Hens, sorted

Book your hens into a singalong paint and sip night

You don't have to hire the whole room. If your crew is somewhere around six to twelve, that's the sweet spot for grabbing a row of seats at a public paint and sip night. The room is already buzzing when you walk in, so your bride gets a crowd of strangers cheering her name without you having to manufacture the vibe.

Seats are $59 AUD a head and the night runs for up to 3 hours. Your hosts talk everyone through the painting from the mic, and the singalong breaks give each layer time to dry while the room slowly loses its voice. If the maid of honour has been carrying the whole hens on her back, this is the bit she gets to enjoy too. Our maid of honour duties guide covers the rest of her list.

  • $59 a seat
  • Up to 3 hours
  • 4.9 stars on Google
  • 45,000+ guests
The hens, in full voice.

How to book the crew in

  1. 01Pick a night in your state. Each event listing shows the theme, the venue, the drinks set-up and the age rule.
  2. 02Buy every seat in one order, or let each hen pay her own way and pop the same group name in the "sitting with friends" note at checkout. We use those names to seat your crew together.
  3. 03Add the bride's name to the note as well, and we'll give her a shout-out on the night.
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A group of friends holding up their finished elephant canvases on a pink and blue lit deck at a Coffs Harbour paint and sip
Friends, elephants, all smiles.
Public or private

Public night or private booking? Let the headcount decide

Both make a cracking hens. The real difference is who else is in the room, and what each hen pays for her seat.

  1. 01

    Under 10 hens

    Public night

    Private bookings start at 10 paid seats, so this one's an easy call.

  2. 02

    10 to 19 hens

    Your call

    A public night costs less per head and the chorus is louder with a full room. Go private if the bride would rather keep it to her own people.

  3. 03

    20 or more

    Go private

    With a crew this size you may as well own the room. You choose the date and venue, and the extras are built around her.

A public night suits you if

  • your crew is small, or numbers are still firming up
  • the bride loves a big crowd and an even bigger chorus
  • you'd rather everyone buys their own ticket than chase money for a group invoice
  • one of the theme nights on the calendar already feels like her

Go private if

  • you've got 20 or more hens, or you're close to it
  • you want a male life model on the night (strictly 18+)
  • the date matters more than the theme, or you already have a venue in mind, your own backyard included
  • you'd like extras such as tarot mini-readings, karaoke, photo wall props or a photographer

Planning a private hens? Send us your date and numbers and we'll come back with a quote. Hosting at home? Our paint and sip at home page explains how it works.

A long table of friends in blue aprons smiling beside their easels on a pink and blue lit terrace at a Ballina paint and sip
One table, one crew.
The numbers

How much does a hens paint and sip cost?

On a public night it's $59 per hen, paid seat by seat. Eight hens comes to $472, and nobody has to front the whole bill. A private hens is $700 for your first 10 guests, then $65 for each extra hen, with 10 paid seats as the minimum. Twenty hens on a private booking works out to $1,350, or $67.50 each.

  • A seat at a public night$59per hen
  • Private hens, first 10 guests$700flat
  • Every hen after the first 10$65each
  • Private extras like a life model or photographerquoted on enquiry

A few venues run bottomless sessions at $99 a head, and those are strictly 18+. The artwork is picked from the Paint Juicy catalogue. On a private hens we'll tweak the colours or details free of charge, so the canvas can match the wedding palette, though we don't paint bespoke designs from scratch.

Want to shout the bride her seat? A Paint Juicy gift card does the job, and the hens party budget guide helps you split everything else fairly.

Four friends holding up their bright blue peacock canvases in front of pink and blue curtains at a paint and sip
Peacock proud.
Two friends in aprons cheek to cheek behind their canvases at a Townsville paint and sip
Cheek to cheek, ladies.
Pick the soundtrack

Hens favourites from the theme list

Every public night has a theme, and the theme sets the soundtrack. Match it to the music the bride can't help singing along to and you're halfway there.

  1. 01

    80s and 90s Singalong

    Our biggest night on the calendar. Power ballads, boy bands and girl power, with a chorus the whole room knows by heart. If your bride grew up taping songs off the radio, start here.

    See 80s and 90s dates or read the 80s hens theme and 90s hens theme guides.

  2. 02

    70s and 80s Singalong

    Disco, glam and soft rock for a hens that spans a few generations. Perfect when mum, the aunties and the bridesmaids are all squeezing into the same row.

    See 70s and 80s dates

  3. 03

    ABBA Night

    One band and not a single skipped track. Sequins are optional, but the Dancing Queen in your group will wear them anyway.

    See ABBA dates or read the ABBA hens theme guide.

  4. 04

    90s and 00s Singalong

    Made for the younger bride who still knows every word to the songs from her school formal.

    See 90s and 00s dates

  5. 05

    Male life drawing

    The classic cheeky hens move. Expect plenty of giggling, and a canvas the bride may not hang in the lounge room. It's strictly 18+, with the model nude at private and unlicensed venues and in covered attire at licensed venues. Add it to a private hens, or watch for our public life drawing nights.

    See male life drawing dates

Still weighing up the vibe? The hens party themes guide adds boho, garden tea and beach to the mix.

Two friends in matching 80s shellsuits holding up their doorway canvases outdoors at night at a Gladstone paint and sip
Shellsuit mood.
A host and two guests in 80s outfits singing into microphones on stage in front of pink curtains at a Bundaberg paint and sip
Cue the chorus.
Real Google reviews

What guests say about hens nights

For my friend's hens night, the paint and sip with a live model was great. We had so much fun, everyone had a great night! Thank you so much for making it a night to remember!

Katrina Christi via Google Reviews

What a fun afternoon ! We had 7 of us for a Hens day. Lots of laughs. Highly recommend!

H C via Google Reviews

Such a fun night! Would recommend for a girls' night out or a Hen's party! The music was so good and pumping! our paintings turned out really well too.

Bella Frizza via Google Reviews
  • 4.9 starson Google
  • 45,000+guests
  • Since 2022Best of Queensland Experience

We're sitting on 4.9 stars on Google, we've hosted 45,000+ happy painter guests, and we've been recognised as a Best of Queensland Experience every year since 2022.

A group of friends in sequins and novelty sunglasses huddled together laughing under pink and blue lights at a Sunshine Coast paint and sip
Lots of laughs, as promised.
A packed hall of women at their easels with hands in the air as performers sing on stage under magenta lights at a Sunshine Coast paint and sip
A room full of good noise.
Find your state

Hens paint and sip in QLD and NSW

We're 100% mobile, so the map moves with the calendar. Here's where to find the next hens-friendly night in your state.

  1. 01

    Queensland

    Our busiest calendar, with nights on the Gold Coast, in Brisbane and on the Sunshine Coast, then north through Bundaberg, Hervey Bay, Rockhampton, Mackay, Townsville and Cairns.

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    New South Wales

    Nights around Newcastle and the Hunter Valley, up the coast to Port Macquarie and Coffs Harbour, and through regional NSW.

    NSW Events

Taking the hens away for the weekend? Our destination hens party guide rounds up the best places to go.

Four friends standing side by side with their finished peacock canvases in a pink and blue lit function room at a paint and sip
Peacock night.
A big group of friends in aprons laughing with their theatre mask and sunset canvases in a pink and blue lit room at a Helensvale paint and sip
Helensvale, all smiles.
The rest of the list

Planning the rest of the hens

The paint and sip ticks off the main event. For everything that happens around it, these guides cover the lot.

Every guide we've written lives together on the hens night ideas hub.

Guests in bright 80s outfits dancing under pink and blue lights at a Brisbane paint and sip
Main event, ticked.
A hand painting the details on a purple giraffe canvas at the easel during a Mackay paint and sip
Layer by layer.

Questions hens planners ask us

Can our hens just book seats at a public night?

Yes, and for most crews it's the smartest move. Pick any public night in your state, buy the seats and you're in. There's no minimum group size, as long as there are seats left.

How do we get the bride a shout-out?

Add her name to the note at checkout. Our hosts will call her out on the night so the whole room can cheer her on.

Can everyone pay for their own seat and still sit together?

Yes. Each hen books her own ticket and adds the same group name in the "sitting with friends" note at checkout, and we seat your crew together.

Is there a minimum for a private hens?

A private hens needs at least 10 paid seats. If you're under that, a public night gives you the painting and the singalong for $59 a head.

Can we have a life model at the hens?

Yes. Male life drawing is strictly 18+. The model is nude at private and unlicensed venues and wears covered attire at licensed venues. Add a model to a private hens, or book seats at one of our public male life drawing nights when they're on.

Nobody in our group can paint. Does that matter?

Not one bit. Your hosts break the painting into easy steps from the mic, and plenty of guests who swore they couldn't paint walk out with a canvas they're proud of.

Can we change the artwork for the bride?

Every hens crew paints a design from the Paint Juicy catalogue. On a private hens we can tweak the colours or details free of charge, such as the wedding colours or a little nod to the couple. We don't create bespoke artwork from scratch.

Is a hens paint and sip 18+?

Every public session is 18+, and every listing shows its age rule. Life drawing and bottomless sessions are strictly 18+. A private hens can include younger guests if a parent or guardian stays with them the whole time, unless there's a life model or bottomless drinks, which makes it strictly 18+.

What's the deal with drinks?

That's up to the venue. Every public event listing spells out the drinks set-up, and only guests 18 and over can drink. For a private hens, tell us your venue and we'll sort out the details from there.

How far ahead should we book?

As soon as the date is locked in. Public nights sell seat by seat, so a bigger crew should book before the room fills, and private dates are first in, best dressed. The fine print lives in our booking and attendance terms.

Three friends holding up their finished breaching whale canvases against a pink and blue wall at a Bundaberg paint and sip
Questions answered, canvases up.
oh my, Paint Juicy!

Pick your state and find a night for the hens.

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A row of friends holding up their starry sky sunflower canvases under neon lights at an Everton Park paint and sip
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