Nottingham Freshers Welcome Week 2026 🎓 - UK Largest Freshers Events - Sold Out 10 Years Running 🏆
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Nottingham Freshers Welcome Week 2026 🎓 - UK Largest Freshers Events - Sold Out 10 Years Running 🏆
The Ultimate Nottingham Freshers Experience
5 HUGE Events. 1 Unmissable Wristband. One Incredible Week.
SOLD OUT EVERY YEAR SINCE 2012!
Over the last 16 years Freshers Welcome Week & The Big Freshers Icebreaker has provided a right of passage between ordinary life and University for over 500,000 students... and now it's your turn. This is the most successful and well attended Freshers Wristband in UK history!
This is not just a wristband... It's a tradition! We sell out very far in advance every year, so please make sure to buy your FULLY REFUNDABLE* Wristband early. This is not your usual budget student freshers event, this is a high end production show that will live long in your memory!
Whether you're looking to make new friends, party hard, or experience the best nightlife your new city has to offer, these are THE events you don’t want to miss.
It’s the biggest Welcome Week experience in Nottingham
🎟 FREE entry to 5 of the biggest Freshers events
💰 Save over £65 vs buying individual tickets
🚨 Events sell out every year – secure your place now!
✅All tickets fully refundable *T&C Below*
🔥 Earlybird bundles from just £9.99 (limited availability!
🎉 WHAT YOU GET
Your Essential Welcome Week Wristband gives you:
✔ Entry to 5 major Freshers events
✔ Access to Nottinghams biggest student venues
✔ Exclusive drink deals & giveaways
✔ Priority entry at selected events
✔ Massive savings vs individual tickets
✔ The option to upgrade with VIP Queue Jump
Some events are wristband exclusive — the bundle guarantees your entry.
🎓 NOTTINGHAM WELCOME WEEK LINE-UP
🌈 1️⃣ ABBA Wonderland – Elrow Style ABBA Festival
📅 Saturday 19th
📍 TBA
Pull out your funkiest outfit.
🎪 Full venue transformation
✨ ABBA glasses and glitter giveaways
🎉 Confetti showers
🦄 Colourful giveaways
🕺 Feel-good anthems & disco classics
Freshers' vibes turned all the way up.
🔥 2️⃣ The Big Freshers Icebreaker
📅 Wednesday 23rd September
📍 TBA
🎓 Meet your flatmates
🍹 Student drink deals
👕 Free giveaways
🎲 Icebreaker games
🏌3️⃣ Official NottsCrawl - Battle of The Uni's Bar Crawl - Sold out 10 years running!
📅 Monday 22nd September
📍 7 of Nottingham Best Bars & Clubs
🎓 5000 Students
🍹 Student drink deals
👕 Free giveaways
🎲 Pub crawl challenges at every venue
👽4️⃣ Secret Garden Rave
📅 TBA Date announced 48 hours before
📍 Secret Location announced 48 hours before
🚫 Secret Location
🎶 Tunes from Josh Baker, Prospa, Max Dean, Luke Dean, Chris Stussy, Kettama & More
🔥 Don’t miss out – this will SELL OUT fast!
🍺 Cheap student drinks prices!
🎃 5️⃣ The Halloween Asylum
📅 Saturday 31st October
📍 TBA
The UK’s BIGGEST Halloween student event.
🧟 Immersive horror theme
🎶 Huge DJs
🔥 Massive production
👻 Fancy dress madness
Will you survive?
🚨MUST ADD ON!
💎 VIP Queue Jump Upgrade
DON'T FORGET TO PURCHASE YOUR VIP QUEUE JUMP UPGRADE - SKIP LONG FRESHERS QUEUES BY GETTING STRAIGHT TO THE FRONT AT EVERY EVENT WITH THE ESSENTIAL VIP QUEUE JUMP ADD ON!!
💰 WRISTBAND VALUE
Individual ticket prices:
Secret Rave - £10
The Big Freshers Icebreaker – £20
ABBA Wonderland – £15
Official NottsCrawl - Battle of the Unis - £15
Halloween Asylum – £15
Total: £75
🎟 Wristband from £9.99
👉 Save over £65
❗️BEWARE OF COPY CAT IMITATIONS ❗️
The Freshers Welcome Week Icebreaker has been running since 2012, and has been at the heart of every freshers week since. Listing only legitimate & best venues in every city. Don't be fooled by other events trying to imitate Freshers Welcome Week & The Big Freshers Icebreaker. There IS ONLY ONE!!
Since our inception in 2012, no other freshers company has sold more tickets than us. We know what a proper party looks like. We are often imitated but never truly replicated as we offer an experience and a production level that is a cut above the rest. We want you to experience the very best in freshers week, and give you memories that will last a lifetime, as you embark into university life and adulthood.
We welcome you to take a look at a mixture of our photo albums from different cities all the way back in 2012
📸 Icebreaker Bournemouth Socially Distanced 2020
🚩RED FLAG FRESHERS EVENTS 🚩
We know it can be confusing when looking what freshers events & what to buy so we have listed some red flags you should look out for:
🚩 No venues listed for event/events - Or unsuitable venues listed
🚩 No previous photos or video evidence of the event happening
🚩 Vague or nonsensical event descriptions
🚩 99p tickets listed in venues that are unsuitable
🚩Small event following, companies with big Fatsoma followings are reputable, every-time someone buys a ticket they are added to your Fatsoma following.
✅ Across all of our Freshers Welcome Week & The Big Freshers Icebreaker events we have welcomed over 500,000 people through the doors. That's half a million students that have previously attended our events over the years. ✅
FAQ SECTION
🗣️ Can my non-university friends or partner attend?
✅ Yes they can! They will still need to have purchased their own tickets but every student is allowed 2 non-students to join them for entry.
🗣️ Why do the tickets come in different price tiers?
✅ There is only a limited amount of tickets we can sell. Therefore we operate a festival style ticketing model. The earlier you buy your ticket the cheaper it will be.
🗣️Does my ticket need to be in my name?
✅ No it doesn't, we just need to scan your barcode. However, please be cautious when buying tickets from a third party.
🗣️is my ticket refundable?
✅ Yes your ticket is refundable if you are not accepted into your preferred university and decide not to attend any University. We will endeavour to transfer your ticket to another university if we have events there. All refund requests must be submitted before Monday 17th of August.
🗣️Where can I collect my add ons? (Icebreaker T-Shirt, LED Batons, ABBA Glasses)
✅ When you get entry into the event, simply show a member of our staff your add on ticket and you will be given these upon entry.
🗣️What ID will I need to provide on entry?
✅ You will need to show a valid driving licence, provisional driving licence or passport. This is in line with the national guidelines and nightclub entry requirements policy.