South Bank New Year's Eve parties to book now

The capital’s biggest night of the year, New Year's Eve sees tens of thousands of ticket-holders gather by the river to watch the incredible fireworks display in front of the London Eye.

To ensure the safety of the event, London's world-famous fireworks show is ticketed. You can still snap up one of the remaining fireworks viewing tickets online here.

If you don't manage to get tickets to watch the fireworks, or you just don't want to be out in the cold all night queueing for food trucks, you can still join in the fun by booking for one of the many New Year's Eve parties happening at South Bank's restaurants and make it a night to remember!

Comptoir Libanais

Ring in 2026 with a Middle Eastern twist at Comptoir Libanais at the Southbank Centre. Come midnight there are prime views from the terrace of London’s iconic fireworks over the Thames. Your NYE ticket includes prosecco on arrival, a generous Comptoir Libanais-style feast (including nibbles, mezze, a large plate and dessert) and live entertainment with a DJ, belly dancers and drummers keeping the energy high all evening. After the fireworks, return to the party as the DJ keeps the beats going. No matter your group size — two, four, or more — your table is reserved for the night.

Tickets from £206 per person
BOOKING: Book online here

Skylon

Skylon celebrates New Year's Eve with a five-course menu and live music taking you through the evening. Those seated at the restaurant's riverfront seats can catch a glimpse of the fireworks, although for a full view you can always walk down to the river after dinner and soak up the atmosphere. Dishes on the New Year's Eve menu include BBQ lobster, duck breast with winter black truffle potato terrine and an extravagant "Tearamisu” made with blackcurrant compote and Champagne jelly.

Tickets £375 per person
BOOKINGS: Book online here.

Giraffe

Grab front-row seats to one of the world's most magnificent fireworks displays this New Year's at Giraffe at the Southbank Centre. The party package includes canapes on arrival followed by a three-course New Year's Eve menu and a DJ party to take you late into the night.

Tickets £195 per person
BOOKINGS: Tickets are now on sale here.

12th Knot

Ring in 2026 in true 12th Knot style with Grey Goose Lates serving up a night of music, live entertainment, and sky-high celebrations at the Sea Containers London rooftop bar. Slip into your boldest, fiercest outfit and get ready to dance your way into the new year at the most glamorous rooftop destination in South Bank.

Tickets start from £95, £225 with an open bar
BOOKINGS: Book your tickets here.

Sea Containers Restaurant

See 2025 off in style at Sea Containers Restaurant with a four-course menu. Dishes on the menu include hand-dived scallops with apple, hazelnuts and brown butter, for mains a decadent Hereford beef fillet, salt-baked celeriac or poached halibut and for dessert a Black Forest chocolate mousse. And to top it off, of course it wouldn't be a celebration without a glass of Laurent-Perrier La Cuvée to raise a toast to the New Year!

Tickets: The New Year's Eve dinner costs £135 per person
BOOKINGS: Find out more and book here

Marriot County Hall Hotel

Situated right behind the London Eye, you will be hard-pressed to find a better view than from the Marriott County Hall Hotel! The hotel's glamorous gala dinner party in the Gillray's restaurant is a black tie affair starting with Champagne and canapes, followed by a multi-course wine-paired dinner and then live music and dancing. The hotel also hosts a special family New Year's Eve celebration in The Library with a Champagne reception and dinner followed by music and games.

Tickets £525 per person
BOOKINGS: Find out more and book here.

Fire & Fromage

Located right by the river, the winter pop-up Fire & Fromage is perfectly placed for soaking up the buzz of the New Year countdown. Packages start from £85 for a mulled drink and a burger, or £100 for the same plus a glass of Champagne at midnight. For something more substantial – and crucially your own covered seating in the fondue bar - for £220 the fondue package includes a trio of canapes, traditional fondue, dessert, unlimited wine and beer and a glass of Champagne at midnight.

Tickets from £85, Fondue Bar package £220
BOOKINGS: Find out more and book here.

The OXO New Year’s Eve party

For this year's epic rooftop party on the OXO Tower rooftop there's a full entertainment lineup with live music and DJs in the restaurant and brasserie until 2am. Guests can choose from a three-course dinner in the Brasserie or the more formal Restaurant with wine pairing options, with welcome drinks and a glass of bubbly to toast midnight, all part of the package.

Tickets from £280-£350 per person
BOOKINGS: Book online here.

Las Iguanas

Indulge in a Latin banquet, delicious canapés, handcrafted cocktails, and bubbly at Las Iguanas annual New Year's Eve party at Royal Festival Hall. Immerse yourself in a night filled with live entertainment, DJs spinning the best beats, samba dancers and an awe-inspiring vista of the Thames fireworks display.

Tickets £250 for dining package
BOOKING: Book your tickets here.

La Gamba

Southbank Centre's Galician restaurant and bar La Gamba opens especially for an exciting New Year's Eve party. The Spanish fiesta includes welcome drinks and a four-course dinner, followed by Champagne at midnight. There's a DJ playing throughout the evening and after dinner join in the New Year’s countdown on the restaurant terrace (weather permitting) and continue partying at the restaurant until 1am.

Tickets cost £250 per person
BOOKINGS: Find out more and book here.

Park Plaza Westminster Bridge

New Year's Eve party at South Bank's biggest hotel, is always a major event with some of the most incredible views of the fireworks. There's a variety of different packages to book for ranging from the super-exclusive New Year's Eve Extravaganza (which includes Champagne and a view of the fireworks from up on the Presidential Balcony), to a five-course Champagne dinner at the hotel's French-inspired Brasserie Joël.

BOOKINGS: Find out more and book here.

BrewDog Waterloo

This year the UK's biggest bar BrewDog Waterloo hosts a NYE big bash with live acts including a DJ set from Capital radio legend Chris Stark. There are also cocktails, beer towers, donut ice-cream sandwiches, bowling, a photo booth, that infamous slide, and of course at midnight step out onto the terrace and look up to see the midnight fireworks.

Tickets from £16.50
BOOKINGS: Book your tickets online here

Flat Iron's Carcass Club New Year's Eve dinner

The Flat Iron steakhouse at Royal Festival Hall joins in the New Year's Eve festivities with a special twist on their Carcass Club series. Guests will enjoy a bespoke feast centred around a generous 300g Wagyu sirloin, followed by exclusive access to the riverside to watch the fireworks at midnight. The Wagyu sirloin will be accompanied by beef dripping chips, sauce Choron, two additional sides, and a bottle of Flat Iron’s limited-release St Émilion wine to share between two.

Tickets from £150
BOOKINGS: Find out more and book here

Strada

This December the Italian restaurant Strada at Southbank Centre celebrates New Year's Eve with a festive four-course menu and DJ sets to take you through the night. Choices on the menu include festive season classics like roast turkey and pigs in blankets, hot smoked salmon and for dessert, panettone pudding with cinnamon custard and vanilla ice cream. The menu also comes with complimentary prosecco to toast the occasion and of course a front row seat to London's world-famous fireworks display.

Tickets cost £200 per person
BOOKING: Book online here

Big Belly Lates

Ring in 2026 at the newly expanded Big Belly Bar & Comedy Club. The lineup for the big bash promises "massive tunes and zero pretence". In the Club Classics Room they are offering pure dancefloor energy all night or there's The Big Belly Time Machine space (every hour jumps a decade: 80s, 90s, 00s, and beyond), the ALT Room playing rock, indie, and guilty-pleasure anthems and the more sedate Belly Lounge. This is, after all, a comedy club, so you can also look forward to comedy hosts and surprise moments throughout the night, plus a Big Belly confetti drop at midnight.

Tickets cost £18.20, doors open from 9pm
BOOKING: Book online here

Accessing South Bank's restaurants on New Year's Eve

** Note that you must book for all of these parties well in advance! Access to the South Bank is tightly controlled on New Year's Eve and restricted only to valid ticket holders. Pay very close attention to the exact instructions supplied by the venue with your booking about how to access their space on the night and what arrangements you might need to make in the days before the event to ensure you can access the venue on New Year's Eve.

There will be numerous checkpoints and restricted access areas around the South Bank that you will need to navigate to access the venue on the day and you may need to walk a long way around to access the correct security checkpoints.

It is also important to note that as the bridges crossing the river will be closed, you will need access South Bank from the south side of the river.

Plan your journey well in advance to ensure you do not have delays. You can view a map of restrictions and the relevant access points into South Bank here on the Mayor of London website.

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