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Uber rented a cruise terminal for its holiday party and threw a raging silent disco

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Uber may be only five years old, but it sure knows how to throw a holiday party like the rest of the Silicon Valley giants. 

For Uber's bash, the ride-hailing company rented out the Pier 27 cruise terminal in San Francisco and transformed it into a silent disco party. There was an open bar, a doughnut station, and plenty of headphones passed around so employees could groove. 

Even Uber's CEO Travis Kalanick made an appearance with a special guest, who clearly won best in show. 

Here are some of the highlights from Uber's silent disco.

Friday night was a rainy in San Francisco, but that didn't stop Uber employees from packing Pier 27 along the embarcadero.

A photo posted by Kaija (@herbslab)

The main party hall was covered in blue light and looks like it was packed with people.

🚕 Uber Holiday Party 🍷💙

A photo posted by V.i.v💕❄️BJ🇨🇳-SF🇺🇸-SG🇸🇬 🐾 (@vivxoxo72) on Dec 19, 2015 at 1:29am PST

There was a great open bar.

Uber cool (holiday) party, bro. #sibbiedate #bourgieline #holidayparty

A photo posted by @keibella on Dec 19, 2015 at 10:21am PST

Plus a buffet to recharge your energy before hitting the dance floor.

Silent dance @ pier 27 🔇🎶

A photo posted by Jean King (@jeank1ng) on Dec 19, 2015 at 5:39pm PST

The silent-disco floor was rocking. In a silent disco, partygoers wear headphones and are all listening to the same song. For people watching, you have no idea what they're dancing to!

Savoring the last few minutes of silent disco... And you know I love me some silent disco! #uberholidayparty #heymama #nickiminaj

A video posted by Tee Ohh (@tamsteromg) on Dec 19, 2015 at 2:25am PST

People looked great rocking headphones and formal wear.

Still can't get over how weird and funny it was. #silentdisco

A photo posted by Zhen Zeng (@sillyzhen) on Dec 19, 2015 at 11:33am PST

When they were tired from dancing, partygoers could enjoy the beautiful views of the Bay Bridge in the background.

With the Bay Bridge in the background

A photo posted by Naomi Nishihara (@naominishihara) on Dec 19, 2015 at 1:08am PST

Or they could take photos with the crazy lights indoors.

Holidaze

A photo posted by Diana Li (@dianasli) on Dec 18, 2015 at 11:48pm PST

Uber's CEO Travis Kalanick came to the party dressed in a tux to celebrate with his employees. Unlike other tech CEOs who roped themselves off from the crowd, Kalanick mingled and took photos with people.

#hellotravis #uberholidayparty 🎀

A photo posted by V.i.v💕❄️BJ🇨🇳-SF🇺🇸-SG🇸🇬 🐾 (@vivxoxo72) on Dec 19, 2015 at 4:26pm PST

Kalanick didn't steal the show though. The Uber CEO brought along his dog, who rocked his own mini tux. Obviously, it wins best in show.

Best-dressed pet award went to Travis' dog. #UberCute #uberholidayparty

A photo posted by Mariah Roman Jaquet (@lightedstar) on Dec 19, 2015 at 12:07pm PST

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Biz was a senior tech reporter in San Francisco, covering startups and venture capital. Before joining the Business Insider team in 2015, Biz was the assistant managing editor of Gigaom and an editorial fellow at Wired. She had previously worked as a newspaper designer for Gannett in Phoenix.