Café space with communal tables, wooden chairs, pendant lights, and plant-filled shelving at Blend at Contemporary Café.
A cafe interior with wooden tables and chairs, a colorful service counter, pendant lights and a red ceiling at Blend, Nottingham Contemporary.
A cafe counter with a turquoise espresso machine, hanging pendant lights, menu board and colorful geometric paneling at Blend, Nottingham Contemporary.
A cafe interior with small wooden tables, pendant lights, concrete walls and seated patrons at Blend, Nottingham Contemporary.
An event space with a presenter addressing a seated audience among tables, shelving, artwork and pendant lights at Blend, Nottingham Contemporary.
A café seating area with patrons at tables, pendant lights, a service counter, beverage display fridge, and colorful wall art at Blend at Contemporary Café.
A latte with leaf-patterned foam sits beside plates of chocolate cakes and loaf slices at Blend, Nottingham Contemporary.
A frothy red drink and an iced amber beverage sit on a café table beside leafy plants and a purple illustrated jar at Blend, Nottingham Contemporary.
A cafe floor plan showing a terrace, bar, toilets, bench seating, entrance and exits at Blend, Nottingham Contemporary.

Event Space at Blend, Nottingham Contemporary

Cafe
·
Whole venue
Weekday Cross, Nottingham, NG1 2GB –
Lace Market, Nottingham
Up to 60
seats
Up to 200
standing
Venue offers catering
External catering not allowed

About this space

Blend at Contemporary Café is a café space for private gatherings, offering a relaxed alternative to formal event venues.

Design: Blend at Contemporary Café has a contemporary, understated character that creates a straightforward setting for hosted gatherings.

Features: Natural light keeps the café bright during the day. Wi-Fi supports connected gatherings, while a PA system and speakers allow hosts to play audio or make announcements.

Ideal for: Relaxed social groups looking for an informal café setting rather than a formal event space.

Offers and packages

Menu

 Main menu

Event offer

Christmas Party Offers

£500 hire fee
+ £600 min. spend

This December, Blend is hosting Christmas through the decades, from the 70s to the 00s. Choose your decade and we will set the scene, with a DJ playing the biggest hits of your era all evening.

Every guest is welcomed with a glass of prosecco, then it is on to hot street food and warm mince pies, while our fully licensed bar keeps the drinks flowing. Your team can dig out the flares, shoulder pads, bucket hats or velour tracksuits, and let their hair down.

Before the party gets going, guests can also enjoy a tour of our exhibitions, and karaoke can be added to your booking.

It all takes place inside Nottingham Contemporary, the green and gold landmark in the Lace Market, so your Christmas party feels like a proper night out rather than another function room.

Book by 30 October 2026 and receive 10% off room hire. December is already busy, so we recommend securing your date soon.

Offer applies to room hire only. Cannot be combined with other discounts. Subject to availability.

Christmas through the decades at Blend
£500 total

Christmas through the decades, from the 70s to the 00s
• A glass of prosecco for every guest on arrival
• Hot street food and warm mince pies
• A DJ playing the biggest hits of your chosen decade
• Fully licensed bar, open all evening

Capacity:
- 200 standing
- 60 seated, cafe style
10% Off Room Hire
Book by 30 October 2026 to receive 10% off room hire.

December is already busy, so secure your date soon!

Prices

Monday
18:30 – 23:30
from £350 hire fee + min. spend
Per day
18:30 – 23:30
from £350 + £600 hire fee + min. spend
Alcohol licence until 0:00. Extension available. All prices include VAT.
Tuesday
18:30 – 23:30
from £350 hire fee + min. spend
Per day
18:30 – 23:30
from £350 + £600 hire fee + min. spend
Alcohol licence until 0:00. Extension available. All prices include VAT.
Wednesday
18:30 – 23:30
from £350 hire fee + min. spend
Per day
18:30 – 23:30
from £350 + £600 hire fee + min. spend
Alcohol licence until 0:00. Extension available. All prices include VAT.
Thursday
18:30 – 23:30
from £350 hire fee + min. spend
Per day
18:30 – 23:30
from £350 + £600 hire fee + min. spend
Alcohol licence until 0:00. Extension available. All prices include VAT.
Friday
18:30 – 23:30
from £500 hire fee + min. spend
Per day
18:30 – 23:30
from £500 + £600 hire fee + min. spend
Alcohol licence until 0:00. Extension available. All prices include VAT.
Saturday
18:30 – 23:30
from £500 hire fee + min. spend
Per day
18:30 – 23:30
from £500 + £600 hire fee + min. spend
Alcohol licence until 0:00. Extension available. All prices include VAT.
Sunday
18:30 – 23:30
from £350 hire fee + min. spend
Per day
18:30 – 23:30
from £350 + £600 hire fee + min. spend
Alcohol licence until 0:00. Extension available. All prices include VAT.
Best price guarantee
Pricing updated by venue 1 day ago

Add-ons

Capacity

  • Standing
    up to 200
  • Dining
    up to 60

Catering and drinks

In-house catering available Venue can organise food and drink
No external catering allowed
Venue provides alcohol Venue can supply alcoholic beverages
No BYO alcohol allowed

Facilities

  • Wi-Fi available
  • Flatscreen TV
  • Whiteboard
  • Flipchart
  • PA system / speakers £100 / event Venue provides a sound system for music and announcements
  • Natural light Room has windows or a skylight, so daylight comes in
  • Storage space Place where clients can store items during their event
  • Dance floor Dedicated dance floor area
  • Soundproof Soundproofed room for noise control
  • Mirrors Full-length mirrors available
  • Paid parking facilities available nearby
  • Unavailable: Projector
  • Unavailable: Conference call facilities
  • Unavailable: Air conditioner
  • Unavailable: Photo equipment
  • Unavailable: Video equipment
  • Unavailable: Lighting equipment
  • Unavailable: Greenscreen
  • Unavailable: Backdrops
  • Unavailable: Quiet space
  • Unavailable: Accommodation is available on-site

Music & sound equipment

  • Play your own music Venue allows playing your own music
  • Bring your own DJ Venue allows bringing your own DJ instead
  • No noise restrictions

Accessibility

  • Wheelchair accessible Step-free access throughout the venue for wheelchair users
  • Accessible toilets Toilet(s) adapted for guests with disabilities
  • Ground level Guests can enter without using stairs
  • Accessible parking spot available
  • Lift to all floors
  • Cargo lift

Rules of the space

Allowed events

  • Promoted and ticketed events Events that you’re promoting or selling tickets for
  • Wedding licence available Venue is licensed to host wedding ceremonies and receptions
  • Temporary Event Notices (TENs) available

Host rules

• No smoking in the building
• Damage to the space will result in extra charge

About Blend, Nottingham Contemporary

Blend, Nottingham Contemporary is a Tagvenue Partner. This business has registered with Tagvenue and agreed to our venue partner standards.

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