© Joel Goodman - 07973 332324 - all rights reserved . 26/12/2021. Wigan, UK. People in fancy dress are seen outside clubs on King Street in Wigan . The Boxing Day night tradition , which sees clubbers dress up in costume and head to bars centred around the King Street area of the English town , couldn't go ahead last year due to restrictions imposed to limit the spread of Coronavirus . Restrictions in Wales , Scotland and Northern Ireland , either coming in to effect overnight , or already in effect from today (26th December 2021) mandate that clubs must close , in an effort by those devolved regions to counter the rapid spread of the Omicron Covid-19 variant . Photo credit : Joel Goodman