First of all let us take this opportunity to wish you a very Happy New Year and thank you so much if you attended one of our Christmas parties in 2011! We hope you all had a good break and were able to enjoy some quality time with family and friends. It was by far our busiest year yet and rest assured that alongside plenty of partying we indulged in a well-earned spot of time off!

As well as sending thousands of you off to great shared events, we also organised a number of our own corporate Christmas parties from scratch. These exclusive shindigs involved us approaching ‘blank canvas’ venues on behalf of a large single party group with a view to doing all of the theming and production ourselves. The results were better than we ever could’ve hoped for, with function rooms up and down the country coming to festive life.

From Winter Wonderland through to Viva Las Vegas, the themes were extremely varied and our largest event saw three hundred excited souls enjoying an exclusive Christmas party in Nottingham. This particular event, one that saw the venue turned into a fully kitted-out 1920s New York-styled ‘Speakeasy’, truly set a benchmark against which Nottingham Christmas parties will surely be measured from now on. As you can see from some of the pictures below, the guests most certainly played their part in adding to the authentic Prohibition-era atmosphere (together with the gorgeous flapper girls, gangsters, cops and our very own Frank Sinatra tribute act)!

Another of our exclusive events that stood out in December was one that we put together in the magnificent surroundings of Dartmouth House in London’s swanky Mayfair district. The theme this time around was the 80s, always a popular one with party folk up and down the land. Once again the life and soul of the party were its participants, over a hundred packing themselves into the grand old venue.

As you can see, a great time was had by all. We certainly enjoyed ourselves in 2011 and we are looking forward to an even busier year this time around. If you fancy us throwing a party for you like the ones above, simply drop us a line and we’ll get the ball rolling for you! Roll on Christmas party nights 2012!

Despite being into November now, with just a few weeks left until we start whisking groups off to their London Christmas parties, a brand new series of unbelievable festive packages has been brought to our attention. Jamie Oliver, award-winning chef extraordinaire, will be hosting a run of mouthwatering Christmas parties deep inside the inner workings of the iconic Battersea Power Station in South London.

Seriously, is there anything this boy can’t do? Not content with revolutionising the food that is served in schools, getting a whole nation excited about cooking again and turning his hand to a successful chain of restaurants, Jamie has now entered the wonderful world of Christmas. His ‘Festive Feasts At Battersea Power Station’ will be taking place in an epic glass marquee set up in the heart of the building with a huge dance floor and seats for up to 550 guests.

Not surprisingly, the tantalising selection of food will provide the highlight and is what got us salivating when we first saw the menu. Big wooden planks full of goodies such as Louisana Fry Soft Shell Crabs, Ribs with Kicking Yellow Mustard and Gherkins and Aubergine Parmigiana with Crunchy, Herby Breadcrumbs will make for a colourful and totally unique table experience. Imagine the creations from his Thirty Minute Meals series and how great they looked and then imagine sitting down with all of your friends to actually tuck into them! Can somebody sort us an invite to these Christmas parties please?

We’ve been told that although Jamie won’t be making an appearance himself, you can look forward to the next best thing: the delights of Le Soiree. This spectacular live music and dance show will fill the arena with atmosphere and provide a wonderful backdrop to the theatrical surroundings. Dancers, singers and aerial trapezes will have jaws dropping all night long. As if that wasn’t enough the night will finish off with a disco that runs into the early hours.

We’ve already seen this super package become one of our most popular, so join the Christmas party ideas revolution now and get involved!

If there’s one recurring theme at this year’s Christmas parties in Leeds then it’s the appearances of the likes of Abba, Tom Jones, Take That and George Michael at intimate venues all across the city throughout December. Now usually you wouldn’t get to see these megastars anywhere smaller than a large field, sports stadium or concert arena, but here at Eventa we wanted to give you Yorkshire folk the opportunity to pay tribute to the stars, Christmas party nights Leeds style!

What this entails is wonderfully authentic performances from expert pop and rock star impersonators as you sit mere feet away enjoying sumptuous Christmas party food and drink. Down at the city’s beloved Elland Road stadium you’ll be able to experience the wonders of one of the UK’s hottest Robbie Williams tribute acts. Let him entertain you with all those famous hits whilst you sing along and clap your hands!

Tribute nights Leeds continue across the city near Seacroft as Michael Buble, Pink and the King of Pop Michael Jackson come to town. Sorry boys, this is one geared towards to girls, who’ll be swooning to the likes of ‘Just Haven’t Met You Yet’.

The movie world is also given a look in over the festive period with a series of Leeds Christmas parties entitled ‘Hollywood’. Here you can expect casinos, cocktails and corsets, not to mention red carpet arrivals and awaiting paparazzi to go with the glamorous decor and famous film scores from across the years.

Company Christmas parties are getting exciting again after a tough spell on company budgets and we are continuing to ensure that you only have the finest Christmas parties to choose from, wherever you are based. Our tribute acts will be bringing the house down this December and we’d like to invite you all along for the ride.

Teenage pop superstar Justin Bieber is to release a Christmas-flavoured album entitled ‘Under The Mistletoe’ next month, a sure fire sign that the Christmas party season is being seriously looked forward to now in the very highest echelons of the celebrity world. We haven’t been able to ascertain exactly why the album is being released in November and not a little closer to the big day; maybe it is a cunning marketing ploy to capitalise on shops launching their Christmas ranges earlier than ever before (see our earlier blog on Harrods) or perhaps the 17-year old heart-throb just can’t wait for the festive season to begin. Either way, our joy that someone was clearly getting as excited about Christmas as we are has been magnified since it was announced that Mariah Carey is rumoured to be appearing on the album.

It got us thinking about one of our newest Christmas parties Birmingham style, Moonlight & Mistletoe. Held just outside the city, these superb parties pack in more festive punch than a drink’s reception at Santa Claus’ Lapland cabin. Heading up a lengthy roll call of Birmingham Christmas party entertainment is not one but two live bands! Firstly the five-piece Latin, jazz and swing group will be shaking things up, before the party band bring you all of the modern-day rock and pop classics you could hope for. There’ll be a choice of three different menus (Chinese, Indian and English), casino tables, belly dancers, magicians and even Santa himself! This is one of those Birmingham Christmas parties that most certainly doesn’t do things by halves!

The UK’s second city is most certainly paving the way for live entertainment this Christmas and the trend continues over at Dance Fever on Broad Street. Guests will have the dance-tastic West End Performers to look forward to, plus Champagne and cocktail bars to complement the wonderful food on offer. Christmas parties 2011 are shaping up rather nicely and we expect Justin Bieber’s ‘Under The Mistletoe’ to soundtrack a few dances throughout the course of party season!

A Christmas party? In August? We know what you’re thinking. As the UK basks in a late-summer heatwave the last thing you want to be thinking about is going to eat turkey and mince pies! Well, the Eventa sales, admin and marketing staff did neither of those things (we had goose and chocolate tart instead!), but we did all head up to the Smoke for a taste of what you lucky lot have got in store for Christmas parties London style this year. The annual Booker’s Ball, hosted by our dear friends at the Ultimate Experience, took place on Wednesday at OXO 2, a wonderful venue hugging the River Thames offering staggering views of the city, as you can see below. It was a chance to say thanks for all the agencies’ hard work and to whet appetites for the Christmas party season ahead. The theme for the evening: Secret Agents!

Things kicked off in style with a Martini (shaken, not stirred) and some excitable chatter amongst guests. Seeing as it was Bond-themed event, head of corporate events Lara and party expert Alishia thought they’d get into character:

The weather for the Christmas party was beautiful and we made good use of the venue’s balcony, enjoying the last of the sunshine before it was time to take our seats for dinner. Sales and admin team Laura, Nicky, Roxie, Jimmy and Alishia are so photogenic we thought it only right to capture them in their natural party environment:

Without further ado we took our seats for the Christmas dinner in earnest and enjoyed exquisite dining. First up was a butternut squash, creamy goat’s cheese and beetroot salad, followed swiftly by what we think should be served at each and every one of Christmas parties 2011: roasted leg of goose with fondant potato, spiced red cabbage and green beans, one of the tastiest festive dinners we’ve ever eaten! Once dessert had been consumed, a delicious chocolate tart, we hit the dance floor and even found time to squeeze in an arty picture outside by the Thames. Get in touch and see how we can create a London Christmas party just like this one for you!

Red carpets, glitz and glamour are all coming to Yorkshire this festive season with a series of Christmas parties in Leeds that should bring out the city’s best sparkly dresses, sharp tuxedos and of course the accompanying paparazzi snapping away at the stars as they saunter in to their Champagne receptions and exquisite Christmas party dinners. The only difference is that you are the stars and the paparazzi won’t be trying to catch you out in uncompromising positions but capturing guests in all of their elegant glory.

Harewood House, a luxurious 18th Century pavilion dubbed the ‘St. Petersburg palace on a Yorkshire hill’, shall play host to a run of Christmas parties Leeds 2011 simply dubbed ‘Hollywood’. For the price of a DVD boxset of films, party goers shall enjoy the red carpet treatment and a wine reception looking out over the rolling countryside. Guests take their seats in a grand banqueting hall decked out in the style of an LA awards ceremony to enjoy live music and exquisite dining. Then it’s over to the DJ to bring the house down. Loosen those bow ties and take up a partner for a memorable evening of dance floor action!

Back in the city centre at the Queens Hotel the red carpet makes another appearance and dinner is this time accompanied by the traditional mince pies that make it unmistakably a Christmas party, whilst at the historic Royal Armouries Museum a truly indulgent evening of fun awaits. If you fancy live dancers, a chocolate fountain, a ‘Legends’ show featuring tributes to Robbie Williams, Meatloaf and Kylie Minogue and a cocktail bar at which to relax and enjoy a bit of mixology then you’ve most certainly come to the right place!

Once again we’ve proved that company Christmas parties needn’t be something to dread, but something to look forward to with excitement and anticipation as the bash of the year. These Hollywood-inspired Christmas parties in Leeds are certainly testament to that!

Being held in the city that gave birth to a new wave of British rock n roll, Christmas parties Birmingham style are ones that know how to let their hair down. The likes of Black Sabbath and Judas Priest came flying the flag for this heavier end of the musical spectrum in the 1970s whilst UB40, The Beat and Duran Duran staked their claim in the ska and pop worlds a decade or so later. The city’s rich and illustrious musical and cultural histories underpin everything Christmas parties in Birmingham do and this will most certainly be the case at 2011′s many festive events.

The spirit of rock ‘n roll lives on with ‘Grease Is The Word’, a party where all those budding Sandys and Dannys out there can combine forces on the dance floor to create feet-tapping, hip-shaking greatness. The wonderful venue hosting this series of musical corporate Christmas parties wouldn’t dream of letting you do all the work of course, oh no! Guests will enjoy the A-list treatment with a red carpet arrival and professional photographer capturing your entrance, so make sure to whip up those shiny quiffs and curl those stylish perms and recreate the Rydell High School scene. For an added bit of Grease-inspired Birmingham Christmas party fun why not appoint your party group’s organiser leader of the T-Birds (men) or Pink Ladies (women) and have them try to recreate the famous moves shown by their character from the film!

The dance floors of Brum are going to be seeing plenty of action this festive season, with ‘Dance Fever’ opening its doors to a troupe of West End performers who’ll be strutting their stuff up on stage whilst guests enjoy four sumptuous Christmas party courses, fine wine and a charity casino afterwards. Christmas parties in Birmingham will never quite be the same again….until 2012 of course!

With space at a premium in our nation’s capital, developers have taken to building upwards rather than out. It is a trait of all mega cities nowadays but London has an added advantage when it comes to finding space: the River Thames. People have made it their home, restaurants have opened up on it and now even Christmas parties in London are getting in on the act.

About as far removed from a Christmas party on dry land as is possible, these superb festive events frequently make use of the astounding beauty of London by night, the vessels they are held on steaming leisurely up and down the river between Embankment and the O2 arena taking in all the twinkling sights as the guests inside enjoy sumptuous Christmas party dinners, glamorous cocktails and live entertainment. It was once assumed that these London Christmas parties were rather expensive affairs but that is most certainly not the case any longer. The Christmas Thames Disco Cruise that we are proud to be promoting this season includes a four hour charter, a wonderful hot and cold buffet supper, cash bar serving drinks at pub prices and the obligatory DJ set for under thirty pounds a head!

The heavens haven’t been neglected when it comes to hosting a unique Christmas party or two in London this year. The capital’s towering ‘Gherkin’ building shall be hosting a number of events including cocktail and canapé receptions through to world-class sit-down dinner events in its grand dome, 130m above the gentle hum of traffic below. Believe us when we say that the views from this soon-to-be Christmas party hotspot are simply breathtaking. If you can overcome any sense of vertigo then we recommend taking a glass of Champagne to the dome’s all-glass edge and peering back down to Earth. If you look hard enough you may just see a London Christmas party boat or two cruising up and down the famous River Thames.

Night fever, night fever, we know how to do it. So went the famous Bee Gees song. It would appear that an entire city, Birmingham to be precise, has adopted these famous lyrics as its own and the ‘it’ in this case refers to Christmas parties. Birmingham has always been one of our top three Christmas party locations but the sheer variety of events on offer this year and number of enquiries we’ve had from you lovely lot asking us what we’ve got planned for Brum leads us to believe it may be even bigger in 2011. Christmas parties Birmingham style are always full of life and having just confirmed our twentieth shared party package, we thought it high time that we talk to you about some of them.

Leading the pack in the atmospheric stakes, Dance Fever will be landing on Broad Street with a resounding bang. West End performers shall be taking over the stage for the evening to a rocking soundtrack. State-of-the-art sound and red lighting effects will create a warm and inviting party hall, up to 1250 guests generating an excited buzz around the place each and every evening. As well as enjoying wonderful Christmas party cuisine in plentiful supplies, guests will be able to relax at a number of specifically themed bars. Special Champagne, vodka and cocktail bars shall be plying their wares with a spot of flair. There’ll be fun casino tables, an onsite photographer to capture the madness and of course disco to top it all off.

Christmas parties Birmingham 2011 continues to be the phrase on local residents’ lips over the course of the festive season with the Take That Tribute Party Nights. Alongside wonderful food, a superb tribute to the Fab Five will be unveiling all the hits before your very eyes. One things for sure, you’ll be able to get a lot closer to this lot than the real thing, and they’re just as good!

The Hacienda nightclub was an institution of a music scene dominated by luminaries such as New Order, The Stone Roses and Happy Mondays. The Smiths before and Oasis after it ensured that Manchester’s musical legacy well and truly cemented itself in the history books and became famous the world over. Although now sadly defunct, the spirit and culture fostered by this iconic venue nonetheless lives on. A similar trend has begun to emerge amongst this year’s Christmas parties in Manchester.

A cursory glance through the huge list of amazing events we are fortunate enough to be promoting this festive season reveals details of such Christmas parties as the Venetian Carnivale, To Russia With Love, Party Like A Rockstar and Dinner With Michael Buble. All of these party nights come loaded with live entertainment, an explosion of sound and colour punctuating each and every one. Fabulously decorated Christmas party venues provide the perfect backdrop for the madness to unfurl.

It would only be right to begin by summarising the Party Like A Rockstar event. Held in a venue capable of seating 2500 revellers, this magical event presents a truly immersive Manchester Christmas party experience, a far cry from the standard dinner and dance. A glass of Champagne and canapés kick things off in style and the culinary delights continue with live cooking stations serving Asian and Italian food, with a Christmas party twist of course! With an array of fairground rides, games and stalls including laser clay pigeon shooting and the famous waltzer, you’ll be spoilt for choice when it comes to entertainment. Sit back later and let the pros take care of things with aerial silks, trapeze artists and fire breathers. Not forgetting the musical side of things, Rockaoke allows you to sing along to a live band up onstage. Can you overcome those nerves to party like a rockstar?

The list of Christmas party nights taking place in Manchester in 2011 has astounded even us and we have a sneaking suspicion that this festive season is shaping up to be the best yet. Get in there before they’re gone!