Organising a corporate event in Martigues

What corporate events are held in Martigues?

Martigues is one of the major industrial towns of the Bouches-du-Rhône. The Lavéra zone, the energy and chemical sites, subcontracting and maintenance employ thousands of people around the Étang de Berre. These companies often have well-organised works councils, which hold their own events every year.

• The end-of-year party, often a dinner dance for several hundred people.
• The works council Christmas party for employees’ children, with a show, an afternoon snack and presents.
• The family day or the summer picnic.
• Retirement send-offs and site anniversaries, which are more intimate.

How do you organise a works council party for 400 people?

With a headcount like that, the room alone is not enough: you need a sound system that covers the whole space without deafening the front tables, dance-floor lighting, wireless microphones for the speeches and a running order that is kept to. A few pointers:

1. Set the date in the spring: the large venues west of the lagoon are booked early for December.
2. Plan a seating plan and a dance floor that is big enough (at least a quarter of the guests dancing at the same time).
3. Schedule the speeches before the main course, while people are still paying attention.
4. Add an activity that gets guests moving around: a photo booth, a casino night, a music quiz.
5. Organise the journey home: shuttles or car-sharing, especially if the site employs teams who come from far away.

Which venues are there around Martigues?

Large works council parties are generally held in community halls or function rooms that can accommodate a seated meal. For a more intimate format, the seafront at Carro and La Couronne, within the municipality of Martigues, offers restaurants looking out over the Mediterranean. The Île district, with its Saint-Sébastien canal and the Miroir aux oiseaux, is perfect for a stroll before dinner.

What we offer works councils in Martigues

For a large room, we recommend the DJ Pro +++ package with a technician, priced on quotation. The photo booth starts at €349 and karaoke at €190. With our works council offer, planning is free for the council and employees get a 10% discount on their own events. Travel from Marseille is charged at €1 per kilometre, return trip.