New Year's Eve In Reading 2025

Head to vibrant party bar Playlist Live for a New Year's Eve to remember, complete with a live band from 9pm until late. Expect non-stop 80s, pop and hip hop anthems, with tickets starting from only £22.

They've got special packages available for something a little more exclusive, and they're even dishing out bacon rolls after midnight.

Ring in 2025 at Slug and Lettuce Reading on Friar Street - the perfect spot to celebrate in style with friends, family, or that special someone. This New Year's Eve, enjoy a vibrant atmosphere with delicious cocktails, mouthwatering food, and plenty of party vibes to keep you dancing all night long.

The bar will be serving up a fantastic range of drinks, including their signature cocktails, refreshing fizz, and classic favourites, all paired with great music to set the mood for a memorable night.

If you're after things to do for New Year's Eve in Reading, check out Slug and Lettuce's Butterfly Ball. Enjoy an extended bottomless brunch, or if you book a drinks table? You'll get a free Botanical Bombshell cocktail and goodie bag thrown in too.

All glorious greenery and secret garden vibes, the Botanist is a classy spot to party any night of the year. When New Year's Eve rolls around, it ups its game even further.

Just £15 gets you in the bar for live music and its renowned selection of signature cocktails. If you want to go into 2026 well fed, grab a feast ticket for £50 and add three delicious courses to your evening's entertainment.

All bespoke carpets, rich textured wallpapers and statement lights, Reading's Cosy Club will transport you back to 1970s glamour this New Year's Eve.

Get glitzy and see it through to Auld Land Syne in style with live music and epic all-night entertainment, plus a four course set menu, welcome drink and midnight fizz for £49.50 a head. Prefer a more casual night on the tiles? Forgo the meal and grab a bar ticket, bagging you a welcome drink and midnight bubbles for just £15.

With tickets starting from just £5.50 each, The Last Crumb are hosting a buzzing New Year's Eve event. Expect talented live musicians performing until midnight, with feel-good tunes guaranteed.

There's also going to be a big countdown to midnight, and there are a cracking selection of drinks on offer too.

Getting an icy makeover for the evening, Be At One is promising plenty of sparkling fun this New Year's Eve. This affordable event promises shimmering decor and themed cocktails to match, so make sure you dress to impress.

They're teaming up with Lanson Champagne to provide plenty of fizz too, and DJs will be spinning dancefloor fillers throughout.

Centralizin Soundz have teamed up with Propa Ammo for a huge bash at Sub 89 on Friar Street. Expect Daisy Roots Dancers alongside Watch The Ride (Randall x Die x Dismantle), DJ QT, SL-Y, Rhymestar and more across the jam-packed lineup.

Bringing flamboyant tiki cocktails and tropical island vibes together for one of the best New Year's Eve parties in Reading, Lola Lo's shindig is not to be missed. Get down on the dancefloor to a feel-good playlist or grab a booth and sip your way through all manner of fruity concoctions.

An event that transitions seamlessly from afternoon to evening, the Firefly Cellar Bar is a great choice for New Year's Eve partying that kicks off a little earlier. Get ready to dance under the glowing lights, promising a buzzing atmosphere.

Live DJs The Bass Pirates will be playing throughout, so expect a mix of bass-heavy beats, remixes and dancefloor fillers. Plus, it's totally free to enter.

With Jim. B Donovan on the decks, Milk on Merchant's Place is bringing a free New Year's Eve party to the masses. That means you'll be grooving to the finest vintage vinyl covering pop, rock, hip hop, soul, reggae, jazz and everything in between.

New Year's Eve at Purple Turtle Reading promises a night of top-notch fun, with Mr Gee and DJ Subject thumping out reggae, dancehall and soca until 3am. And if that wasn't enough? You can also bag happy hour drinks until 10pm, including two cocktails for £10.