Celebrate New Year in Staffordshire

Some of Staffordshire’s biggest attractions are offering fantastic ways of seeing in the New Year!

New Year’s Eve 2018

Welcome in 2019 with the family at Alton Towers Resort, where there are four amazing nights out to choose from!

Join the party at CBeebies Land Hotel and enjoy exclusive entertainment and an overnight stay in one of the themed rooms inspired by In The Night Garden, Octonauts and Postman Pat.

Head for Sir Algenin’s New Year’s Eve Extravaganza, home of live shows, delicious three-course meal and more, or celebrate Caribbean-style with Ma Garrita by tucking into the three-course buffet and dancing the night away.

Or tuck into the Gala Dinner, perfect for older families and couples, with a packed line-up of amazing entertainment to accompany your five fabulous courses, including a live band and DJ.

All four packages include theme park and water park tickets, so you are guaranteed a memorable New Year’s Day as well as a great NYE party.

At the National Brewery Centre, the Gala Dinner and Dance combines a mouth-watering four course banquet with a festive disco and fabulous live entertainment.

And the New Year’s Eve Party at Conkers is a fun night for all the family, with a gala buffet for the grown-ups and a children’s buffet also available, plus all your favourite party tunes from the resident DJ.

Or you can enjoy six stunning courses at The Three Horseshoes Country Inn, winner of the 2018 Taste of Staffordshire Casual Dining Restaurant of the Year Award, before the disco takes you into the early hours.

Things to do on New Year’s Eve

There are plenty of thrills during the day at Uttoxeter Racecourse, where the New Year’s Eve Raceday features seven exhilarating jump races, and children under 18 go free when accompanied by an adult.

Shed a few Christmas pounds with the Twixmas Walk at Weston Park, or head for the National Memorial Arboretum, where you can hear the story of HMT Lancastria on one of the 12 Days of Christmas Memorial Talks.

It’s the last day of the Royal Air Force’s centenary year, so why not head for RAF Museum Cosford? December 31^st sees the Cosford at 80 and Guild of Aviation Artists exhibitions draw to a close – the perfect New Year’s Eve for anyone passionate about planes!

Immerse yourself in some culture at World of Wedgwood, where A Magical Wedgwood Christmas, full of hands-on craft activities, guided tours and tantalising treats, continues until January 6^th.

Our theatres offer plenty of options too.

Watch the New Vic Theatre’s production of The Wind in the Willows, sing-along with some classic numbers at the Gatehouse’s rock ‘n’ roll panto Dick Whittington, or enjoy a more traditional of Dick Whittington at the Garrick in Lichfield.

Join in with Robin Hood’s hilarious adventures at the Regent Theatre, or have a laugh of a more grown-up kind at the LOL Comedy Club.

There are lots of laughs at Staffordshire’s theme parks on New Year’s Eve – it’s the last day of Magical Christmas at Drayton Manor Park and Santa’s Winter Wonderland at SnowDome.

And you can chill out at Waterworld and experience the Polar Bear Ice Cave Ride before making a splash on legendary rides like Space Bowl and Nucleus.

See out 2018 with a bang at Winter Wonderland in Stoke-on-Trent City Centre, with spectacular fireworks and live entertainment.