What is the cheapest shared Christmas party in London?

Cirque at the Bloomsbury Big Top, at £85 + VAT per person on Wednesday 16 December. That includes a sparkling reception, a three-course seated dinner, aerial and stage acts, a fun casino and a DJ.

Are all prices excluding VAT?

Yes. Every price on this site excludes VAT, because that is how the venues publish them and how your finance team will book them. At 20%, a £125 + VAT ticket is £150 gross. If you are comparing across several websites, normalise everything to ex-VAT first — some sites quote gross.

Is a cheaper ticket actually cheaper?

Not always. A £95 ticket with a £46 + VAT drinks package costs £141 + VAT a head. A £129 + VAT all-inclusive ticket includes four and a half hours of drinks. Price the evening you actually intend to run, not the ticket. Our drinks guide works it through.

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Shared Christmas Parties by Budget, London 2026

What £85, £110, £125 and £149 a head actually buy you — and why the cheapest ticket is often not the cheapest evening.

£85 – £180 + VAT per person
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How much does a London shared Christmas party cost?

£85 to £149 + VAT per person for the ticket. Add a drinks package where drinks are not in the ticket and the realistic all-in figure is £130 to £180 + VAT per person.

Roughly: below £100 buys a midweek seated dinner with entertainment and a cash bar; £110–£135 buys large-scale production such as funfairs, circus and live bands; £140–£149 buys an all-inclusive night with four and a half hours of drinks in the ticket.

Under £100 + VAT

Shared Christmas Parties Under £100 Per Person

Three London shared Christmas parties that start below £100 + VAT per person — and none of them feel like a budget option.

3 parties · from £85 + VAT

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Shared Christmas Parties Under £150 Per Person

Every party on this site has a starting price under £150 + VAT per person. This page explains what the difference between £85 and £145 actually buys.

19 parties · from £85 + VAT

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Luxury Shared Christmas Parties

The all-inclusive, black-tie end of the market: £149 + VAT per person, four and a half hours of drinks in the ticket, and nothing left to organise on the night.

8 parties · from £149 + VAT

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Where the money actually goes

Comparing shared Christmas parties on ticket price alone is the most common way organisers get caught out, because the tickets are not selling the same thing. Two examples, both real:

Worked comparison of a cash-bar ticket against an all-inclusive ticket
Cost	Cirque, Wed 16 Dec	Skyball Syon Park, Fri 11 Dec
Ticket	£85 + VAT	£129 + VAT
Drinks	£46 + VAT (unlimited beer, wine, soft drinks — whole party)	Included — unlimited beer, wine and soft drinks, 4.5 hours
Total per person	£131 + VAT	£129 + VAT

The £44 gap in the headline price disappears once the drinks are priced in. That does not make the cheaper ticket a bad choice — if your group would genuinely have two drinks each, the cash bar wins comfortably. It makes it a different choice, which is the point.

Read the drinks packages guide before you commit to a number, and the full cost guide before you take one to sign-off.

The three cheapest parties in London

Every party with a starting price below £100 + VAT per person. All three are seated three-course dinners with entertainment — not stripped-back events.

Russell Square

Cirque

Bloomsbury Big Top

£85+ VAT per person (from)

9 dates, Fri 27 Nov – Fri 18 Dec

Dinner · DJ · Casino

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Russell Square

The Christmas Lodge

The Fountain Room

£88+ VAT per person (from)

8 dates, Wed 2 Dec – Thu 17 Dec

Dinner · DJ · Casino

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Wapping

Cirque de Noël

Tobacco Dock

£95.50+ VAT per person (from)

Leonardo Royal Hotel London City

£149+ VAT per person (from)

Thu 10 Dec, Fri 11 Dec

All-inclusive · Dinner · Live band

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Frequently asked questions

What is the cheapest shared Christmas party in London?: Cirque at the Bloomsbury Big Top, at £85 + VAT per person on Wednesday 16 December. That includes a sparkling reception, a three-course seated dinner, aerial and stage acts, a fun casino and a DJ.
Are all prices excluding VAT?: Yes. Every price on this site excludes VAT, because that is how the venues publish them and how your finance team will book them. At 20%, a £125 + VAT ticket is £150 gross. If you are comparing across several websites, normalise everything to ex-VAT first — some sites quote gross.
Is a cheaper ticket actually cheaper?: Not always. A £95 ticket with a £46 + VAT drinks package costs £141 + VAT a head. A £129 + VAT all-inclusive ticket includes four and a half hours of drinks. Price the evening you actually intend to run, not the ticket. Our drinks guide works it through.

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