Winter Wonderland exploded into violence last night as a mass brawl broke out while revellers were trying to leave.
Visitors have claimed overcrowding led to the chaotic scenes at the event in London’s Hyde Park and accused security guards of doing little to break up the fights.
Footage shows a group of people tussling against a fence as they swing punches at each other while a security guard watches on from behind a second barrier.
As one of the men steps away, a woman begins slapping the back of his head before he shoves her against the fence.
The same man then begins brawling with another man, who is being held by security, and shouts expletives at him.
As the fight continues, a woman falls to the ground after apparently being punched unconscious.
Winter Wonderland has been criticised as overcrowded and overpriced, and was this week named Europe’s most complained-about festive attraction.
It is not the first time the event has descended into violence, with children left screaming after another fight three years ago.
Meanwhile, a manhunt continues for a group of machete-wielding thugs who were seen fighting each other at Winter Wonderland in Nottingham last month.
Ryan, who was attending Winter Wonderland with friends, filmed the harrowing video in London last night.
He claimed the fight started after one man accused another of ‘touching his missus’.
He told the Daily Mail: ‘So we were in the Bavarian beer garden beer hall and then it closed at 10, and everyone was asked to leave as normal.
‘When we exited, they’d created a gated alleyway with a construction fence which created a huge bottleneck.
‘It wasn’t even that busy but then all of a sudden, there’s about a couple thousand people in this one area, and just at a standstill. And then security had locked themselves outside of the gate, which is when the fight broke out.
‘Everyone was very drunk, you could tell something was going to happen.’
He continued: ‘It was really lawless and chaotic and there were families with children as well.
‘I go every year, and I’ve never seen anything like that.
‘Normally, you can just leave through any exit and it is quite cordial but this time everyone was forced down this man made alleyway.’
Ryan has alleged that although one Winter Wonderland security guard can be seen restraining a brawler, other members of staff did little.
‘[The security] would hold onto one of them and then let them go to grab another person,’ he said.
In a statement, Winterland Wonderland said: ‘The safety of our visitors and staff is our priority and any acts of aggressive or threatening behaviour will not be tolerated.
‘We are aware of an isolated incident that occurred as guests were leaving Hyde Park Winter Wonderland last night, which was managed promptly by on-site security, with police present. There was no impact to the wider event and no serious injuries reported.’
The Daily Mail have approached the Metropolitan Police for a comment.
Winter Wonderland has seen trouble in the past. In 2022, two men started fighting outside a Chicken stall at the event as shocked children watched on.
Then three years prior to that, another vicious brawl broke out.
In footage shared on social media at the time, a man in a white t-shirt and a man in a red t-shirt could be seen fighting while bystanders urged them on.
In the clip, the man in the red t-shirt had the other in a chokehold.
The man in the white t-shirt swung punches as someone shouted: ‘Don’t punch the head.’
A man watching the brawl next to a nearby stall appeared to jump up and down and punch the air as the fight breaks out.
Terrified screams could be heard in the background before one onlooker appeared to run away.
The footage then cut away to show an official in an orange vest forcing one man back.
He and two other guards then formed a human chain to stop the fight continuing.
