DRINKS INCLUDED · TICKETS
Good show tickets with a drink fill their weekend slots weeks ahead. Below: the 12 to book early, what each includes and how they differ once the first round is poured.
Spend one hour at La Cueva de Lola in Madrid's La Latina district, watching professional dancers, singer, and guitarist perform in a 17th-century cave. Your ticket includes one alcoholic or soft drink, with tapas and Spanish dishes available to order.
“Perfect experience! The place and The show was amazing, highly recommended!”
Take a 12 to 15 minute ride in a closed, climate-controlled gondola on SkyView de Pier in Scheveningen. At 50 meters high, you’ll see the North Sea, beach, and The Hague. Collect your coffee or tea and apple pie or muffin at the ticket booth before boarding.
“Great activity, the Hague is an extremely beautiful city with kind people. The Pier SkyView is an amazing activity”
Spend 30 minutes on the High Roller, Las Vegas’s 550-foot observation wheel, with drinks served by a bartender inside your cabin. You’ll see the Strip, Sphere, Bellagio fountains, desert, and mountains. Go at sunset for both daylight views and neon after dark. You must be 21 or older.
“Excellent experience. Fabulous views over the strip just after sunset. There were quite a few people in our cabin but the bartender was really quick at service and no one was left having to wait in a line to order.”
At Amsterdam’s Bols Cocktail Experience, you’ll follow a self-guided, sensory tour through more than 450 years of Lucas Bols distilling. Smell, taste, and test your cocktail instincts, then choose a drink made by a professional bartender at the Mirror Bar. The visit lasts about an hour and is for ages 18 and up.
“We had a great time at House of Bols. Definitely an hour well spent. The lead up to the bar was fun and interactive. The visit to the bar for drinks at the end was the cherry on top!”
Meet your English-speaking guide at Becketts Irish Bar, then visit four Budapest bars and clubs over five hours. Expect free shots, games, short walks, and a final club stop with separate-entry access. Guides such as Lumi, Rocky, Mark, Lucas, and Michael lead the nights.
“Rocky led the way and we had a great time. best night out in Budapest.”
Spend an evening at Madrid’s Flamenco Essential Flamenco Show in an 1850 vaulted cave. Enjoy a drink, hear a short bilingual talk on flamenco’s roots, then watch five artists perform without microphones or speakers. El Mistela, a National Flamenco Critic Award winner, directs the one-hour show.
“This was an awesome experience I highly recommend! You start in a bar area w a glass of sangria or wine if you wish. And then you proceed downstairs to the show. There is 15 minute history of flemenco dancing that was great followed by the performance. This event takes place in an 1850s cave which allows the audience to feel up close the passion and energy from the dancers. Although the whole event is just a little over an hour you feel you’ve had a whole evening of dancing! Loved every minute of it and it was a great way to finish off our last evening in Madrid!”
At Tablao Flamenco El Cardenal in Córdoba’s old Judería, seven artists perform baile, cante, and guitarra in an 80-minute show. Three are national flamenco winners. Your ticket includes wine, beer, sangria, soft drink, or water, with Iberian tapas available to order.
“I didn't have high hopes on arrival as the setting seemed basic, but I was blown away by the amazing talent of all involved. Great show!”
At the House of Bols across from the Van Gogh Museum, you follow a self-guided audio tour through 450 years of Genever and liqueur making. Smell ingredients, test your senses, learn cocktail basics, then enjoy one alcoholic or alcohol-free drink in the Mirror Bar.
“Bols Museum is must to visit. The history of Bols, the Sensory Experience and Finally the most delicious Cocktails on this planet to try out.”
At Cologne’s IceBar near Friesenplatz, you’ll bundle up in a jacket, gloves, and hat, then enter a compact frozen bar filled with ice sculptures of Cologne Cathedral and FC Köln’s mascot. Three drinks are included, with one served before entry and two inside.
“It was awesome experience I wish it was a little bigger.”
Spend 90 minutes at Mi Caseta Flamenco Night in Estepona, where dancers, singers, and musicians present an Andalusian flamenco show. Choose a ticket with a drink or add dinner featuring Manchego cheese, Spanish omelet, prawns, Iberian ham, and cold meats. Shows take place Fridays.
“Show was excellent. The venue was very difficult to find due to construction in the area.”
Spend 2.5 hours at Captain Kangaroo in Osaka’s Kitashinchi district, where a group introduction, Jenga, Uno, and included alcoholic drinks make it easier to meet locals and international visitors. The event runs Friday from 7:30 to 10:00 PM, with drinks ending at 10 PM.
“This was just pathetic. Hardly anyone showed up and there were no local Japanese that attended. I am requesting a refund!”
Enter Madame Tussauds Berlin after 3 pm and spend up to three hours with more than 100 wax figures across two floors. Pose with Taylor Swift, Einstein, Messi, Kylian Mbappé, Marlene Dietrich, and Berlin icons. The Happy Hour Ticket costs $24 and is valid Sunday through Friday.
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