Christmas parties venues

Cupitt's Estate — Ulladulla

Winery, brewery, fromagerie and award-winning dining stacked on one family estate overlooking Burrill Lake.

120 seated · 200 standing

Nepean Belle Paddlewheeler — Penrith

A timber paddlewheeler churning through the Nepean Gorge with a licensed bar and a dance floor doing its own churning.

110 seated · 150 standing

Frida's Field — Nashua

An architectural farmhouse restaurant on 120 regenerative acres where the paddocks write the menu.

120 seated

Vagabond Cruises — Pyrmont

Your whole party on a three-deck harbour boat with a dance floor — the skyline does the styling for you.

240 seated · 350 standing

Oaks Lake Crackenback Resort — Crackenback

Lakeside alpine luxe on 150 private acres, where a resident wombat may drop in to bless the vows.

90 seated · 180 standing

The Oaks Hotel — Neutral Bay

The famous oak-tree beer garden pub - a lower North Shore rite of passage.

100 seated · 130 standing

City Beach Function Centre — Wollongong

Floor-to-ceiling ocean views, starlit fibre-optic ceilings and festoon-lit private terraces — Wollongong's polished big-night stalwart.

200 seated · 300 standing

Newtown Hotel — Newtown

140 years on King Street with a private caravan room, party lighting and a free digital jukebox.

200 seated · 200 standing

Royal Hotel Paddington — Paddington

Grand old Five Ways pub with a rooftop and rooms named after elephants.

55 seated · 100 standing

Royal Botanic Garden Sydney — Sydney

Two hundred years of manicured lawns with the Opera House and Harbour Bridge as your backdrop — nature, but impeccably dressed.

700 standing

Aria Restaurant Sydney — Circular Quay

Hatted fine dining beside the Opera House, with private rooms that put the Harbour Bridge on the guest list.

100 seated · 100 standing

Freshwater Surf Life Saving Club — Freshwater

Four rooms over Freshie beach, from an intimate 50 up to 250 cocktail-style.

200 seated · 250 standing

Bank Hotel — Newtown

Newtown institution with a jungle-y garden bar and a proper ballroom hiding upstairs.

80 seated · 200 standing

Curzon Hall — Marsfield

A sandstone castle on three acres of manicured gardens, where receptions arrive with full fairytale energy.

500 seated · 2300 standing

Oatlands Estate — Oatlands

An 1823 Georgian manor on five acres of gardens and vineyard, doing grand ballroom romance at serious scale.

580 seated · 1800 standing

Petersham Bowling Club (The PBC) — Petersham

Pokie-free, community-owned bowlo with live music, a stage and a much-loved top green.

Sergeants' Mess — Mosman

A glamorous white dining room and wraparound deck hanging over Chowder Bay — pure harbour theatre from every seat.

250 seated · 350 standing

Centennial Homestead — Centennial Park

A breezy pavilion in the middle of Centennial Park where the lawns roll on forever and the city feels politely far away.

380 seated · 900 standing

Crooked River Estate — Gerringong

A hilltop vineyard estate where the vines roll toward the Pacific, with luxury villas and an award-winning restaurant on the grounds.

150 seated · 200 standing

The Robertson Hotel — Robertson

A sprawling 1924 grand hotel on 14 acres where the white dining room, ballroom and moody corridors bring serious old-world theatre.

130 seated · 200 standing