Free Venue Hire in Sydney: 120+ Venues With No Hire Charge
From $1,000. 125 spaces.
From $1,000. 125 spaces.
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.
A Saturday with no minimum spend is on offer at 7 of the 125 spaces at free hire venues in Sydney, or 6% of them, against 15% across Sydney.
| Saturday | Minimum spend | Hire charge |
|---|---|---|
| Lowest | $500 | $0 |
| Midpoint | $2,500 | $0 |
| Average | $2,873 | $0 |
| Highest | $9,990 | $0 |
| Spaces | 118 | 125 |
| Compiled and verified by the Partystar team from 125 listed Sydney function spaces, updated . | ||
| Bar tab | Spaces |
|---|---|
| $200 | 1 |
| $100 | 32 |
| $50 | 9 |
| Any bonus bar tab | 42 of 125 |
| Capacity | Charge | Lowest | Midpoint | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Small rooms Up to 70 guests, 26 spaces | Minimum spend | $500 | $2,000 | $9,000 |
| Medium rooms 71 to 140 guests, 53 spaces | Minimum spend | $500 | $2,500 | $6,000 |
| Large rooms 141 guests or more, 46 spaces | Minimum spend | $500 | $2,500 | $9,990 |
| Measure | Friday | Saturday |
|---|---|---|
| Typical hours | 5 | 5 |
| Shortest | 2 | 2 |
| Longest | 11 | 10 |
| Usual start | 7pm | 7pm |
| Usual finish | 12am | 12am |
The median Friday minimum spend at free hire venues in Sydney is $2,000, against $2,500 on a Saturday, a saving of about 20%.
| Record | Space | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Lowest minimum spend | Colombian Hotel, Darlinghurst | $500 up to 180 guests, no hire charge |
| Largest space | Freeway Hotel, Artarmon | 850 guests $1,000. minimum spend |
| Longest hire | Stitch Bar, Sydney | 10 hours 4pm to 2am |
| Biggest bar tab | Sporting Globe, The, Sydney | $200 $5,000 minimum spend |
