Birthday Party Venues in Gawler

Choosing the Right Birthday Party Venue

Gawler's birthday options run from pub nights to a full function room. Kingsford Hotel and The Old Bushman Hotel are long-standing pubs with several bookable areas, Criterion Tavern Gawler pairs a 55-seat dining room with a beer garden, and Nixon's Function Centre handles parties in the hundreds.

Four Gawler venues, four kinds of birthday:

Kingsford Hotel: a heritage-listed Murray Street pub where the Dining Room, Front Bar, balcony or rear alfresco can host a birthday dinner.
The Old Bushman Hotel: main bar and bistro areas for up to 100, two private function areas, and open fireplaces for winter birthdays.
Criterion Tavern Gawler: a 55-seat Main Dining room for a sit-down party, or an alfresco beer garden with a pool table and two 85-inch screens.
Nixon's Function Centre: an upstairs room for 190 seated or 230 standing, with a $60 per person buffet.
At Nixon's, hosts can bring a DJ or band and add a dance floor.

Karaoke runs in the Kingsford's Sports Bar on Saturday nights, if your group wants to join in.

Locals call The Old Bushman the Bushies, and its beer garden, deck and courtyard take a party outside in warm weather.
The Kingsford's rear alfresco has booths and a big screen, handy for a birthday on a footy night.
At The Cri, cocktail platters run from pies and pakoras to sliders and churros, and bar tabs can come with wristbands.
The Kingsford's kitchen is known for its stone grill, and bands play there on Friday nights and Sunday afternoons.

Nixon's upstairs room looks over Gawler Oval and the greyhound track through big windows.
Downstairs, the Trackside Function Room takes 80 seated or 116 standing.
Set menus, platters and light lunches sit alongside the buffet, with table settings and AV included.
A lift reaches the upstairs room, and off-street parking is free.

The Old Bushman Hotel has two private function areas plus semi-private spaces, and its main bar and bistro areas can hold up to 100.

Yes. The tavern lists 21sts among its occasions; the Main Dining room seats 55 and the alfresco takes 35 standing.

The buffet is $60 per person, with carvery roasts and hot dishes, and table settings and AV come with it.

The venue is licensed until midnight, with an extension to 1am available.