Where to celebrate New Year's Eve in London

Head to the Natural History Museum for a wild New Year's Eve of celebrations in a museum after dark. Grab your fancy dress and party amongst the famous skeletal friends to live music, explore the exhibitions, boogie the night away to a silent disco, and participate in all sorts of events taking place at this unique NYE event.

The lush jungle of renowned restaurant Amazónico is transforming into a carnival-inspired party paradise for New Year's Eve. Adorning their iconic decor with shimmering disco balls, sparkling installations, and luminous neon lights, the venue will provide the backdrop for guests to groove the night away to tunes by renowned DJs and live musicians. Different packages are available, from evening dinner through to the after party kicking off late at night.

Rails, an intimate and homey space next to St Pancras Station serving contemporary British cuisine, is hosting a four-course dinner with a show-stopping beef Wellington as the highlight. You'll be kept company by a live acoustic jazz band taking you on a musical journey to hit the right note at exactly midnight.

The Piano Works are hosting a glamorous bash lasting all the way through the night. The end of 2025 party, hosted in both the Farringdon location and the West End venue in Covent Garden, will feature a live band playing non-stop music with the option to request your own songs for an added personal touch, with a DJ taking over after 2 am. They're also hosting a three-course meal if you want to eat before the celebrations kick off.

Kioku by Endo, the Westminster outpost of acclaimed sushi master Endo Kazutoshi, is welcoming the new year with exceptional dining, lively entertainment, and stunning views of London's skyline. The experience includes a welcome drink, DJ sets, and access to the terrace for a spectacular midnight celebration with a front-row view of the fireworks. Live DJs will be playing a special set accompanied by live musicians to really bring the vibes.

Ring in the New Year with a feast of colour, spice and celebration at Kahani. Known for its contemporary take on Indian dining, this Chelsea favourite offers a lively but refined backdrop for the big night, with creative tasting menus, exceptional cocktails and an atmosphere that builds beautifully as midnight approaches. Whether you're planning an intimate dinner or gathering your favourite people, Kahani serves up a stylish start to the year ahead.

Celebrate the start of 2026 at The Savoy, perched along the River Thames just moments from bustling Covent Garden. Enjoy a champagne reception in the River Room before moving into the spectacular Lancaster Ballroom, transformed into a Roaring Twenties gala, for a six-course dinner. Enjoy the live entertainment and dance until the clock strikes twelve, when you'll get a front-row view of London's epic fireworks display. The various dining outlets at the grand hotel will also be hosting indulgent New Year's Eve dinners.

It’s all about the 80s bangers at MOTH Club on New Year’s Eve, where they’re transforming the club into a wild night of sparkly NYE nostalgia. Expect a soundtrack featuring everything from Prince and Madonna to Dexys Midnight Runners and David Bowie. You’ll want to don your best 80s get up for this one.

It doesn't get much more sophisticated than The Ritz, so it probably doesn't surprise you to hear they're going all-out for New Year's Eve 2025. You can attend a black-tie celebration in the Michelin-starred Ritz Restaurant or The Palm Court, including a multiple-course dinner and a 14-piece marching band, as well as other live entertainers. You can also book a New Year's Day stay for the utmost comfort.

Sky Garden is welcoming in the New Year with an exclusive party featuring live performances and DJs with a backdrop of some of the best views in the city. It’s set amongst the lush foliage in Sky Garden’s signature tropical greenhouse, offering unparalleled vistas across the Thames and beyond. If you want to eat too, you can book a separate dinner package that’ll grant you access to the after-party.

The Cause, a popular nightclub currently located in East London's Royal Docks area, is hosting a massive multiple-room rave to welcome in the new year. A wide range of electronic music acts will keep the party going until the early morning at this maze-like warren of dance floors, ringing in the new year saying bye to the old one with a proper all-dayer and all-nighter.

If you want to ring in the New Year in style, then grab a ticket for The Londoner's exclusive New Year's Eve Masquerade Ball. The evening begins with a champagne and canapé reception before an evening of feasting. Dance into the early hours of the morning to the live band, enjoy free-flowing drinks during dinner, and celebrate the start of a new year in your fanciest get-up. Tickets for those who just want to turn up for the after party are available as well.

Aldgate's vibrant rooftop oasis Florattica is ringing in the New Year in style, hosting an unforgettable night of food, drinks, music and dancing. Enjoy a multiple-course tasting menu, cocktails, and champagne as you take in the London NYE fireworks show from eleven floors up, then kick up a storm on the dance floor as a DJ and live performers bring the vibes.

The Tattershall Castle, an unusual pub on a luxurious boat, is moored across the Thames from the London Eye, and as such offers an excellent vantage point to immerse yourself in the London fireworks show at midnight. The pub is hosting a New Year's Eve spectacular this year, complete with bubbles and canapés and accompanied by live music and a DJ.

Following a four-course dinner in the Broadwick Soho hotel's spectacular Italian restaurant Dear Jackie, patrons can move to the seventh-floor bar Flute, where a DJ will keep the party going well into 2025. The rooftop bar also offers an excellent vantage point for the fireworks show, and there's a complimentary glass of champagne thrown in for good measure as well. The full New Year's Eve package at the hotel includes an overnight stay with late check-out and brunch.

Stylish Chelsea mainstay Bluebird is starting off the proceedings with an elevated New Year's Eve menu, but the fun really starts after the tables are cleared. Bluebird Chelsea's New Year's Eve parties are a legendary glitzy affair, featuring exclusive live entertainment and dancing late into the night. This year, they're drawing on the Roaring Twenties for inspiration and transforming into a dazzling speakeasy.

Bavarian pleasure palace Albert's Schloss is cranking up the time machine this New Year's Eve and heading back to the millennium to celebrate the best the lates 90s and Y2K had to offer. Expect an all-star showtime cast, midnight magic, general merriment, and all manner of indecency as things kick off, complete with a photo booth, artisanal schnapps, and more.

The Winter Garden Restaurant at the iconic Landmark hotel is hosting an evening to remember to ring in the New Year. Guests will enjoy a three-course dinner under the palms, enhanced by live music, while feasting on dishes like ceviche of seabass  or risotto of Jerusalem artichokes. Mains include things like roasted dry-aged beef Wellington and seared fillet of wild seabass. Elegant guest rooms and suites are available for those looking to welcome 2026 in luxury.

New Year's Eve at The Conduit starts with a glass of bubbles on the fifth floor before a lavish five-course à la carte dinner at the Rucola restaurant, featuring dishes like seabass crudo, cornfed chicken with porcini and a chestnut gingerbread cheesecake. After dining, guests move into a lush, nature-inspired cabaret filled with live music, acrobatics, and mesmerising dance. Just before midnight, the celebration continues on the rooftop with more bubbles, live saxophone, and views of London's fireworks, followed by late-night dancing.

Pivot is offering a special five-course tasting menu on 31 December, complete with views over Covent Garden's sparkling piazza. Curated by award-winning chef Mark Greenaway, the menu includes dishes like seared scallops, butter-poached cod, smoked beef cheeks, and a Valrhona chocolate tart. With seasonal British flavours and a festive setting in the heart of London, it's a refined way to welcome the new year.

The New Year's Eve party at the Fairgame adult funfairs channels full Y2K nostalgia, with the vibe of a Saturday-night “Top of the Pops” brought to life. Expect roller-skaters, dancers decked out in Tammy Girl looks, and DJs spinning pure 2000s hits from garage anthems to Britney and Craig David classics. It's an unapologetically fun night inviting you to ditch boring NYE plans and let your inner Y2K baddie shine.

Rise above the city and welcome 2026 in celestial style at Solaya, the sky-high restaurant from Michelin-starred chef Kenny Atkinson. For one night only, the restaurant transforms into 'Lumière de la Lune', a moonlit celebration of live disco, funk, soul and house from Disco Express, curated plates, and sweeping skyline views. Guests can choose from elegant early dining, an indulgent six-course tasting menu featuring dishes like flamed Scottish langoustines, or a bar celebration for those who want to revel into the early hours.

Transport yourself to the beaches of Mexico without leaving the City as Los Mochis London City hosts 'Midnight in Tulum', an energetic New Year's Eve fiesta nine floors above London. Expect bold Japanese-Mexican flavours, flowing Patrón cocktails and signature bottle service, all soundtracked by DJ Jordi Ruz (Beso Beach Ibiza, Tomorrowland), who brings sun-soaked house beats to the skyline terrace. 

INCA Mayfair raises the curtain on one of London's most extravagant NYE experiences with 'Midnight in Medellín', an immersive, high-glamour production blending world-class performance with luxurious dining. The £600pp package includes a lavish set menu, think A5 wagyu sando with caviar, octopus tiradito and charcoal-grilled wagyu picanha, alongside a bottle of Dom Pérignon per four guests. 

Step into a world of myth, music and indulgence at Bacchanalia's 'Bacchus Ball,' a divine celebration spanning both the grand restaurant and Apollo's Muse. The evening begins with cocktails before a decadent dinner accompanied by live opera, electro-classical violin and a DJ set from Auric. With minimum-spend packages across the venue and a late-night party running until 3am, guests can settle under celestial lights with Dom Pérignon, Château d'Esclans and Belvedere flowing throughout the night.

JOIA turns up the sparkle for its 'All That Glitters' New Year's Eve party, inviting guests to celebrate like Hollywood royalty. With DJs, performers, signature cocktails and a curated selection of Henrique Sá Pessoa's standout Portuguese dishes, the night promises glamour from start to finish. Choose from an early dinner sitting or join the late-night festivities as JOIA transforms into a shimmering playground of music, flavour and celebration.