests into the house band and you can say goodbye to 2026 dancing to the sounds of your favourite tunes. Tickets start from just £22 - for just £59.40, you can add a three course meal to your evening's entertainment.

What better place to spend this NYE than the ballroom of a five-star hotel? Step up your New Year's Eve game by stepping into the opulent setting of The Londoner's epic Masquerade Ball, with immersive entertainment, DJ sets, spectacular production and an electric party atmosphere.

In the middle of this extravaganza, premium ticket holders will have to make time for a world-class dining experience (sorry, not sorry) – think champagne receptions, canapés, a three-course seasonal meal, free-flowing drinks and midnight snacks for when you inevitably get peckish later in the night.  

Head to The Prince of Wales in Covent Garden for a New Year's Eve Cabaret Extravaganza, complete with non-stop entertainment from a talented lineup of performers. You can choose from show-only tickets, or opt for dinner beforehand as well.

There'll be drag, burlesque, comedy, live music, dancing and circus acts, promising a vibrant show. Headliners include Madame Galina, Kiki Noir, Candy Heals and many more.