The Little Disco NYE Special at Freight Island

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The Little Disco NYE Special

Freight Island, Manchester
31 December 2025

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From the creators of La Discothèque comes The Little Disco, returning to central Manchester’s giant food hall and party playground, Freight Island, for New Year’s Eve 2025.

Ring in 2026 with the ultimate disco experience, headlined by Mousse T – the mind behind ‘Horny ’98’, the song Bob Dylan secretly wishes he’d written – plus Manchester’s own Mix-Stress and Stu Richards, spinning disco, house and party heaters right through till 2am.

Freight Island’s bars will be in full flow (obviously), including Casa Pomelo – the paloma bar mixing up tequila-forward cocktails and frozen serves that go down dangerously easy. If hunger strikes, take your pick from the resident street-food heavyweights: Mega Gyros for fresh Greek, Mia’s Arepas for stuffed Venezuelan flatbreads, Patterson’s for fried chicken that means business, Burgerism for classic smash burgers, and Voodoo Ray’s for a New York slice with Manc attitude.

‘How much?’ you ask. Here’s the curveball: it’s free – almost unheard of for New Year’s Eve, especially at this scale. Though if you can also upgrade to a VIP table from £20pp for guaranteed entry and table service.

If disco’s your thing, you’ll struggle to find a better way to dance 2025 out of existence.

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