Party Hard: European Nightlife During Coronavirus Pandemic

As the number of people infected spikes across Europe, many nations have introduced strict measures to curb the disease. In Germany and France, lockdowns have returned, while the UK has introduced a three-tier restriction system. But these precautions don’t mean people are just sitting at home everywhere - in some places, nightlife is still on!

Numerous events are being held across Europe as people try to keep up their high spirits and socialise despite the COVID pandemic - albeit without violating the restrictions, of course! Sputnik has collected the best photos showing people having fun despite the odds and living normal lives with the hope of a brighter future.

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© AP Photo / Francois Mori

A couple kisses while having a drink on the terrace of a restaurant before the nightly curfew due to the restrictions against the spread of the coronavirus in Paris, France.

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© AP Photo / Alessandra Tarantino

A man sits outside an empty restaurant in Rome's Trastevere neighbourhood.

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© AP Photo / Pavel Golovkin

A bartender wearing a face mask to protect against the coronavirus makes a cocktail at Strelka Bar in Moscow, Russia.

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© AP Photo / Vadim Ghirda

A man wearing a superhero costume rides a scooter in Bucharest, Romania.

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© AP Photo / Emrah Gurel

A view of restaurants, some with diners and others with many empty tables, near Taksim Square in Istanbul.

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© AP Photo / Petr David Josek

A nun walks past the Astronomical Clock in a near-empty Old Town Square in Prague, Czech Republic.

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© AP Photo / Alastair Grant

A waiter and waitress wearing masks serve customers in the pedestrianised part of Old Compton Street in London.

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© AP Photo / Michael Probst

A lone man sits in front of a bar in the main party spot in the Alt-Sachsenhausen district in Frankfurt, Germany.

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© AP Photo / Darko Vojinovic

People walk along a street crowded with coffee shops and clubs full of guests in downtown Belgrade, Serbia.

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© AP Photo / Markus Schreiber

People attend an open-air dance event by Harald Hertel's Jam Swingers in the colonnades of Museum Island in Berlin, Germany.

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© AP Photo / Alessandra Tarantino

A drawing of a cross is placed outside an empty restaurant in Rome's Campo de' Fiori square, a popular evening spot with restaurants and pubs, to protest against the closing of the square.

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© AP Photo / Emilio Morenatti

Pedestrians walk along Las Ramblas in Barcelona, where terraces, restaurants, and bars are closed due to the resurgence of the new coronavirus.

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© AP Photo / Peter Dejong

A red heart carries a social distancing message in a near-empty Red Light District in Amsterdam, Netherlands.

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© AP Photo / Andreea Alexandru

An entertainer plays for people sitting in restaurants in the old part of Bucharest, Romania.