The smartest Corporate Hospitality investment you can make (before 30 June!)

Sherrin football at Ultimate grand final event

End of financial year has a way of clarifying priorities.

Budgets get reviewed. Decisions get made. And the businesses that planned ahead find themselves in rooms they actually want to be in.

If corporate hospitality in Melbourne is on your radar for 2026, now is the moment. Two of the year’s most sought-after events are open for enquiry right now and the best packages go to those who move first.

Ultimate Grand Final corporate packages — Sofitel Melbourne

JLG Ultimate Grand Final Function Sofitel Melbourne Grand Ballroom. Grand Final Week, September 2026 Luncheon & Dinner sessions

Grand Final week in Melbourne is unlike anything else on the corporate calendar. The city is electric. Every client conversation turns to football. And the businesses that have already locked in their hospitality aren’t thinking about it at all — because it’s done.

The JLG Ultimate Grand Final Function is where Melbourne’s corporate community gathers for Grand Final week. Blue carpet arrival at the Sofitel Melbourne Grand Ballroom. Champagne reception. Three-course fine dining and a deluxe open bar. A stage lineup that includes MC James Brayshaw alongside Garry Lyon, Matthew Lloyd, Brendan Fevola and Jude Bolton — previewing the big day before a ball has been bounced. Plus comedian Dave Hughes.

Luncheon and Dinner sessions both available. Ultimate Grand Final corporate packages at this level don’t linger.

Melbourne Cup Carnival hospitality — Flemington

Absolute Winning Post. Four race days: 31 October – 7 November 2026

There is no hospitality experience in Australian racing quite like the Melbourne Cup Carnival. Four days. Flemington at its finest. The kind of client entertainment that people talk about long after the last race is run.

International Premier Events hosts guests at the Absolute Winning Post across all four feature race days of the Carnival:

Melbourne Cup Carnival hospitality at Flemington suits businesses with a full spring racing calendar — multiple client groups or a team that deserves more than one afternoon at the track. Packages are available per day or across multiple race days.

The TAB Everest at Royal Randwick sold out entirely in 2026, the Melbourne Cup Carnival is the next priority on the spring calendar.

Book now before 30 June. Secure your client packages and recognise the investment in this financial year.

Email the team at sales@ipevents.com.au or phone us (02) 9976 6902

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