If you're only starting to plan your New Year's Eve celebration now, you've left it a bit late.

But don't resign yourself to a lonely glass of sherry and the television - at the time the Guide Daily went to press, tickets were still available for these top ten events.


Stick it On End of Year Party
Komedia, Gardner Street, Brighton, 10am-5am, £24, 01273 647100
Boys take on the girls in this do-ityourself DJ face-off. Entrants submit three tunes and those whose name is drawn on the night will play a set, to be judged by the crowd on the Choon- O-Meter.


Pussycat Club Presents New Year's Eve At The Hollywood Hotel
Digital, Kings Road Arches, Brighton, 10pm, £35/£25, 01273 325440/01273 606312
Glamour galore, with red carpets, fireworks, roulette and a glitter cascade. Simian Mobile Disco DJ at the afterparty.


New Year's Eve With Hot Chip
Ocean Rooms, Morley Street, Brighton, 9.30pm, £22, 01273 699069
The boys who brought us electro-pop masterpiece The Warning are back with a special DJ set before their third album Made in the Dark is released.


Pro-Tek presents New Year's Eve 2007
Concorde 2, Madeira Drive, Brighton, 9pm, £20, 01273 673311
One for drum 'n' bass fans. Shy FX, Chase and Status, and Rodney P take to the decks for a night of beats to welcome in 2008 in style.


New Year's Eve Party
The Marlborough, Princes Street, Brighton, 8pm, £2, 01273 570028
Free theatre, live singers and top DJs at this cosy (and awardwinning) pub.


Brighton Rock! New Year's Eve Special
Hove Town Hall, Norton Road, Hove, 10pm, £13.50, 01273 606312/ 01273 325440
Rock and metal classics from the past 40 years will help raise the roof tonight. Fancy dress is encouraged, including French maids and Rocky Horror.


Panto-themed New Year's Eve Ball
Worthing Assembly Hall, Stoke Abbott Road, 7.45pm, £15, 01903 206206
Make like Little Britain comic Matt Lucas and partner Kevin McGee - who had a panto-themed wedding - by dressing as Cinderella or Prince Charming and dancing the night away. There will be ballroom dancing, cabaret and a charity raffle.


New Year's Eve Party
Grosvenor Casino, Grand Junction Road, Brighton, 7pm, £45 for meal, £10 for buffet. 01273 326514
See in the New Year with a flutter on the roulette table or a game of blackjack. A three-course meal or buffet is available and a Frank Sinatra tribute act will entertain guests.


New Year's Eve Party
Joogleberry Playhouse, Manchester Street, Brighton, 7.30pm, £30, 01273 687171
There are no Nazis to contend with in this tribute to musical Cabaret, but sketches, stand-up and dance routines to rival the Kit-Kat Club's.

The Hat and gipsy-folk band The Magic Number will perform and fancy dress is encouraged.


Hogmanay Party
The Chimney House, Upper Hamilton Road, Brighton, 8pm, £5, 01273 556708
You won't get to Edinburgh in time now, so recreate Scotland here. This traditional Hogmany Party features Scottish music and lots of tartan.