Themed And Fancy Dress New Year's Eve Parties In London

If a 1920s-themed New Year's Eve party sounds right up your street for 2025, check out The Candlelight Club. Step back into the Roaring Twenties with a four-course meal add-on to your party from 7pm for £70.20 per person. Pair it with unlimited drinks until 11pm for just £54.

Relish flavours like smoked salmon rillette or beetroot carpaccio for starters, with a range of mains - think pork medallions, a veggie wellington or fried seabass - not to mention New York cheesecake and tropical fruit salad for dessert. The evening is topped off with dazzling Gatsby-style live jazz, cabaret, and vintage vinyl tunes.

There's nothing like a bit of fancy dress to celebrate the end of the year, eh? Over at some of Young's best venues, you can whack on your gear for one helluva a night out wherever you are across London. Even better, the majority of these are free entry, too.

Ring in the New Year with elegance at The Red Ball, hosted by the decadent Jumeirah Carlton Tower in Knightsbridge. Step into their grand ballroom for an evening of live entertainment on stage, followed by dancing until the early hours as DJs play pop and hip hop hits.

Celebrate noughties-style at Fairgame City this New Year's Eve, where they're hosting a Y2K party fuelled by throwback tunes from live DJs. There'll be dancers and roller skaters bringing the entertainment, with a buzzing atmosphere guaranteed.

Enjoy a welcome cocktail and a midnight glass of fizz as part of your ticket price, with the option to add on a separate games ticket for some competitive fairground fun.

For a unique New Year's Eve party, head over to Alcotraz in Shoreditch, where the prison-themed cocktail experience is serving up some real end-of-year treats. Sneak in your own bottle of booze and get ready to celebrate with bespoke cocktails, midnight prosecco privileges and more.

Channel your best P.T. Barnum because the circus is coming to Hagen & Hyde this New Year's Eve. Expect fire eating, burlesque, close-up magic and all kinds of jaw-dropping entertainment right through the night.

Over on the dancefloor, the Funky Waves are kicking things off with disco, soul, pop and rock. At 11pm, DJ Joey Barredo will get behind the decks to see you into the New Year with seamless mixes and big beats.

If 1940s fashion is your thing, get good and dolled up for the Cahoots Ticket Hall's post-war New Year's Eve celebration. Expect toe-tapping tunes and lashings of champagne to welcome 2026 - or should that be 1947?

As well as live music from lively two piece Midnight Rye, there'll be fancy finger sandwiches and retro revelry right through to 1am. Bag your tickets to this night of old time fun for just £21.40.

All glitterballs, plush booths and dancing poles, Freedom is a fabulous spot for your New Year's Eve celebrations. This year, it's all about Studio 54, so throw on your glitter and sequins and prepare to party like it's the 70s.

Expect a night of popping prosecco, handcrafted cocktails and DJs filling the dancefloor 'til 5am. Tickets start from just £11.

Taking place at Mr Fogg's Residence in Mayfair, this New Year's Eve Victorian Masquerade Ball is a fun, themed event full of celebration. Step back into a bygone era in your finest black tie outfit, and you'll receive an ornate mask upon arrival.

They'll welcome you with a glass of Moët & Chandon Champagne, with further drinks and light bites available. From 11pm onwards, live DJs will be getting you on the dancefloor.

Whether you don your best flapper dress, ringmaster's outfit or rock and roll chic, you won't look out of place at STEREO. The Roaming Circus NYE celebration is bringing 1920s Paris back to life with a night of carnival and cabaret.

Expect immersive live performances, fiery musicians, decadent DJs and lashings of champagne. Tickets to this epic evening of entertainment start from just £43.20.

Studio 54 is back to its glitziest, most glamorous best at Maggie's Club this New Year's Eve. Head on down to see in 2026 beneath its shimmering disco balls and dazzling lights.

Expect champers, sequins, sass and 80s anthems 'til 4am. Grab your ticket to a night of grooves and glitter from just £43.20.

If you love a party with a theme and a bit of drama, Divine Aurora is your ultimate New Year's Eve destination. This year, Circe's Waterloo becomes the playground of ancient gods and goddesses - and you're invited to dress the part. Think flowing robes, gold accents, celestial crowns and other divine-inspired looks.

Expect immersive characters, mythological magic, live entertainment, and DJs taking you all the way into the new year. With unlimited drinks, bites, and the best rooftop view of the fireworks in town, this is a celebration that promises to be as fabulous as your outfit.

Forget 2025, it's 1999 at Bunga 90 this New Year's Eve. Covent's Garden's newest cocktail bar is celebrating Y2K-style with Bacardi Breezers, pizza, pop anthems and pure nostalgia.

Your charismatic host will guide you through a night of karaoke, glowsticks and post-midnight bites. Grab your ticket back in time for just £54.

Two floors of Soho's iconic Karma Sanctum Hotel are transformed into The Disco Ball this New Year's Eve. Expect plenty of sequins, shimmering cocktails and high-energy Studio 54 vibes.

As well as a glitter-drenched midnight countdown, a raucous rotation of DJs will spin soul, disco and funky house all the way to 3am. Tickets to this night of velvet-rope mystique and standout fashion start from just £33.

Chelsea's Bluebird is inviting you to dig out your dancing shoes, dress to the nines and party like Gatsby this New Year's Eve. For one night only, the iconic venue is transformed into a sophisticated speakeasy that brings the roaring 20s back to life. 

There'll be a live band to see that the dancefloor's full, plus DJs at the decks through to the early hours of 2026. Tickets to this night of fizz, glitz and old world glamour start from just £43.20.

Go big and Bavarian this New Year's Eve at Munich Cricket Club Canary Wharf. Just down the road from London's legendary fireworks display, there's all the schnapps, sekt and savoury snacks you could ever hope for. 

Expect oompah music, München biers and lots of dancing on the table. Your ticket to this glorious German good time is just £25.

If you're going to see in the New Year, you may as well do it 180 metres above London. This New Year's Eve, Searcys at The Gherkin hosts a dazzling Masquerade Ball in the sky, transforming its iconic 39th and 40th floors into one of the city's most glamorous countdown destinations.

From 9pm until 2am, you're invited to don your finest attire (masks strongly encouraged) and step into an evening of intrigue, live DJs and immersive entertainment, all framed by front-row views of London's glittering skyline. Tickets include bottomless Veuve Clicquot Champagne until midnight, alongside wine, beer, soft drinks and an elegant selection of fine canapés and small bites.

Take a trip back to the glamour of 1920s Deutschland this New Year's Eve at the German Gymnasium's Golden Berlin Party. Expect an evening of soulful live music and decadent dining in the warm and welcoming, Grade II-listed Meister Bar.

When you're not sipping on cocktails and lavish Mittel-European wines, you can tuck into a three course feast of traditional German dishes with a twist. Over on the dancefloor, there's a five-piece party band to carry you through to 2026.

Ready to party like it's every decade at once? The Railway's Back In Time bash is bringing the 80s, 90s and 00s to Putney for a New Year's Eve crammed with nostalgic hits and high-energy fun.

Your £15 ticket includes a free drink to kick things off, after which it's all about the tunes, the dancing and the retro outfits (bonus points if you're dressing like it's 1999).

Dress to the nines in your finest tux, cocktail dress or 1940s finery for a night of nostalgia at Cahoots Underground. The speakeasy's northbound and southbound platforms are coming alive this New Year's Eve with live music, champagne and old time revelry.

Expect singalongs 'round the piano, cracking cocktails and an old fashioned knees up. Your £175 ticket secures your spot at this speakeasy soiree, plus bottomless booze all night long.

Enter Soho's ultimate 90s time capsule this New Year's Eve at 100 Wardour Street. 'Back to the 90s' is all about celebrating the decade of RnB classics, from Usher to TLC, with a dancefloor that won't stop moving until the early hours (4am).

Expect a night packed with non-stop nostalgia, a Champagne toast at midnight, and all the energy, surprises, and memories that make New Year's Eve special. 

Tooting's biggest countdown bash is back, and The Wheatsheaf is throwing a New Year's Eve hoedown that blends cowboy glam with a 3am finish.

Slip into your sequinned boots, grab your silver hat and head in early for your complimentary arrival drink with a £15 ticket. DJ James kicks off at 8pm, firing up party songs and midnight anthems. If you're feeling fancy, the VIP Loft takes things up a notch with Chapel Down bubbles, canapés and prime views over the crowd. 

If raucous, no-holds-barred New Year's Eve is more your thing, Munich Cricket Club in Westminster has all the ingredients for a proper party. From 6pm until 1am, this spirited Bavarian-meets-London venue turns up the volume with live music all night, long enough to sing and dance on tables.

Tickets range from £27.50 to £212, with plenty of options for rolling in early or going big on the party experience. Whatever you choose, you'll be greeted with a complimentary schnapps on arrival and, come midnight, a glass of sekt (German bubbly) to raise as 2026 hits.

In the heart of Chelsea, Barts is bringing all the glitz and glamour of Gatsby back to life this New Year's Eve. Your £100.70 ticket gets you entry to the gala, plus a Moët & Chandon champagne reception and bottomless wine, beer and sprits throughout the night.

Back to back DJs will keep the elegant evening in full swing with a mix of old school tunes and sultry beats all the way to 3am. You can expect your fellow guests to go all out - so don't leave the house without your feathers, pearls or best bow tie.

Get ready to welcome 2026 in true Bollywood style. Cinnamon Kitchen is going big this New Year's Eve with a night of rhythm, colour and epic entertainment.

With all the glitz and glamour of the big screen, there's classy canapes and DJs behind the decks until 1:30am. Grab your ticket for just £50.

Celebrate New Year's Eve with a touch of Studio 54 style at People's Park Tavern in Hackney. For £16.50, enjoy entry to a night of 70s to 90s classics, from funk and soul to pop, rock and alternative, delivered in curated 90-minute DJ sets.

Dress to impress (like a style icon such as Cher, Bowie or Jagger) and party until 4am, with group bookings offering discounts and reserved tables in the bar or greenhouse.

If you like your New Year's Eve with a dress code, OSR Bar's All White Party ticks all the right boxes.

Kicking off at 9pm and running until 2am, this Brixton bash calls for crisp white fits only - no exceptions - setting the tone for a slick, grown-up night soundtracked by classic RnB, smooth throwbacks and late-night party energy. Expect a well-judged blend of old-school RnB with Afrobeats, island flavours and commercial hits to carry you through the countdown in style.

If you're looking to get glam this New Year's Eve, break out the flapper dresses, jazz suits and fedoras and head over to The Bootlegger. Behind a rather unassuming door in Richmond, you'll be treated to a night of live piano and prohibition-era raucousness.

There'll be extravagant cocktails, delicious dishes and an all-star live band taking requests, so you can see in the New Year dancing to your favourite tunes. Secure your seat in this not-so-secret speakeasy from just £11.

If your New Year's Eve plans call for big energy without the big price tag, Callooh Callay Chelsea's Vegas-inspired party delivers. With free entry all night, a DJ soundtracking the celebrations from 10pm to 3am and a room full of glitz-heavy vibes, this is a playful way to welcome 2026.

What's more, round up a group of six or more, and you'll be rewarded with a complimentary bottle of bubbles when you pre-book a table. 

On the 31st December, Blame Gloria Covent Garden is hosting an ABBA-themed New Year party in London, taking you all the way to 1.30am with all of your favourite hits from the Swedish pop group - expect everything from Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! to Dancing Queen.

But that's not all, as there will aso be plenty of signature cocktails to pair with the disco hits, making it a sparkling end to 2025.

Throw on your lederhosen and say hello to 2026 at Munich Cricket Club. Whether you bag a ticket to its New Year's Eve celebrations in Canary Wharf, Westminster or Tower Hill, you're sure of a big, bold, Bavarian good time.

Expect oompah music, live bands, DJs and plenty of München biers into the early hours. To keep your energy up, there's platter of sensational German savouries, from salty pretzels to sauce-drenched bratwurst.

FunkyBuddha London is ringing in 2026 with an extravagant Chicago Ball, turning New Year's Eve into a night of mystery, performance and high glamour.

From 10pm, you'll be welcomed with Champagne cocktails and canapés before the venue fills with live themed dance shows, variety performers and immersive lighting designed to match the drama of the occasion.

The New Year's theme at The Heathcote & Star could not be more straightforward - hats. All you need to do is wear one, whether it's a fedora, bowler, bike helmet or beret. 

There's prizes for the best headgear and the super cool DJ Sugai will be spinning tunes 'til 2am. Grab your ticket from just £11.

BAM invites you to “bring the Studio 54 drama” to its Disco-Thèque NYE Karaoke Party this year, so dig out your glitter, sequins, feathers and plenty of attitude. With two hours of private karaoke included in your group ticket, you can practice your best power pop before taking to the stage, if you're feeling brave.

Feeling a little more fancy? Grab a large group ticket for an exclusive themed room for up to 35 friends. You'll get cocktails, champers and whatever you want from the menu delivered at the touch of the button, plus the chance to party with the resident DJs until 3am.

Step aboard The Ship in Wandsworth this New Year's Eve for a nautical-themed boat party packed with live music, DJs, and high-seas vibes as you countdown to midnight. Tickets start from just £5 for early birds and £10 for general admission, making it one of London's most affordable NYE celebrations.

Your ticket includes entry to an unforgettable night of dancing, festive drinks, and themed fun - so grab your sailor stripes or pirate hat and sail into 2026 in style.