ExhibitionsContent StudioEvent VenueSouth Yarra · Est. 2025
Hire · Christmas and end of year

Candlelit Christmas parties

An end-of-year dinner your team will remember. Candlelight throughout, a long table in the bookshelf-lined Library Room, a grand piano for music and the whole venue to yourselves.

Up to 40 seated · 80 standingExclusive use of five roomsFrom $600 for 3 hours
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A candlelit grazing table with dark red flowers, grapes and pastries at La Vita NovaA candlelit table

Your team, the whole venue

Team dinners, client drinks and end-of-year celebrations for groups of up to 40 seated. Drinks on arrival in the Gallery, then dinner at the long table by candlelight.

Bring your own caterer and drinks, and add a content creator for photos and video of the night. December dates go quickly, so enquire early.

Packages

Three hours
$600

A birthday dinner, drinks or an intimate launch, with set-up and pack-down inside your time.

  • All five rooms
  • Seats up to 40, or 80 standing
  • One of our team on hand
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Four hours
$750

Room for arrivals, a relaxed dinner, speeches and photos.

  • All five rooms
  • Seats up to 40, or 80 standing
  • One of our team on hand
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Six hours
$950

Time to style the rooms, host a long lunch or dinner and wind down without rushing.

  • All five rooms
  • Seats up to 40, or 80 standing
  • One of our team on hand
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Prices are for the whole venue. Need longer or a later finish? Ask us for a quote.

Add-ons

A content creatorCandid photo and video through your booking, with the raw files yours the same day.$100 an hour
Extra timeStay longer on the day, if the room is free.$150 an hour
Extra cleaningGlassware, floors and a deeper clean by our external cleaner.$50 an hour + GST

What’s included

Every booking includes
  • Exclusive use of all five rooms for your booking
  • Set-up and pack-down inside your hours
  • Furniture layout agreed with you beforehand
  • One of our team on hand throughout
  • A standard reset afterwards
Good to know

Our venue is not licensed, so drinks are BYO for private, non-ticketed events, once agreed with us in writing.

Online bookings run 8am to 7pm, seven days. For a later night, ask us for a quote. Music finishes with your booking and we keep things quiet from 10pm for our neighbours.

A refundable bond of $200, or $500 for larger events, applies to some bookings. Glitter, confetti, loose petals and sand stay at home.

Enquire

Tell us the date you have in mind, roughly how many are coming and which package suits. We reply within one working day with availability and the next steps.

Prefer email? Write to info@lavitanova.com.au.

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Good questions

How many people can you fit?

Up to 40 seated at the long table, or up to 80 standing across the five rooms.

Can we bring our own caterer and drinks?

Yes. We are not licensed, so alcohol is BYO for private, non-ticketed events, once agreed with us in writing.

Is the venue exclusive?

Yes. All five rooms are yours for your booked hours, with one of our team on hand.

Can we have the evening?

Online bookings run from 8am to 7pm. For a later finish, ask us for a quote. We keep things quiet from 10pm.