{"id":154446,"date":"2026-08-28T07:23:00","date_gmt":"2026-08-28T07:23:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/154446\/"},"modified":"2026-08-28T07:23:00","modified_gmt":"2026-08-28T07:23:00","slug":"from-berlin-to-brighton-europes-best-cities-for-nightlife-in-2026-have-been-named","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/154446\/","title":{"rendered":"From Berlin to Brighton: Europe\u2019s Best Cities for Nightlife in 2026 Have Been Named"},"content":{"rendered":"

Europe<\/a>\u2019s classic\u00a0party cities are still keeping people on the dancefloor until a breakfast spot starts to look more appealing than the club. But the continent\u2019s after-dark map is getting a little more interesting, with some less obvious names creeping into the conversation, according to Time Out\u2019s latest survey.<\/p>\n

Time Out\u2019s Best Cities for Nightlife with Intrepid Travel<\/a> has revealed the cities doing nightlife best right now, after asking more than 24,000 people around the globe what going out is actually like in their city. Locals were asked about everything from clubbing and cocktail bars to affordability, overall quality, community and whether their city feels safe, exciting, welcoming and diverse after dark.\u00a0<\/p>\n

So, where does Europe like to go out?<\/p>\n

Berlin<\/a> is still the continent\u2019s undisputed winner, coming second in the world overall. Seventy-eight percent of locals rated its nightlife as good or amazing, while Time Out\u2019s expert panel gave it a perfect 100 percent approval score.<\/p>\n

The city\u2019s infamous club scene obviously helps, but Berliners aren’t exclusively interested in spending the weekend in a dark room listening to techno until sunrise. Sixty-two percent said casual bars and pubs are the best thing about going out in the city, proving that sometimes a\u00a0great\u00a0Berlin night out can\u00a0be as simple as going to the pub.<\/p>\n

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\nPhotograph: canadastock \/ ShutterstockPeople dancing at summer Strandbar beach party near Spree river <\/p>\n

The second-best city for nightlife in Europe is British seaside hub\u00a0Brighton<\/a>, which\u00a0placed eighth in the world overall. Brighton\u00a0scored particularly well for community, with 84 percent of locals saying it is easy to make connections.\u00a0It also tied with Seoul<\/a> for the second-highest local rating for nightlife quality, with 83 percent calling it good or amazing. So while London might have the clubs, Brighton has the people you actually want to go to them with. Read more about Brighton\u2019s ranking here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Amsterdam<\/a>\u00a0rounds out Europe\u2019s top three at number ten globally, with 77 percent of locals saying it is easy to find community there. The Dutch capital\u2019s nightlife is also spreading beyond its centre, with neighbourhoods including Noord, Oost and De Pijp getting in on the night-time action.<\/p>\n

Further down the list, Porto<\/a>\u00a0comes in at 11th, followed by\u00a0Athens<\/a> at 13th and Madrid<\/a>\u00a0at 14th. So yes, Europe\u2019s traditional nightlife capitals are still holding their own, but they\u2019re no longer the only places worth staying up late for.<\/p>\n

Europe\u2019s best cities for nightlife in 2026<\/p>\n

Here are the six European cities that made Time Out’s global top 20:<\/p>\n


\nBerlin, Germany\u00a0
\nBrighton, UK
\nAmsterdam, Netherlands\u00a0
\nPorto, Portugal\u00a0
\nAthens, Greece\u00a0
\nMadrid, Spain\u00a0 <\/p>\n

\ud83e\udea9\u00a0Read the full ranking of Time Out\u2019s Best Cities for Nightlife with Intrepid Travel<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Stay in the loop: sign up to our\u00a0free Time Out Travel newsletter<\/a>\u00a0for all the latest travel news and best stuff happening across the world.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Europe\u2019s classic\u00a0party cities are still keeping people on the dancefloor until a breakfast spot starts to look more…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":154447,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[99],"tags":[5623,2776,112,13286,190,13287,3260],"class_list":["post-154446","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-berlin","tag-areas-europe","tag-audience-location-audience-worldwide","tag-berlin","tag-categories-nightlife","tag-germany","tag-news-nightlife","tag-nightlife"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@dk\/117171939533727049","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/154446","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=154446"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/154446\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/154447"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=154446"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=154446"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=154446"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}