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Detroit's Corporate Holiday Party  ·  The Roostertail  ·  December 2026

The company party
they'll brag about

Detroit's all-inclusive company Christmas party: open bar, dinner, a live band, a lobby DJ, and a full Christmas production on the Detroit River — one price per person, and you don't have to plan a thing.

See it for yourself…

Sixty seconds inside the party

Real footage from Christmas at the Tail — the dance floors, the dinner, the bar, Santa, and a building full of Detroit companies having their best night of the year.

Dear person who just got handed the holiday party…

You're about to look like a genius

Planning a corporate holiday party means juggling a venue, a caterer, a bar package, a band, decorations, and forty hours of your life. Christmas at the Tail is the whole thing, done. One booking, one price per person, one legendary night at Detroit's most famous waterfront venue.

Your whole company celebrates alongside other great Detroit companies — packed dance floors, chef-carved dinner stations, open premium bar, a live band upstairs and a DJ in the lobby, Santa, and professional photographers capturing all of it — in a glass-walled landmark right on the river.

You send one link to your team. We do everything else.

Do the math

Venue rental, DIY$3–8K
Catering per person$75–100
Open bar per person$60–80
Band, décor, production$5K+
Your time planning it40+ hrs
Christmas at the Tail $169/person

All-in. Bar, dinner, entertainment, everything — one price, every ticket, every night. If any nights still have space in December, individual tickets are released at $189.

Every night. Every ticket. All of it.

One price, the whole production

No drink tickets. No upsells. No "premium package." When your company Christmas party ticket says all-inclusive at the Tail, it means all of it.

Chef carving station

Dinner Stations

Chef-carved roasts, Detroit favorites, dessert walls — all night.

Live band over a packed dance floor

Live Music Everywhere

A live band upstairs, a DJ in the lobby, and more still to be announced — one ticket, the whole building.

Milk and cookies shooters

Open Premium Bar

Full open bar plus holiday cocktails and milk-&-cookies nightcaps.

Gingerbread Roostertail under the neon sign

Full Christmas Production

The whole venue transformed — gingerbread Roostertail included.

The Roostertail entrance lit for Christmas with the giant glowing teddy bear

The Riverfront Landmark

Detroit's most famous waterfront venue, glowing for the season.

Elf performer on the dance floor

Pro Photographers All Night

Real photographers work the whole party — Santa, elves, photo ops everywhere — and your team gets the shots.

One ticket. The whole building.

The entertainment

Every night runs the whole building — a live band upstairs, a DJ in the lobby, and more still to be announced downstairs. Set up your crew's home base anywhere and roam all night.

Upstairs

Live Band Upstairs

A full live band runs the upstairs room — loud, packed, and dance-floor-first, all night.

Packed downstairs dining room at Christmas at the Tail
Downstairs

To Be Announced

The downstairs act is still under wraps — announcement closer to the season.

The Lobby

DJ in the Lobby

A DJ spinning under the glitter wall — the party between the parties.

Both Floors

Party Santa

Not mall Santa — party Santa. He and his crew roam both rooms all night.

Straight off our Google page, word for word.

Last December, in their words

From Christmas at the Tail 2025 — tap a card and swipe through the rest.

★★★★★ A Five-Star Christmas Event
Three nights on sale. That's the whole season.

Choose your night

Three nights of Detroit's company holiday party, and every night is the identical full production — same entertainment, same menu, same open bar. Pick the date that works for your team.

$169/person, all-inclusive — every ticket, every night · Individual tickets (if any nights have space) released in December at $189

Small crew? Buy Tickets Now — under 10 people

Easiest thing you'll do all year

How booking works

Lock your night

Pick your date and set your guaranteed headcount — a number that can grow up to 10% (or 10 tickets), never drop. We send one simple booking invoice: 50% due at booking locks it in (groups under 10 pay in full). No contract marathon.

Share one link

You get a private party page for your company — menu, music, dress code, parking, timeline. Forward it to your team and you're done planning.

Confirm & celebrate

The other half is due November 1 — interest-free, payable by ACH or check (free) or credit card (3% processing fee). Your headcount can keep growing right up to the day before your party; it just can't shrink. Nothing owed at the door.

Not the final decision maker? Most heroes aren't.

Take it to your boss

Nobody books a company party on the first click. Grab the guide, forward it to whoever says yes, and come back when they do.

Get the Party Guide

Dates, pricing, what's included, and a glimpse of the party — two printable pages that make you look like you did a week of research.

We'll email it to you and open it right here — no spam, ever.

Send It to the Boss

One tap opens a ready-written email — the pitch, the math, and the link. All you do is hit send.

Make it a night they quote all year

Upgrades & options

The Appreciation Suite $350

Thirty private minutes in your own suite, mid-party — made for gifts, awards, and the boss's toast:

  • Champagne toast for your whole team
  • 30 minutes in a private suite
  • Your gifts, awards & a private speech

Add it in the reserve form — billed on your final invoice.

100–500 People? Go Private.

Bigger than a CATT night? The Roostertail hosts private holiday parties for 100–500 guests — your own date, your own menu, your own format. A separate booking from Christmas at the Tail, planned with our events team.

  • The whole venue, exclusively yours
  • Custom menu, bar & entertainment

Explore Private Holiday Parties →

Real questions, straight answers

FAQ

What exactly is included in the per-person price?
Everything: open premium bar, chef-attended dinner stations and late-night bites, a live band upstairs and a DJ in the lobby (more entertainment still to be announced), the full Christmas production, party Santa and photo ops, professional photographers, coat check, and parking. There are no drink tickets and no surprise charges.
Do we get photos from the night?
Yes — professional photographers cover the whole party, and your company gets the photos after the night. Team photos, dance-floor shots, the Santa moments: all captured, no chasing anyone's phone pics.
How does pricing work?
$169 per person, all-inclusive — your guaranteed headcount buys those seats at that rate, even though the balance isn't due until later, and seats you add later are the same $169. If any nights still have space in December, individual tickets are released at $189. All-inclusive either way — same bar, same dinner, same everything.
How does booking work?
Tell us your night and your guaranteed headcount, and we send one booking invoice. 50% is due at booking — that's what locks your night — and every dollar of it applies to your party (it's a payment, not a fee). The remaining balance is due November 1, interest-free. Parties under 10 skip the invoice entirely — you'll check out instantly when you reserve. Payments are non-refundable, which is how we keep every reserved night real.
What if our headcount changes?
One simple rule: your headcount is a minimum guarantee — just be close to your number. We build your floorplan and billing around it, and from there it only grows: bump it up to 10% (or 10 tickets) as RSVPs land, and keep adding right up to the day before your party (added tickets are simply paid when you add them). It can never drop.
How do we pay? Can we avoid card fees?
One invoice, two halves: 50% at booking, the rest by November 1 — interest-free. (Groups under 10 pay in full at booking.) Pay by ACH or check and there are no fees — most companies go this route; pay by credit card and a 3% processing fee applies. Payments are non-refundable but apply in full to your party. Nobody settles up at the door — tickets added late are simply paid when you add them.
How many companies share a night?
A limited number — roughly nine per night, typically 40–60 people each including plus-ones. Your group always sits together with its own home base on the floor you prefer.
What's the difference between upstairs and downstairs?
Upstairs runs a full live band — loud, packed, and dance-floor-first all night. The downstairs act is still being finalized and gets announced closer to the season. A DJ holds down the lobby between them. Every ticket gets the whole building all night; in the reserve form you can tell us which floor you'd like as your company's home base.
What's the Appreciation Suite?
A $350 add-on: a champagne toast for your whole team plus 30 minutes in a private suite during the party — perfect for gifts, awards, and a speech from the boss without shouting over the band. Add it in the reserve form; it's billed on your final invoice.
Can employees bring a plus-one?
Absolutely — most do. Plus-ones are the same all-inclusive rate and count toward your headcount.
Is this a corporate holiday party venue, or a ticketed event?
Both, in the best way. Christmas at the Tail is the Roostertail's all-inclusive company Christmas party in Detroit: your company reserves a night and a headcount, sits together with its own home base, and shares the full production with other great Detroit companies. It's the holiday party venue, the caterer, the open bar, the band, and the décor in one booking — without renting the whole building.
We want a private company holiday party. Can the Roostertail do that too?
Yes. Groups of roughly 100–500 who want their own date, menu, and format book a private holiday party through the Roostertail's events team — see corporate holiday parties at the Roostertail. Christmas at the Tail is the right call for teams of about 10–100 who want the big-production night without the big-production planning.
Where is the Roostertail, and is there parking?
100 Marquette Dr, Detroit — right on the river, 10 minutes from downtown. On-site parking and coat check are included. Your private party page has all the logistics your team will ask you about.
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