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30 places for Christmas parties in Manchester you might not have considered

By: Jo Milligan

Updated: 23 September 2025

Updated for Christmas 2025

It might feel a little early to be thinking about your office party but the big ol’ Christmas clock is ticking louder every week.  Scroll away to find our pick of the best restaurants for Christmas parties in Manchester, plus some of the city’s top events venues for festive celebrations.

With indulgent seasonal menus, fun takes on traditional offerings, and a fantastic atmosphere, we’ve chosen places that will make sure your Christmas do is a hit. Avoid Brussels sprouts like bullets, cold carrots and overdone turkey with our Confidential Guides suggestions.

Get booking as soon as possible because sharing a packet of crisps at the pub is not a Christmas party. Don’t leave it too late.

Need more ideas? Here’s our full list of places for a Christmas party in Manchester.

  • Book a Christmas party package at The Alan Hotel
    Book Now Manchester City Centre

    The Alan Hotel

    Hotel

    The Christmas party package at The Alan looks the part. It includes welcome drinks, a three-course dinner. beer or wine on the table, DJ, a photo booth and all the bits and pieces that make it look so cool.

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  • Restaurant interior at BAB
    Book Now Northern Quarter

    BAB NQ

    Restaurant - Middle Eastern

    BAB adds a bit of NQ cool to your Christmas bash. You can book out the private party den or hire an area or just a table. There’s a festive set menu for smaller groups and buffet packages for bookings of more than 20, full of fantastic picky bits like chicken traybakes and chilli pigs in blankets.

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  • Christmas parties at The Black Friar in Salford
    Book Now Manchester City Centre

    The Black Friar

    Pubs

    The Black Friar has all the cosy atmosphere you’d expect from a traditional inn with plenty of modern touches too. It’s now taking bookings for groups of up to 250 people for Christmas parties.

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  • Book a Christmas party at Founders Hall in Manchester city centre
    Book Now Manchester City Centre

    Founder’s Hall

    Pubs

    Book a table at Founder’s Hall for a low-key Christmas celebration. Bookings start on plum pudding day (also known as 28 November). Make sure you enjoy a pint of the legendary JW Lees Plum Pudding to go with your meal.

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  • Book Christmas parties at Manchester's Hyatt Regency Hotel
    Book Now Oxford Road

    Hyatt Regency Hotel Manchester

    Hotel

    Celebrate Christmas in style looking out over the city lights with a package at the Hyatt Regency Hotel. The 18th floor event space has one of the best views in Manchester. The event space on the second floor caters for smaller gatherings.

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  • Book Now Spinningfields

    KAJI

    Bars

    KAJI offers small-scale celebrations and glitzy corporate Christmas parties. Expect festive luxury and live-fire cooking.

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  • Christmas at Lock 84 at The Reach
    Book Now Piccadilly

    Lock 84

    Bars

    Lock 84 at The Reach offers a more casual Christmas party. Book a table for a three-course meal complete with fun dishes like turkey burgers. Or, build your own banquet by ordering sharing plates of your favourite picky bits.

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  • Christmas parties at Manchester Central
    Manchester City Centre

    Manchester Central

    Events Venues

    Parties at Manchester Central are proper parties, carrying on the festive shenanigans until 1am. This year expect indoor fairground rides, cirque entertainment with high-wire acts and a midnight breakfast.

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  • Book a Christmas party at Manchester Marriott Hotel Piccadilly
    Book Now Piccadilly

    Manchester Marriott Hotel Piccadilly

    Hotel

    Manchester Marriott Hotel Piccadilly offers two different Christmas options: a private party in the newly-refurbished Piccadilly Suite or a table in the restaurant.

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  • Book a buffet at On The Hush for your Christmas party
    Book Now Northern Quarter

    On the Hush

    Cafes

    Book On Th Hush in Manchester’s Northern Quarter for a bottomless Christmas bash. Go for bottomless breakfast or Christmas platter with bottomless drinks. If that’s not enough of a party, book an area to continue the cocktails afterwards. Bigger groups can choose full or partial venue hire.

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  • Book Now Northern Quarter

    The Pen & Pencil

    Bars

    The Pen and Pencil can sort your Christmas do with everything from full venue takeovers to private room hire to cosy corners for smaller gatherings.

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  • Book a Christmas get-together at Manchester's Rain Bar
    Book Now Manchester City Centre

    Rain Bar

    Bars

    Rain Bar’s festive menu is full of hearty winter dishes. Book a two- or three-course meal for a cosy work do or a Christmas meet-up with friends.

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  • Book a private dining room at 20 Stories for Christmas
    Spinningfields

    20 Stories

    Bars

    20 Stories is the place for high-glam Christmas celebrations with cocktail and canapés. There’s an a la carte menu with festive specials and set menus that take the stress out of planning for groups of 13+.

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  • Expect Bavarian high-camp at an Albert's Schloss festive party
    Manchester City Centre

    Albert’s Schloss

    Bars

    Christmas parties at Albert’s Schloss are always high-camp and Alpine kitsch. Brass bands, marching bands and Bavarian feasting is what to expect.

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  • Book Now Deansgate

    Bar Hütte Great Northern

    Bars

    Bar Hütte Great Northern brings cosy comfort to Christmas parties in Manchester. Escape the weather with seasonal hot cocktails, fresh pizza and snuggly seating in toasty karaoke huts. It’s open for Alpine après-ski-style fun from 12 November until 30 December – make the most of it while you can.

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  • Christmas at Courts Club
    St John's

    Courts Club

    Cafes

    Christmas is a big deal at Courts Club and it’s aimed at big parties with a 400-capacity Winter Assembly. Smaller groups could just hire a few karaoke chalets and order some bratwursts.

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  • Christmas parties at Fenix
    St John's

    Fenix Restaurant and Bar

    Bars

    Fenix will be lit up for a glittering and glamorous Christmas, hoping to capture the essence of a Greek Christmas. Don’t expect any plate smashing. Instead, enjoy sharing plates inspired by tradition and fancy cocktails.

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  • Fitzgerald's in Manchester
    Northern Quarter

    The Fitzgerald

    Bars

    Christmas parties at The Fitzgerald are stylistically akin to a knees-up at Jay Gatsby’s place. Plan a glamorous festive celebration or take part on the shared party night on Wednesday 3 December if you’re only a small team.

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  • Manchester City Centre

    Freight Island

    Music Venues

    Freight Island becomes Winter Island in mid-November and, incidentally, one of Manchester’s top venues for large-scale Christmas parties.

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  • Book a Christmas party at Gaucho
    Manchester City Centre

    Gaucho Manchester

    Restaurant - South American

    The festive set menu at Gaucho does include turkey, yes, but it’s also the place to go for rump steak and chips with truffle butter. Now that’s a Christmas party menu. There are plenty of flexible spaces for private hire ranging from The Wine Room for ten or the raised platform for 40.

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  • Book a Christmas event at Gorton Monastery
    Gorton

    Gorton Monastery

    Historic Buildings & Sites

    The Great Nave at Gorton Monastery is one of the most seriously impressive venues for a Christmas celebration. If you need something special but not show-stopping, there are a number of smaller rooms available for private hire.

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  • Grand Pacific is a Confidential Guides recommended Christmas party venue.
    Book Now Manchester City Centre

    Grand Pacific

    Bars

    Christmas celebrations at Grand Pacific are exactly as the name suggests. An imposing entrance, a majestic Christmas tree and a menu of traditional indulgence means that parties are a top-tier festive experience. Book The Rose Room for 30 or organise a full takeover.

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  • Book a Christmas do at The Lawn Club
    Spinningfields

    The Lawn Club

    Bars

    Book a table, a yurt or even the whole of The Lawn Club for your Christmas party.

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  • Book a Christmas party at the Lowry in Salford Quays
    Salford Quays

    The Lowry

    Theatres

    Unsurprisingly, Christmas parties at The Lowry verge on the theatrical with spectacular staging, magicians and singers as well as a three-course meal.You can book an exclusive party for 70 – 240 or a shared party for smaller groups.

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  • Book a Christmas event at Malmaison Manchester Deansgate
    Manchester City Centre

    Malmaison Deansgate Bar & Grill

    Restaurant

    Choose from a three-course festive menu or a private party at Malmaison Deansgate Bar & Grill. Drinks packages are also available.

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  • Manchester Hall
    Deansgate

    Manchester Hall

    Hotel

    Manchester Hall does a great job with Christmas food so its three festive party options are a popular choice. Choose from laid-back small plates and arrival fizz to three-course dining and fine wines.

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  • The Oast House in Manchester
    Spinningfields

    The Oast House

    Pubs

    Make sure you plan your Christmas party before The Oast House pitches its winter teepee. Fire pits, fairy lights and faux fur throws bring the cosy vibes in the tent or go the whole hog with an Oast House Hog Roast.

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  • Manchester City Centre

    Piccolino Caffe Grande Manchester

    Bars

    Piccolino Caffe Grande offers an Italian take on Christmas celebrations with three-course dining and seasonal cocktails.

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  • Christmas at the Museum of Science and Industry
    St John's

    Science and Industry Museum

    Museums

    Manchester’s Science and Industry Museum is certainly a venue with a unique character. Hire the Revolution Manchester Gallery for a swanky three-course Christmas dinner or choose a more informal bowl food or canapé package.

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  • Parties at Victoria Warehouse
    Stretford

    Victoria Warehouse

    Music Venues

    Victoria Warehouse is known for hosting parties for some of the North West’s corporate titans. Book a massive bash that gives your company boasting rights on social or take part in the Bauble-icious Bash where smaller teams can celebrate together on Friday 12 December.

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