If booking the Christmas office party has been sitting somewhere near the bottom of your to-do list since summer, consider this your sign. October is here. And, in our experience, it’s the sweet spot for getting the Christmas party sorted.
It’s late enough for people to finally start thinking about Christmas but early enough that you still have choices. Dates. Venues. Entertainment. And, crucially, enough time to get everyone excited about it.
So, before October disappears in a blur of half-term, Halloween and someone mentioning that there are only eight Fridays until Christmas, here’s why now is the time to book.
You still have a choice of Christmas office party dates
There are two types of Christmas party organiser.
The one who books early, sends the date out and smugly ticks it off the list.
And the one frantically messaging venues in late November asking: “Have you got anything left for 80 people?”
Be the first one.
By booking your Christmas office party in October, you have a much better chance of finding a date that works for your team rather than simply taking whatever is still available.
At Christmas at Tatton, our Après Ski Christmas Party Nights take place on 10, 11, 12, 17, 18 and 19 December 2026 giving you Thursday, Friday and Saturday options across two weekends.
October is when Christmas suddenly gets real
September still feels too early. We get it. Nobody wants to talk about Christmas while they’re clinging onto the last of the summer.
But October is different. The nights draw in. Christmas plans start appearing in diaries. People begin asking what the company is doing this year. And that makes October the perfect time to get your plans out there and give everyone something to look forward to.
Because a great Christmas party isn’t just about the night itself. The anticipation is part of the fun.
You can actually get people there
Trying to find a December date everyone can do is an Olympic sport. There are family plans. School plays. Christmas drinks. Client dinners. Weekends away. And approximately 47 other invitations all competing for the same few weeks.
The earlier you book and get the date into everyone’s diary, the better your chances of having the whole team together.
And after a year of Teams calls, deadlines, targets and overflowing inboxes, getting everyone into the same room and having some fun together is worth making happen.
You don’t have to organise everything yourself
Here’s the really good bit. Booking the Christmas office party doesn’t necessarily mean months of planning.
At Christmas at Tatton, we’ve done it for you.
The venue? Sorted.
The food? Sorted.
Drinks? Sorted.
Entertainment? Absolutely sorted.
We’ve taken over Tatton Park and transformed it into an Après Ski party, complete with festive street food and interactive food stations including San Carlo, live sax and percussion, DJ, roaming magician, photo booth and plenty of surprises along the way.
Your £90 per person ticket even includes an arrival drink, plus wine and bottled beer on the tables.
In other words, you book the tickets and tell everyone where they need to be.
We’ll take care of the party.
We’ve even thought about getting everyone home
Ah yes. The bit nobody thinks about until someone asks: “Are we getting taxis?”
Subject to availability and advance booking, we’re providing complimentary return transport to Manchester city centre.
So that’s one more thing you don’t need to organise – and one less reason for someone to say they can’t make it.
A Christmas office party should feel like a reward
After 30 years creating events, there is one thing TLC founder Liz Taylor knows: people remember how you made them feel.
The Christmas party is your opportunity to say thank you. To get people away from their desks. To celebrate what you’ve achieved together. To let the person from accounts discover an unexpected enthusiasm for the dance floor.
And to create the kind of moments people are still laughing about when everyone returns to work in January.
That’s why Christmas at Tatton isn’t a traditional sit-down turkey dinner.
It’s a party.
So, when should you book your Christmas office party?
Now. Not because we want to panic you.
But because October gives you the best of both worlds: Christmas is close enough to feel exciting, while there’s still enough time to make a plan.
So send the group message. Get the date in the diary. And enjoy the satisfaction of ticking “Book Christmas party” off the list.
Then you can get back to worrying about the really important Christmas decisions.
Like who gets invited.
Christmas at Tatton 2026
Après Ski Christmas Party Nights
10, 11, 12, 17, 18 & 19 December 2026
7pm–1am
£90 per person including VAT
Festive Sunday Bottomless Brunches
13 & 20 December 2026
£65 per person
BOOK YOUR CHRISTMAS OFFICE PARTY AT TATTON NOW
For bookings and enquiries, contact christmas@tlc-ltd.co.uk or call 0161 876 6266.