Christmas Party Venues in Haymarket

What to Know Before Booking Christmas Party Venues

End-of-year parties in Haymarket suit teams that would rather celebrate than sit through a set dinner. Side Bar at 509 Pitt Street pitches itself directly at staff Christmas parties, and Chinatown's karaoke venues give smaller teams a private room and a microphone each.

Staff coming from across Sydney can reach all of them from Central or Town Hall, handy for a midweek date in late November or December when everyone heads home afterwards.

Headcount against the Haymarket options:

A team of 10 to 20: Sugar Karaoke's Supreme room takes up to 20, with a waiter on the room and a private bathroom, from $800 minimum spend.
A group of about 30: Maze Karaoke's VIP rooms take parties of 30-plus, from $14 per person per hour.
A department of 50 to 100: Dynasty Lounge @ Dynasty Karaoke takes private bookings from 50 guests, with modern Chinese party platters, from $1,500 minimum spend.
The whole company: Side Bar hosts about 10 to more than 300 in a roped-off section or across the entire club.
A fixed per-head budget: Side Bar's beer and wine package starts from $49 per person for two hours, or a bar tab can run with a spending cap.

Karaoke works well for mixed-seniority teams because each group gets its own room, so graduates and managers can choose songs without a crowd of strangers listening.

Dynasty Lounge's stage has a 4.6m by 2.1m LED screen for slideshows and presentations, plus microphones for the MD's speech or an MC.
Side Bar lets the organiser put company visuals on the LED screen behind the DJ booth and use its microphone, projector and lighting.
Side Bar can also book a photographer or videographer to capture the night.
Songs at Maze come in English, Chinese, Korean and other languages, useful for a multilingual team.

Food, drinks and finishing times

Side Bar's food is ordered by the piece or platter, from arancini, skewers and sliders to pizzas.
Maze sends snacks, grilled skewers and cocktails to the room, with packages for bigger groups.
Dynasty Lounge's bar pours wine, whisky, champagne and cocktails, and it trades until 4am.
Groups of 30 or more plan their Side Bar night by email with the venue.

Venues for Christmas Parties: Your Questions Answered

Where in Haymarket can 200 staff celebrate Christmas together?

Side Bar, which takes the whole company when booked exclusively, or sets aside a large roped-off area with dedicated security for a smaller team.

Is karaoke a good fit for a work Christmas party in Haymarket?

For teams of up to about 30 it works well: Maze Karaoke and Sugar Karaoke both give each group a private room with food and drinks served in. Larger teams can take Dynasty Lounge, which combines karaoke with a bar, restaurant and dance floor.

Can we run presentations at a Haymarket Christmas party?

Dynasty Lounge has a stage, a large LED screen and microphones, and Side Bar offers a microphone, projector and its LED screen for your own visuals.

How is pricing structured for a Haymarket work party?

Maze Karaoke is priced from $14 per person per hour and Side Bar's drinks from $49 per person. Sugar Karaoke and Dynasty Lounge instead set a minimum spend: from $800 minimum spend and $1,500 minimum spend respectively.