I have 3 with the same employer, one I am invited to and 2 that I'm obliged to go to as a department manager.
We had our dinner at a mountain hotel last Saturday, this was for the 12 of us that work in the office (and our spouses). A decent night with good food and a fantastic view - those of you linked to me on Facebook might have seen the picture I posted of the view from my hotel room)
On Wednesday I had the first of the dinners at a local catering venue. This is a nice meal but not much else, laid on for all other employees - department managers are obliged to go. The final one, at a restaurant in another part of the region we cover, again for employees and department managers is next Wednesday.
All good fun but gets a bit much in the end. If I could I'd skip one of them but the only one I can do that with is the one I actually wanted to go to.