Where to celebrate New Year’s Eve in Oxford and across Oxfordshire

Here’s where to celebrate New Year’s Eve in Oxford and across Oxfordshire
Here’s where to celebrate New Year’s Eve in Oxford and across Oxfordshire

Where to celebrate New Year’s Eve in Oxford and across Oxfordshire

The best places to eat, drink, party and wave goodbye to 2023 in Oxford and across Oxfordshire.

Didn’t the last 12 months fly by? And why is it that we can never quite believe it when New Year’s Eve rolls around for another year. Could it be because, in many ways, it‘s overshadowed by Christmas festivities, hidden behind a smokescreen of tinsel and turkey.

If, like many of us, you realise you’ve forgotten to make plans, let this year be the year that things are different! We’ve rounded up all the best places to celebrate New Year’s Eve in Oxfordshire in 2023 to ensure you’re ahead of the game with your pick of the coolest parties the county has to offer.

It doesn’t matter if you’re looking decadent dinners, big-budget night outs, old-school glamour, heaving bars, or if you want to keep things cheap and cheerful somewhere local – there’s a New Year’s celebration that’s just right for you.

Here’s to a cracking 2024!


Oxford’s iconic Quod Restaurant & Bar will be offering a celebratory menu of sumptuous Quod favourites, served to the easy background sound of a live pianist.

Enjoy spectacular cocktails and plenty of fizz, and raise a glass or two or more to bid a grand farewell to 2023. Their All Day Menu will be available from 11.30am until late, and you can expect a variety of festive dishes and New Year’s Eve specials.


Ring in the New Year in spectacular style at the inviting countryside retreat that is Le Manoir aux Quat’Saisons. After settling into your sumptuous suite, dress to impress and let the festivities unfold.

The night includes a tantalising aperitif and canapés, a sensational seven-course dinner, an exquisite selection of artisanal cheeses, live musical entertainment and the chance to mingle with your fellow guests. And as the clock strikes midnight, raise a glass of champagne to toast new beginnings.

Price: £315 per person (not including accommodation)


To see in the New Year with style, the fabulous kitchen team at Greyhound Inn in Letcombe Regis have created a rather special menu for this year’s New Year’s Eve Celebration Dinner.

After enjoying a welcome glass of English sparkling wine with canapés, they’ll serve you six delicious and imaginative dishes. Followed afterwards with a glass of fizz to toast in the New Year.

Price: Dinner is £95.00 per person and must be pre-booked.


Dress to impress and see in the New Year in style with the Cabaret Party at The Crazy Bear in Stadhampton. Running from 7.00pm to 2.00am in the Glasshouse, make this year a memorable one.

Enjoy a glass of Champagne on arrival, as well as a decadently crafted English & Thai Banquet. There will be incredible entertainment and Guests DJ’s to start your New Year with a bang!

Price: Tickets cost £99.00 per person, and a pre-payment is required to confirm your reservation.


Step into the Future at the Ultimate New Year’s Eve Celebration! Atik Oxford invites you to “Utopia”, a night of pure enchantment and electrifying experiences as you bid farewell to the old and welcome the new in style.

Say goodbye to the past and step into a utopian future. World-class DJs will craft a musical journey into the new year, featuring the best of EDM, House, Pop, and more. Dance your way into a bright and vibrant future!

With a capacity to host 1200 people across five incredible rooms, the New Year’s Eve 2023 party at Oxford’s largest nightclub will start at 9.00pm on Sunday, 31 December and end at 4.00am on Monday, 01 January.

Price: From £5.00

It’s time to shake off the year and welcome 2023. Celebrate an unforgettable evening at The Ivy Oxford Brasserie.

They’re pulling out all the stops and popping the finest corks for an unforgettable New Year’s Eve celebration. Get your sparkle on and take your seat at the best table in town.

Dine at The Ivy for fine food and fizz and enjoy the entertainment throughout the evening as the clock ticks towards midnight. And when the clock strikes 12, make sure you capture the golden moment to ring in the New Year in style.

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The recently opened restaurant at The Randolph Hotel is all about all-day dining in the heart of historic Oxford, serving unique interpretations of classic British dishes.

Ring in 2023 with a four-course tasting menu at The Alice with decadent favourites, including grilled scallops with sea vegetables & shellfish butter sauce and dry-aged beef fillet, spinach, confit potato and bone marrow sauce.

Priced at £140.00 per person, the ticket includes entry to The Randolph New Year’s Eve party at 9.00pm with live music and dancing until the small hours after dinner and a glass of fizz at midnight.

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Following an extensive refurbishment, this new addition to the Michelin Guide restaurants in Oxfordshire is offering a decadent New Year’s Eve dinner.

The menu for the four-course meal, at £120.00 per person, includes Sea Bass and Caviar, Duck Breast, Celeriac & Wild Muchroom Pie, Prime Rib of Beef, and warm Chocolate Cake. There’s even an optional cheese course for an additional £12.00.

And their favourite Latin Groove 5-piece band from their Live Music Sundays will be here playing an irresistible and appealing mix of Latin Grooves and catchy melodies for a bit of grooving on the last night of 2022.

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Join Hank’s Bar – the late-night bar in Oxford, born from a dream of delivering the good things in life – in ushering in 2023 at their NYE2023 PARTY on 31 December from 8.00pm to 3.00am.

Expect great drinks, great food and great fun. There will be DJs, dancing and cocktails, with a complementary Prosecco reception between 8.00pm and 10.00pm.

Tickets cost £17.50 in advance and £22.50 on the door.

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The book is almost closed; the year is almost done. Start with some famous Varsity cocktails and then dance the night away in style into the new year at TVC.

Two floors of music & a cocktail lounge, 2 DJs, and the Rooftop Terrace will be open with cover, so you can get a view of the fireworks (you can’t all be up there at once, though!)

Dress Glam, Sparkle and Shine. Doors open at 8.00pm. It’s 21s and over only, and tickets are available from £6.00 + booking fee.

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Tickets are on sale now for an EPIC NEWYEAR SHINDIG at Thirst Bar, your friendly local late-night independent cocktail bar situated on Park End Street in the heart of Oxford since 1999.

Grab your early bird ticket for £12.50 – on sale until 8.00pm on Saturday, 31 December 2022 – for DJs, dancing and cocktails. There’ll even be a complimentary shots reception between 8.00pm to 10.00pm.

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Bring your loved ones and family for a night of decadence at this much loved Oxford restaurant. Expect bubbly and canapes on arrival, followed by a 6-course tasting dinner of pâté, monkfish wellington, fillet of beef, cheesecake and cheese with the option to have paired wine flights. £85.00 per head for food, with an additional £42.00 for the paired wine flight.

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The Crown Woodstock is hosting a New Year’s Eve party complete with DJ, dancing and special cocktails. It free entry. Woo hoo! Happy people, it’s time to party like it’s 2019.

See off 2021 (and a lingering 2020) and welcome in a new and improved 2022 with the brilliant Kwassa Kwassa bringing sounds of the tropics to Tap’s corner of the Curtis Industrial Estate in North Hinksey from 7.30pm to 2.00am. There’ll be a special guest (to be announced) to make things extra fun, and Whitehorsebox Pizza will be there making proper wood-fired pizzas and dirty fries to keep bellies full. This is one New Year’s Eve party to make up for two years that we’d all like to forget. Tickets cost £15.00.

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The White House by Tap Social, Oxford

The White House by Tap Social, Oxford

Celebrate New Year’s Eve and ring in 2022 at The White House by Tap Social with the very best disco, classics, soul, funk, rare groove and reggae from DJs Danny and Shirley Love. You’ll be grooving from 9.00pm to 3.00am. There will be a full bar with all the usual range (spirits, beer, wine, bubbly, soft drinks, cider and more) plus bar snacks on offer. Doors open at 9.00pm and the event will take place in the party room on the first floor.

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Party into the new year with DJDEE, DJ JEANPAUL, EFFI BROOKS, DJ UNRULY, DJ IZE1 and OVAPROOF at the one and only Bridge NYE hosted by Bridge Nightclub – a superclub located right in the heart of Oxford with 5 great zones. Expect three floors packed with the biggest tunes and the baddest DJs around. Tickets are available from £15.00 plus a small booking fee or email rsvp@bridgeoxford.co.uk for tables.

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Cross over into 2022 at SPIRIT Bar in Oxford – Oxford’s newest and self-proclaimed coolest cocktail bar and party venue – for Oxford’s biggest Reggaeton party, “Noche De Travesuras”, returns for a final night in 2021 from 9.00pm to 3.00am. Celebrate the end of what has been a crazy year and the start of the brand new 2022. Hear all the very best of Reggaeton, Brazilian Funk, Latin Hits, RnB and everything in between by their amazing international DJs. Plus, the first 50 people in will get a complimentary glass of Prosecco on arrival. Do dress up, as this is, indeed, a special occasion. Tickets from £10.00 plus booking fee.

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