Event Venues in Seattle, Washington
Located between the Puget Sound and Lake Washington, Seattle has the largest population of any city in the Northwestern United States. The city is known for its mild but wet climate with frequent rain. Seattle has an active performing arts scene that includes the Seattle Symphony Orchestra, the Seattle Opera, Pacific Northwest Ballet, and the 5th Avenue Theater. Seattle is also home to the Grunge movement as the hometown of bands including Nirvana, Alice and Chains, Pearl Jam, Sound Garden and Mudhoney. Visitors to Seattle should be sure to visit the Woodland Park Zoo and the Seattle Aquarium as well as some of Seattle’s many museums and galleries. Sports fans will enjoy a Mariners baseball game or a Seahawks football game. More information on Seattle.
Acalia
206-297-9634
301 Queen Anne Avenue North, Seattle
Acalia is located in the Lower Queen Anne neighborhood of Seattle. Acalia is an elegant setting with glass atrium ceilings that provide natural light and views. A gated outdoor terrace provides space for dining, dancing or a grilling event. Catering is available.
Alki Beach Park
206-684-4075
1702 Alki Ave. SW, Seattle
Alki Beach Park includes a long beach strip that runs from Alki Point to Duwamish Head on Elliott Bay. The park has a picnic shelter available to rent for events with a capacity of 75 people. Two blocks south of Alki Beach Park is the Alki Community Center located at 5817 SW Stevens Street. The center can accommodate between 40 and 150 people depending on the room. The center has classrooms, gymnasiums and a kitchen.
Ballard Community Center
206-684-4093
6020 28th Ave. NW Center, Seattle
The Ballard Community Center is located in the heart of Ballard. The center has a small kitchen and multiple rooms that can accommodate between 12 and 170 guests. The center’s large room has floor to ceiling windows, wood floors, and a wall of mirrors. The center also has a kid’s room that is great for birthday parties. The center’s gym can accommodate up to 380 people.
Bell Harbor International Conference Center
206-441-6666
Pier 66, 2211 Alaskan Way, Seattle
Bell Harbor International Conference Center is a waterfront property with magnificent views of Seattle, the Olympic Mountains and Mt Rainier. The center has 100,000 square feet of conference, meeting and special event space for groups from five to 5,000 people. The conference has indoor and outdoor options with a variety of flexible floor plans for all sorts of events. Catering is available.
Bitter Lake Community Center
206-684-7524
13035 Linden Ave N Center, Seattle
The Bitter Lake Community Center has an elegant large room with wood floors, a wall of mirrors and access to an outdoor patio. The large room can accommodate between 170 and 200 people. The center has a gym that will accommodate up to 200 people and makes a great setting for athletics and large events. Small rooms to accommodate up to 20 people are also available.
Cedarbrook Conference Center
206-901-9268
18525 36th Ave S, Seattle
The Cedarbrook Conference Center offers a quiet, secluded environment on eighteen acres, conveniently located just a five minute drive from the Seattle airport. The center has superb landscaping and northwest décor that provides a romantic setting for weddings and receptions. The Stuffed Mushroom Dining Room is 4,380 square feet and can accommodate up to 175 guests for a banquet or 200 for a reception. The Evergreen Moon Lawn is 1,800 square feet and can accommodate up to 100 guests for a banquet or 200 for a reception. The center also has guestrooms for overnight guests. Catering is available.
Delridge Community Center
206-684-7423
4501 Delridge Way SW Center, Seattle
The Delridge Community Center has a large kitchen and two mid sized rooms that can accommodate up to 52 people each. The center also has a large room that will accommodate up to 103 people. The center’s gym will accommodate up to 435 people.
Discovery Park
206-386-4236
3801 W Government Way
Seattle, WA 98199-1014
Discovery Park is the largest park in Seattle at 534 acres. The park is conveniently located between downtown Seattle and Ballard. The park’s Environmental Learning Center has space available to rent for retreats, parties, meetings, weddings, memorials and other ceremonies including indoor rooms and a scenic courtyard area. The 1,150 square foot Judge Vorhees Room can be combined with the classrooms to accommodate up to 65 people. The 1,000 square foot classrooms individually seat twenty-five. Chairs and tables are included with rentals.
Garfield Community Center
206-684-4788
2323 East Cherry St. Center
The Garfield Community Center is located in Seattle’s Central District. The community center has rooms to accommodate between 45 and 45 people as well as a large kitchen.
Gas Works Park
206-684-4075
2101 N Northlake Way, Seattle
Gas Works Park is a twenty-acre park on Lake Union that was once plant to manufacture gas from coal. The site was reopened as a park in 1975. The old boiler house was converted into a picnic shelter with tables, grills and an open area. The exhauster-compressor building was turned into a children’s play barn with a maze of brightly painted machinery. The park has two picnic shelters, each with a capacity of 100 people. The park can accommodate parties of up to 400 people.
Golden Gardens Park Bathhouse
206-684-7254
8498 Seaview Pl. NW, Seattle
The Golden Gardens Bathhouse is located a a spectacular waterfront location with a forested hillside to the east and a sandy beach to the west. The bathhouse is 14 minutes from downtown Seattle, west of the Ballard neighborhood. The bathhouse is warm in the winter and cool in the summer. The Main Hall can accommodate 295 people standing or 140 people seated. The hall has cathedral ceilings with skylights that provide natural lighting. In addition, the Wet Classroom is available to use for simple food preparation and a small conference room is also available. Amenities include tables, chairs, a dry erase board and easil, and a small portable stage. A children’s play area, beach volleyball and fire pits are available near the bathhouse.
Green Lake Community Center
206-684-0780
7201 E Green Lake Dr. N, Seattle
Green Lake Community Center is home to the Evans Pool. The community center has a small kitchen and two mid sized rooms that can accommodate up to 65 people each. The center’s gym can accommodate up to 240 people. The pool is also available to rent for private parties and birthday packages with use of the pool are available.
Hiawatha Community Center
206-684-7441
2700 California Ave. SW Center
Hiawatha Community Center is located in the heart of the Admiral District in West Seattle. The park has a wading pool near the community center. The community center has a small kitchen, three small rooms that can accommodate up to ten people each, a large room that can accommodate up to 150 and a gym that can accommodate up to 275.
High Point Community Center
206-684-7422
6920 34th Ave. SW Center, Seattle
The High Point Community Center has a large kitchen. The center has small rooms that accommodate 10 to 29 people, a mid-sized room that accommodates 49 people, and a large room that accommodates up to 184 people. The center’s gym can accommodate up to 376 people.
International District/ Chinatown Community Center
206-233-0042
719 8th Ave S Center, Seattle
The International District / Chinatown Community Center is an exciting new community center located in the International district of Seattle. The center has a small kitchen, a small room to accommodate 37 people, a mid-sized room to accommodate 48 and a large room ro accommodate 135. The center’s gym can accommodate up to 395 people.
Jefferson Community Center
206-684-7481
3801 Beacon Ave. S Center , Seattle
The Jefferson Community Center is located on Beacon Hill in Jefferson Park. The center has a small kitchen, a small room that can accommodate 20 people, two mid-sized rooms that can accommodate up to 50 people each and a large room that will accommodate 110 people. The center’s gym can accommodate up to 300 people. The facility has a pottery studio, a printmaking studio, a lapidary room, a game room, a basketball court, lighted tennis courts, a children’s play area, and playfields.
Lake Union Park and Naval Reserve Building
206-684-7254
860 Terry Ave N, Seattle
Lake Union Park and Naval Reserve Building is located on the south end of Lake Union. The building has various rooms that can accommodate small meetings to 1,000 person events. The Great Hall is 13,500 square feet of open space with hardwood floors, a second floor mezzanine, large windows and doors that open onto the Historic Ships Warf. The Officers Club is 1,200 square feet and has hardwood floors and spectacular views of Lake Union and Gasworks Park. Other small meeting rooms can accommodate between 10 and 50 people each. The Historic Ships Wharf can also be rented for parties and events.
Langston Hughes Performing Arts Center
206-684-4757
104 17th Ave S. Center, Seattle
The Langston Hughes Performing Arts Center is located in the Central Area neighborhood in Seattle. The center provides a home for artistic and cultural expression. The theater at the center can accommodate up to 285 people. The center also has a small room that can accommodate 45 people and a large hall that can accommodate 150 sitting or 290 people standing. The center has a large kitchen for food prep.
Laurelhurst Community Center
206-684-7529
4554 NE 41st St. Center, Seattle
The Laurelhurst Community Center has a large kitchen for food prep. The center has a small room that can accommodate 37 people, a mid-sized room that can accommodate 48 people and a large room that can accommodate 72 people. The facility has a playground, pottery studio and gymnasium.
Loyal Heights Community Center
206-684-4052
2101 NW 77th St. Center
The Loyal Heights Community Center has two upstairs rooms that can accommodate up to 75 people each with wood floors and views of the fields outside. The center also has smaller meeting rooms, a small kitchen, and a gym that can accommodate up to 400 people for large events. The center is home to the Ross Playfield Shelterhouse, which has wide doors that roll open to provide access to an adjacent children’s play area, grass field and baseball diamond.
Magnolia Community Center
206-386-4235
2550 34th Ave. W Center, Seattle
The Magnolia Community Center is located in Northwest Seattle. The Center has two mid-sized rooms that can accommodate up to 50 people each, a small kitchen and two large rooms that can accommodate up to 100 people each. The gymnasium at the center can accommodate up to 360 people. A playground and playfield are also available at the park.
Maritime Event Center
206-441-6666
2211 Alaskan Way, Pier 66, Seattle
The Maritime Event Center is a waterfront museum of nautical exhibits. The museum can accommodate between sixty and six hundred people for events and receptions. The museum has high ceilings, intimate gathering places, meeting rooms and spacious galleries. The museum also offers wonderful views of Elliot Bay and Seattle’s Skyline. Catering is available.
Meadowbrook Community Center
206-684-7522
10517 35th Ave. NE Center, Seattle
The Meadowbrook Community Center is located in Northeast Seattle. The center has a large kitchen, two small meeting rooms that can accommodate 10 people each, seven mid-sized meeting rooms that can accommodate 50 people each and a large meeting room that can accommodate 150 people. The gymnasium at the center can accommodate up to 400 people. The Meadowbrook Pool is also available to rent for private parties.
Miller Community Center
206-684-4753
330 19th Ave. E Center, Seattle
The Miller Community Center is located in Capital Hill. The center has a large kitchen, three small rooms that will accommodate 15-30 people each, two mid-sized rooms that will accommodate 75 people each and a large room that will accommodate 150 people. The gym at the center will accommodate 429 people. The Community Center has a basketball court, and game room with pool and fooseball tables. The Miller Playfield Wading Pool is located in Miller Park southeast of the Community Center entrance. Miller Park also has a playground and soccer field.
Montlake Community Center
206-684-4736
1618 E Calhoun St. Center, Seattle
The Montlake Community Center has a large kitchen. The center has a small meeting room that will accommodate 25 people, a mid-sized meeting room that will accommodate 60 and a large room that will accommodate 157. The center also has a gymnasium that will accommodate 300 people. The center also has a playground a pottery studio.
Moss Bay Event Center
206-652-5548
1001 Fairview Ave. North Suite 1200, Seattle
Moss Bay Events Center is located on the waterfront of South Lake Union. The center can accommodate up to 200 guests for events such as business meetings, parties, reunions, weddings and receptions. Tables, chairs and a projector screen are included in the space rental fee. The center has indoor and outdoor seating with natural light and beautiful views. Birthday party packages are available at the center with themes including tumbling, tabletop games, video games, magician, clown and puppet shows, boat rides and kayak paddling.
Northgate Community Center
206-386-4283
10510 5th Ave. NE Center
The 20,000 square foot Northgate Community Center is adjacent to the Northgate Park and the Northgate Branch of the Seattle Library. The community center has a large kitchen and three small meeting rooms that will accommodate between 20 and 50 people in each. The center has a large room that will accommodate 179 people and a gymnasium that will accommodate 949 people. The Northgate Library also has a meeting room available.
Queen Anne Community Center
206-386-4240
1901 First Ave. W Center, Seattle
The Queen Anne Community Center has a large kitchen, a small room that will accommodate 40 people and two mid-sized rooms that will accommodate 70 people each. The center’s gymnasium will accommodate 300 people. The center also has a pottery studio, playground, and pool. The Queen Anne Pool is available to rent for private parties, and birthday packages are available. The community center is located on David Rodgers Park which has athletic fields, a play area and tennis courts.
Rainier Beach Community Center
206-386-1925
8825 Rainier Ave. S Center
The Rainier Beach Community Center is located in South Seattle. The center has a small kitchen, a small room that can accommodate 40 people and a gymnasium that will accommodate 350. The center has a computer lab, a playground and a pool. The Rainier Beach Pool is also available to rent for private parties, and birthday packages are available.
Rainier Community Center
206-386-1919
4600 38th Ave. S Center, Seattle
The Rainier Community Center, located in South Seattle, is the second largest community center in the state. The center has two mid-sized rooms that will accommodate 80 people each, a large room that will accommodate 150, a large kitchen and a gymnasium that will accommodate 800. The center also has a computer lab and playground.
Ravenna-Eckstein Community Center
206-684-7534
6535 Ravenna Ave. NE Center, Seattle
The Ravenna-Eckstein Community Center is located in Northeast Seattle. The community center has a small kitchen, two small rooms that can accommodate between 20 and 35 people each, a mid-sized room that can accommodate 50 and a large room that can accommodate 120. The center also has a gymnasium that will accommodate 400 guests.
Seattle Central Library
206-264-1120
1000 4th Ave, Seattle
The Seattle Central Library has a wide variety of meeting spaces available for meetings and events. The Microsoft Auditorium provides theater seating for up to 250 people with space for an additional 100. The library’s meeting rooms can accommodate between 25 and 200 people. Events at the library can be catered, and a list of preferred caterers is available.
Space Needle
206-905-2100
400 Broad St., Seattle
The famous Seattle Space Needle has 360 degree panoramic views of the Pugget Sound. The 100’ level Sky Line Level provides and extraordinary event space for groups from twenty to 360 guests. Rental includes access to the 520’ observation deck during the event. Larger groups can rent the Space Needle’s O Deck, which can accommodate up to 500 guests. Catering is available.
Seattle Aquarium
206-386-4300
1483 Alaskan Way, Seattle
The Seattle Aquarium offers a unique venue that can hold up to 800 people for all sorts of events including weddings, receptions, parties and corporate functions. The aquarium provides a backdrop of seas stars, fish and underwater worlds. The Puget Sound Great Hal has a luminous window on Washington Waters with hundreds of fish. On site catering is available.
Seattle Asian Art Museum
206-654-3140
1400 East Prospect Street, Seattle
The Seattle Asian Art Museum was built in 1933 and features a collection of Chinese, Indian, Japanese, Korean and Southeast Asian works of art. The museum can accommodate up to 200 guests for a reception or 90 for a banquet. Events can be held in the garden court, the auditorium or the boardroom. Space is available for a dance floor. Chairs and tables are provided with the rental. Catering is available exclusively provided by TASTE Events.
South Park Community Center
206-684-7451
8319 8th Ave. S Center, Seattle
The South Park Community Center is located in South Seattle. The center has two small rooms that will accommodate 49 people each, a mid-sized room that will accommodate 85, a large room that will accommodate 134 and a large kitchen. The gymnasium at the community center will accommodate 376 people. The community center also has a computer lab. The South Park Playground Wading Pool is located near the center at the west end of South Park Playfield.
Southwest Community Center
206-684-7438
2801 SW Thistle St. Center, Seattle
The Southwest Community Center has a large kitchen, a small room that will accommodate 15 people, a mid-sized room that will accommodate 50 people, and a large room that will accommodate 175. The center is home to the Southwest Pool, which is also available to rent for private parties. Birthday party packages at the pool are available.
Van Asselt Community Center
206-386-1921
2820 S Myrtle St. Center, Seattle
The Van Asselt Community Center is located at the Van Asselt Playground, which also includes the Van Asselt Wading Pool, soccer and baseball fields. The community center has a mid-sized room that will accommodate 62 people, a large meeting room that will accommodate 187 people and a large kitchen. The gymnasium at the center will accommodate 283.
Warren G. Magnuson Park
206-684-4946
7110 62nd Avenue NE Center
The Warren G. Magnuson Park has two meeting rooms available to rent for meetings and events. The smaller room can accommodate up to 50 people and the larger can accommodate up to 100. The park also has five structures available to rent. One is a former aircraft hanger that offers 20,000 square feet of space for events. Another is a former military prison with roll up doors and adjacent parking for up to 500 cars. The park has hosted all sorts of events including book sales, art shows, car shows, plays, dance parties, festivals, gatherings and more.
Washington Park Arboretum
206-543-8800
2300 Arboretum Dr E, Seattle, WA 98112-2300
The Washington Park Arboretum contains woody plant collections on 230 acres. The arboretum is located east of downtown Seattle and south of the University of Washington. The Graham Visitors Center, located on the north end of the arboretum, is available to rent for private events such as meetings, classes, conferences, exhibitions, weddings, and other social gatherings. The center has a large meeting room that can accommodate up to ninety people. The center also has a patio that can accommodate up to 150 people.
Washington State Convention and Trade Center
206-694-5000
800 Convention Place, Seattle
The Washington State Convention and Trade Center, located in downtown Seattle, has sixty-one meeting rooms, four ballrooms and two lobbies. The meeting rooms can accommodate between twenty and 3,500 people. The convention center has 205,700 square feet of exhibit space that can be divided into six halls, 45,000 square feet of ballroom space and 102,201 square feet of meeting space. The center offers catering services for groups from twenty to 11,000 guests.
Woodland Park Zoo
206-548-2590
601 No. 59th Street, Seattle
The Woodland Park Zoo can host events with 25 to 3,500+ people. The zoo has beautiful locations to hold wedding ceremonies and receptions. The zoo also offers party packages for birthdays. The North Meadow can accommodate up to 3,500 people. The African Village can accommodate 150 standing or 100 standing or when combined with the South Plaza can accommodate 500 standing or 300 seated. The Beach Grove can accommodate up to 400. The Rain Forest Food Pavilion can accommodate up to 400 standing or 300 seated. The Auditorium can seat 214. The Butterfly Forest can accommodate up to 250. The Butterfly Garden can accommodate up to 75 people. The Rose Garden can accommodate up to 200 standing or 150 seated. The Jaguar Cove can accommodate 100 standing or 50 seated. The Picnic Shelter can accommodate up to 250. Smokey Joe’s Café can accommodate up to 75. The Northern Trail Taiga Viewing Shelter can accommodate 100 standing or 75 seated. The Thai Village can accommodate 150 standing or 100 seated. The Tundra Center can accommodate 70 standing or 45 seated. The Education Center has three rooms that can accommodate 30 to 100 people. The Activities Resource Center can accommodate up to 80 seated. The Zoomazium can accommodate receptions of up to 125 people or sit down dinners of up to 70 people. Catering is available for events.
World Trade Center Seattle
206-441-5144
2200 Alaskan Way # 120, Seattle
The World Trade Center Seattle is a state of the art meeting and event facility, which was architecturally designed to complement the surrounding environment and enhance the magnificent water and mountain views. The center provides a perfect facility for all sorts of events including meetings, banquets, social events and weddings. The Holland America Line Dining Room is a wonderful setting for weddings, rehearsal dinners, receptions and private social events. The dining room has a spacious outdoor terrace, and extraordinary floor to ceiling views. The dining room can seat up to eighty guests or accommodate up to 140 guests for cocktail type events. Catering is available.
Yesler Community Center
206-386-1245
917 E Yesler Way Center, Seattle
Yesler Community Center is located in Seattle’s Central area. The center has a small kitchen, a small room that can accommodate 35 people, a mid-sized room that can accommodate 75 people, and a large room that can accommodate 175. The gymnasium at the center will accommodate 300 people.
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