Palais Events

Noir Exchange

Come ready to impress the lens. Your next opportunity is watching.

On March 19 at The Noir Exchange, your presence in the room won’t be the only thing making an impression.

We are beyond excited to partner with @stratoscollective 

📸 The FIRST 25 guests to register will receive a complimentary professional headshot. Courtesy @mil.photog and @stratoscollective 

Because your brand deserves more than a cropped photo from five years ago. It deserves an image that reflects who you are now… confident, polished, and in motion.

We’re also very proud to feature our Community Spotlight partner, the Ajax Pickering Board of Trade (APBOT), champions of business growth and community leadership in Durham Region.

The Noir Exchange…This is where visibility meets opportunity.

  • Professional headshot

  • Powerful networking

  • Elevated community

Be one of the first 25 registered guests to receive your complimentary headshot. Once those spots are claimed, they’re gone.

COME CAMERA READY, DRESSED TO IMPRESS

The Noir Exchange

A promotional flyer for the Noir Exchange networking event features smiling diverse attendees in formal attire, with text overlaying the background that details the event's date, time, location, and features such as guest speakers and DJ atmosphere.
Four women standing together behind bags with yellow gift bags labeled "Gainsborough" at an event. The background features a decorated stage with flowers and drapes, with tables holding various items and boxes.
A woman in a red jacket smiling at the camera while holding a packet of seasoning at a booth with balloons and grocery items, with yellow shopping bags below filled with printed papers.

Durham Family and Cultural Centre ( DCFC ) Partnership

Distribution of culturally relevant food for those in need - Christmas 2025

A colorful floral arrangement featuring orchids, roses, green foliage, and other flowers on a round glass tray, with purple lighting in the background.
Two women shopping at a clothing stall with racks of clothes, tables with folded items, and baskets of colorful fabric.
A woman shopping for jewelry at a vendor booth with various earrings, necklaces, and bracelets on display, in a room decorated with flowers and a mirror.

AFTER DE BACCHANAL BRUNCH

August 17, 2025 | 11:30 AM – 3:00 PM

We’re bringing you a carnival-inspired experience. Island-style bento boxes packed with your fave Caribbean eats.

Flyer for post-Bacchanal brunch event featuring images of rice, samosas, macaroni casserole, and cookies with green tropical leaves border. Text highlights food options, live DJ, good food, vendors, and a bento box for $30, with a call to buy tickets.
People on a stage participating in a celebration, with floral arrangements and white curtains in the background.

Holiday Soiree - November 2024 

Photos from a holiday soirée featuring a man with gray hair and beard wearing a red blazer and a woman with curly hair and glasses wearing a black velvet top and pink pants. They are in front of a festive backdrop with white curtains, flowers, and gold ornaments, posing for pictures together.
Decorative holiday display featuring two Christmas trees, adorned with ornaments and bows, a vintage sofa with festive garland, a mirror with a gold frame, and various gifts and ornaments on the table and floor.
Group of people celebrating a holiday soirée around Christmas trees, dressed in festive attire, with decorated trees and wrapped presents in the background.
Event flyer for a holiday soirée at Palais Noir in Durham. It features details for a festive night including date, time, location, price, activities like photo ops with Santa, dinner, live music, and dancing, and a call to reserve a table.

Grand Opening - July 2024 

Two women are celebrating a grand opening in front of a store, giving each other a high five. The store entrance is decorated with black, gold, and beige balloons, and a red ribbon is in place for a ribbon-cutting ceremony. One woman is wearing a pink dress and beige heels, and the other is wearing a white top and pink pants.
A group of diverse people standing behind a red ribbon at a ribbon-cutting ceremony outside a building decorated with black and gold balloons.
Elegant banquet table set with black napkins, glassware, and a large floral centerpiece featuring white flowers and a decorative branch, decorated with gold accents and gold sequin tablecloths, with a backdrop of gold and black curtains and glittering gold curtains.
Group of diverse adults gathered outside of a storefront for a ribbon-cutting ceremony, with balloons and a red ribbon in front of the entrance.