Doncaster's amazing nightlife attracts visitors from far and wide; film lovers, theatre aficionados, connoisseurs and party revellers are attracted by the wide choice of restaurants, clubs and bars creating a vibrant cosmopolitan atmosphere and a reputation as one of the best night-time venues in the North.

The variety of new venues that have opened recently are creating identifiable areas of choice. The Copley Road and Netherhall area for example is the place to go for small independent restaurants serving cuisine from around the world. Priory Walk has a number of contemporary venues from cappuccino bars to intimate jazz clubs and the centre of town offers everything from well known chain pubs such as Wetherspoons and Yates Wine Lodge to family owned traditional pubs around the marketplace.

A contemporary new performance venue will open in late 2006, the centrepiece of an attractive civic and cultural quarter on the south side of the town. Meanwhile, Doncaster Civic Theatre, The Little Theatre and The Point provide a range of drama and musical productions throughout the year. The Odeon is a town centre cinema and the seven screen Vue Cinema is located within the Lakeside area of Doncaster.

Taxis are plentiful at night and to ensure visitors feel safe Doncaster is monitored by CCTV cameras with help points located throughout the Town Centre.