Choosing the Right Christmas Party Venue in Dublin
Finding the right Christmas party venue is about more than choosing somewhere that looks good in the photos. Your guest numbers, preferred date, budget and the type of Christmas party you're planning can completely change which venues are worth considering.
At Find a Venue, we've been helping companies find and organise Christmas parties in Dublin for more than 15 years. We've worked with everything from smaller team dinners and private parties to large corporate Christmas events involving hundreds of guests.
For our 2026 Christmas party venue guide, we've selected venues that offer something different for company events, whether that's private dining, exclusive venue hire, space for larger groups, live entertainment or somewhere that can take the party from dinner through to late night.
Throughout the guide, you'll find guest capacities, food options and our view on the type of Christmas party each venue suits best, making it easier to narrow down your options.
If you'd prefer us to do the searching for you, tell us your guest numbers, preferred dates, budget and what you have in mind. Our venue-finding service is completely free to clients. You can also explore our Christmas Party Nights in Dublin page for more information on planning your company Christmas party.
Not every company Christmas celebration needs a traditional party venue. If you're planning something more food-led, explore our Christmas Lunch in Dublin and Christmas Dinner in Dublin guides, where we compare restaurants, private dining options, group capacities and festive pricing for 2026.
18 of The Best Christmas Party Venues in Dublin for 2026
From lively city-centre venues and private dining rooms to luxury hotels and spaces for large company celebrations, these are 20 Christmas party venues in Dublin we think are worth considering for 2026.
Café en Seine
Best for: Lively company Christmas parties, larger groups and late-night celebrations
Guests: 10–1,000
Food: Canapés | Sit-down dining
Location: Dawson Street, Dublin 2
Café en Seine is a strong choice for companies looking for a Christmas party venue in Dublin where dinner, drinks, entertainment and the late-night party can all happen under one roof.
Spread across three floors, it offers different spaces for smaller company gatherings, private events and much larger corporate Christmas parties. The atmosphere is one of its biggest strengths, particularly for companies that want the evening to move naturally from food and drinks into a livelier late-night celebration.
Find a Venue Tip: For a real party atmosphere, take a look at the Street Garden. This Parisian-inspired indoor conservatory at the back of Café en Seine is a great space for a company Christmas party where you want guests to feel part of the energy and atmosphere of the wider venue.
The Shelbourne Hotel
Best for: Luxury company Christmas parties, executive dinners and formal celebrations
Guests: Up to 348 for a banquet in The Great Room | Up to 450 for a reception
Food: Canapés | Sit-down dining
Location: St Stephen's Green, Dublin 2
The Shelbourne is one of Dublin's best-known five-star hotels and a strong option when a company Christmas party calls for a more formal setting. Its range of private rooms means it can accommodate everything from smaller executive dinners to significantly larger celebrations.
The Great Room is the hotel's largest event space, while several smaller suites provide options when a company wants the same five-star setting without taking a ballroom-sized room. That range is particularly useful when the guest experience and standard of dining are central to the brief.
Find a Venue Tip: For a company Christmas party of around 80 guests, ask about the Adams & Deirdre Suite. The two interconnecting rooms give you a really useful event flow, with one room used for the drinks reception before guests move through to the other for the seated Christmas dinner. It gives a smaller company party the five-star Shelbourne experience without needing to use one of the hotel's larger event spaces.
Mansion House - The Round Room
Best for: Large corporate Christmas parties, shared party nights and gala-style celebrations
Guests: 10+ for shared Christmas parties | Up to 500 for exclusive Christmas parties
Food: Three-course Christmas dinner
Location: Dawson Street, Dublin 2
The Round Room is particularly well suited to companies looking for the scale and production of a full corporate Christmas event. For Christmas 2026, the venue is offering both shared party nights for groups from 10 and exclusive Christmas parties for up to 500 guests.
Its Christmas format combines a drinks reception, three-course dinner, entertainment, DJ and late bar, while exclusive events give larger companies the opportunity to bring their whole group together in one of Dublin's most recognisable event spaces.
Find a Venue Tip: If entertainment and production are going to be a big part of your Christmas party, The Round Room is worth considering. Its built-in sound and lighting setup means the space is already well equipped for staging, live entertainment and a more produced corporate Christmas event.
Opium
Best for: Lively company Christmas parties, flexible group sizes and late-night celebrations
Guests: From 10 for dinner | Up to 1,200 for full-venue reception-style events
Food: Private dining | Canapés | Finger food
Location: Wexford Street, Dublin 2
Opium gives companies several different ways to approach a Christmas party. The restaurant, Botanical Garden, Rooftop and Opium Live mean the venue can work for an intimate dinner as well as a much larger company celebration. Its current Christmas offering specifically caters for everything from dinners for 10 to large corporate events.
The spaces also allow the evening to develop rather than remain centred around dinner. The restaurant can accommodate up to 120 for private dining, while Opium Live and the wider venue provide options for substantially larger standing events.
Find a Venue Tip: Take a look at the Botanical Garden if you want something different from a traditional Christmas function room. The covered garden setting gives a company Christmas party its own distinctive atmosphere while still keeping you connected to the wider Opium venue and the late-night party afterwards.
DTwo / The Harcourt Bar
Best for: Very large company Christmas parties, informal celebrations and late-night events
Guests: DTwo up to 500 | Harcourt Bar and Garden 1,000+ across the wider venue
Food: Party food | Private dining options
Location: Harcourt Street, Dublin 2
DTwo and The Harcourt Bar offer something different from a traditional hotel Christmas party. DTwo itself can accommodate up to 500 guests for an exclusive event, while the wider Harcourt Bar and Garden complex can cater for events of more than 1,000 people across its interconnected spaces.
That scale makes the venue particularly interesting for larger companies that want a relaxed party atmosphere rather than a formal ballroom dinner. There are also smaller spaces within the complex, giving organisers considerably more flexibility than the overall capacity might suggest.
Find a Venue Tip: For a smaller company Christmas party, ask about the Treehouse. This private space within the Harcourt Bar & Garden Lounge holds around 40 guests standing and gives a smaller group its own area while still being part of the atmosphere of the wider Harcourt Street venue.
The Westbury Hotel
Best for: Luxury Christmas dinners, executive groups and formal company celebrations
Guests: Up to 150 banquet | Up to 200 buffet-style in the Grafton Suite
Food: Sit-down dining | Private dining | Buffet
Location: Balfe Street, Dublin 2
The Westbury is a strong option for companies looking for a five-star Christmas celebration in the heart of Dublin. Its Grafton Suite is the principal event space, complemented by several smaller suites that work particularly well for more intimate company dinners.
The Grafton Suite accommodates up to 150 guests for a banquet, while rooms including the Kildare, Trinity and Clarendon Suites provide alternatives for smaller groups. This makes The Westbury especially useful when a company wants a luxury hotel but doesn't necessarily need a large ballroom.
Find a Venue Tip: If you're having your Christmas dinner at The Westbury, consider starting the evening with pre-dinner cocktails in The Sidecar. It gives guests somewhere to meet for a drink before moving through for dinner and makes the evening feel like more of an occasion from the moment everyone arrives.
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NoLita
Best for: Stylish company parties, drinks-led celebrations and groups wanting different spaces
Guests: Up to 120 seated | Up to 300 standing on the Ground Floor
Food: Sit-down dining | Group menus | Drinks receptions
Location: South Great George's Street, Dublin 2
NoLIta works well for companies looking for a lively Christmas party that sits somewhere between a restaurant dinner and a late-night event. The venue has several distinct spaces, including the restaurant, bars, top floor and Garden Bar & Terrace.
The Ground Floor can accommodate 120 seated or 300 standing, while the restaurant takes up to 70 seated and the Top Floor up to 200 standing. This range allows the space to be matched more closely to the size and style of the company party.
Find a Venue Tip: If you can, try to book the Whiskey Bar for your Christmas party. Its elevated position gives guests views over NoLIta’s main room and entertainment, so your group has its own space without feeling separated from the atmosphere of the wider venue.
Radisson Blu Royal Hotel, Dublin
Best for: Corporate Christmas dinners, larger company parties and events requiring hotel facilities
Guests: Up to 270 for dinner in Goldsmith Hall
Food: Banquet dining | Receptions
Location: Golden Lane, Dublin 8
The Radisson Blu Royal is a practical option for larger corporate Christmas parties where the event space itself needs to do more than simply accommodate dinner. Goldsmith Hall can host around 270 guests for a dinner and includes staging, audiovisual facilities and an adjoining breakout area that can be used for reception drinks.
The hotel also has multiple additional event spaces and accommodation on site, making it particularly useful for companies bringing together staff or guests who may not all be based in Dublin.
Find a Venue Tip: For a smaller company Christmas party, ask about the Sky Suite on the seventh floor. With space for around 50 guests, its own private cocktail bar and panoramic views across Dublin, it gives you a much more private Christmas party experience away from the hotel’s larger function spaces.
Christ Church Cathedral
Best for: Large corporate Christmas dinners, receptions and companies looking for an unusual setting
Guests: Nave: 150 formal dining | 250 banquet dining | 400 standing
Food: Formal dining | Banquet dining | Receptions
Location: Christchurch Place, Dublin 8
Christ Church Cathedral offers something completely different from the hotels, restaurants and late-night venues on this list. The Nave can accommodate 150 guests for formal dining, 250 in banquet-style dining or 400 for a standing reception.
The Crypt provides another option, accommodating up to 80 for formal dining, 120 banquet-style or 250 standing. Importantly, Christ Church positions these spaces specifically for corporate events, including dinners and receptions.
Find a Venue Tip: Christ Church Cathedral is a working cathedral, so event setup needs careful planning. Access for AV, entertainment, catering and décor may be limited around public opening hours, services and choir rehearsals. Make sure your suppliers and load-in schedule are agreed with the venue well in advance.
Sophie's Dublin
Best for: Stylish company dinners, rooftop Christmas parties and groups wanting a city-centre atmosphere
Food: Sit-down dining | Group dining | Drinks
Location: Harcourt Street, Dublin 2
Sophie's at The Dean gives companies a restaurant-led Christmas party with the added appeal of its rooftop setting. It works particularly well when the brief is centred around dinner and drinks rather than a large ballroom-style event.
For company groups, the ability to use different areas and consider semi-private or exclusive arrangements gives organisers more flexibility than a standard restaurant booking. Its Harcourt Street location also makes it a natural option for groups that want to continue the night in the city afterwards.
Find a Venue Tip: Make use of Sophie’s rooftop terrace as part of your Christmas party. The all-weather terrace gives guests panoramic views across Dublin and works particularly well for drinks before dinner, giving the evening a different starting point before everyone moves inside.
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Fallon & Byrne
Best for: Private corporate Christmas parties, dinner-led celebrations and city-centre groups
Food: Three-course dinner | Standing reception
Location: Exchequer Street, Dublin 2
Fallon & Byrne is particularly strong for companies where food is going to be one of the main parts of the Christmas party. The Exchange provides a dedicated event setting above the food hall and restaurant, allowing groups to have a genuinely private celebration while remaining right in the centre of Dublin.
Its current corporate Christmas offering includes both three-course dinner and standing reception formats, making it suitable for companies that want either a traditional Christmas dinner or something less formal.
Find a Venue Tip: For a smaller company Christmas dinner, take a look at the Wine Cellar. Tucked away below the main food hall, it has a much more intimate atmosphere and is a particularly good choice when good food and wine are more important to your group than a traditional Christmas party setup.
The Merchants Arch
Best for: Private Christmas parties, groups wanting live music and companies looking for a traditional Dublin atmosphere
Guests: Up to 150 seated | Up to 190 cocktail-style
Food: Sit-down dining | Canapés | Finger food | Buffet
Location: Wellington Quay, Temple Bar, Dublin 2
The Merchant's Arch gives companies the option of holding their Christmas party in the heart of Temple Bar while still having a dedicated private event space. Its main function room accommodates up to 150 seated guests, with a private bar, bathrooms and AV facilities.
The venue is best suited for groups that want traditional Irish food and a private area with one of the most scenic views of the city.
Find a Venue Tip: For a smaller company Christmas party of up to 40 guests, ask about the Mezzanine. It overlooks the main room and live music below, giving your group its own space while still being right in the middle of the atmosphere and entertainment at The Merchant’s Arch.
37 Dawson Street
Best for: Informal company Christmas parties, drinks-led events and smaller to medium-sized groups
Guests: Up to 93 seated | Up to 150 standing in the First Floor event space
Food: Sharing platters | Party food
Location: Dawson Street, Dublin 2
37 Dawson Street works particularly well for companies looking for an informal Christmas party in a central location. Rather than a traditional function room, the venue offers characterful bar spaces that suit groups where drinks, food and socialising are more important than a formal sit-down dinner.
The First Floor can accommodate up to 93 seated or 150 standing, while smaller areas are available for more intimate groups. Current Christmas party options also include sharing platters with dietary alternatives.
Find a Venue Tip: For a smaller company Christmas party, ask about the Whiskey Bar. Tucked away at the back of 37 Dawson Street, it holds around 45 to 50 guests and has its own private entrance off Anne’s Lane. The baby grand piano and distinctive décor give it a completely different atmosphere from a standard Christmas function room.
Teeling Whiskey Distillery
Best for: Alternative corporate Christmas parties, receptions and companies wanting a distinctly Dublin venue
Guests: Up to 150 seated | Up to 250 standing, depending on space
Food: Sit-down dining | Canapés / reception-style events
Location: Newmarket, Dublin 8
Teeling Whiskey Distillery offers companies an alternative to Dublin's hotels and traditional party venues. Its industrial distillery setting gives the event a very different character, while the available event spaces can accommodate both seated dinners and larger standing receptions.
This is the kind of venue that can work particularly well when the organiser wants the location itself to become part of the Christmas event rather than simply providing a room for dinner.
Find a Venue Tip: The First Floor works particularly well with festive finger food or street food, allowing guests to move between the two bars and leaving more room for a DJ, live music and dancing. For a company looking for a more social Christmas party, this is the setup we’d consider.
The Fitzwilliam Hotel
Best for: Smaller corporate Christmas dinners, private dining and five-star city-centre celebrations
Guests: Up to 60 banquet-style in the Fitzwilliam Room | Private dining up to 55
Food: Private dining | Sit-down dinner | Buffet options
Location: St Stephen's Green, Dublin 2
The Fitzwilliam Hotel is another strong option for companies planning a smaller Christmas event in a five-star setting.
The venue is located on St Stephen’s Green, directly opposite the Luas stop. This is a real advantage for company Christmas parties, particularly when guests are travelling from different parts of Dublin, and you want a central venue that is easy for everyone to get to.
Find a Venue Tip: The Fitzwilliam Room has an excellent built-in AV setup, making it particularly useful if your Christmas event includes speeches, presentations or company awards. For smaller groups where food is a priority, you can also look at combining your event with dinner at the Michelin-starred Glovers Alley, giving you both the event facilities and a serious dining experience under one roof.
The Temple Bar Hotel
Best for: Lively company Christmas parties, interactive events and groups wanting accommodation on site
Guests: Up to 120 in its largest listed event space
Food: Private dining | Festive menus | Party food
Location: Fleet Street, Temple Bar, Dublin 2
Temple Bar Hotel is particularly interesting because companies aren't restricted to one style of Christmas party. Buskers Bar suits a lively food, drinks and live-music celebration, Buskers On The Ball provides a more interactive setting, while Toast Restaurant offers a more traditional private dining option.
Buskers On The Ball can be particularly useful for companies that want activities built into the party, with darts, pool, table tennis and arcade games providing an alternative to the usual dinner-and-DJ format.
Find a Venue Tip: If you want a Christmas party that gets people mixing rather than sitting at tables all night, take a look at Buskers On The Ball. The darts, pool tables, table tennis and arcade games give guests something to do from the start and work particularly well for company groups where not everyone knows each other.
The Black Door
Best for: Late-night company Christmas parties, smaller corporate groups and entertainment-led celebrations
Guests: Up to 210 across the venue | Largest event space around 150
Food: Private dining | Group platters
Location: Harcourt Street, Dublin 2
The Black Door is a boutique late-night venue with live music and DJs, making it particularly suited to companies where entertainment and the party atmosphere are more important than a formal Christmas dinner. Its Georgian Bar and Piano Bar give it a more intimate feel than some of the larger venues on Harcourt Street.
Find a Venue Tip: If you're booking The Black Door for a Christmas party on a busy Thursday, Friday or Saturday, check how long your exclusive hire lasts. On certain nights, the venue can open to the public from 11pm, so plan any speeches, awards or company presentations earlier in the evening. If keeping the party completely private is important, discuss alternative nights and exclusive-hire options when you're booking.
Which Dublin Christmas Party Venue Is Right for Your Company?
Choosing the best Christmas party venue depends on your guest numbers, the type of evening you want and whether dinner, entertainment or a late-night atmosphere is the priority.
Best for large corporate Christmas parties: The Round Room, Café en Seine, DTwo / Harcourt Bar, Opium and Christ Church Cathedral.
Best for smaller company Christmas parties: The Shelbourne Hotel, The Dylan Hotel, The Fitzwilliam Hotel, Fallon & Byrne and The Morrison Dublin.
Best for a lively Christmas party: Café en Seine, NoLIta, Opium, DTwo / Harcourt Bar, The Merchant’s Arch and The Black Door.
Best for a Christmas dinner: The Westbury, The Shelbourne, Fallon & Byrne, The Dylan Hotel, The Fitzwilliam Hotel and Fade Street Social.
Best for something different: Christ Church Cathedral, Teeling Whiskey Distillery and The Round Room.
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Planning More Than Just the Venue?
Finding the right venue is often only the first part of planning a company Christmas party. Find a Venue can also help with corporate entertainment, event suppliers and the wider planning needed to bring the night together.
For smaller groups where the focus is more on food and conversation, take a look at our guide to Private Dining in Dublin. For larger company celebrations and events requiring more planning and production, explore our Corporate Event Venues and Gala Dinner pages.
Christmas Party Venues Dublin FAQs
What are the best Christmas party venues in Dublin for companies?
The best Christmas party venue depends on your guest numbers and the type of event you want to organise. For larger corporate Christmas parties, venues such as The Round Room, Café en Seine and Opium are worth considering. For smaller company celebrations and Christmas dinners, The Shelbourne, The Dylan Hotel and Fallon & Byrne offer excellent options. For something different, Christ Church Cathedral and Teeling Whiskey Distillery can give the event a completely different setting.
What are the best Christmas party venues in Dublin for different group sizes?
For smaller groups, private dining rooms and dedicated event spaces within venues such as The Shelbourne, The Dylan Hotel, The Fitzwilliam Hotel and Fallon & Byrne can work particularly well. For groups of 100 or more, Dublin has options including Café en Seine, Opium, The Round Room, Christ Church Cathedral and DTwo / Harcourt Bar. Always check the capacity for the particular room and event layout, as seated and standing capacities can differ considerably.
How much does a company Christmas party venue in Dublin cost?
There is no standard price for a company Christmas party in Dublin. The final cost depends on the date, guest numbers, venue, food and drinks, entertainment and whether you require private or exclusive hire. Once we know your approximate budget, preferred dates and guest numbers, Find a Venue can identify venues and options that realistically fit the brief.
Can Find a Venue help me find a Christmas party venue in Dublin?
Yes. Find a Venue has been helping companies source Christmas party venues in Dublin for more than 15 years. Tell us your guest numbers, preferred dates, approximate budget and the type of Christmas party you are planning, and we can shortlist suitable venues. Our venue-finding service is completely free to clients.