Event Information

It's time to celebrate the end of semester one and the beginning of the festival of Saturnalia! There will good food, drinks and boogieing! This is a great time to get dressed up, grab your friends and to embrace the festive season!

We are hosting our annual festive ball at slug and lettuce Cardiff central. It will be inspired by Saturnalia, the ancient roman winter celebrations. We will be feasting (on the buffet) and dancing the night away!  Your ticket includes: Access to the private top bar from 6:30, food from the buffet, a drink voucher and lots of dancing and good vibes.

Q and As

When is it? 6:30pm at the 15th December at slug and lettuce Cardiff central (near prince of Wales!)

What is included at the buffet? Pigs in Blankets (With a spicy cranberry BBQ sauce), Festive turkey loaded fries (Skin-on fries loaded with shredded turkey, smoked bacon, pork stuffing, cranberry sauce and thick gravy), Festive Plant-Based Loaded Fries (vg) (Skin-on fries loaded with plant based sausage, sage & onion stuffing, plant-based bacon, cranberry sauce and gravy), Chicken Wings (With BBQ sauce), Halloumi Fries (v) (With sticky BBQ sauce) and Crispy Tofu (vg) (The Tofoo Co. smoked tofu with a sweet chilli dressing, cucumber ribbons and chilli). Deserts: Christmas Pudding Bites (v) (With whipped cream, amaretto syrup and gold glitter), Warm Mini Churros (v) (Filled with caramel sauce) Chocolate Brownie Bites (vg) (With Belgian chocolate sauce and freeze-dried raspberries). Yummy!

what if i have allergens? We will be sending out a allergen form before the event so we can let the venue know, please do fill out the form when it becomes available. We cannot guarantee any food with be allergen free, please access the allergen information here: Slug & Lettuce Main Food Menu - July 2026 (it is the festive buffet and all the trimmings menu). Food will be placed out on a buffet table near the main area of the bar. If you have any concerns please contact a member of committee.

What does the drink voucher include? The drink voucher is valid for for selected products from Draught Pint (Draught options include Lo & No alcohol range in addition), Packaged, House Spirit & Mixer, House Wine (175ml), House Prosecco (125ml), Softs drinks (post-mix).

Do i have to drink Alcohol? Nope, you are never forced to drink at any ANARC events. Your drink voucher gets you either a soft or alcoholic drink so your welcome to choose what you like. The bar also sells both options as well throughout the night.

What is the dress code? The vibe is semi formal dark colours, think red, greens and gold however the colour scheme is only a suggestion! See our Instagram post for inspo!

What if i can't come for the buffet? We will be selling drinks only tickets with a later entry time at later date. Keep an eye out for updates.