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Occasion: Birthday PartyLocation: MelbourneListings: 171

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Putting Together a Melbourne Birthday Bash

A Melbourne birthday can be twelve kids at a disco in the lounge room or two hundred friends spread across a pub's first floor, and the listings on this page cover both ends. Venues sit in every region, from Young & Jackson on the corner of Swanston and Flinders Streets to The Manhattan Ballroom @ Plaza Tavern in Hoppers Crossing, a high-ceilinged room with a long bar of its own. Travelling suppliers come to you, so a backyard or a hired hall works just as well as a function room.

Budgets stretch further than many people expect. Platter packages start From $14 per person at Three Crowns Hotel in West Melbourne, and both the Eltham Hotel and The Function Room @ Commercial Hotel in South Morang list canapés From $22 per person. Want the party to go somewhere? A crewed charter on MV Pearl or a Yarra River trip with Classic Steamboat Cruises (From $523 per hour) turns the night into an outing, while Strike Bowling Melbourne Central and Delta Force Paintball Melbourne in Heatherton give a group something to do before the cake.

Common ways a Melbourne birthday gets put together:

  • Kids at home or in a hall: Melbourne Fairy Parties (From $160), Little Party Faces and Kidz Party Discos all travel to every region
  • Live music for a grown-up crowd: Hey Jack books soloists, bands and DJ hybrids, From $1,199
  • On the water: Party Boat Cruises runs two licensed boats out of Docklands for 20 to 180 guests, From $300 per hour
  • Food without a venue: Happy Belly Grazing lays out grazing tables From $450, and Big Flavours cooks on site From $27 per person
  • A private floor in town: Young & Jackson hands over its whole first floor for up to 180 standing

Planning around a particular age? The 21st birthday and children's party pages show only the listings tagged for those.

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Venue or hired-in party

  • A pub or function room bundles the space, bar and food, so the main decision is the package and the headcount
  • A party at home or in a hall needs each piece booked separately: food, styling, music and maybe a photographer
  • Grazing With Stella, Mamalyn Catering and Neale's Spit Roast Catering all deliver across Melbourne, which suits a backyard party
  • Kitty's Party (From $500) and Blove Events (From $249) handle balloon garlands and backdrops if the room needs dressing

Matching the area to your guests

  • CBD, Southbank & Docklands: Young & Jackson, Garden State Hotel and the Docklands boats, easy for friends coming from all directions
  • Inner North: Prince Alfred Carlton, Northcote Social Club and the Rooftop Bar @ The Cornish Arms in Brunswick
  • Western Suburbs: The Manhattan Ballroom @ Plaza Tavern, Ace Karts in Albion and Bridge Hotel Werribee
  • Bayside and South East: The Epsom in Mordialloc, Sandy by the Bay in Sandringham and Waltzing Matilda Hotel in Springvale
  • Eastern Suburbs: Manhattan Hotel in Ringwood and The Doncaster Hotel

Questions worth settling first

  • Rough guest count and whether children are coming, since several activities and venues set age or group minimums
  • Standing party or seated meal, which decides the room size you need
  • Whether the venue lets you bring a DJ, band or decorator, or has its own
  • Your date and a back-up date, then send the same brief to two or three listings to compare

Planning a Birthday Party? Start Here

Can a Melbourne birthday party at home still have proper entertainment?

Yes. Kids' entertainers such as Melbourne Fairy Parties, Little Party Faces and Kidz Party Discos travel to every Melbourne region, and DJs like Entertainment First and Top Dog Entertainment do the same for adult parties.

Which Melbourne pubs list the lowest birthday food packages?

Three Crowns Hotel in West Melbourne lists platters From $14 per person, with a minimum group of 10. The Eltham Hotel and The Function Room @ Commercial Hotel in South Morang both start From $22 per person.

Is there a birthday party boat leaving from Docklands?

Party Boat Cruises runs two licensed function boats from Harbour Esplanade for 20 to 180 guests, and MV Pearl is a crewed motor yacht for up to 67 that sails from Victoria Harbour.

What birthday activities run inside the Melbourne CBD?

Strike Bowling Melbourne Central, Holey Moley Melbourne CBD, Escape Hunt Melbourne and MANIAX Melbourne CBD all take group bookings, with food and drinks available on site at most of them.

Do Melbourne kids' party entertainers need a power point?

Little Party Faces performers bring battery speakers, so no power is needed. Kidz Party Discos sets up its own sound and disco lighting, so check the room has power where the DJ will stand.

Where can a large birthday be held in Melbourne's west?

The Manhattan Ballroom @ Plaza Tavern in Hoppers Crossing holds up to 350 standing, and Function Room @ Glengala Hotel in Sunshine and The Phoenix Hotel in Point Cook are also in the Western Suburbs.