The 11 Best Cities for Partying

Final Up to date: 3/23/23 | March twenty third, 2023

Some folks journey to discover ancient historical sites, others to pattern the tradition or meals or language of latest and thrilling locations.

And, generally, folks journey to occasion.

In relation to budget backpacking, one of the crucial widespread methods vacationers break the ice is over a drink. Or two. Or three.

Whether or not it’s at bars, golf equipment, lounges, seashore events, or simply in small teams sitting round speaking whereas sipping a bottle of wine, alcohol — for higher or worse — is commonly a staple of life on the highway.

When you’re seeking to embrace your wild aspect and occasion exhausting with different vacationers, right here’s my completely researched listing. I’ve been to over 100 nations and have drunk closely around the globe, so I do know an excellent occasion after I see one!

If you’re seeking to occasion if you journey, go to one in all these locations:

1. Bangkok, Thailand

Bangkok is a hub for funds vacationers. It’s the place the notorious Khao San Street is situated. All journey roads lead out and in of this backpacker/vacationer road, and it’s at all times crammed with vacationers taking after locals and consuming out of alcohol-filled buckets each night time. Then, when official bars shut, everybody heads out to the after-hours golf equipment till 5am.

Visiting Bangkok gained’t do something good on your liver, however the metropolis is a should for backpackers and partiers. Moreover Khao San Street, there’s Patpong, Thong Lor, Silom (Smalls, a speakeasy cocktail bar, is my favourite on this space), and the brand new cocktail scene in Chinatown. Bangkok really has a celebration for everybody.

Simply bear in mind to stay to beer if you happen to’re on a funds. Cocktails and wine are largely imported with excessive taxes and due to this fact price much more than the native beer.

The place to Keep: Mad Monkey Hostel – A backpacker establishment close to Khao San Street, this hostel has a restaurant, pool, and tour desk with a few of greatest costs on the town.

For extra hostel ideas remember to try my listing of best hostels in Bangkok. And, to search out out precisely the place within the metropolis you must keep, here’s a post that breaks down the best neighborhoods in Bangkok.
 

2. Barcelona, Spain

Any metropolis the place folks eat dinner at midnight is a metropolis that can begin and go late. Barcelona is a metropolis for night time owls. The golf equipment right here don’t get busy till about 2am and keep packed till daybreak. Right here, vacationers can benefit from the good climate and rooftop gin bars, drink sangria till the solar rises, go on a pub crawl, get wasted on the well-known Kabul hostel, and roam the medieval Barri Gothic in search of hole-in-the-wall pubs. The waterfront will get particularly nuts on a weekend.

The place to Keep: Kabul Party Hostel – That is one in all my favorite hostels in Europe. It’s a full-on occasion place, the place they set up nightly occasions and pub crawls. It’s tremendous social and very easy to fulfill folks right here.

For extra hostel ideas, try my full listing of the best hostels in Barcelona, and to determine what space of the town you must keep in, try this guide to the best neighborhoods within the metropolis.
 

3. Rome, Italy

Rome is a good metropolis to occasion in. There are many bars, a lot of golf equipment, and many stunning folks. When you’re touring solo, the pub crawl excursions are an effective way to fulfill different vacationers. Whereas Romans themselves are a bit tame, the backpacker occasion scene right here is loopy, with tons and tons of bar crawls littering the town. The Spanish Steps Bar Crawl (aka Rome’s Final Get together) will get particularly wild. Come ready for a hangover.

The place to Keep: Alessandro Palace Hostel and Bar – A celebration hostel that’s additionally one of many most cost-effective locations to remain within the metropolis, there’s not one however two bars right here with low cost drinks (together with one on the roof). It’s simply 5 minutes from the Termini station too.

For extra hostel ideas, check out my list of the best hostels in Rome, and to be taught extra in regards to the totally different areas of the town (equivalent to one of the best ones for nightlife), here’s a post that breaks down the best neighborhoods in Rome.
 

4. Prague, Czechia

Low cost beer (and cheap flights) makes this metropolis a serious occasion vacation spot for folks around the globe. Whereas I didn’t encounter any of these infamous stag events, the nightlife on this metropolis will depart you in a haze questioning what you probably did final night time and whose cellphone quantity is scribbled in your arm. A number of-story golf equipment, robust cocktail bars, low cost beer halls — Prague has all of it.

The place to Keep: MadHouse – This place actually lives as much as its identify — it really is a madhouse! The décor consists of very cool murals, giving the hostel a really distinctive really feel and the educated employees organizes occasions each night time.

For extra hostel ideas, try my full listing of the best hostels in Prague!
 

5. Miami, Florida

Miami is the place you go for enjoyable within the solar. Individuals come to Miami to get wild, go to nightclubs, lounge on the seashore, and drink the nights away. It’s not low cost, however it’s a terrific place for the clubbers on the market. There’s a lot of music, a lot of nice DJs, a lot of dancing, a lot of fairly folks, and most significantly, a lot of booze.

Take a look at E11even (the place the occasion is 24/7), LIV Miami (the town’s most well-known), or Basement (full with an ice-skating rink and bowling lanes). There may be often a $30-60 USD cowl to get in and most drinks are at the very least $15-20 USD so be ready to splash out, although even on a backpacker funds, you’ll be capable of discover some enjoyable. Possibly you’ll even run into a star or two.

The place to Keep: Viajero Miami – Situated in South Seashore, this hostel presents a bunch of facilities, together with three swimming swimming pools. The poolside bar is a good place to hang around and meet folks and it’s additionally situated only a block from the seashore.

For extra hostel ideas, try my full listing of the best hostels in Miami!
 

6. Sydney, Australia

Aussies know how you can occasion and occasion effectively. The hostels in Sydney set up nice hostel events to fulfill different vacationers but when that isn’t your factor, you will discover your individual crowd at any of the golf equipment and bars round King’s Cross, the backpacker space. That is the place the beer is cheap and the backpackers (and locals) occasion late. For a much less traveler-centric time, head to Manly, The Rocks, or the CBD (Central Enterprise District) the place there are extra locals and fewer vacationers (however dearer drinks). Aussies like to occasion and are very happy to welcome newcomers with a drink. You can too use the app The Happiest Hour to search out the most affordable comfortable hours within the metropolis. It’s an superior useful resource for going out in Australia!

The place to Keep: Mad Monkey Bayswater – There’s a celebration each night time, a film room, yoga courses, a rooftop BBQ, and scrumptious free breakfast on the Mad Monkey Restaurant every morning.

For extra ideas on the place to remain, try my full listing of the best hostels in Sydney in addition to the best neighborhoods in Sydney.
 

7. Ios, Greece

Any prime occasion listing has to incorporate a spot in Greece. Ios is occasion central (although Corfu does give it an excellent run for its cash). Throughout the summer season, the Greek Isles heave with folks — particularly Ios, with vacationers coming right here to occasion all night time to allow them to sleep on the seashore all day. On Ios, vacationers include the objective of getting drunk, and…effectively, that’s about it. There are shot bars and bar crawls and bars that make you drink whereas taking part in bizarre video games. For epic events on the seashore, head to Far Out Seashore Membership, which has swimming swimming pools, DJs, seashore bars, and extra. Ios is the place morals, sanity, and dignity are left on the ferry to be picked up if you prepare to depart. It’s one of many wildest locations I’ve ever been.

The place to Keep: Francesco’s – That is really one of the best hostel on the island. They’ve a pool, a bar, and are only a quick stroll from Ios’ nightlife so that you don’t have to pay for taxis.
 

8. Bali (Kuta), Indonesia

Bali is a good place to get down. After a protracted day within the solar, all backpackers need to do is calm down and get foolish on Kuta Seashore, the place there are loopy bars, large cups of alcohol, and big golf equipment that open till daybreak. It’s a hotspot on the journey path for a purpose. The froth occasion is a blast (any foam occasion is) and, in Bali, you’ll spend your days hurting your pores and skin within the solar and the nights hurting your liver with alcohol.

The place to Keep: Clandestino – This hostel has a second-floor restaurant/bar that at all times appears to be bustling, in addition to a pool full with a swim-up bar. All of the dorm beds include lockers, lamps, electrical shops to cost your cellphone, and curtains for privateness.

For extra suggestions, try this listing of the best hostels in Bali.
 

9. Florianópolis, Brazil

Often known as Floripa, this fashionable trip vacation spot in Brazil is understood for its sizzling climate, sizzling our bodies, and sizzling events. In truth, all the pieces is simply sizzling right here. In the summertime, a lot of the nightlife is concentrated across the seashores, whereas within the winter, the enjoyable strikes to the city of Lagoa da Conceição. Within the north of the island at Jurerê Worldwide Seashore, P12, Cafe de la Musique, and Milk all throw wild events.

When you’re right here throughout February for Carnival, the streets fill with revelers dancing, having parades, and having fun with road meals and copious drinks. (Simply guide your lodging effectively upfront if you happen to plan to come back right here throughout this time.)

The place to Keep: The Search House Beachfront Hostel – Affords personal seashore entry, a pool, surfboard leases and connections for classes, and an out of doors bar with a each day comfortable hour. The employees are very welcoming and there’s a hostel WhatsApp group to fulfill different vacationers.
 

10. Ko Phangan, Thailand

This island in Thailand is house to the month-to-month Full Moon Party, a large seashore rave which sees 20,000 folks on common and goes till daybreak. Every bar has its personal sound system, and the seashore is lined with folks promoting alcohol, fireplace dancers placed on reveals, and little cubicles promoting glow-in-the-dark face paint. ’nuff stated.

(But when I needed to say extra, I might additionally say that there are jungle events, half-moon events, folks getting wild on the seashore, happening slides, and taking part in tons of consuming video games. It’s one of many largest occasion locations within the entire region.)

The place to Keep: Bodega Hostel – A energetic occasion hostel with tons of social actions occurring. That is the quintessential backpacker occasion place, with pub crawls, seashore volleyball, a swimming pool, an enormous bar/lounge space, and occasions virtually each night time.
 

11. Cancun

Cancun is known for its nightlife. A lot of the nightlife is concentrated across the Resort Zone in an space aptly generally known as “occasion central.” Most of the world’s largest DJs make common appearances within the many golf equipment. Throughout spring break, issues get much more crowded and dearer so remember to guide early if you happen to’re visiting then. Coco Bongo, Señor Frog’s, and La Vaquita are among the many hottest locations to go.

The place to Keep: Mayan Monkey Hostel – Situated within the coronary heart of the Resort Zone, it is a bumping occasion hostel with themed nights, reside music, and different social actions (like beer pong and jenga), a bar on-site, plunge pool, and nice views over the ocean.
 

Honorable Mentions

These are simply a few of my favourite locations on the earth to have enjoyable and occasion. Different locations that I’d advocate are:

Not solely are these nice occasion locations, however they’re a few of my favorite cities in the world. If you’re seeking to lower unfastened and flex your occasion muscle groups, remember to try these cities. They’re a few of the greatest locations to occasion on the earth!

Notice: I do know Ibiza is a good place to occasion so earlier than everybody asks why I didn’t embrace it on the listing right here’s why: It’s just about membership central so if you happen to aren’t a clubber, then Ibiza isn’t an excellent place. Plus, I didn’t need a listing loaded with simply Europe and Asian locations.