Everything for 21st Birthday Parties
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A 21st in the Hunter Valley is usually a big, social night: a function room, a bar, music, and room for family speeches before the dancing starts. Many groups turn it into a weekend, with friends staying together and something to do the next day. Getting everyone to the party together helps: Damien's Party Bus takes up to 30 with karaoke and LED and laser lights, Big Daddy Party Bus runs buses for 15 to 45 from $1,200, and H2 Hunter Hummers seats 15 in a stretch Hummer.
Maitland is where the party pubs cluster. The Family Hotel on High Street runs functions for 25 guests and up, has weekly live music and vinyl DJs, and offers a roaming canapé package from $42 per person. Also on High Street, The Dining Room @ The Pourhouse seats about 40 or holds 60 standing. Over in East Maitland, The George Tavern's Courtyard comes with its own private bar, and its front terrace beer garden takes up to 70 cocktail-style.
Huntlee Tavern in North Rothbury is the big modern option, with indoor and outdoor areas, DJ set-ups and presentation gear for the speeches. In the Upper Hunter, The Royal Muswellbrook has six function areas up to a 100-guest courtyard and beer garden, with char-grill packages from $50 per person. In Singleton, Club Singleton's auditorium has a stage and dance floor for up to 180, with canapés from $20 per person.
Things that make a 21st weekend work:
For wider ideas, see the birthday party guide, or look at holiday houses and villas for the group stay.
The Family Hotel and The Dining Room @ The Pourhouse are both on High Street, and The George Tavern is in East Maitland, with a private Courtyard bar for 50 standing or 40 seated.
Huntlee Tavern can arrange live music, DJ set-ups and presentation gear. The Family Hotel has a stage and runs weekly live music and vinyl DJ nights. Club Singleton's auditorium comes with a stage and dance floor for up to 180, with room hire from $75 to $250.
The Royal Muswellbrook has 18 rooms above its function spaces. If the group rents a house instead, Hunter Valley Catering will cook an in-accommodation chef dinner there, then set the table, serve and wash up.
Hunter Adventure Centre in Pokolbin runs guided off-road Segway tours, axe throwing, archery and laser clay shooting, with 4 Pines Brewery on the same site. Big Daddy Party Bus also packages wine, beer and spirits tasting days with lunch options, so nobody needs to drive.
The Family Hotel takes groups of 25 and up. The Dining Room @ The Pourhouse suits about 40 seated or 60 standing, and The George Tavern's front terrace holds up to 70 cocktail-style.
The Royal Muswellbrook has six function areas, from a 16-seat cellar to a 100-guest courtyard and beer garden, with set menus from $60.
OMG Booths covers the Upper Hunter, Singleton and Broke, Maitland and the Lower Hunter, Cessnock and Pokolbin with no travel charge. Every hire includes unlimited photo strip prints, a private online gallery, and GIFs and boomerangs, from $550.
