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UK Events in December 2026

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December 2026

28 DEC

Living Spit: It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Quizmas!

Mon 28 Dec 2026 📍 Lyme Regis From £18

Comic theatre duo Living Spit host a theatrical festive quiz show at the Marine Theatre, a playful way to fill the quiet days between Christmas and New Year.

28 DEC

Pinocchio

Mon 28 Dec 2026 – Sun 3 Jan 2027 📍 Keswick - The Lake District

A festive family theatre production at Theatre by the Lake over the Christmas/New Year holidays.

28 DEC

Winter Warmer Walk: Guided Historical Circular Walk

Mon 28 Dec 2026 📍 Gravesend Check website

A guided circular historical walk around Gravesend organised by Gravesend Historical Society to blow away the winter cobwebs.

29 DEC

Edinburgh's Hogmanay 2026/27

Tue 29 Dec 2026 – Fri 1 Jan 2027 📍 Edinburgh Varies

Edinburgh's world-famous four-day New Year festival featuring a torchlight procession, outdoor concerts, street parties, and a spectacular midnight fireworks display over the castle.

29 DEC

Edinburgh's Hogmanay: Torchlight Procession

Tue 29 Dec 2026 📍 Edinburgh Ticketed

Thousands carry torches from the Meadows through Edinburgh's Old Town to launch the city's Hogmanay celebrations.

30 DEC

Edinburgh's Hogmanay: Night Afore Concert

Wed 30 Dec 2026 📍 Edinburgh Ticketed

Concert staged at the Ross Bandstand in Princes Street Gardens ahead of Hogmanay's main street party.

30 DEC

New Year's Eve at Hotel Portmeirion

Wed 30 Dec 2026 – Fri 1 Jan 2027 📍 Portmeirion From £1250 (two guests)

A two-night New Year break at Hotel Portmeirion with afternoon tea, fine dining, live music, Champagne and fireworks to see in 2027 beside the Dwyryd estuary.

31 DEC

Belfast City Hall New Year's Eve Fireworks

Thu 31 Dec 2026 📍 Belfast Free

Crowds gather at Donegall Square to watch the annual midnight fireworks display lighting up Belfast City Hall.

31 DEC

Big Band Countdown New Year's Eve Gala, DoubleTree by Hilton Lincoln

Thu 31 Dec 2026 📍 Lincoln £95

See in 2027 with a big-band New Year's Eve gala at the DoubleTree by Hilton in Lincoln, with live music and a countdown to midnight.

31 DEC

Dartmouth New Year's Eve Fireworks

Thu 31 Dec 2026 – Fri 1 Jan 2027 📍 Dartmouth Free

Pubs fill with fancy dress as the town celebrates New Year, ending with a midnight fireworks display from the South Embankment.

31 DEC

Douglas Promenade Fireworks Display

Thu 31 Dec 2026 📍 Isle of Man Free

Annual fireworks display along Douglas Promenade drawing crowds to the seafront for a pyrotechnic show.

31 DEC

Edinburgh's Hogmanay Street Party

Thu 31 Dec 2026 📍 Edinburgh Ticketed

Around 45,000 revellers fill Edinburgh's historic city centre for live music and midnight fireworks over Edinburgh Castle.

31 DEC

Edinburgh's Hogmanay: Concert in the Gardens

Thu 31 Dec 2026 📍 Edinburgh Check website

Live music at the Ross Bandstand in Princes Street Gardens on Hogmanay, running into the New Year.

31 DEC

Hogmanay at Mareel

Thu 31 Dec 2026 📍 Shetland Islands Ticketed

Shetland's Mareel arts centre in Lerwick hosts a New Year's Eve celebration to see in 2027 with music and entertainment.

31 DEC

HowayManay New Year's Eve Quayside Party

Thu 31 Dec 2026 – Fri 1 Jan 2027 📍 Newcastle upon Tyne Ticketed

Ticketed New Year's Eve celebration on Newcastle Quayside with live music on two stages, food stalls and bars.

31 DEC

Inverness Hogmanay

Thu 31 Dec 2026 📍 Inverness Free

New Year's Eve street celebrations and fireworks over the River Ness in Inverness city centre.

31 DEC

Inverness Hogmanay Street Celebrations

Thu 31 Dec 2026 – Fri 1 Jan 2027 📍 Inverness Check website

Inverness city centre hosts Hogmanay street celebrations with live music and fireworks over the River Ness to welcome the New Year.

31 DEC

Lost in Music: New Year's Eve, Bridlington

Thu 31 Dec 2026 📍 Bridlington and East Yorkshire Check website (hot supper add-on £15)

70s disco tribute show with a live band and cast performing hits by Donna Summer, Gloria Gaynor and Earth, Wind & Fire.

31 DEC

Made in Tennessee: New Year's Eve Hoedown, Scarborough Spa

Thu 31 Dec 2026 📍 Scarborough Ticketed

A country-themed New Year's Eve party in the Grand Hall at Scarborough Spa, with live music and a hoedown atmosphere to see out 2026.

31 DEC

Mari Lwyd Walk, Llanwrtyd Wells

Thu 31 Dec 2026 📍 Powys Varies

A New Year's Eve walk in Llanwrtyd Wells tied to the Welsh Mari Lwyd tradition of the hobby-horse skull, offering a distinctive way to see out the year in Mid Wales.

31 DEC

New Year's Eve 'Fire & Ice' Party, Rhoscolyn

Thu 31 Dec 2026 – Fri 1 Jan 2027 📍 Anglesey £10-£15

New Year's Eve celebration at Rhoscolyn Chapel near Trearddur Bay with a DJ, themed decor and countdown to midnight.

31 DEC

New Year's Eve at The New Inn, Tresco

Thu 31 Dec 2026 📍 Scilly Isles

An island celebration at The New Inn on Tresco to see out the old year.

31 DEC

New Year's Eve Celebrations, Eastbourne Seafront

Thu 31 Dec 2026 📍 Eastbourne Check website

Seafront and town-centre New Year's Eve celebrations in Eastbourne with dining, entertainment and gatherings to see in the New Year.

31 DEC

New Year's Eve Extravaganza with Tony Skingle as Elvis, Scarborough Spa

Thu 31 Dec 2026 📍 Scarborough Ticketed

Ring in the New Year in the Ocean Room at Scarborough Spa with Elvis tribute act Tony Skingle and a party night.