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Pre drinks in Preston, sorted: why groups book a pre party

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Friends clinking prosecco flutes in a booth at Baluga

The easiest way to sort pre drinks in Preston is the £12 All Inclusive Pre Party at Baluga Bar & Club: entry for the whole night plus 4 drinks from the house menu, served 8pm to 10pm on Fridays and Saturdays. If you are after cheap drinks in Preston before a big night, it puts the drinks and the door on one ticket.

Why groups stop doing pre drinks at home

Pre drinks at someone's house sounds cheap until you add it up. Someone buys the bottles, someone hosts, someone tidies, and half the group turns up late. Then you all queue for a taxi into town and pay on the door.

A booked pre party fixes most of that. You meet in the city centre at 8pm, you are already inside the venue, and the resident DJs start at 8pm too. No hosting and no clean-up the next morning.

Friends smiling at the packed Baluga bar beneath hanging glassware

What the £12 ticket includes

  • Entry for the whole night, not just the early hours
  • 4 drinks from the house menu between 8pm and 10pm
  • House spirit and mixer, favourite cocktails, beers or wine by the glass
  • Resident DJs from 8pm
  • Your ticket sent straight to your phone as a QR code

You show the QR at the bar and order. One person can get the round in for the group, so you are not all waiting at the bar at once. The offer saves over £35 per person compared with paying for the same entry and drinks separately.

Cheap drinks in Preston for groups of 4 or more

Groups of 4 or more pay £10 each instead of £12. If you want somewhere to sit, the VIP table ticket is £25 each for 4 or more guests and reserves your own table from 8pm to 10pm.

Standard tickets do not come with guaranteed seating. Groups of 8 or more may be placed on neighbouring tables rather than one long one, so tell everyone that before the night.

A few things to know before you book

  • Advance booking only: you cannot buy it on the door
  • Latest entry on the offer is 9:30pm
  • Over 18s only, Challenge 25, with a physical UK driving licence or UK passport
  • Dress smart: no sportswear, tracksuits, caps or sliders

Read the full dress code before you pick your outfit. When the drinks finish at 10pm you are already in for the night, so the bar and club carry on around you. All the details for booking are on the £12 pre party page.

Book your pre party tickets in advance and get the group in for 8pm. The £12 All Inclusive Pre Party

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