ULTIMATE RIFF RAFF FRESHERS 2026 ⚡️ MET ROUTE - Sold out 15 Years Running! 👕 FREE Hoodie + Huge Artist with Every Ticket!

Riff Raff Ultimate Freshers Wristband - Officially Manchester Freshers Biggest Wristband!

Welcome to the biggest, wildest and most talked about events of your freshers week hosted by Manchester's Biggest + Best student events company Riff Raff Events..

SOLD OUT EVERY YEAR SINCE 2008!


Over the last 18 years Riff Raff Events have provided the Ultimate freshers week experience for over 600,000 students and now it's your turn. Get ready for the most highly anticipated fresher week events in Manchester’s history.


Riff Raff Events has exclusivity to the hottest venues in the city that no other student events company can get access to such as; Mayfield Depot, home of the Warehouse Project and Ambers the best and most talked about venues In the city.


Last year we broke the record for the UK’s biggest Halloween event in the whole of the UK at Mayfield Depot with our event Halloween Project.


We sell out far in advance every year, so please make sure to buy your ticket early.


These events are not your usual student night events, except internationally loved DJs, high end festival production, sound breaking bass and the friendliest students! You will remember this freshers week for the rest of your life.


We offer something everyone can enjoy, we work hard to make our events the most inclusive there is. Big parties and drinking might not be your thing but Riff Raff is all about making friends and being the standout night as you adjust to university life.


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.

This Wristband sells out before University starts, so buy your fully refundable ticket early to avoid disappointment and save £££.


🚨 THE ULTIMATE MANCHESTER FRESHERS LINE UP 🚨

🏠ULTIMATE EVENT 1: OFFICIAL MOVING IN PARTY
🗓DATE: SUNDAY 20TH SEPTEMBER
📍VENUE: O2 RITZ

🚨ULTIMATE EVENT 2: THE FRESHERS PROJECT
🗓DATE: MONDAY 21ST SEPTEMBER
📍VENUE: DEPOT MAYFIELD - HOME OF THE WAREHOUSE PROJECT

THE ONLY FRESHERS EVENT TO BE HELD AT MAYFIELD DEPOT THE HOME OF THE WAREHOUSE PROJECT!

🔥ULTIMATE EVENT 3: FRESHERS BOOZY BINGO
🗓DATE: TUESDAY 22ND SEPTEMBER
📍VENUE: THE GROSVENOR
✅ MUST ADD ON

🔞ULTIMATE EVENT 4: ROOFTOP PARTY + HOUSE PARTY
🗓DATE: TUESDAY 22ND SEPTEMBER
📍VENUE: BRICKHOUSE ROOFTOP + KABLE CLUB - FULL 3 FLOOR TAKEOVER

🤫ULTIMATE EVENT 5: TWO CLUB TAKEOVER
🗓DATE: WEDNESDAY 23RD SEPTEMBER
📍VENUE: AMBERS + GORILLA

✨ULTIMATE EVENT6: GROOVY LAND - THE ULTIMATE THROWBACK EVENT
🗓DATE: THURSDAY 24TH SEPTEMBER
📍VENUE: ARK + POPWORLD

🤫ULTIMATE EVENT 7: SECRET EVENT
🗓DATE: FRIDAY 25TH SEPTEMBER
📍VENUE: COMING SOON

☠️ULTIMATE EVENT 8: THE HALLOWEEN PROJECT
🗓DATE: THURSDAY 29TH OCTOBER
📍VENUE: DEPOT MAYFIELD - HOME OF THE WAREHOUSE PROJECT
✅MUST ADD ON

THE ONLY HALLOWEEN EVENT AT MAYFIELD DEPOT HOME OF THE WAREHOUSE PROJECT 🤡

⚠️ ULTIMATE QUEUE JUMP ADD ON ⚠️
YOU MUST ADD ON YOUR ULTIMATE QUEUE SKIP TO AVOID BIG QUEUES.

The hoodies can be collected at the Freshers Takeover Event

🎟 Refund Policy 🎟

All tickets purchased before Thursday the 13th August are fully refundable or transferable to another city.
To receive your refund you must submit a refund request before the 17th August.

All refund or city swap requests must be sent to:
📧 info@ultimate-freshers.com

⚡️ WHAT TO EXPECT AT THE ULTIMATE EVENTS ⚡️

ULTIMATE EVENT 1: ULTIMATE FRESHERS OFFICIAL MOVE IN PARTY

The Official Move-In Party is your first taste of the madness, a house party packed with loud tunes, new faces, and just the right amount of chaos. Think packed rooms, spontaneous dance floors, questionable but legendary conversations, and that electric freshers energy everywhere you turn. It’s messy, it’s loud, it’s unforgettable, an event you do not want to miss as you dive headfirst into uni life and meet your new favourite people.

WHAT TO EXPECT 

🔥 💃 Dance-Offs
🎲 📦 Giant Jenga
🏆 🎯 Beer Pong
🌀 🤸 Twister Mayhem Mode
🥤 🔴 Red Cups The Classic House Party Vibes
🎤 🎙️ Open Mic Freestyle
📸 📷 Party Polaroids

ULTIMATE EVENT 2: FRESHERS PROJECT

⭐️SPECIAL EVENT - EXCLUSIVE TO RIFF RAFF EVENTS ⭐️

FRESHERS PROJECT, the ultimate freshers experience. The one everyone talks about. The one you absolutely do not want to miss. Exclusive to Riff Raff Events and impossible to find anywhere else, this is the night that sets the standard. After selling out with over 10,000 students, it’s become the biggest event of freshers, where unreal energy, massive crowds, and unforgettable moments collide.

Expect next level festival production, insane lighting, and groundbreaking bass that you feel in your chest from the second you walk in. This is more than a party, it’s a full-scale experience.

What to expect:

• 🎛️ Warehouse Project-level production
• 🔊 Ground-shaking, chest-rattling bass
• 💡 Immersive lighting & visual shows
• 🎶 Massive DJs & nonstop energy
• 🔥 Packed dance floors all night
• 🎉 Electric freshers crowd
• 📸 Unreal moments you’ll be talking about all year
• 🚨 Surprise elements & big room atmosphere

ULTIMATE EVENT 3: BOOZY BINGO 🎱🤪
✅ MUST ADD ON

💥 WHAT TO EXPECT 💥

🤑 Boozy Drink deals
🎁 Ridiculous prizes
🎤 On-stage madness
💃 Dance-offs 🔥
🪩 Interactive bingo chaos

🎯 Prizes flying in ALL NIGHT 🪄🎊
👀 Unexpected forfeits 👻
🎵 Massive party bangers 💃🪩
🍾 Bingo… but bigger and boozy 🍻😵‍💫

👁️‍🗨️ It’s eyes down, bottoms up – and when your number’s called, you better BRING IT 🧨🗣️
This is BOOZY BINGO – loud, wild, and gloriously chaotic 🤯🎈🔥

🎟️ Grab your tickets, round up the squad, and get ready to LOSE YOUR BALLS! 🎱🤣

🔥 One night only – blink and you'll miss it. 🔥

ULTIMATE EVENT 4: DISCOTEK ROOFTOP PARTY

The UK’s coolest and most in demand disco and funky house night, SELLS OUT EVERY WEEK… and now, for one legendary night, Discotek is Taking over the Rooftop party this freshers!

🔊 WHAT TO EXPECT: 🔊

💃 The Best Funky House & Disco Anthems
🎭 Immersive Visuals & Laser Shows
🎉 Confetti Showers & CO2 Cannons
🎧 Top-Tier DJs & Special Guests
🎈 Insane Production & Decor
🥂 Cheap Drinks & Exclusive Giveaways

Previous Guests: Josh Baker, L.P Rhythm, Enzo is Burning, Gaskin, Murphy’s Law, James Poole, Chopper,

ULTIMATE EVENT 5: FRESHERS TWO CLUB TAKEOVER

Get ready for an unforgettable night with FREE freshers hoodies, celebrity appearances, DJ performances, multi-room super clubs, insane light shows, CO2 cannons, confetti drops, and huge giveaways! Enjoy the cheapest student drink deals, themed photo zones, VIP booths, and the best student vibes. Meet new friends, party hard, and experience freshers like never before!

🎤 MASSIVE LIVE PERFORMANCES & CELEBS! 🎤

Previous guests include: Josh Baker, Fish 56 Octagon, Omar+, Hev Bowling, Bobless Bells, Luude, James Hype, Alex Bowen, Joey Essex

⚡WHAT TO EXPECT: ⚡

👕 Freshers Hoodies & Giveaways
🎶 Insane Live Performances
🎧 Surprise DJ appearances
⚡ CO2 Blasters
💫 Laser shows
📸 Instagram-Worthy Photo Ops
🎊 Confetti Storms
🔥 LED Lighting
👯‍♂️ The Ultimate Icebreaker to Meet New Friends!

Previous Guests: Josh Baker, Fish56 Octagon, Omar+, L.P Rhythm, Enzo is Burning, Gaskin, Murphy’s Law, JWave, James Poole, Chopper.

ULTIMATE EVENT 6: GROOVY LAND

The Ultimate Throwback Event 🌸

🎶✨ Calling all Dancing Queens ✨🎶

Get ready for the ULTIMATE Freshers event as we bring you GROOVY the most immersive ABBA club experience EVER! 🌈💃

🌸 WHAT TO EXPECT 🌸

🎧 The Ultimate Soundtrack – sing your heart out to ABBA anthems along with your classic throwbacks and disco
💖 FREE Groovy Sunglasses – to become the part
🌺 Massive Flower-Themed Décor – step into a world of retro & dreamy aesthetics
🎉 Confetti Flower Showers – because what’s a party without a magical confetti moment

ULTIMATE EVENT 7: SECRET EVENT 🤫

The Ultimate Secret Event

SECRET EVENT, Freshers Week’s best kept secret 

No lineup. No spoilers. Just pure mystery. This is the underground moment of freshers the event everyone hears whispers about but only the lucky Riff Raff wristband holders get to experience it. Expect an atmosphere like no other as we transform a hidden location into a night full of surprises, music, and unforgettable chaos.

If you know, you know. And if you don’t, you’ll wish you did.

What to expect:

🕵️ Secret location reveal
🔊 Huge sound & immersive vibes
💡 Unexpected production twists
🎶 Surprise DJs & special moments
🔥 Intimate, electric crowd energy
🎉 One-off experience you can’t repeat

Keep your eyes open. Details drop soon.

ULTIMATE EVENT 8: HALLOWEEN PROJECT 🎃
💀 The UK’s BIGGEST HALLOWEEN EVENT - 10,000 STUDENTS
✅ MUST ADD ON

Step into the madness of The Purge Halloween, the UK’s biggest Halloween event. Prepare for an experience like no other, a night of terrifying thrills, insane energy, and immersive horror!

🔪 Full Club Halloween Decor
👻 Fancy Dress
🩸 Immersive Purge Visuals
🔥 Massive production

💎 VIP Queue Jump Upgrade

DON'T FORGET TO PURCHASE YOUR VIP QUEUE JUMP UPGRADE - SKIP THE LONG QUEUES BY GETTING STRAIGHT TO THE FRONT AT EVERY EVENT WITH THE VIP QUEUE JUMP ADD ON!

🎉🚀 JOIN THE RIFF RAFF EVENTS TEAM 🚀🎉

Want to be part of the team behind some of the biggest, wildest student nights in Manchester?
Love events, music, and being at the centre of the action? Then we want YOU.

Work with us this year and help create unforgettable nights, while enjoying some serious perks along the way.

Perks include 

✅ Free entry to major freshers events
✅ Guestlist & priority access all year
✅ Queue jump at selected events
✅ Exclusive team wristbands & behind-the-scenes access
✅ Team socials, nights out & rewards
✅ Flexible shifts that fit around your schedule
✅ Competitive pay & bonus opportunities
✅ Be part of the biggest student event moments

Ready to get involved? 👉 Apply Now and contact the team for more info.
Ella@riffraffevents.com

🚩 FRESHERS EVENT RED FLAGS 🚩

Choosing the right freshers events can be overwhelming, so here are some key warning signs to watch out for:

🚩 Dates of events being before your move in date - Check the dates of other events, our events always take place after you have moved in so you don’t need to worry about not moving in on time.

🚩 Small or low event following – Reputable event companies have a strong Fatsoma following, as each ticket purchased adds to their followers.

🚩 Unrealistic ticket prices – 99p tickets at questionable venues often indicate poor value for money.

🚩 No proof of past events – If an event has no photos or videos from previous years.


✅ Ultimate Freshers has 115,000+ followers and is known across the UK for hosting the biggest and wildest Freshers Week parties!

If the Fatsoma following doesn’t look like this DO NOT BUY!

✅ We price our tickets based on the incredible value we provide, including:

🎤 Free Live artist performances worth hundreds
👕 Free hoodies (RRP £28)
🕶 Free Groovy glasses (worth £5)
🎉 Unbeatable Freshers events at the best venues

✅ We have 10 years of content showcasing our legendary Freshers events!

📷INSTAGRAM - @ultimate_freshers
🎥TIKTOK - @ultimatefreshers

Stay safe, choose wisely, and get ready for the best Freshers Week ever! 🎉🔥


🎟 TICKET INFO & REFUND POLICY 🎟

💸 REFUND POLICY: Get a full refund if you’re not accepted into your preferred university or transferable to another city.

🔞 Must be 18+ to attend
🧥 FREE Freshers Hoodie - collect at The Freshers Takeover
🕶 FREE Sunglasses - collect at Groovyland


FAQs

Can my non-university friends come?
✅ Yes! They’ll need to purchase their own ticket, and each student can bring up to Four non-student guests,  MMU Freshers can go too.

Where do I use my Ultimate Queue Jump Ticket?
✅ Just show your queue jump ticket at the event entrance, and our team will let you in past the big queues

Does my ticket have to be in my name?
✅ Nope! We just scan the barcode. Be cautious when buying from third parties though to avoid scams in freshers welcome week!

What ID do I need for entry?
✅ You must bring a valid driving license, provisional license, or passport - this follows national nightclub entry rules.

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