Christmas Functions

LOOKING FOR SOMEWHERE EXTRA-SPECIAL FOR YOUR END OF YEAR CORPORATE CHRISTMAS FUNCTION VENUE?

With Christmas packages starting from at only $59pp, Highlands has got you covered for your Christmas functions this year. Choose from our pre-packaged options below and have the option to add-on additional elements like Go Karts, Supercar Fast Dash, the famous Highlands Taxi and tailor your function to your group’s needs.

Alternatively, allow us to build an experience exclusively for your group. We will pull together a fabulous itinerary for your group & even have an onsite Santa!

Only 45 minutes drive from Queenstown and Wanaka or 25 minutes from Alexandra, Highlands is an exceptionally beautiful and central location for your 2024 Christmas celebration.

View our 2024 Christmas Package Functions Flyer

Bus & Coach groups

If you are arriving on a coach, bus or minivan, we can pre-arrange for you to do a commentary slow lap of the track in your bus. One of the Highlands team will jump aboard to give the commentary as you drive the track. There may even be a race car whizzing past!

Your group will love our famous Loo With A View, one way glass in our toilets and each one is individually themed.

There is a café onsite with a large outdoor balcony overlooking the park to cater for breakfast, morning tea, lunch or afternoon tea, or simply a cold drink and ice-cream.

We do ask that you pre-arrange your visit to Highlands with our groups team.

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Bus & Coach groups

Your group will love our famous Loo With A View, one way glass in our toilets and each one is individually themed.

There is a café onsite with a large outdoor balcony overlooking the park to cater for breakfast, morning tea, lunch or afternoon tea, or simply a cold drink and ice-cream.

We do ask that you pre-arrange your visit to Highlands with our groups team.

School Groups

Highlands is a popular choice for school groups. If you are arriving by bus or mini van then we start your visit with a commentary slow lap of the track in your bus. One of our team will tell the kids all about the track and the cool stuff that happens at Highlands!

Then Go Karts and the Museum are a must do. There is even a podium and a flying fox at Go Karts. The Museum is filled with interactive activities that is included in your museum entry price (including a Reaction Test, Virtual Reality Room, Daytona Sega Arcade Simulators and a Selectrix Set)!

Talk to our team about planning your school visit.

Car Clubs

We love a car club visit to Highlands.

We offer touring track laps behind a pace car for 2-3 laps on track, the only way you can get onto the Highlands track with your own vehicle. A group photo is a must in one of our various locations around Highlands Park.

There is a café onsite with a large outdoor balcony overlooking the park to cater for breakfast, morning tea, lunch or afternoon tea, or simply a cold drink and ice-cream.

Talk to our groups team about your car club visiting.

Highlands Feast

2 course Christmas lunch at Highlands including Museum entry.

Allow 2 hours (without activities)

Talk to us about adding on a Go Kart for $39pp (normally $54pp)

Or High Speed Taxi from $37.25pp

Add Highlands new outdoor 18 hole Mini Golf for $12.50pp (normally $25pp)

Our Café is licensed and offers beer, cider and local wine.

Drinks charged on consumption

Includes:

Welcome breads & oils
Two course buffet lunch
Entry to the Highlands Museum
Reaction Test
Virtual Reality Room
Large Outdoor Deck
Huge area for kids to play

$59

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Minimum 10 people

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Highlands Spirit

Allow 2 hours

Talk to us about adding on Museum entry for $15pp (normally $30)

Or High Speed Taxi from $37.25pp

Add Highlands new outdoor 18 hole Mini Golf for $12.50pp (normally $25pp)

Our Café is licensed and offers beer, cider and local wine.

Drinks charged on consumption

Includes:

Two Go Kart Races
Mixed Hot Sharing Platter
Large Outdoor Deck

$95

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Minimum 3 people

$369

Normal price (Group discount when booking 10 or more)

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Highlands Holly

Highlands is a one stop destination for your group.

A mix of activities and socialising for your Christmas function.

Allow 3 hours

Add Highlands new outdoor 18 hole Mini Golf for $12.50pp (normally $25pp)

Includes:

Go Kart Race
Highlands Taxi
Reaction Test
Entry to the National Motorsport Museum
Virtual Reality Room
Festive Platter
Complimentary Drink
Large Outdoor Deck
Huge area for kids to play

$110

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Minimum 10 people

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TESTIMONIALS

I must say our entire program was challenge after challenge and Highlands did such an amazing job to deliver what our client have called their best launch yet!

Thank you for being so flexible during the booking process as well as onsite, it made such a difference for us. I would not hesitate to recommend you and the team at Highlands and I look forward to working together again!

Michael Smith

New World

2/4

I must say our entire program was challenge after challenge and Highlands did such an amazing job to deliver what our client have called their best launch yet!
Thank you for being so flexible during the booking process as well as onsite, it made such a difference for us. I would not hesitate to recommend you and the team at Highlands and I look forward to working together again!

Michael Smith

New World

2/4

What an awesome event day you organised for our guys. They all enjoyed the experience. They were saying that the whole day was really fun. The fast lap the drivers, the cars and lunch were top notch. Thank you for your patience and organisational skills!

Kay Stones

Taieri Excavation and Drainage

We definitely enjoyed our day and couldn’t believe how much we got for the $99. Your team were awesome to work with and made my job hassle free. The platters were very impressive yum! We will all highly recommend it to family and friends.

Maxine Moyles

Sgt Dan Stockfoods

Our team had the best time. I asked everyone what their favourite part of the afternoon was – of course the Go Karts reigned supreme, but there about five guests who had not actually been out on the main track prior to Friday so loved the Taxi. The platters were awesome and it goes without saying that the service was second to non as per usual.

Jacqui Lowe-Rule

Wedgerwood

Conference Room (Pit Lane)

Our stand-alone pit lane building has a private conference room on level 1 and is available for exclusive hire. It offers one of the most distinctive function venues in the South Island. This space has an expansive glass-fronted room with amazing views across the Highlands circuit and out to the Central Otago hills, the doors flow out onto an outdoor deck.

This room is a blank space so lends itself well for theming or branding or let the breath-taking views be your backdrop.

The building has a lift and stair access.

This room has block out curtains for audio visual and plenty of off-street free parking.

Audio visual includes 75” TV screen, all other Audio Visual price on application

Pit lane conference room set up

Half day or full day hire available
Exclusive hire of the room
Round tables and chairs
Linen
WiFi
75” TV screen wall mounted
Pads and pens
Free car parking
Dedicated Functions co-ordinator
Set up, pack down and cleaning included

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Conference Room (Pit Lane) Specifications

Space:

Room:

176m2

Exterior deck:

246m2

Activities:

Talk to us about adding on-site activities to your conference

Capacity:

Cocktail style 150 guests
Theatre style 100 guests
Banquet (rounds) 70 guests
Banquet (long tables) 120 guests
Cabaret (round) 56 guests (8 per round table)
Breakout space several garages underneath or out on the deck

Function:

Talk to us about adding a welcome function, onsite dinner or cocktail function to your conference, and if a multi day conference we can certainly share our local knowledge for offsite options too.

Catering:

Talk to us about our various catering options using in-house and external suppliers

Accommodation:

We have accommodation onsite including studio rooms and 2 bedroom/2 bathroom apartments with shared lounge and kitchen and of course a balcony to soak in the surrounding views

Private GT Members Lounge

Our Private Members lounge is available for exclusive hire, this area is a finely appointed room offering you the very best facilities with comfortable lounge décor and fireplace. Located on the second level of the Highlands Museum complex, the members lounge offers sweeping views of our race circuit and park out to the Central Otago hills with its own exclusive balcony and toilets.

Audio Visual includes 1 x 55” & 1 x 65” TV screens wall mounted. All other Audio Visual price on application.

GT Members Lounge set up

Half day or full day hire available
Exclusive hire of the room
Furniture (set up is lounge style)
Tables and chairs if you require boardroom style
Linen
WiFi
1 x 55”& 1 x 65” TV screens wall mounted
Pads and pens
Free car parking
Dedicated Functions co-ordinator
Set up, pack down and cleaning included

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GT Lounge Specifications

Space:

Room:

86.2m2

Activities:

Talk to us about adding on-site activities to your conference

Capacity:

Cocktail style 30 guests
Lounge style 25 guests
Boardroom 16 guests
U-Shape 11 guests

Function:

Talk to us about adding a welcome function, onsite dinner or cocktail function to your conference, and if a multi day conference we can certainly share our local knowledge for offsite options too.

Catering:

Talk to us about our various catering options using in-house and external suppliers

Accommodation:

We have accommodation onsite including studio rooms and 2 bedroom/2 bathroom apartments with shared lounge and kitchen and of course a balcony to soak in the surrounding views

Highlands Café

Located at our Highlands Museum complex, the café has stunning views across the Highlands circuit and central Otago Hills. Plenty of seating inside for large groups and also the café boasts an impressive al fresco dining area with shade sails to protect you from the Central Otago sun.

The café area is the social hub of Highlands and has multiple uses.

Platters and drinks at the end of your activities – bring your group back together to share their stories and times.
Casual dinner café style with outdoor flow onto the lawn and café balcony
Formal dinner with outdoor flow onto the lawn and café balcony
Bar and dance area if your dinner is in the Museum

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Cafe set up

Non-exclusive hire included (reserved space)
Exclusive hire options available
Furniture (set up café style is included)other seating set ups are available on request for an additional price

WiFi
Free car parking
WiFi
Dedicated Functions co-ordinator
Set up and pack down, cleaning and rubbish removal
Audio Visual = POA (price on application)
Linen = POA (price on application)

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Café Specifications

Space:

Room (inside):

120m2 (where tables are)

buffet table and bar serving area an additional

59sm2

Room (café deck):

216m2

Lawn area in front of café:

281.6m2

Activities:

Talk to us about adding on-site activities to your conference

Capacity:

Cafe style (inside) 90 guests
Cocktail style (inside) 100 guests
Café style (on the deck) 100 guests
Cocktail style (on the deck) 150 guests
Cocktail style (lawn) 180 guests
Formal dinner (round tables) 100 guests with buffet (inside)
Formal dinner (round tables) 100 guests with plated dinner (inside)

Function:

We have accommodation onsite including studio rooms and 2 bedroom/2 bathroom apartments with shared lounge and kitchen and of course a balcony to soak in the surrounding views

Catering:

Talk to us about our various catering options and menus

National Motorsport Museum

This is the heart of Highlands and is an unique venue for any cocktail function, stand up dinner for a large group or small intimate dinner. Set in modern architecture, with floor to ceiling windows that look across the Highlands circuit and Central Otago hills, polished concrete floors and home to over $25 million of cars!

The Museum has wide appeal event to non-motorsport fans, the cars become the ice breaker and talking point for any welcome or cocktail function.

Stand up cocktail function
Stand up welcome function with food stations
Intimate dinner (round tables down the middle amongst the cars)
Intimate dinner (long table down the middle amongst the cars)

Cafe set up

Non-exclusive hire included (reserved space)
Exclusive hire options available
Furniture (set up café style is included)other seating set ups are available on request for an additional price

WiFi
Free car parking
WiFi
Dedicated Functions co-ordinator
Set up and pack down, cleaning and rubbish removal
Audio Visual = POA (price on application)
Linen = POA (price on application)

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Museum Specifications

Space:

Museum seated dinner

844m2 (middle cars removed)

Museum cocktail

2271m2 (all cars left in)

Activities:

Talk to us about adding on-site activities to your conference

Capacity:

Cafe style (inside) 300 guests (using full museum)

Food stations cocktail style 300 guests (using full museum)
Seated dinner long table 80 guests (middle cars removed)
Seated dinner round tables 70 guests (middle cars removed)

Function:

We have accommodation onsite including studio rooms and 2 bedroom/2 bathroom apartments with shared lounge and kitchen and of course a balcony to soak in the surrounding views

Catering:

Talk to us about our various catering options and menus

CATERING

Highlands has an onsite Café and licensed bar with a dedicated team to provide you with a variety of delicious options and group packages to suit. Our food can be served in any of our Function venues onsite.

Our in-house catering team can prepare morning tea, lunch and dinner to everything in between. Or we can bring in one of our approved preferred out catering teams to match your requirements.

We have a selection of beverages for purchase including premium beer, cider, local Central Otago wines, soft drinks and local juices.

Our groups menu is available on request.

Contact our groups team for more information groups@highlands.co.nz

FAQS

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