Quick facts
- Location
- Leonardo Royal Hotel London City, Tower Hill
- Nearest stations
- Tower Hill, Fenchurch Street, Tower Gateway
- Price from
- £149 + VAT per person
- Available dates
- Thursday 10 December · Friday 11 December
- Timings
- 19:30 – 01:00
- Party style
- The Nutcracker — winter ballet and festive banquet
- Entertainment
- Ballet performances over dinner · Live music through the meal · Costumed performers
About Royal Nutcracker Banquet
The Royal Nutcracker Banquet is the more theatrical option in the Tower Hill group without tipping into spectacle. The venue is already fully dressed when guests arrive — festive décor, lighting and performers setting the atmosphere before dinner starts.
Dinner is three courses accompanied by live music and ballet performances. Crucially the entertainment is woven through the evening rather than concentrated into one set: performers, dancers and music keep the pace up without turning the night into a show your guests sit and watch.
Later the room shifts into a party. A band starts at 10pm, casino tables and a glitter bar open, and guests move between the bar, the entertainment spaces and the dancefloor until the bar closes at 12:30am.
It sits neatly between a seated Christmas dinner and a full party night, which is usually the right answer for a mixed corporate group where a third of the room wants to dance and a third wants to talk.
What's included
- Glass of Prosecco on arrival
- Three-course seated dinner
- Drinks package (inclusions depend on the package chosen)
- VIP red carpet arrival
- Live music over dinner
- Live party band
- Fun casino tables
- Costumed performers
- Dance performances
- Glitter face painters
- Shared entertainment after dinner
Dates and prices
All Inclusive Standard £149 + VAT pp. All Inclusive Plus £180 + VAT pp.
| Date | Price per person | Upgrade package | Availability |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thursday 10 December 2026 | £149 + VAT | All Inclusive Plus £180 + VAT | Check availability |
| Friday 11 December 2026 | £149 + VAT | All Inclusive Plus £180 + VAT | Check availability |
All prices are per person and exclude VAT. Two dates published for 2026, both on peak December nights.
Evening timings
- 19:30VIP welcome with a glass of Prosecco
- 20:00Three-course festive banquet, live music and ballet performances, all-inclusive drinks begin
- 22:00Party band begins, casino tables and glitter bar open
- 00:00Live band finishes, background music continues
- 00:30Bar closes
- 01:00Carriages
Treat the running order as a guide rather than an exact schedule.
Food and menu
Standard
- Gravadlax of salmon with dill cream cheese, caper berries and rye toast
- Rolled breast of turkey wrapped in Parma ham, apricot stuffing, thyme and garlic roast potatoes, glazed root vegetables, chipolata, Brussels sprouts, roast turkey jus
- Salted caramel cheesecake, salted popcorn, chantilly cream
Vegetarian & vegan
- Roasted squash and fig salad with crispy onion and herb breadcrumb, apple cider dressing
- Beetroot wellington, apricot stuffing, thyme and garlic roast potatoes, glazed root vegetables, chipolata, Brussels sprouts, vegetable jus
- Christmas pudding, redcurrants, brandy sauce
Menus may change if certain ingredients are unavailable. All dietary requirements are catered for — once you have booked you will be sent a function sheet to record them. Kosher food is available via a separate caterer and incurs an additional charge.
Drinks
Included in the ticket
- Glass of Prosecco on arrival
- All-inclusive drinks served from 8pm until 12:30am
Packages and upgrades
| Package | Price | What it covers |
|---|---|---|
| All Inclusive Lite | — | Half a bottle of wine plus unlimited soft drinks included in the ticket price. |
| All Inclusive Standard | £149 + VAT pp | Unlimited beer, wine and soft drinks (4.5 hours). |
| All Inclusive Plus | £180 + VAT pp | Unlimited beer, wine and soft drinks (4.5 hours), plus 6 drinks tokens each redeemable for a spirit or a glass of Prosecco. |
Not sure which structure suits your group? Our drinks packages guide works through the arithmetic.
Entertainment
- Ballet performances over dinner
- Live music through the meal
- Costumed performers
- Live party band from 10pm
- Casino tables
- Glitter face painters
Location and transport
Leonardo Royal Hotel London City
8–14 Coopers Row, London, EC3N 2BQ
Nearest stations: Tower Hill, Fenchurch Street, Tower Gateway
Coopers Row is a two-minute walk from Tower Hill, with Fenchurch Street just behind it.
Gallery
Photographs supplied by the venue and event operator. They show previous seasons of this party.
Royal Nutcracker Banquet — your questions
- Is there live entertainment during dinner at the Royal Nutcracker Banquet?
- Yes — live music and ballet performances run through the three courses, with costumed performers in the room from arrival. A party band takes over at 10pm.
- What dates does the Royal Nutcracker Banquet run in 2026?
- Thursday 10 and Friday 11 December 2026.
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