Manchester

How many times have you been asked ?What are you doing for New Year??? I guarantee it?ll double in the next two weeks and come Christmas you?ll be sick of hearing it! Well fear not party goers because our Manchester New Year's Eve guide will help you pick the right night ? whether it?s a posh meal followed by some light entertainment or a mad clubbing feast that ends well into 2009!

As you might expect from a city with such nightlife prestige as we, there?s plenty of choices on offer for your New Year?s Eve night in Manchester. Pretty much all of the nightclubs put on something special, from the multiple arenas of Pure and Opus to the hardcore clubbing atmosphere at Sankey?s with Circo Loco.

The Warehouse Project are coming to the end of their current run and will be hosting their penultimate night on the 31st December featuring Mylo and the party at Tiger Tiger will be lead by..err...Fran Cosgrove? Oh well, whatever floats your boat.

If you don?t really fancy a break from the norm, the likes of 42nd Street, Funkademia at One Central Street and The Venue are carrying on in much the same vein as they have been all year, which isn?t necessarily a bad thing ? if it ain?t broke etc.

Comedy also seems to be quite a feature this year with The Frog and Bucket not unexpectedly putting on an evening of mirth in their usual home as well as a sister night in a conference space in Pure, in the Printworks, for reasons we haven't quite grasped yet. The Comedy Store also offers a choice of food/comedy/disco tickets in a baffling number of combinations, likewise Opus.

Jilly?s will be seeing in the New Year in their own inimitable style with one of their famous all-nighters, where you can expect prizes and fancy dress galore, amongst, of course, the classic rock and metal.

If a quieter, more sophisticated, evening is more your thing there are a number of restaurants offering New Year?s Eve nights. The pick has to be Ithaca who are putting on a very special taste menu. If your wallet can stretch to ?84.95 per person it?s bound to be a memorable evening.

Have a look at our extensive New Year's Eve guide below, pick one you fancy and get practicing the lyrics to Auld Lang Syne!