Our murder mysteries are usually done over your existing meal plans or sometimes as a standalone event.
As to how long they take that really depends on the level of involvement from everybody on the night, but as a general guide we’d say anywhere from 90 minutes to 3 hours.
Here are a few rough timetables so you get an idea of howthey are run. Remember these are just guides so they can very depending on the size of your group and the level of involvement.
Murder mystery dinner – How long does it take?
- 7.00 pm: Guests arrive, mingle & spread gossip
- 7.30 pm: Entrée
- 8.00 pm: First part of the Mystery
- 8.30 pm: Main Meal
- 9.15 pm: Second part of the Mystery
- 10.00 pm: End
Murder mystery buffet – How long does it take?
- 7.00 pm: Guests arrive, mingle & spread gossip.
- 7.30 pm: First part of the Mystery
- 8.15 pm: Buffet
- 9.00 pm: Second part of the Mystery
- 9.45 pm: End
Murder mystery stand alone event – How long does it take?
- 7.00 pm: Guests arrive, mingle & spread gossip.
- 7.30 pm: First part of the Mystery
- 8.15 pm: Break
- 8.45 pm: Second part of the Mystery
- 9.30 pm: End
Murder mystery lunch – How long does it take?
- 12.00 pm: Guests arrive, mingle & spread gossip.
- 12.30 pm: Entree
- 1.00 pm: First part of the Mystery
- 1.40 pm: Lunch
- 2.20 pm: Second part of the Mystery