Bingo Loco UK Events – Locations, Times, Prices & Tickets

Bingo Loco is a rave that happens to come with a bingo book. You get a pen, a table of strangers, and three games of bingo; in between, there are confetti, dance-offs, a lip-sync battle or two, and a full rave round in the middle of the show. It tours more than 30 towns in the UK and Northern Ireland.

Here is what you need to know before you book tickets:

A Rave With a Bingo Book

You get a bingo book and pen at the door, then grab a seat. Over roughly three hours, there are three games, each paying out for one line, two lines and three lines, with the numbers drawn on what the host calls the “magical Bingo Loco machine”.

The rest is the show is DJ sets, singalongs, stage challenges, confetti cannons and a “world famous” rave round halfway through. Nights are themed (Juke Box Jam at Belfast’s Limelight, ABBA or 90s/00s R&B at the Dublin Christmas shows, costumes at Halloween) and strictly adult, with the UK terms warning of “references to sex and alcohol”, loud music and strobe lighting. Sounds like a fun evening!

Where Bingo Loco Plays in the UK

These are the UK and Northern Ireland venues with a show on Bingo Loco’s calendar, as of 5 November 2026. Each town has its own page on Bingo Loco’s site with the current dates, prices and door times, so we’ve linked to that rather than copying dates that change.

Northern Ireland punches well above its size here, and the Republic of Ireland has even more. That same calendar listed 15 Dublin dates at Twenty Two, 10 Christmas shows at the RDS and stops from Galway to Letterkenny. Worldwide, it ran to 371 listings across North America, Australia and mainland Europe.

One trap if you’re searching the calendar yourself. “Birmingham”, “Manchester”, “Portsmouth” and “Perth” all appear, and none of them is in the UK. They’re in Alabama, the US, the US again and Western Australia.

Door Times and Finish Times

Each venue sets its own times, so check the town page for your show. These are the timings Bingo Loco gives for some of its regular venues.

Note that these are illustrative examples and are subject to change. Check the official site to confirm details.

Doors open an hour or more before the first game, and that hour matters more than it does at most events. Seating is unreserved, so early arrivals get the tables near the stage. Arrive late, and the terms say entry isn’t guaranteed and you won’t get a refund.

What Your £20 Pays For

On the Northern Irish and English town pages we checked, a standard ticket cost between £19.50 and £20, with Christmas specials at £21.77 to £23.55. Each one is split into two parts on the booking page.

The first part is a £1.20 “gaming stake”. Under the UK terms, that covers your book and pen; all stakes are pooled, and 100% of the pool goes into the night’s prize fund. Everything else on the ticket, £18.30 to £22.35 depending on the show, pays for the entertainment.

You can buy either half separately. A gaming-only ticket has to be bought at least 14 days before the event, and you’ll be seated in a separate room without the show. An entertainment-only ticket gets you the show but no bingo book and no prizes. Bingo Loco’s own booking warning sums it up as “watch everyone win”.

Ireland is priced differently. The Christmas shows at the RDS in Dublin listed general admission at £25.26 to £26.99, and a reserved table for up to eight at £38.87.

Is Bingo Loco Gambling?

This is where Bingo Loco differs most from the other party bingo nights. Bongo’s Bingo and Hijingo both hold Gambling Commission operating licences, and so does Bingo Lingo, like any bingo hall. Bingo Loco’s UK shows are run by Legs Eleven UK Limited, a company registered in 2019, and when we searched the Commission’s public register, we couldn’t find that company or the Bingo Loco name on it.

Its terms set the game up so the money involved stays tiny. The stake is £1.20 a head, all of it goes back out in prizes, and “no winner will be awarded the monetary value of the prize under any circumstances”. Bingo Loco’s general terms go further, saying it doesn’t consider its events gambling “due to your inability to ‘chase losses'”, and that it operates outside Ireland’s Gaming and Lotteries Act of 1956 with no “real money” prizes.

For you, the practical upshot is simple. You can’t win money at Bingo Loco, and that isn’t why people go. If you want a game where the prizes are cash, and the bingo is the main event, a licensed hall or a licensed show is a better fit.

Prizes, and the Small Print

Most prizes are novelty items. Reviewers mention karaoke machines, giant teddies, a disco ball helmet, cardboard cut-outs of celebrities and some ruder props. The terms warn that some prizes “are for novelty purposes” and say there are no alternatives to what’s shown on the night. Ties get settled with rock, paper, scissors, according to Bingo Loco’s own reply to a Google review.

The top prize at most shows is a holiday, and its terms are tighter than the headline suggests.

So a win is a short city break you need to sort out quickly. A reviewer from a Stafford show said their sister came close to winning a trip to Milan.

Tables, Tickets and No-Shows

Tables seat eight to ten, and every chair gets filled. If there are four of you, expect to share with strangers. Bingo Loco doesn’t take group bookings for public shows, so if your friends bought tickets separately, the only way to sit together is to arrive early together. Private and corporate shows are a separate service, booked by enquiry.

All sales are final. You can transfer tickets to someone else only within 24 hours of buying them, and refunds happen only if a show is cancelled and no new date is offered, with Bingo Loco choosing that date. Reselling a ticket for profit cancels it.

Sold-out shows don’t sell tickets at the door unless Bingo Loco advertises it, and its FAQ warns you about fraud. You don’t need to print anything, as the confirmation email on your phone is scanned at the door.

Dress Code and Door Rules

There’s no fancy dress requirement, but one rule is worth knowing. Under UK terms, you “may be refused access” if you turn up in leisure wear; examples include tracksuit bottoms and football tops. Costume nights are the exception, as at the Halloween weekend shows.

Everyone has to be 18 or over and show ID on arrival. Without it, you’ll be turned away and won’t get a refund. The terms also ban dancing on tables and chairs, which says a lot about how the nights go. Venues can remove anyone who seems aggressive or too drunk. For access needs, Bingo Loco’s pages say to contact the venue directly.

Discount Codes

“Bingo Loco discount code” is searched a couple of hundred times a month, and Bingo Loco doesn’t publish a code anywhere on its site, in its terms, or in its FAQ. Be wary of codes on coupon sites. There are no group bookings for public shows, so there’s no group rate either. The cheapest seats we saw were the standard UK shows at £19.50.

What 2,600 Reviews Say

Bingo Loco scores 4.6 out of 5 on Google from 1,805 reviews and 4.5 on Trustpilot from 866 (both as of 5 November 2026). Treat those numbers with a little care. Both cover the brand worldwide, and most recent reviews come from North America. Trustpilot’s profile also shows “no recent history of asking for reviews”, with replies to 32% of negative ones.

The praise is consistent. People mention the hosts and DJs by name, the confetti, solo nights out that turned out fine, and older visitors who didn’t expect to dance and did.

The complaints are consistent too. Prizes come up most. There are too few for a room of several hundred (one reviewer counted six in the whole show), and some handed over without boxes. Others mention cramped tables, a host who couldn’t be heard and expensive drinks at the venue. In Dublin, a hen party of 20 said they were turned away at the door because the show had been cancelled for a corporate event, with no notice. Trustpilot’s own summary of recent reviews flags disappointing prizes and rushed final rounds.

Put together, people who go for a party come away happy. People who go for the bingo, or the prizes, mostly don’t.

Bingo Loco or Your Local Hall?

Bingo Loco and a bingo hall share a name and very little else. A hall runs sessions most days, with cash prizes, licensed games and a much quieter room. A Bingo Loco night is a once-in-a-while party.

Most Bingo Loco towns have both. In 18 of the 31 UK and Northern Ireland towns on its calendar, our directory lists at least one open bingo hall. These include Buzz Bingo Torquay, Buzz Bingo Derby City, Mecca Bingo Southend, and Oasis Bingo Cookstown. Our bingo hall directory covers the rest.

If you’re after the party, our guide to bingo nights compares Bingo Loco with other touring shows.