Stay near Haad Rin Beach
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Koh Phangan is the home of the Full Moon Party - around 20,000 people each month (up to 40,000 at New Year) gathering on Haad Rin Beach for the world's biggest monthly beach rave. Around it sits a whole ecosystem of jungle parties, waterfall raves and Half Moon events.
The party scene
Haad Rin Beach is the stage for the Full Moon Party itself; the satellite events - Half Moon, Waterfall Party, Jungle Experience - fill the days around it so there's almost always something on. Book Haad Rin accommodation early, as it sells out around each full moon.
When to go
The party is tied to the lunar calendar, so there's a Full Moon Party every month year-round. The comfortable, dry peak is December - February; New Year is the single biggest night.
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Stay near the Magaluf Strip
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On Mallorca's south-west coast, Magaluf is one of Europe's most notorious young-party resorts - a roughly one-kilometre strip packed with bars and clubs, anchored by the giant BCM Planet Dance. It's the Balearics' loud, affordable, all-summer answer to Ibiza next door.
The party scene
BCM Planet Dance is the headline mega-club; the Strip is the main artery, lined with bars and clubs running all season. Boat parties and pool parties fill the daytime. Palma, a short hop away, adds a more grown-up city option.
When to go
A summer-season resort: April warm-up, full tilt June - September, winding down in October. Quiet out of season.
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Stay near Hvar Town harbour
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Hvar is the glamorous end of Croatia's party coast - a yacht-and-cocktails island where the harbour town fills with a moneyed summer crowd. Sunset beach clubs roll into late-night bars, and the offshore Carpe Diem Beach club keeps going on its own little island.
The party scene
Hula Hula is the sunset ritual; Carpe Diem runs a town bar and a separate island beach club for after-hours; Kiva and the harbour bars carry the late night. The Pakleni Islands just offshore are the boat-party playground. It's polished and pricier than the mainland strips.
When to go
Summer-only glamour: the scene runs May - September, peaking July - August when the yacht crowd arrives.
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Stay near Playa de las Américas
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On Tenerife's sunny south coast, Playa de las Américas is the Canary Islands' party capital, and the Veronicas Strip is its loud heart - a compact complex of clubs and bars by the beachfront promenade that fills with a young crowd most of the year thanks to the islands' year-round warmth.
The party scene
The Veronicas Strip (the C.C. Veronicas complex) packs the clubs and bars into a few streets by the promenade - Tramps is the biggest. Papagayo and the beach clubs cover the daytime. The Canaries' year-round climate means the season never fully closes.
When to go
Unusually year-round thanks to the Canary climate. Summer and the Christmas/New Year window are busiest, but the strip stays active even in winter when northern Europe is cold.
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Stay near the Flower Street strip
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On Bulgaria's Black Sea coast, Sunny Beach is Eastern Europe's budget party giant - a long resort strip where cheap drinks and a packed Flower Street draw a young crowd all summer. It delivers the Mediterranean-resort party formula at a fraction of the Western-European price.
The party scene
Flower Street is the bar-and-club artery; Bedroom is the premium club; Cacao Beach and the beach bars run the daytime. The draw is value - drinks and entry cost a fraction of Spain or Greece - which keeps it packed with a young, international crowd.
When to go
A short, intense summer season: May warm-up, peak June - August, fading in September. Closed out of season.
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