Free Venue Hire in Sydney
Pay for the food and drinks, never for the room
Pay for the food and drinks, never for the room
These Sydney venues don’t charge anything to hire the space. Instead they set a minimum spend, which means you agree to spend a set amount on food, drinks, or both, and that covers the room. Every space listed here has a $0 hire charge on a Saturday. Most venues even include a bonus $100 bar tab!
A Saturday function in Sydney typically has a minimum spend of $3,000, which is the midpoint across the 33 spaces here that set one. The average works out at $3,336. None of the 36 spaces here charge for the room, so the minimum spend is the whole cost.
| Saturday | Lowest | Midpoint | Highest | Spaces |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minimum spend | $500 | $3,000 | $9,990 | 33 |
| Hire charge | $0 | $0 | $0 | 36 |
| Capacity | Charge | Lowest | Midpoint | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Small rooms Up to 70 guests, 10 spaces | Minimum spend | $1,500 | $3,000 | $9,000 |
| Medium rooms 71 to 140 guests, 15 spaces | Minimum spend | $1,000 | $2,750 | $6,000 |
| Large rooms 141 guests or more, 11 spaces | Minimum spend | $500 | $2,000 | $9,990 |
On this page large rooms work out about 32% below small rooms on minimum spend.
| Day | Typical hours | Usual start | Usual finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Friday | 5 | 6pm | 12am |
| Saturday | 5 | 6pm | 12am |
Ranges from 4 hours at the short end to 11 at the long end. Going past the guaranteed finish usually costs extra.
Security guard charges apply at some venues here and are shown on each listing. 23 of the 36 will let you meet the minimum spend with a beverage package. Every one of them accepts a bar tab. Costs outside the venue quote usually include DJ hire, entertainment, specialised catering and decorations.
19 of the 36 spaces in Sydney include a bonus bar tab when you enquire through Partystar. That's 1 at $200, 16 at $100 and 2 at $50. The venue adds it to your bar on the night once you meet its stated requirement, which is either the hire charge, the minimum spend or the minimum guest numbers. See how the bonus bar tab works for the full detail.
No. Every space on this page has a $0 hire charge for a Saturday, so the minimum spend is the whole cost.
Food, drinks or both, depending on the venue. At a lot of venues drinks alone will cover it, and the venue's own listing says which applies. See how minimum spend works.
Browse the full list of Sydney function venues, with hire charges and minimum spends shown upfront.
Last updated , based on 36 Sydney function spaces.
