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VIVA Classic bar at an office Christmas party with concrete pillars, two lit Christmas trees, and bartender serving guests
For Offices & Agencies

Christmas. Sorted.

Office Christmas parties, agency end-of-year drinks, team celebrations. Branded bars, trained bartenders, fixed pricing — we handle the bar so HR doesn't have to. Book before October for the best Friday dates.

Branded bars with your company logo
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Trusted by UK offices & agencies
Fixed quotes in 24 hours
Book Early — December Fills Up

The Christmas booking calendar.

December weekends fill up earlier every year. These are the real cutoff windows — when we tend to be fully booked for the dates that matter.

By End of September
Friday 12th & 19th December

The two most-requested Fridays of the year. If your office party falls on either of these, get the date locked by end of September. We're typically fully booked by mid-October.

By End of October
All other December Fridays

Friday 5th, Saturday 13th, Friday 19th evenings. October booking gives you the bar of your choice and the chance to confirm custom branding ahead of production lead times.

By Late November
Mid-week & smaller events

Office drinks, smaller team events, mid-week corporate Christmas dinners. We hold some availability for late bookings — worth an enquiry up to the week before.

Four Bars, One Standard

Pick the bar that fits the office.

Every bar is mobile, four-tap capable, and configured to your event. For office Christmas, most companies pick The Classic with a branded panel (logo + "Christmas Party 2026") or The Mayfair for the LED-lit evening look.

Customisable The Classic bar — stainless steel top with bold VIVA wordmark on a black panel
The Classic
The branded company-party flagship.

Stainless top, bold black panel. Swappable front for your company logo, festive message, or "Christmas Party 2026" — high-resolution print to your brand guidelines. The default pick for HR-led office parties.

Branded panel · Office parties · Logo print
LED Illuminated The Mayfair bar — slatted black panel with oak top and warm LED underglow
The Mayfair
Evening parties, properly lit.

Slatted black panelling, oak top, warm LED underglow that lifts as the night gets later. Pick when you want the bar to be the focal point of the room — agency end-of-year drinks, evening team events, awards-style Christmas dos.

Evening · Agency parties · LED-lit
LED Illuminated The Pavilion bar — slatted black panelling with elevated tap unit for self-service
The Pavilion
Self-serve, large-team parties.

Same premium finish as The Mayfair with an elevated tap unit so guests can pour their own. Works for large all-staff Christmas drinks where a single staffed bar would queue — multiple Pavilions across an open-plan office.

Self-service · Large teams · Multi-bar setups
The Riviera bar — powder blue front panel with oak worktop
The Riviera
When Christmas isn't navy and red.

Powder blue panel, oak top. For agencies and brand-led companies whose Christmas aesthetic isn't traditional festive — design studios, fashion, hospitality. The bar that signals "we did this on purpose."

Design-led · Agencies · Non-traditional
Three Ways To Hire

From self-service to fully staffed.

Same premium bars across all three tiers — pick the level of service that fits your team size and budget. Most corporate Christmas parties pick Dry Hire or Staffed. Bar in a Box is the smaller-team option.

Bar in a Box
From £399
+ £49 delivery · £199 refundable deposit

Our flagship portable bar, delivered to the office by pallet courier and ready to go — wheel it off, run by your team, returned by courier. Works for smaller office Christmas drinks (10–30 people) without the staffing cost.

  • Portable Bar in a Box unit
  • Chiller system included
  • You supply drinks & service
  • +£50 for 2-tap, +£150 for 4-tap
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Staffed Bar
From £1,299
Tailored to your event

The full Christmas experience. Trained bartenders, fully stocked or open bar, signature cocktails, end-to-end management. The pick for parties where you don't want a colleague stuck behind the taps all night.

  • Professional bar staff
  • Fully stocked or open bar
  • Signature cocktail menu
  • End-to-end management
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From Brief to Christmas Eve

Four steps. No surprises.

How a corporate Christmas booking works, start to finish. Most companies brief us by mid-September. We've turned around full builds in two weeks — including custom branding — but it's tight.

01

Send the brief

Date, venue, headcount, whether you want branding. Fixed quote within 24 hours, including any custom panel mock-ups.

02

Confirm & raise PO

Deposit secures the date. We can invoice against a purchase order if procurement needs it. Branded panel designs signed off before going to print.

03

Delivery & setup

We arrive the morning or afternoon of the party. Branded panel installed, taps configured, bartenders briefed (if booked). Ready before guests.

04

Service & pack-down

We run the bar, pour the drinks, pack down at the end of the night. Office cleared, bar gone by morning. Final invoice within seven days.

Christmas Party FAQs

What HR and EAs ask first.

The four most-asked questions for corporate Christmas bookings. For everything else — insurance certificates, dietary mocktails, late finishes — head to the FAQs page.

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For the December peak Fridays (12th and 19th), we're typically fully booked by mid-October. For other December weekends, late October is the safe cutoff. Mid-week and smaller events can sometimes book within a fortnight. The honest answer: send the date and we'll tell you within hours whether we can cover it.

Yes — that's what The Classic is built for. We print the front panel to your brand guidelines (logo, "Christmas Party 2026", or a custom festive design), mock it up for sign-off before production, and install it on the bar at setup. Lead time is confirmed at quote stage; the earlier you book, the more flexibility.

Yes — we invoice against PO on request, standard for agency clients and larger companies. We can send a proforma for procurement approval before the booking is confirmed, and the final invoice within seven days of the event.

Most likely yes. Bar in a Box arrives on a wheeled flight case and fits through any standard door, including service lifts. The full bars (Classic, Mayfair, Pavilion, Riviera) are larger — we need access measurements (door widths, lift dimensions, any stairs) before quoting. Send a photo of the space and the access route and we'll confirm in writing.

Ready when you are

Let's plan your Christmas.

Send the date, the team size, and roughly what you want from the night. Fixed quote within 24 hours. No waffle, no chasing.