This category celebrates the ultimate shared Christmas party experience, where multiple companies come together to enjoy a festive celebration. From vibrant social atmospheres to engaging entertainment, this award recognises the venue that brings together diverse groups and creates a fun, seamless experience that delivers unforgettable memories.

The Best Competitive Socialising award honours venues that offer unique, interactive activities designed to foster friendly competition and team bonding during the holiday season. From festive challenges to team-based games, this category highlights those who know how to bring the competitive spirit to life in a fun, engaging environment.

The Best Private Dining Room category is dedicated to recognising venues with the most exceptional, intimate dining spaces perfect for corporate Christmas parties. Whether you’re hosting a small team or a larger group, this award highlights those venues that offer a memorable and luxurious atmosphere for exclusive holiday gatherings. Open to stand alone venues or spaces as part of a larger venue.

The Sustainability Award celebrates venues that go above and beyond in their commitment to eco-friendly practices during the holiday season. From sourcing sustainable food and decorations to minimising waste and energy use, this category highlights venues making a positive impact on the environment while still delivering unforgettable Christmas experiences.

This category celebrates the venues that undergo the most stunning and creative transformations for their Christmas parties. From turning an ordinary space into a winter wonderland to reimagining a venue with extraordinary decor, this award recognizes the venue that creates a truly magical and immersive holiday experience.

The Best New Opening award highlights a new venue that has opened its doors in 2025 or 2026, and has made a lasting impression on the corporate Christmas party scene. This category is for venues that offer something fresh, innovative, and exciting, setting the standard for future Christmas celebrations. Complete refurbishments also qualify.

The Best Historic Venue award honours the venue that brings a rich sense of history, charm, and character to its corporate Christmas parties. Whether it’s a stately mansion, a grand castle, or a historic building, this award celebrates venues that offer a timeless, elegant atmosphere to holiday celebrations.

Voted by the public, the Photographer of the Year award recognizes a photographer whose images capture the spirit and joy of corporate Christmas parties. This individual’s photography creates lasting memories, telling the story of each event through stunning visuals and artistic flair.
One image entry per photographer.

This category honours venues that create exceptional temporary or pop-up events for the holiday season. Whether it’s a Christmas activity, a corporate marquee, or a pop-up bar, this award recognizes the creativity and ingenuity of those who design and execute temporary festive experiences that stand out from the crowd.

The Best One of a Kind Venue category is dedicated to the most unique and extraordinary venue offering an unparalleled Christmas party experience. Whether it’s a venue with unusual architecture, an unconventional setting, or an extraordinary feature, this category celebrates those venues that truly stand out and offer a memorable holiday experience.

The Best Christmas Entertainment award honours the entertainment that enhances the holiday spirit and transforms a corporate Christmas party into an unforgettable event. From live performances to interactive shows, this award celebrates the entertainment that brings energy, excitement, and joy to the festivities.

The Best on the River award celebrates venues that deliver an exceptional Christmas party experience with a riverside setting. Whether it’s on board a boat or a venue by the water, this category honours those with the perfect Thames backdrop for a festive, memorable holiday event.

This category highlights the restaurant that provides the most memorable and festive dining experience for corporate Christmas parties. From traditional Christmas feasts to innovative seasonal menus, the Best Restaurant award recognises the venue that offers exceptional food, service, and atmosphere for holiday celebrations.

The Venue with a View award celebrates venues that offer spectacular views, enhancing the overall Christmas party experience. Whether it’s a skyline, mountain, or seafront view, this category honors the venue that provides a breathtaking backdrop to your festive event, creating an unforgettable atmosphere.

This category celebrates the best small venue, perfect for intimate corporate Christmas parties with a capacity under 100. Whether it’s an exclusive private space or a cozy setting, the winner of this award excels at creating an intimate, personalized, and unforgettable experience for smaller groups.

This award honours the best venue with a capacity under 200, offering a perfect balance of space for mid-sized corporate Christmas parties. These venues create a festive, yet personal, atmosphere that is perfect for companies wanting to host a larger group while maintaining an intimate and engaging experience.

This award celebrates venues with a capacity under 400, ideal for hosting larger corporate Christmas parties. These venues combine ample space with a lively, energetic atmosphere, ensuring that big groups enjoy a memorable, fun, and well-executed holiday event.

This award celebrates venues with a capacity over 500, ideal for hosting larger corporate Christmas parties. These venues combine ample space with a lively, energetic atmosphere, ensuring that big groups enjoy a memorable, fun, and well-executed holiday event.