Birthday Party Venues in Lennox Head & Ballina

This corner of the coast runs from the surf village at Lennox Point down to the river town of Ballina and the cane country of South Ballina. For a hosted birthday, both function spaces in the region sit in Ballina, so the choice comes down to mood rather than suburb.

Lennox Head tends to be where guests swim, stay and recover, with the party itself held in town.

How the region's two birthday hosts stack up:

• Resort or pub: The Island Room @ Ballina Byron Islander Resort is a private, air-conditioned function room, while Australian Hotel Ballina throws parties in a Mexican cantina inside a corner pub.
• Head counts: each tops out at 120 standing, with 100 seated at the resort and 108 seated across the full cantina.
• Menus: the resort kitchen covers canapés through to plated courses, and the pub keeps it Mexican, from sliders to a build-your-own taco spread.
• Entry prices: canapé packages at the resort begin at $42.50 per person for two hours, and the pub's taco feast at $49 per person.
• Fresh air: the resort room opens to a courtyard by the lagoon pool, and the pub has a festoon-lit courtyard warmed by a fireplace.

Guests based at Lennox Head or South Ballina can plan on meeting in Ballina, where both venues are.