The Royal Pavilion offers a stunning backdrop for corporate events. The magnificent state rooms provide a spectacular setting for drinks receptions, lavish dinners, award ceremonies and so much more while two charming rooms are available for both day and evening events.
Contact Us
To hire the Royal Pavilion or to discuss your requirements in more detail contact the Events Team:
Telephone 03000 290905
Email pavilionfunctions@brighton-hove.gov.uk
For more information download:
Corporate & Private Hire Brochure for the Royal Pavilion & Museums [PDF]
Approved Caterers list for the the Royal Pavilion & Museums [PDF]
Prices for Venue Hire at the Royal Pavilion 2019-2020 [PDF]
The Banqueting Room and Great Kitchen
Entertain in style in a regal state room that was created for one of the most flamboyant kings in British history.
The Royal Pavilion’s Banqueting Room oozes splendour and extravagance with its visually stunning décor and dazzling centrepiece chandelier held in the claws of a silver dragon.
The Banqueting Room is hired out with the Great Kitchen (which can also be hired on its own), where guests can enjoy pre-dinner drinks in one of the most innovative royal kitchens of its time.
Available for evening hire only
Banqueting Room maximum capacities
Standing Reception 150 (Banqueting Room and Great Kitchen)
Standing buffet 100
Seated dinner (Banqueting Room only) 80
Seated dinner (Banqueting Room and Great Kitchen) 120
Great Kitchen maximum capacities
Standing reception 80
Standing buffet 70
Seated dinner 40
*Please note as of September 2021 the above capacities are subject to change
The Music Room
The Royal Pavilion’s extraordinary Music Room, with its dazzling gilded dome ceiling, lotus-shaped chandeliers and opulent regal furnishings, makes an ideal setting for after-dinner music performances, recitals and presentations. It was here that George IV entertained the composer Rossini in 1823.
For evening functions the Music Room can be hired on its own or combined with an event in the Banqueting Room. After banqueting in style guests can wander through the elegant galleries and the Saloon to enjoy an after-dinner event in the plush and exotic surroundings of the Music Room.
Available for evening hire only
Maximum capacity
Seated performances or presentations only (no food or drink) 90
*Please note as of September 2021 the above capacities are subject to change
William IV Room
The William IV Room is an ideal venue for both day and evening functions. It is self-contained with its own entrance from the Royal Pavilion gardens, as well as a lobby/cloakroom area and caterer’s kitchen.
With its beautiful hand-painted Chinese style wallpaper, its light and airy feel, and views of the Royal Pavilion’s glorious Regency gardens, the room is able to accommodate up to 80 people for a standing drinks reception or theatre-style meeting and up to 60 for a seated buffet or dinner.
Available for day and evening hire
Maximum capacities
Standing reception 80
Standing buffet 70
Seated buffet/dinner 60
Theatre–style meeting 80
Cabaret 42
Boardroom 28
Red Drawing Room
The opulent Red Drawing Room is available for small-scale corporate hospitality events and provides the perfect setting for drinks receptions, standing buffets, theatre-style and reception-style meetings and seated dinners.
Retaining much of George IV’s original 1820s decorative style featuring red dragon wallpaper and palm tree pillars, guests can enjoy the surroundings of one of the most elegant rooms in the Royal Pavilion.
Available for day and evening hire
Maximum capacities
Standing reception 50
Standing buffet 50
Seated dinner 30
Theatre-style meeting 40
Reception and meeting 16
Guided Tours
Guided tours of the palace are available for your guests. Contact us for more information.
