Once again this year, you may be expected to be at the turning point: the end of year party in business is sacred!

Of course, your event depends largely on your budget. This is nothing new, the more important your budget is, the more you can impress your guests.

At UNEXPECTED, every year we receive dozens of requests for End of year evenings. This allows us to see trends, but above all to be able to clearly explain to you what you can expect by using an event agency with your budget.

Keep in mind that every request is different. The final prices can vary greatly depending on the number of participants, the target city and many other criteria. For the rest of the article, we rely on the organization of an evening - excluding transport and possible accommodations - for at least one hundred people, in Paris, and including the costs of an event agency.

💰 From 150 to 200 €/person: a simple and effective evening

It's the minimum budget to organize an evening worthy of the name. Without this budget, you will have a lot of trouble finding a place and a quality caterer, in Paris at least.

With 150 to 200€ per person, you will certainly not be able to afford a place with a view of all of Paris in the Golden Triangle, but you can easily privatize a beautiful event space for an evening, from 19:00 to 1:00 for example.

For this price, you will easily have a complete and qualitative cocktail dinner, equivalent to 20 pieces, accompanied by 3 to 4 glasses of alcohol per person, as well as soft drinks.

By aiming for the high end of the range, you can also have some simple animations like a photobooth, a DJ, or even a few casino tables.

With this budget, it is preferable to aim for fully equipped places, especially in terms of technique, to avoid having to add additional services that will quickly increase the final bill.

In summary, with a budget of 150 to 200€, you will hardly be able to have a tailor-made evening, but that will not prevent you from Have a very good evening, to eat well and have fun in a nice place in the capital.

Example with a Chrismas Party created for the company Devoteam

💵 From 200 to 250 €/person: a beautiful theme evening

This is the average budget range that can be seen on end-of-year events. This budget does not allow you to do everything either, but it already offers you a lot of possibilities to create a beautiful event in your image.

For this price, you can privatize a quality event space for an evening, easily accessible, with potentially great advantages (view, light, decoration...), as well as a hearty and qualitative cocktail, and drinks for the cocktail And the dance party.

This budget will mainly allow you to create a Theme, a common thread, and therefore to give coherence to your event. You can use this theme on invitations, animations, the goodies, and start bringing a touch of ornamentation, or even the scenography for your event.

In summary, with a budget of 200 to 250 €/person, you can start offering a certain immersion to your guests for an evening, in a beautiful place in the capital.

Example with an end of year party “Roaring Twenties” for the company Docusign

💸 From 250€ to 300€/person: a tailor-made evening

With a budget of up to €300/person, you can really start organizing great events. Starting by looking for places that were previously inaccessible to you: Exclusive rooptops, atypical places, pavilions or even private mansions.

You can also afford to request high-end caterers that will add a gastronomic touch to your cocktail dinner. You can ask mixologists and offer your guests a selection of tailor-made cocktails for example.

Finally, you can allow yourself to push the theme of your event to the fullest, by using a scenographer to create a unique atmosphere, or by involving artists and other performers to create a Highlight moment.

In summary, with a budget of 250 to 300 €/person, you can raise your level of requirement and offer your guests an evening that could easily be remembered.

Example with a Winter Party organized for the Energisme company

💎 Over 300 €/person: a memorable evening

Few businesses have such a budget for their end-of-year evening. If you are one of them, many doors are available to you to organize an event that your employees may remember for a long time!

For this budget, you can privatize a good part of the capital's event venues. But above all, you can allow yourself to create an event from scratch by privatizing a completely atypical place (an old hangar, a stadium, a factory...) that you will transform into an event space for an evening. Unique event guaranteed !

You can also afford to request celebrities, famous speakers or performers, for a private showcase or for an inspirational pitch for example.

You can also push the immersion of your event to the maximum, by further developing the scenography, by creating decorations tailoring, by surprising your guests with innovative animations, by creating a video teaser or even by offering a touch Of experiential.

In summary, with more than 300 €/person, you can create an event worthy of the name by offering your guests a unique event experience, just like you.

Example with an event created for Oppo with a showcase by Gims and Vitaa

🙏 Need help staying within your budget?

As you will have understood, your budget obviously has a strong impact on the possibilities available to you for organizing your end-of-year event. The ephemeral comes at a price, and regardless of your budget, you will often be surprised to see that your initial desires far exceed it;)

At UNEXPECTED, we are committed to supporting you to respect your budget, while offering the best possible experience to your guests. If you want to make your end-of-year event a success, without stress, do not hesitate to contact us.