Pan Pacific Melbourne is giving event planners new ways to celebrate and come together beyond the conference room, unveiling a collection of new event concepts designed to bring more connection, creativity and a little more fun to Melbourne’s corporate calendar.
With private restaurant takeovers, interactive food experiences, after-dark events and hands-on team building on offer, ‘The Events Collection’ gives planners more choice when building corporate programmes and group itineraries – whether that’s freshly shucked oysters on the Terrace, a pizza-making challenge with colleagues, or cocktails overlooking the Melbourne skyline after the working day is done.
Bringing a little theatre to corporate entertainment, the new Terrace Experience transforms the hotel’s outdoor Terrace into a lively, interactive event space, with sweeping views across the Yarra River, South Wharf and Melbourne skyline. A series of live culinary stations will put chefs – and the food – at the centre of the action, with freshly shucked oysters, pizza, gnocchi and live doughnuts among the experiences on offer.
The format is designed to get guests out of their seats and into the experience, creating a relaxed setting for welcome receptions, networking and post-conference events with a distinctly Melbourne, food-first feel.
When the working day is done, Pacific Club After Dark will give the hotel’s Pacific Club Lounge a new life after hours. From 9:00pm, the space will transform into an intimate setting for private celebrations, cocktails, networking and corporate entertaining, making use of the lounge beyond its traditional service period.
With panoramic views across Melbourne providing the backdrop, it offers groups a premium way to keep the evening going – swapping the meeting room for skyline cocktails without leaving the hotel.
A more playful approach to team building awaits at Café Orr, which will host a collection of interactive activities for groups of up to 16 guests. Guests can shake up cocktails, try their hand at a cooking masterclass, make and decorate cupcakes, pick up a paintbrush for Paint & Sip or get competitive over pizza making.
At the other end of the scale, larger celebrations and corporate gatherings can take over the hotel’s Ground Floor Collective, bringing together Dock 37 Bar and Kitchen, The Terrace and the Woodside Rooms to create one expansive and versatile event space, accommodating up to 800 guests cocktail-style or 370 guests banquet-style. Combining striking timber interiors inspired by the grand ships of the past with connected indoor and outdoor spaces, a private bar and a large customisable LED screen, the venue offers an impressive setting for cocktail receptions, networking events, private dinners and celebrations, with the option to incorporate live entertainment.
Alternatively, Dock 37 Bar and Kitchen is available for exclusive hire, accommodating up to 300 guests cocktail-style or 120 banquet-style. The restaurant offers a seamless transition from conference to cocktails, with the appeal of taking over a Melbourne dining destination for the evening, without ever leaving the hotel.
High Tea Celebrations will build on Pan Pacific Melbourne’s existing High Tea offering, repositioning the experience for groups looking to mark an occasion together. Served against the Melbourne skyline with a three-tier selection of sweet and savoury creations, the expanded group experience will cater to everything from milestone birthdays and bridal celebrations to team gatherings and client entertainment.
Available seven days a week from 12pm-10pm, the experiences can be incorporated into corporate itineraries, incentive programmes and team days, as well as social celebrations with friends and family – offering an alternative to traditional team building or a classic family lunch.
Located in South Wharf with direct connectivity to the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre (MCEC), Pan Pacific Melbourne is already an established destination for the MICE market, with eight versatile meeting venues supported by dedicated events and culinary teams.
