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Celebrate Christmas at Emmeline Café

Celebrate Christmas at Emmeline Café

Celebrate this festive season artfully with the award-winning Emmeline Café at Spike Island!

Emmeline Café is available to hire throughout December for your Christmas event or party. With different packages available to accommodate up to 60 guests, make this Christmas extra special with a festive seasonal menu, local beers, wines, and cocktails, workshops from Spike Print Studio, and tours of Spike Island’s current exhibitions, showcasing work by internationally-acclaimed artists Dan Lie and Nour Jaouda.

  • Package 1: Venue hire and exhibition tour

    Venue hire of Emmeline Café for the evening, plus an after-hours tour of our current exhibitions by a member of the Spike Island staff team 

    10–30 people: £350
    30–60 people: £550

  • Package 2: Venue hire, exhibition tour, buffet, and drinks

    As above, plus a buffet prepared by the award-winning Emmeline café, and a glass of wine/ beer, or a soft drink for each guest

    Package 1 prices, plus an additional £25 per person

  • Package 3: Venue hire, exhibition tour, a three-course festive set menu, and drinks

    All the perks of package 1, plus a three-course festive set menu prepared by Team Canteen’s Shona Graham, and a glass of wine/ beer, or a soft drink for each guest

    Package 1 prices, plus an additional £45 per person

  • Extras: Workshops run by Spike Print Studio

    Want to add extra sparkle to your event? Add a Christmas card/ wrapping paper making workshop, or a Christmas figure drawing session run by Spike Print Studio to any of the above packages:

    10–30 people: £250 (plus cost of packages)
    30–60 people: please contact operations@spikeisland.org.uk for prices

Available for evening hire throughout December 2025