The Hollywood Foreign Press Association’s annual Golden Globes festivities will take over the Beverly Hilton Hotel January 17.

That’s less than a week from now! And it’s never too early to map out your pre- and after-party attack.

The Beverly Hilton will once again be the Big Top under which the various celebrity circuses will sparkle and whirl, spilling one into the next. So below is a partial list of locations for all your cocktail and canoodling needs.

First, though, are a couple of scene-setters in the days leading up to the big event.

(Be sure to check back for updates, as more events and relevant commentary are sure to be added.)

Friday, January 15:

New York Times / InStyle – Chateau Marmont

Saturday, January 16:

Showtime – Nominees dinner, at Ciccone’s

This should be an intimate event with network execs and talent from their growing garden of successful series: “Weeds,” “Dexter,” “Nurse Jackie” and others.

Lionsgate – Polo Lounge

Lionsgate is celebrating hits on the film and TV side–indie breakout “Precious” and war drama “Brothers,” as well as the AMC show “Mad Men” and Showtime’s “Nurse Jackie.”

Paramount – Chateau Marmont

Stanley Tucci for “The Lovely Bones,” and Jason Reitman, Sheldon Turner, George Clooney, Anna Kendrick and Vera Farmiga of “Up in the Air,” which is also up for Best Picture, are all nominated this year. Paramount’s shindig also includes a celebration of Martin Scorsese’s Cecil B. DeMille Award. (Scorsese’s 2009 release “Shutter Island” got shuttled to February, so he and star Leo DiCaprio are not in the running for any Globes this year.)

BAFTA — Beverly Hills Hotel

Sunday, January 17

Fox – Craft

Na’Vi in the hooooouse! “Avatar” will be looming large at Fox’s viewing party and post-show hoedown. The rest is Searchlight’s show, with ”Crazy Heart,” “(500) Days of Summer” and “Fantastic Mr. Fox” all in the mix, as well.

Warner Bros. Studios/InStyle — Oasis Courtyard, Beverly Hilton Hotel

You get the most bang for your buck at the WB/IS shindig, since it merges fashion with the famous and anyone else who’s got even a tenuous relationship with celebrity. Plus, the Bros. had a mighty fine, eclectic year — “The Hangover,” “Harry Potter,” “Terminator Salvation,” “Watchmen,” “The Blind Side,” “The Final Destination,” “Sherlock Holmes” — so expect the babes, bubbly and back-slapping to be free-flowing.

*Note: InStyle is also having its annual GG viewing dinner, hosted by managing editor Ariel Foxman.

HBO — Circa 55 + Poolside, Beverly Hilton Hotel

While not quite the critical dynamo it was two years ago, HBO still fields a splendid Globes bash with a reliable hip quotient. Keep in mind: as the night goes on, this thing gets packed, so go early if you want to hang there. With a sublimely resurgent “Curb Your Enthusiasm” (jammed full of “Seinfeld”), the ratings-happy “True Blood” and newcomer “Hung” carrying the series mantle, the cabler also did well with “Grey Gardens” and “Taking Chance” on the feature side. And don’t forget the comedy fixtures — from Will Ferrell and Robin Williams to Wanda Sykes, Danny McBride and Zach Galifianakis — that ramps up the unpredictability factor should they swing by.

NBC Universal / Focus Features — Hotel Rooftop, Beverly Hilton Hotel

Putting NBC Universal that far off the ground with minimal safety railings seems like a bad idea given the year the film division has had. Better install some kind of aerial netting for when things get drunkenly bleakest. And don’t loiter on the sidewalks.

Summit Entertainment – Stardust Room, Beverly Hilton Hotel

Summit’s critical breakout, “The Hurt Locker,” has been feted by just about every critics group in the country — for picture, director Kathryn Bigelow and writer-producer Mark Boal’s screenplay. The Globes followed with its own tank load of nominations. So here’s looking to an explosive party.

The Weinstein Co. — Old Trader Vics space, Beverly Hilton Hotel

Yes, TWC still has a party. And this year they actually have a reason to throw one. “The Road” may have dead-ended and “Halloween II” may have run out of candy, but homegrown hero Quentin Tarantino delivered his biggest hit with “Inglourious Basterds.” Between that, “Nine” and Colin Firth’s vaunted turn in “A Single Man,” the glamour and movie geek chic should be thicker than Brad Pitt’s Tennessee accent.

AMC — Le Chateau, Beverly Hilton Hotel – **this one’s actually a private viewing party for cast, crew and friends during the show**

The channel behind the scripted critical successes “Mad Men” and “Breaking Bad” is hosting its event inside the fine wine and chocolate boutique at the hotel. The Drapers — Jon Hamm and January Jones — are both nominated for acting awards. To find them just look for the cigarette smoke.