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Full list of road closures for Manchester’s New Year’s Eve fireworks display 2025
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Emily Sergeant -
29th December 2025 
Road closures will be in place as Manchester city centre prepares for its spectacular New Year’s Eve fireworks display.
Once the hustle and bustle of Christmas dies down, Boxing Day has been and gone, and we enter the time where nobody knows what day it is, everybody then begins waiting for New Year’s Eve to arrive, and for 2026 to bring new beginnings and a fresh start.
And case you missed it, Manchester City Council confirmed last week that Manchester will be celebrating the occasion with a bang.
2023 was the first year since the COVID-19 pandemic where Manchester city centre hosted one of its famous fireworks displays that ‘say goodbye to the old and welcome in the new’, and it proved to be a huge success with both residents and visitors alike – so it only made sense that it would return again for 2024 and 2025.
Families from all across Greater Manchester are invited down to the ‘fun-filled event’ in St Peter’s Square this Wednesday 31 December from 10pm onwards.
And, for the first time ever this year, Mancs are being given the pick of two different events to enjoy with their families and friends as the city counts down to the new year – with events being held on Albert Square too, as well as St Peter’s Square.
You can find out more about all the events happening this New Year’s Eve in Manchester here.
The Council says that, in order to ensure ‘a safe and celebratory event for all’ to see in 2026, security staff will be keeping a close eye on revellers to minimise any disruption and allow everyone to see in the new year together.
To best accommodate the event and everyone attending, the following road closures and parking suspensions have been confirmed:
Road closures
From 1pm on 31 December 2025 to 2am on 1 January 2026
- Library Walk (St Peter’s Square to Mount Street)
From 7:30pm on 31 December 2025 to 2am on 1 January 2026
- Peter Street westbound (Mount Street to Lower Mosley Street)
- Peter Street eastbound (Deansgate to Lower Mosley Street)
- Oxford Street (Peter Street to Portland Street)
- George Street (Oxford Street to Dickinson Street)
- St James Street (Oxford Street to Dickinson Street)
- Bale Street (Lower Mosley Street to Hall Street)
- Hall Street (Bale Street to Oxford Street)
From 9pm on 31 December 2025 to 2am on 1 January 2026
- Lower Mosley Street (Windmill Street to St Peter’s Square)
- Princess Street (Cooper Street to George Street)
- Back George Street (Princess Street to Dickinson Street)
Parking suspensions
From 9am on 27 December 2025 to 9am on 2 January 2026
- Mount Street (Four accessible bays closest to Central Library loading bay)
From 4pm on 30 December 2025 to 6am on 2 January 2026
- Peter Street (Lower Mosley Street to Mount Street)
- Oxford Street (Lower Mosley Street to Portland Street)
- Lower Mosley Street (Windmill Street to St Peter’s Square)
- Princess Street (Cooper Street to George Street)
- George Street (Oxford Street to Princess Street) for accessible parking
- Back George Street (Princess Street to Dickenson Street)
- Museum Street (Windmill Street to Peter Street)
- Mount Street (Windmill Street to Albert Square
- Dickenson Street (Portland Street to Back George Street) for accessible parking
- Bootle Street (Mount Street to Southmill Street)
- Central Street (Mount Street to Southmill Street)
Portaloo toilet facilities, including accessible toilets will be available on site and the Lloyd Street public toilets will remain open to serve both Squares until 1 am.
Hot drinks and food will be available on site, but alcohol is not permitted.
Read more:
- New Year’s Eve fireworks and special Albert Square party confirmed for Manchester city centre
- Manchester’s firework displays are ‘back with a bang’ as they return from 2026
- Classic FM to play calming music for anxious pets during this year’s fireworks
There will be no tram services through St Peter’s Square from 9pm on 31 December until the end of the fireworks display.
Full details of Metrolink service and accessible shuttle buses can be found here.
Featured Image – Chris Curry (via Unsplash)
