First Access
Yours until 15 September
Two weeks before anyone outside the membership can book. After that the room is open to all — and nothing is held back for members.
Member-Exclusive Invitation
One Afternoon InsideLondon's Most Iconic Christmas Address.
An exclusive winter gathering for female founders — behind the doors of a Piccadilly institution that has been trading since 1707.
Date
Tuesday
1st December 2026
1st December 2026
Time
12 Noon
— 4pm
— 4pm
Venue
The 3’6 Bar
Fortnum & Mason
Fortnum & Mason
Seventy places in the room · Members book first
The 3’6 Bar · Third Floor · 181 Piccadilly, London W1A 1ER
The Venue
Older than the Christmas tree, the card and the cracker.
In 1707, a footman to Queen Anne named William Fortnum began selling on the palace's half-used candle ends. He went into business with his landlord, Hugh Mason. What started as a modest grocer on St James's Market became one of the most recognisable shops in the world.
Almost everything we now think of as Christmas — the decorated tree, the greetings card, the cracker — arrived in the 1840s. Fortnum's was well over a century old by then. Its hampers went to Waterloo, to Florence Nightingale in the Crimea, and up Everest in 1922; in the First World War, families sent Christmas hampers from Piccadilly to the trenches. The windows on that corner are, for a great many people, the moment December properly begins.
On the 1st of December, we have exclusive access to the 3’6 Bar on the third floor — a speakeasy-style room named for the three shillings and sixpence a guest cost at a Fortnum's cocktail party in the 1930s. Low light, live-music bones, and a bar that knows exactly what it's doing.
Piccadilly · Green Park & Piccadilly Circus
Seventy women. One room. The first week of December.The Winter Soirée · 1 December 2026
The Afternoon
Twelve until four, from the moment you arrive.
No name badges. No speed rounds. Four hours built around good drinks, real conversation and one very good fireside chat.
12.00
A glass, pressed into your hand
Sparkling wine — or something equally good without the alcohol — the moment you walk in. The room is yours before the rest of Piccadilly has thought about lunch.
12.30
Canapés, and your drinks token
Canapés served through the afternoon, plus a token for a second drink of your choosing at the bar. Cocktail, wine, something soft — your call.
2.00
The fireside chatGuest announced soon
An unhurried, unscripted conversation with a woman worth listening to. Not a keynote. Not slides. The kind of honest half-hour you rarely get in a room this size.
2.45
The room, uninterrupted
The chat winds up and the afternoon opens out again — back to the conversations that started at twelve and have had two hours to get somewhere.
4.00
Something to take home
Not a goody bag. Something chosen for the room, handed to you on your way out.
Arriving
The whole building becomes an advent calendar.
Every December the façade on Piccadilly is lit up and numbered, one to twenty-five, and people stop in the road to look at it. This is what you'll walk past on your way in.
Come a little early, or stay on afterwards. Either way, don't get the tube straight home.
181 Piccadilly · Green Park & Piccadilly Circus
The Room
Curated, not crowded.
Every woman in this room will have been chosen. The list is not open, the doors are not wide, and the capacity of the 3’6 Bar decides the rest. That is the entire point — the quality of a room is set by who is standing in it.
- ◆Six-figure founders who understand your world
- ◆Established business owners with experience worth having
- ◆Collaborators genuinely looking to connect
- ◆Decision-makers worth knowing before January
- ◆Women who think bigger — and expect you to as well
What this isn't.
- ✕Pitching from a stage
- ✕Transactional, desperate energy
- ✕Name badges and awkward introductions
- ✕Two hundred people and a queue at the bar
- ✕A corporate Christmas party with a buffet
Your Member Advantage
You're here first. Because you should be.
Seventy places, and for the next fortnight they are yours alone. On 15 September the room opens to non-members at £175 — no places held back, everyone choosing from whatever is left. What you have is a head start and a better price. Both run out.
Lowest Rate
£125 until 30 September
Your early bird runs to the end of September. Non-members pay £175 for the same afternoon — and £225 once early bird closes.
Bring a Bestie
Your business bestie, same price
Bring one guest at your member rate — £50 off her ticket as well. She gets your price. You get your person.
Secure Your Place
One afternoon. One room. Then it's January.
Seventy places in the 3’6 Bar. Once they're gone, this page closes — there's no waitlist and no second release.
Places remaining
58 of 70
Twelve have already gone. Non-members can book from 15 September, choosing from whatever is left of the same seventy.
Members & Business Besties
Member Rate
£125
Early bird · then £175
Early bird closes Wednesday 30 September. Bring one business bestie at the same £125 rate.
- ◆Exclusive access to the 3’6 Bar at Fortnum & Mason
- ◆Sparkling wine on arrival (or a non-alcoholic equivalent)
- ◆Drinks token for a second drink of your choosing
- ◆Canapés through the afternoon
- ◆The fireside chat
- ◆Something to take home
- ◆Four hours with a vetted, curated room
What the room costs everyone else
Non-member rate
£175
Your rate as a member
£125
You save
£50 per ticket
Bring your business bestie at £125 as well and that's £100 back on the two of you — most of two months' membership, recovered on one afternoon.
Non-members can't book at all until 15 September. After 30 September the member rate is £175 and the non-member rate is £225 — the £50 saving stands either way; the price doesn't.
Reserve at £125Early bird ends Wednesday 30 September — after that, member places are £175. Capacity may close it sooner.
Everything Included
What you're saying yes to.
The Room, To Ourselves
The 3’6 Bar held for us for the afternoon — not a table booked in a busy bar, the whole room.
Sparkling Welcome
A glass of sparkling wine as you arrive, or an equally good alcohol-free alternative.
Your Drinks Token
A token for a second drink, chosen by you at the bar. Cocktail, wine, or something soft.
Canapés
Served through the afternoon. You will not be holding an empty plate or an empty glass.
The Fireside Chat
An honest, unscripted conversation with a guest worth clearing your afternoon for.
Something To Take Home
Not a goody bag. Something chosen for the room, and worth keeping.
Four Hours of the Room
Twelve until four with a curated group of established female founders.
A Vetted Guest List
Invitation-only. Every name checked. No exceptions, however late the request.
Piccadilly at Christmas
You're a two-minute walk from Green Park and the best Christmas windows in London.
Details
Your questions, answered.
What's the dress code?
Festive, elevated, London in December. Velvet, tailoring, a good coat, something that catches the light. Not black-tie, and not the office. Dress like you're going somewhere worth photographing — because you are.
Where exactly is it?
The 3’6 Bar on the third floor of Fortnum & Mason, 181 Piccadilly, London W1A 1ER. Green Park and Piccadilly Circus are both a short walk. We strongly recommend public transport — parking in St James's is limited and expensive.
Can I bring a guest?
Yes. As a member you may bring one business bestie at the same £125 member early bird rate — the same afternoon a non-member pays £175 for. She should be someone you'd genuinely vouch for in a room of this calibre. Simply add a second ticket at checkout.
What's included in the ticket price?
Exclusive access to the 3’6 Bar, a glass of sparkling wine on arrival, a drinks token for a second drink of your choosing, canapés through the afternoon, the fireside chat, a gift to take home, and four hours with a curated room.
Who is the fireside chat with?
We're finalising our guest alongside our headline partner for the afternoon, and will announce both to ticket holders first. What we can tell you is that it will be a proper conversation, not a keynote.
Is this actually a networking event?
Not in the traditional sense. No pitches, no speed rounds, no badges with your elevator pitch printed on them. It's a connection-led afternoon, built around the conversations that happen when the right women are in the right room.
How many places are there?
Seventy, and we won't stretch it to squeeze anyone in — the point is the quality of the room, not the size of it. Members have them to themselves until 15 September, when booking opens to non-members at £175. After that nothing is held back — everyone is choosing from whatever is left of the same seventy.
I have dietary requirements or allergies.
Please add them at checkout. Fortnum's need advance notice to cater properly, so don't skip this step if it applies to you.
What's the refund policy?
Due to venue and catering commitments, tickets are non-refundable. You may transfer your place to another eligible guest with prior approval — just get in touch before the day.
One Last Thing
The women who hesitate miss the room entirely.
The capacity is set. The room is curated. If you want to be standing in Fortnum & Mason with a glass in your hand on the 1st of December, the only thing left to do is book it.
Secure My Place — £125