Ring in 2022: London's Best New Year’s Eve parties

Best for... late night debauchery

New Soho party Palace Louche hopes to deliver on its promise of disreputable, sordid, rakish fun for its inaugural New Year’s Eve party. Burlesque dancers, vintage vinyl, tropical cocktails and plenty of feathers await. Tickets include an arrival drink.

Tickets from £20
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Celebrate the dawn of 2022 by partying like it’s 1940. Cahoots, the London Underground and Blitz-themed bar, is hosting a New Year’s Eve Secret Shindig at its second Soho venue: Ticket Hall & The Control Room. Don your 40s gladrags and head down to the bar, where a welcome Grey Goose La Vanille cocktail awaits. Over the course of the night, you’ll enjoy a range of canapés and bottomless cocktails, while listening to live renditions of vintage classics by Hotsie Totsies and later, a DJ set by Auntie Maureen.

Tickets from £60pp
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Best for… a Victorian fairy-tale

With its green, leafy location and views over the Thames, the Petersham in Richmond feels a world away from normal city life. And the elegant Victorian hotel certainly knows how to throw a New Year’s Eve party: the night will begin with drinks and background music by acclaimed pianist Gareth Giles, followed by a gastronomic seven-course dinner, then the dawn of the New Year will be toasted with a glass of Champagne. To add to the magical feeling of this opulent venue, organisers have promised a real snowfall at midnight.

Tickets from £175
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Best for... sartorial splendour

The Mansion arranges exclusive events in the most impressive of private spaces. This year, their gold-themed NYE party is in a secret location in northwest London with three dance floors, four DJs, two exhibitions, face-painting, cage dancers, fire shows and even a clairvoyant to let you know what to expect in 2022. With hip-hop, house and electro on the dancefloor, and great drinks, usher in a new golden age this December.

Tickets from £36
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Best for… classical chill

Part of its Raymond Gubbay Christmas Festival, the Barbican is hosting a relaxed pre-party offering this New Year’s Eve, featuring an evening of music from the Strauss family and friends, topped off by a complimentary drink. Classics like the Champagne Polka, performed by the London Concert Orchestra, will transport guests to snow-steeped Vienna. And with the concert wrapped up by 10PM, there’s still plenty of time for partying late after a serene start to the evening.

Tickets from £18.50 - £46.50
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Best for…light-hearted partying

Comedy Carnival has its fingers in two different pots this New Year's Eve – get your funny fix either at Bar Rumba in central Leicester Square or at Infernos in Clapham. On the line up are Live At The Apollo stars Tom Deacon, Marcel Lucont and Diane Spencer, with neurotically funny Josh Howie as MC.

Tickets from £35
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Best for... historical hedonism

The team behind Bourne and Hollingsworth are seasoned party throwers. And tickets to their New Year’s Eve celebrations are selling out fast. This year, the theme is house party. Expect multiple rooms filled with live music, djs, a massive dinner party, cocktail bars, a piano room and a party clubroom.

Dinner party ticket £95 / party ticket £45
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Best for... all-night tunes

Farringdon favourite The Piano Works is laying on a black-tie affair this New Year's Eve. Expect non-stop live music from 5PM until 2AM, at which point a DJ is taking over to keep the party going until 6AM. The venue is offering flexible ticket options depending on your preferred time of arrival and whether or not you want to tuck into the three-course dinner.

Tickets from £20
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