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Functions
Our function venues can cater for between 40 to 400 people with many options available. We employ our own catering staff in our function centre, and offer a wide choice of menus from $20pp, ranging from intimate cocktail functions to extensive lunch and dinner buffets, plated meals and suppers.
Seven venues to choose from to suit your particular style and needs
Function Menus
Seven venues to choose from to suit your particular style and needs. Menus effective from March 2022
Venues Rates
Venue and room set up for your function ranging from $300 to $920 incl.GST
With all the benefits of the Riccarton Park location:
Quiet, park-like surroundings
Spacious, attractive gardens
Good natural light in venues
Committed catering staff and tailored menus to suit
Free car parking
15 minutes from the central city
8 minutes to the Christchurch International Airport
Close to a variety of accommodation options
Venues catering from 40 to 250 people
Indoor and Outdoor flow
Your venue hire will include:
Room set-up
Professional service staff
All cleaning
Linen & Serviettes
Use of grounds & gardens
Assistance with seating plans
Crockery & Glassware
Just a note to say thanks to all the staff on Saturday, they couldn’t have been better. 10/10. We had a great day and everyone seemed to love it. Got lots of good comments on the venue.
Carol & Kevin February 2021
Please pass on my thanks to your team. Great friendly service and the food was amazing.
Tracey Williams October 2019
We have had great feedback on the venue and lunch so please pass on our thanks to the kitchen team.
Sharon - May 2021
The Tea House
40 - 85 persons
Suitable for wedding buffets from 40 to 85 persons, The Tea House is Riccarton Park's premium wedding venue. Sited to the west of the Grandstands in its own separate park setting, The Tea House is a fine example of a stylistic Edwardian building. Built in 1903 and now restored to its original design, it features a wide veranda and two large roof turrets giving it a pavilion-like appearance. Complimenting the exterior features, are the unique Tongue & Groove walls inside the Tea House. Guests will be seated at round tables. Outside wedding ceremonies can be arranged on the Tea House Lawn.
The delightful, old world charm of The Show Gate makes it an excellent venue for social functions for up to 300 persons (seated dining) and up to 400 persons for a cocktail party. The Show Gate has a dance floor and small stage area, which lends itself to a variety of entertainment options and is perfect for award presentations and company & school balls. An adjacent, fully landscaped Lawn Court area also provides attractive outdoor options.
Suitable for 50 -150 persons seated dining in the Balmerino Room. Cocktail functions can accommodate up to 300 persons in the Balmerino Room and 350 persons in the Nightmarch Room. Both rooms are located within a modern, architecturally designed and functional complex that is ideal for social functions. With guests able to move between the rooms, numerous options are available for a variety of social functions. Bar facilities in the Nightmarch Room make it ideal for pre-meal or after dinner socialising. These rooms ideally lend themselves to company functions
The use of these areas are free if a venue is booked. Outdoor tables and chairs are an additional cost. Riccarton Park's mature trees and grassed areas provide the ideal setting for a BBQ, picnic or company sports day.
We also have a range of hotels/motels nearby for those that need accomodation. See Accommodation in Christchurch & Canterbury and the range of Christchurch options when attending your next event at Riccarton Park.