Event Info
Date and time
| Sunday 30 November 2025 | Dinner From 5pm - Film 7pm |
Araluen Arts Centre is hosting its annual Christmas Dinner and Film Night!
The perfect last minute work Christmas party, or just a fantastic opportunity to celebrate the festive season!
This festive tradition has become one of the highlights of our year, and we’re excited to bring everyone together for an evening filled with delicious food, Christmas cheer, and a movie to finish off the night. Whether you're a long-time attendee or a first-time guest, we promise you’ll leave with a full belly, a happy heart, and a smile on your face.
There will be a photo booth with props for some holiday snaps, drinks specials and a fantastic two course buffet meal provided by Reality Bites Catering.
The menu includes two options of Christmas cold cuts, six varieties of delicious salads and for dessert, sticky toffee pudding, chocolate pudding, fruit platters and ice cream!
Come for dinner, the film or both!
Spaces are limited, and with our event growing in popularity each year, we encourage you to secure your spot as soon as possible. Don’t miss out on a memorable evening of festive food, fun, and friendship.
Coming as a group?
Reserve your table by taking advantage of our group bookings (please note this is only available for parties of 4 or 8 patrons due to our limited table size and seating space in Araluen Foyer).
Bookings are essential, and we do expect this event to fill up quickly, so make sure to get your name on the list!
About the film | Elf (2003)
One Christmas Eve a long time ago, a baby crawled into Santa's bag of toys...
Raised as an elf, Buddy (Will Ferrell) grows into an adult three times larger than the biggest elf--and realizes that he will never truly fit in at the North Pole.
This holiday season, Buddy goes looking for his true place in the world--in New York City.
Buddy finds his workaholic father (James Caan)--who's on Santa's "naughty" list, a new mother (Mary Steenburgen) and a 10-year-old brother who doesn't believe in Santa Claus or elves.
Here, now, Buddy discovers his destiny to save Christmas for New York and the world!