Gala and banquet venues for 350 or more guests in Dunedin

A 350-guest gala in Dunedin draws on the city's heritage halls, hotel ballrooms and larger multipurpose venues — a mix that lets you trade off character against flexibility. A historic hall brings atmosphere and detail that photograph well; a flat-floor function space gives you a blank canvas for staging and theming. Both can seat 350 at rounds, but the feel of the evening differs sharply.

Dunedin's compact centre and strong university and civic life make it a natural host for awards nights, graduation dinners and conference galas, with heritage architecture that gives events a ready-made sense of occasion. The list below is generated live from our directory and ranked by banquet capacity, largest first. Seated-dinner figures assume rounds without a large stage or dance floor, so confirm the working capacity once you have added production and catering.

Browse the full field in the venues directory and compare other sizes on the capacities index. MICE maintains one national record so Dunedin's larger function venues are easy to compare on seated capacity and setting.