Christmas Party Adelaide

An end-of-year party in Adelaide falls in the hottest and busiest part of the calendar. The lead-up to Christmas is the city's busiest stretch for functions, so the first decision is timing: a late-November date or a midweek lunch is far easier to secure than a Friday night in mid-December.

Budget then sets the format. A set menu or package at a city or suburban pub often sits between $35 per person and $52 per person, while a private room on a minimum spend opens from $300 minimum spend or $500 minimum spend at smaller hotels and climbs to $2,000 minimum spend or more for a whole upstairs floor.

Ways Adelaide workplaces tend to celebrate:

• A long lunch at a winery in the Hills or McLaren Vale, with a private room and a bus so the whole team travels back to town together.
• An upstairs room in a city or North Adelaide pub, handy for most CBD offices, with balconies and private bars at several.
• A beer garden booked whole on Port Road, Henley Beach Road or in the inner north, which needs shade and an indoor back-up on a hot day.
• An activity first, such as bowling, mini golf, escape rooms or go-karts, with group packages from $25 per person to $52 per person, then food on site or close by.
• Something on the water, from Port River charters by the hour to barbecue boats on the River Torrens for a smaller crew.

Room-by-room comparisons are on the Christmas party venues page. For a party held at the office or a warehouse, look at caterers, DJs and event furniture hire.