Stop Settling for the Conference Room: KC's Best Holiday Party Venues Aren't Downtown
There's nothing wrong with downtown Kansas City. But if you've planned or attended enough corporate holiday parties in the standard downtown venues, you know that the standard conference room has a particular uniformity to it that no amount of table centerpieces fully overcomes.
The companies that have the most memorable holiday parties in Kansas City tend to look outside the usual circuit. One option that's earning a consistent reputation among those groups is Jingle Bar at KC Wine Co in Olathe.
Jingle Bar is an immersive holiday pop-up housed in the Black Barn at KC Wine Co, 13875 S. Gardner Rd. in Olathe. Private corporate events are available Monday through Thursday evenings, November through January, with a minimum of 30 guests. Catering and drink packages are available through the KC Wine Co events team.
The atmosphere is the clearest differentiator: holiday lighting, seasonal decor, photo ops built into the space, holiday music, and a specialty cocktail menu that elevates the whole tenor of the evening. Jingle Juice, the Merry Mojito, the Mistletoe Marg, and White Sangria Slush are the kinds of drinks that people talk about on the way home. Add KC Wine Co's wine list and hard cider flights and you have a bar program that feels curated rather than catered.
For HR managers and office administrators who are responsible for the holiday party year after year, Jingle Bar offers something valuable beyond the experience itself: it is a conversation-starter before anyone even arrives. Telling your team it's at a farm winery this year generates a different kind of anticipation than announcing the hotel conference room again.
The farm winery setting outside the downtown corridor also solves the parking problem that every downtown holiday party creates, which is not a small thing when you're coordinating 50 or 80 or 120 people getting somewhere after work.
Private Jingle Bar dates book in advance for the holiday season. Reach out to start planning at kcwineco.com/festivals/jingle-bar.
