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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Shared Christmas Parties Under £100 Per Person, London 2026
Three London shared Christmas parties that start below £100 + VAT per person — and none of them feel like a budget option.
- 3 parties
- £85 – £140 + VAT per person
Can you get a decent shared Christmas party in London for under £100 a head?
Yes, on the right night. Three of the parties we list start under £100 + VAT per person: Cirque at the Bloomsbury Big Top from £85, The Christmas Lodge from £88, and Cirque de Noël at Tobacco Dock from £95.50 on its ticket-only nights. All three include a seated three-course dinner, entertainment and a DJ. The trade-off is the date — sub-£100 pricing is a midweek and late-December phenomenon — and the drinks, which are extra rather than included.
Under £100 + VAT per person in central London is genuinely achievable, but only if you are flexible on the date. Every price in this band is a Wednesday, a late-December Thursday, or a night in the last week before Christmas when the market has thinned out. If your date is fixed to the second Thursday of December, this page will not help you — but the £100–£150 band will.
The bigger caveat is drinks. At this price point drinks are almost never included beyond a sparkling reception, and the packages that make the evening flow add £45–£55 + VAT per person. That is not a hidden cost so much as a structural one — budget for the ticket plus a package and compare the total against an all-inclusive party before you decide which is really cheaper.
What you do not lose at this price is production. Cirque runs aerial and fire performers in a genuine big top seating 700. Cirque de Noël has aerial acts between courses and a survivors' breakfast at 11pm. These are not cut-down events.
All 3 parties
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)
4 dates, Fri 4 Dec – Thu 17 Dec
All-inclusive · Dinner · Live band
View partyWhat the total actually costs
Taking Cirque on Wednesday 16 December as the worked example:
- Ticket — £85 + VAT per person. Includes sparkling reception, three-course dinner, coffee station, aerialists and stage acts, fun casino, DJ, cloakroom.
- Unlimited beers, wines and soft drinks — £46 + VAT per person, bought for the whole party.
- Running total — £131 + VAT per person, which is still below several ticket-only prices elsewhere.
- Or — skip the package and run a cash bar. Many groups do, and it works when the guest list is small.
The three parties in this band
Cirque, Bloomsbury Big Top — from £85 + VAT on Wednesday 16 December, with nine dates from £85 to £115. Five minutes from Russell Square, ten from Euston and King's Cross. Seats up to 700; exclusive company tables.
The Christmas Lodge, The Fountain Room — from £88 + VAT on the same night, on the same street. A softer alpine-lodge format with a winter arcade and games for the guests who would rather not dance. Eight dates.
Cirque de Noël, Tobacco Dock — £95.50 + VAT on its two ticket-only nights (Wednesday 9 and Thursday 17 December). Full immersive circus, aerial acts between courses, live band, DJ and a late survivors' breakfast. Note that its other two dates are all-inclusive at £140 + VAT.
Frequently asked questions
- What is the cheapest shared Christmas party in London for 2026?
- Cirque at the Bloomsbury Big Top, at £85 + VAT per person on Wednesday 16 December 2026. That includes a sparkling reception, a three-course seated dinner, aerial and stage acts, a fun casino and a DJ.
- Are drinks included in a sub-£100 shared Christmas party?
- Only a sparkling reception. Beyond that you buy a package: typically £46 + VAT per person for unlimited beers, wines and soft drinks, or £54 + VAT to add Prosecco. At all three venues the package has to be bought for the whole party, not just the guests who want it.
- Why are some dates so much cheaper than others?
- Demand. Thursday 10 and Friday 11 December are the two busiest party nights in London and price accordingly. Wednesdays, and anything after 15 December, sell more slowly — so operators discount. If your date is genuinely flexible, that flexibility is worth £30 or more a head.
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