New Year Swing Celebration!

Our fabulous new year festival is back 31st Dec 2026 to 3rd Jan 2027, with pre-festival social on 30th Dec. Friendly vibes, lots of dancing, live bands & stunning NYE party!

Not sure what it's like? Take a look at Matt Christie's fantastic video above.

Scroll down for full details & event schedule.
Registration opens Friday 16th October at 1pm:

Buy NYE PARTY tickets via Ticket Source

All links go live at 1pm on Friday 16th Oct

Simply The Best way to welcome in 2027!

Costs

A friendly event with that special Bristol vibe :-)

NYE in a fabulous converted church!
5 social dances with two floors on all nights!
Class track option (8 hrs): Lindy Hop Essential Skills with Lana & David
5+ hours of taster classes!
live bands: JRP Trio & The Big R Big Band!

REGISTRATION LINKS at the top of this page

£tbc Social pass: 5 dances + brunch + all taster classes

£tbc Class track: everything in social pass + 8 hrs track classes

£tbc + tbc b.f. NYE party only

Social pass or class track – Please wait for confirmation of your place first, then make payment within 7 days. You can pay in full, or, pay 50% and the remaining 50% by 30th November.

Tea/coffee/cakes at the tea dance on the 31st and the brunch on the 3rd are included in the ticket price, incl. vegan & g-f options.

Classes

Classes are mixed levels (like a dance floor), but we’re expecting the following minimum: Lindy Hop – minimum Intermediate Advanced, confident in basic repertoire and able to adapt to different music

Your teachers this year will be: Lindy Hop (8 hrs) - Lana Williams & David Zilkha
The classess will cover some of the essential skills dancers at all levels need: to improve how your dancing flows, make you more balanced and in control of your movement, more energy efficient, more inventive and fun to dance with, with improved partner connection and communication. The teaching will be a mix of solo and partner, with the focus of the classes on better partner dancing. Approximately 5 hours will be taught by Lana alone, 3 hours by Lana & David together.

There will also be 5+ hours taster classes at/before all social dances.

See schedule below for exactly when the classes are.

Schedule

Wednesday 30 December

Pre-festival drinks & social at (venue tbc)

19.00-23.00 drinks & social (Not included in festival pass, £5 on the door)

Thursday 31 December

Classes & lunchtime dance at Mount Without, BS2 8FN

10.30-12.30 Stealing masterclass
13.00-15.00 Tea dance with tea/coffee/cakes
with live band: JRP Trio from 13.15

NYE party at Mount Without, BS2 8FN

19.30-01.30 NYE party with taster classes, Mix & Match competition, & more
Dancing over two floors: upstairs Swing, downstairs Blues & party tunes

Friday 1 January

Classes at The Harbour, BS4 2EG

11.00-16.00 Class track (4 hrs class)

Evening dance at The Harbour, BS4 2EG

20.00 Doors open & DJs
20.15 Taster class
21.00 Dancing on both floors: Lindy downstairs, Bal/Shag upstairs
01.00 Close

Saturday 2 January

Classes at The Harbour, BS4 2EG

11.00-16.00 Class track (4 hrs class)

Evening dance at The Harbour, BS4 2EG

20.00 Doors open & DJs
20.15 Taster class
21.00 Dancing on both floors:: Lindy downstairs, Bal/Shag upstairs
with Big R Big Band from 21.30 downstairs
01.00 Close

Sunday 3 January

Swing Brunch at Southbank Club, BS3 1DB

11.00-12.00 Brunch served in back room
11.30-14.00 Farewell dance in main room