New Year’s Eve in Manchester: full list of road closures and Metrolink changes for firework display

Manchester is set to end the year with a bang with around 20,000 people expected to see in 2025 at the display. The council has announced the key times of when the event in St Peter’s Square will get underway.

To keep people safe and moving on New year’s eve, the council has also announced a number of road closures. There is an update on Metrolink services through the city centre too, all of this information can be found below.

City centre road closures

From 7.30pm to 2am

• 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 to 2am

• Lower Mosley Street (Windmill Street to St Peter’s Square)
• Princess Street (Cooper Street to George Street)
• Back George Street (Princess Street to Dickenson Street)

Parking suspensions from 8am on 29 December until 6am on 2 January

• Peter Street (Mount Street to Lower Mosley Street)

Parking suspensions from 6pm on 30 December until 6am on 1 January

• 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)
• Back George Street (Princess Street to Dickenson Street)
• Museum Street (Windmill Street to Peter Street)

Unreserved accessible event parking is available on Mount Street.

No trams will run through St Peter’s Square from 8pm on 31 December until the end of service. To plan your journey, visit the Transport for Greater Manchester website.