Fancy a big gay night out to end the year on a high?
BY EMILY ALICE MOSS, IMAGE BY GETTY IMAGES VIA CANVA
Fancy a big gay night out to end the year on a high? DIVA’s got you covered. We’ve lined up some of the best queer New Year’s Eve events around the UK- so take your pick, get your tickets, and get ready to dance!
London
New Year, New Butch
One of London’s most beloved lesbian club nights “for butches and all those who love them” is back for a huge New Year’s Eve party at the iconic LGBTQIA-friendly venue, The Clapham Grand.
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Find it at: The Clapham Grand, Clapham Junction, 21-25 St John’s Hill, London SW11 1TT
UNFOLD NYE/NYD 24 HOURS
For the techno lovers out there, FOLD, the legendary queer techno club, is hosting a New Year’s Eve and Day edition of its famous UNFOLD day rave, where the dancing and music will last for 24 hours (if you last that long, that is…).
Tickets only available on the door, at £20
Find it at: Gillian House, Stephenson Street, London, E16 4SA
NYE at Colour Factory
In what promises to be a spectacular night, the LGBTQIA-friendly venue, Colour Factory, has a stellar lineup for its New Year’s Eve party, hosting queer artists such as bushbby and Nadine Noor, co-founder of the QTBIPOC club night, Pxssy Palace.
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Find it at: 8 Queen’s Yard, London, E9 5EN
Leeds
NYE at Viaduct Showbar
At this legendary Leeds LGBTQIA club, famed for its drag and cabaret performances, the free (!) New Year’s Eve Party promises to see in 2024 with a “neon theme to light up your night!”, and DJs and drag performers throughout the night.
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Find it at: 11 Briggate, Leeds, LS1 6ER
Birmingham
NYE Special at The Nightingale Club
Birmingham’s largest and oldest LGBT+ club, which is affectionately known as “Gale’s” by its regulars, is hosting a huge New Year’s Eve bonanza, with three floors and four rooms of DJs, dancing and performers- and even pyrotechnics, according to the event description!
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Find it at: Essex House, Kent Street, Birmingham, West Midlands, B5 6RD
Cardiff
NYE at MarYs
This newly opened LGBT+ club in Cardiff has already become a staple venue among the city’s queer community, and this year, MarYs will be welcoming in 2024 in style, throwing a party with a host of DJs and drag queens (including the excellently named Polly Amorous).
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Find it at: 89 St. Mary Street, Cardiff, CF10 1DW
Brighton
NYE with Our Roots: Queer Futures
After a sold-out launch party earlier this year, Brighton’s newest- and biggest- queer club night is returning to celebrate New Year’s Eve with “glitz, glam and glory”, and will even feature a special guest DJ set from local legends Dykes on Decks!
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Find it at: Corn Exchange, Church Street, Brighton, BN1 1UE
Glasgow
Hogmanay at AXM Club
Glasgow, and allegedly Scotland’s, largest LGBT+ club is throwing a suitably huge New Year’s Eve- or Hogmanay since we’re in Scotland- bash that will last all night long and feature two floors of “back to back anthems”, dancing, and drag performers for a night to remember (or not…).
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Find it at: 90 Glassford Street, Glasgow, G1 1UR
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