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Oscars to Office – Merlin Venues on the Road 26 Feb 2019 We started off our week with a bang here at Merlin Venues – a day full of touring around London and visiting event agents with a very special guest. Mondays don’t have to be boring, especially in the events industry and we’re here to prove it! Starting the Day Right for Merlin Events The day... Read More

Case Study: Bar Mitzvah at Madame Tussauds 01 Feb 2018 Rosie Leigh is an Events Manager at Merlin Venues. On event night, she heads up the dedicated team responsible for delivering the evening’s proceedings. Here’s her take on a recent event – a Madame Tussauds Bar Mitzvah. Case Study One of the main challenges of organising a Bar Mitzvah is getting it absolutely perfect for... Read More

The sound of silence – sshh, it’s a silent disco! 21 Aug 2017 It seems that the days of shouting to our mates over booming speakers are being replaced with something altogether more civil. The quietest rage creeping across the dance floors is the silent disco. But what has it got to offer, apart from not being hoarse after a night out? Defined by Wikipedia as “an event... Read More

Case Study: Best of Brexit Promotional Event 14 Mar 2017 Case Study Merlin Events hosted their Best of Brexit event on March 1st to relaunch the Riverside Rooms and the private hospitality on the London Eye. The Riverside Rooms are located on Southbank and overlook the River Thames. With fantastic views of the London Eye and Big Ben, the rooms have a great backdrop for... Read More

Case Study – Benefit Love to Party at the Dungeon 01 Nov 2016 Event Brief Benefit Cosmetics team of 100 were coming to London for a three day conference on the Good Ship Benefit – a beauty and entertainment destination in itself! However, as their time on board was to be more business than pleasure they came up with the great idea of trying to scare and amuse... Read More

Turtle Beach launches new headset range in Movies at Madame Tussauds 31 May 2016 Turtle Beach is one of the biggest names in gaming headsets, with a wide range of headsets that appeal to just about every gaming demographic there is. When it came time to launch their new range of licensed Star Wars gaming headsets to key press and retailers, the team at Turtle Beach contacted Merlin Events... Read More

Movies at Madame Tussauds Launch Event 05 May 2016 Madame Tussauds is one of London’s most popular, award winning venues that has been hosting amazing parties for over fifty years for events for up to 1000 guests. Movie’s at Madame Tussauds is a brand new event venue where guests can step into some of the world’s most famous film sets from the Marvel and... Read More

Why You Should Always Choose The ‘Curve Ball’ Venue 22 Oct 2015 When planning an event, clients will often have an array of short-listed venues. Most of them will be safe choices, with one draw or another over the others. And then there is the wild card: A venue that is completely different. Here at Merlin Events we know this kind of venue all too well, having such... Read More

The Good, Bad and the Ugly of Halloween Catering 01 Oct 2015 The nights are drawing in, X Factor has begun and the morning bus to work is once again full of school children. This can all only mean one thing, winter is upon us! This can either send you into a complete depression and you can spend the next 8 months hibernating, or you can embrace... Read More

Star Wars at Madame Tussauds – The Launch 03 Jun 2015 A Star Wars party in a Star Wars attraction… take a look at how it was pulled together. On Wednesday May 13th (sadly not May the 4th!) Madame Tussauds played host to the world’s media and a handful of celebs to launch the all new Star Wars attraction space. Armed with a brief from the... Read More