5 Unique Things to Do in London This New Year’s Eve (2025/26)

As 2025 winds down and the confetti countdown begins, it’s time to line up your New Year’s Eve plans. If the idea of another overcrowded club or overpriced rooftop doesn’t thrill you, we’ve got you covered.

We’ve rounded up five unforgettable ways to see in 2026, from a music quiz that turns into a dance floor frenzy, to bottomless brunches, silent discos and even a Thames cruise under the fireworks. Whatever your vibe, there’s something here worth ditching the sofa for. Just don’t hang about, these events are guaranteed to sell out fast.

1. Sounds Familiar’s New Year’s Eve Party

Time: 6:30pm-2am Ticket price from: £59.40 (includes booking fee, entry, the quiz, a glass of bubbly, beer or soft drink, live bands and DJs)

Venue: Flamingo Room, O'Neill's, 33-37 Wardour Street, Soho, W1D 6PU

New Year plans? Sorted. The UK’s biggest music quiz is throwing its most electric party of the year, right in the heart of Soho. Sounds Familiar New Year’s Eve at Flamingo Room isn’t your average night out, it’s a mashup of party anthems, pop nostalgia, guilty pleasures and pure chaos (the fun kind).

Your ticket gets you entry to the full shebang: a glass of fizz, beer or soft drink on arrival, live bands and DJs throughout the night, and a guaranteed good time surrounded by people singing at the top of their lungs. Think of it as karaoke’s cooler, louder, more confident cousin.

Taking place in the buzzing heart of Chinatown, it’s the perfect spot to kiss goodbye to 2025 in true Sounds Familiar style. Get your tickets before this event sells out here.

2. Flight Club Victoria New Year’s Eve Brunch Social

Time: Various from Brunch 12pm - 10pm

Ticket price from: £45.00 (includes your chosen drinks package, bottomless pizza, one hour of social darts, and live DJ)

Venue: Victoria NOVA Development, 6 Sir Simon Milton Square, SW1E 5DJ

If your New Year’s Eve vibe leans more daytime party than midnight mayhem, Flight Club Victoria has you covered. Their Brunch Social sessions run all day in two-hour slots, each packed with everything you need to get the celebrations started early.

You’ll get your pick of drinks (a bottle of prosecco or four bottles of beer, or the 0% versions if you’re pacing yourself), plus bottomless pizza and an hour of Flight Club’s legendary social darts. With a live DJ spinning feel-good tunes throughout the day, it’s the kind of brunch that blurs the line between lunch and full-blown party.

The setting’s fun, buzzy and full of that fairground-meets-fiesta energy that Flight Club does so well. Grab your friends, lock in a time slot, and see in 2026 with a bullseye of good vibes before the night even begins. Tickets here.

3. The NYE Silent Disco

Time: 9pm-2am Ticket price from: £27.50 Venue: The Refinery, CityPoint, 1 Ropemaker Street, EC2Y 9HT

If you’ve never counted down to midnight surrounded by people dancing in complete silence, this is your sign to try it. The NYE Silent Disco at The Refinery, City Point, is a guaranteed good time with three live DJ channels, glowing headphones and zero awkward playlists. One minute you’re belting out Beyoncé, the next you’ve switched to indie anthems or old-school classics, total freedom to party your way.

It’s sociable, hilarious, and just the right amount of weird. You can chat without yelling over speakers, pick your own soundtrack, and join the group sing-alongs when someone inevitably starts a silent chorus. From under £30 a ticket, it’s serious bang for your buck, too.

Tickets here.

4. Alcotraz London (Cell Block Two-One-Two)

Time: New Year’s Eve party – various slots, check website for times

Ticket price from: Approx. £48.50

Venue: Alcotraz Penitentiary, 127 Hackney Road, E2 8GY

If your idea of New Year’s Eve involves breaking the rules (the fun kind), Alcotraz London is calling. This isn’t your average cocktail night; it’s an immersive prison experience where you’re the inmate. You’ll don an orange jumpsuit, sneak in your own bottle of “contraband”, and let the crooked guards mix up custom cocktails behind bars.

It’s part theatre, part cocktail bar, and completely brilliant. The actors pull you right into the story, so one minute you’re whispering to your cellmate, and the next you’re bribing the warden for an extra drink. The drinks are top-notch, the banter’s hilarious, and the whole thing feels like a secret mission disguised as a night out.

Perfect for smaller groups who fancy a twist on the usual, Alcotraz is a guaranteed laugh from start to finish. Tickets here.

5. New Year’s Eve on the M.V. Jewel of London

Time: Boarding at 8:15pm, Cruise 8:30pm – 1:30am Ticket price from: £265 per person (includes unlimited drinks & a light party buffet). Venue: MV Jewel of London, Bankside Pier, Bankside, SE1 9DT

If you’re going big this New Year’s Eve, this is the way to do it. Step aboard the M.V. Jewel of London for a five-hour cruise along the Thames, complete with unlimited drinks, a light buffet, a DJ, and unbeatable views of the fireworks as Big Ben strikes midnight.

With floor-to-ceiling glass windows, outdoor viewing decks and a proper dance floor, this floating party mixes sophistication with pure celebration. You’ll be gliding past London’s most iconic landmarks while sipping prosecco and throwing shapes under the city lights. It’s one for the bucket list.

It’s definitely a splurge, but it’s a New Year’s Eve you’ll actually remember (and probably brag about for a while). Dress to impress, but bring a coat for the deck, because you’ll definitely want to step outside when the sky lights up. Get tickets here.

Make This New Year’s Eve One to Remember

From a music quiz that turns into a full-blown party, to social darts, immersive cocktails and a Thames cruise with fireworks, London’s got no shortage of ways to see out 2025 in style. Whatever your vibe, wild, weird or wonderfully classy, pick your plan early and lock it in. The best nights always sell out fast, and you’ll want to be clinking glasses, not still scrolling for last-minute plans when midnight hits.