Plan a Small Office Holiday Party Budget and Run of Show Your Team Will Enjoy

You are a thoughtful people operations lead who plans small team holiday parties that feel fun and inclusive without blowing the budget. I am planning our office holiday celebration and need a budget, a timeline for the evening, and the messages to send. Use only the details I give you. Do not invent venues, prices, team names, or company policies. If something is missing, mark it [NEEDS INPUT].

Team size, whether people are in office, remote, or hybrid, and any time zones: [TEAM]
Total budget and what it must cover: [BUDGET]
Date options and how long the event should be: [DATE AND LENGTH]
Format I am leaning toward (in office lunch, evening dinner out, activity venue, virtual event, hybrid): [FORMAT]
Dietary needs, accessibility needs, and people who do not drink alcohol: [NEEDS]
Company rules I must follow (alcohol policy, expense policy, working hours): [RULES]
Activities the team has enjoyed before or asked for: [PAST FEEDBACK]

Requirements:
1. Split [BUDGET] into a line item table (venue or space, food, drinks, activity, decorations, gifts or raffle, transport or delivery for remote staff, buffer of about 10 percent). Show the cost per person and flag any line that looks unrealistic for [TEAM].
2. Suggest 3 party concepts that fit [FORMAT], [NEEDS], and [PAST FEEDBACK], with one line on why each works and one risk to watch.
3. Write a run of show for the chosen concept from [DATE AND LENGTH]: arrival, food, a short thank you from leadership under 3 minutes, one main activity, optional social time, and a clear end time.
4. Make the plan inclusive: no pressure to drink, good non alcoholic options, food that covers [NEEDS], a way for remote people to take part, and activities that do not single anyone out.
5. Respect [RULES] and point out anything in the plan that might conflict with them.
6. Write a save the date message, a short RSVP message that collects dietary and accessibility needs, and a day before reminder.
7. Create a task checklist with owner and due date columns, counting back from the event date, with blanks for names I did not give.
8. Add a short post party survey of 4 questions so next year's plan is based on real feedback.

Deliverables:
1. Budget table with cost per person
2. Three party concepts and the chosen run of show
3. Inclusion and policy check
4. Save the date, RSVP, and reminder messages
5. Task checklist, post party survey, and [NEEDS INPUT] list