Clarendon May Day Ball
As May Day heralds the arrival of summer, let us bid farewell to winter’s embrace with one final evening of revelry at the ‘24 Clarendon Ball: Shadows & Light!✨
Prepare to be enchanted by ballroom dancers gracefully gliding through beams of light and shadow at the Night Court, create your flower crown with blooms from the Dawn Court, add a touch of mystique with glitter adornments at the Day Court, and indulge in gourmet delights and libations good enough to entice any Fae.
We are thrilled to announce that we’ve maintained or reduced ticket prices from 2023! For this year’s prices, see image 2! Be sure to read the Terms and Conditions at the end carefully and prepare yourself for an evening like no other!
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A Dinner ticket includes a deluxe three-course dinner provided by the expert Chefs at the Randolph Hotel. Dinner will start at 5 PM and dinner guests will have the opportunity to enjoy some of our entertainment before the evening guests join the revelry at 7.30! For the dinner menu see image 3 or here!
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Incredible drinks, including wine from the Randolph and custom cocktails from the Randolph and Sandy’s Cocktail Bar, will be served throughout the evening. The cocktail bars and the permanent Randolph bar in the Green Room will be equipped with card readers for our Pay-as-you-go guests. For the drinks menu see image 4 or here!
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We have plenty of entertainment in store for you! The dancefloor will be inaugurated by Ballroom Dancers, followed by a Ceilidh, before our amazing DJ takes over. If your feet get tired from all the dancing, fear not! We have many other exciting things planned for you: flower crown-making, face and body painting, a photo booth, and more!
And to keep you fuelled through the night, we have a plethora of savoury and sweet treats! See the full entertainment on image 5 or here!
Terms and Conditions
This is an event organized by the Clarendon Scholars Association Council for the postgraduate Clarendon Scholars Community and their invited guests, and we are counting on all of our Ball attendees to uphold the spirit of our wonderful community.
All attendees must be over 18 and bring a valid ID.
Ticket information:
You must include your full name + dietary requirements/allergies when purchasing your ticket. If you are purchasing a ticket for a guest you must include their full name + dietary requirements/allergies as well. Please make sure to pick the ticket you really want and to fill out all the required information. Given the size of this event, a small admin fee of £5 will be charged to make changes to your ticket type or dietary requirements after purchasing. Changes to dietary requirements or ticket type can only be made until Saturday, April 13th. Scholars will be allowed to transfer their tickets to another scholar at no extra charge until Tuesday, April 26th. Information about any ticket exchanges must be sent to clarendonball@gmail.com, with all the required information as outlined above, or they may not be honoured. Requests for refunding a ticket can be made until Sunday, March 31st.
Guests:
Scholars are welcome to invite guests! Guests are welcome to purchase their tickets themselves but we ask them to put down the name of the Scholar who invited them.
If you are a Clarendon Alumni you are welcome to purchase a Guest ticket! We ask that you put down that you are an Alumni and your Clarendon Cohort Year instead of the name of the scholar who invited you.
Other Post-Graduate Guests are asked to put down which MCR they belong to instead of the name of the scholar who invited them.
Dress code:
We want everyone to feel good in what they wear and feel free to express their individuality. Therefore the chosen dress code for this event and venue is Creative Black Tie, rather than the more formal White Tie. Creative Black Tie is a modern take on the classical black-tie, which takes the basic elements of a black-tie outfit while allowing for more flexibility and encourages creativity for your formal attire!
Want to pair your favourite black mid-length cocktail dress with a crown or your best suit with a pair of fairy wings? Go for it! Looking for an excuse to get that luscious velvet dinner jacket or that floor-length silk skirt you have been eyeing in that shop window? Treat yourself! Want to pull the biggest ball gown or sparkliest feathered cape you own out of storage and pretend you are fantasy royalty for the evening? Do it Darlings!
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