Facilities

The Armory at Seattle Center is one of the most known venues on the campus as it is home to fifteen different food vendors and located at the end of the Seattle Monorail Platform. With a built-in stage and dance floor this public facility can quickly transform into a corporate team building event, an exhibition show or perhaps a happy hour event with games and music. Ideal for large corporate events such as holiday parties this venue hosts an 8,000 square foot train village and décor each year during Winterfest.

Located inside the historic Center House, Armory Loft spaces 2, 3, 4 and lobby offer basic, affordable and convenient spaces for small meetings or seminars, and are also perfect for use as breakout rooms for larger events held in adjacent Seattle Center venues. The Armory Food Court downstairs offers your guests casual dining options for breaks and meals.

Artists at Play Plaza is a wonderful flat space that can be used for private picnics or mobile marketing activations that is surrounded by endless energy and joy as kids of all ages experience the Artist at Play playground.

Seattle Center's beautifully landscaped 74-acre urban park boasts pleasant outdoor courtyards, lawns, fountains, public art and open green spaces. The park grounds are enjoyed by thousands of visitors year round and are also available for private rentals for your next corporate event or festival. Seattle Center outdoor spaces are a unique choice for your event, whether you're hosting 100 or 10,000 guests.

The spacious Exhibition Hall is home to many exhibits, trade-shows, banquets, and large receptions. Guests enter from Mercer Street through a private lobby that includes a box office and coatroom. A 1,200 car covered parking garage is located directly across Mercer Street from the Exhibition Hall.

Sophisticated and versatile, Fisher Pavilion is a 12,500 square foot facility perfect for galas, wedding receptions, corporate events and mid-sized trade and consumer shows. Built into a hillside at the heart of the Seattle Center grounds, the expansive glass facade offers panoramic views of the International Fountain and Queen Anne Hill. Five glass roll-up doors can be raised for an open-air experience and provide a connection to the lush expanse of the South Fountain Lawn. Fisher Pavilion may be rented in conjunction with the Lawn as well as the Fisher Rooftop, a street-level 19,000 square foot plaza, for unrivaled flexibility for your event.

The landscaped rooftop plaza with a spectacular view of the International Fountain is an unparalleled atmosphere for outdoor events. Rent it as a stand alone venue for cocktail party in the shadow of the Space Needle or add it to the rental of the Fisher Pavilion and South Fountain Lawn to create a VIP perch overlooking the grounds.

Founders Court is a wonderful outdoor space that can be used on it's own or in addition to another facility rental. With a hard surface and vehicle access you may wish to place food trucks in the courtyard or set a stage at the finish line for your next fun run. Just north of the International Fountain between the Cornish Playhouse and the Exhibition Hall this rentable space is easily accessed from Mercer Street so your patrons can take advantage of the Lyft drop zones just a few feet away.

This outdoor space of nearly 75,000 square feet surrounds the International Fountain and creates a wonderful location for any event that wishes to be in the heart of the Seattle Center. A green space with versatility as the fountain pavers and paved boulevards that surround the International Fountain Lawn can be utilized for parking food trucks, mobile activations and sponsors associated with your event. With the Space Needle in the backdrop and the International Fountain creating a mistifying display to a locally curated playlist, this venue is very photogenic and very popular with recent graduates, newlyweds as well as our visiting guests from around the world.

McCaw Hall encompasses the state-of-the-art 2,900-seat Susan Brotman Auditorium, the 380-seat Nesholm Family Lecture Hall, Prelude Café, elegant lobbies fronted by a luminous five-story serpentine glass wall, two beautiful donor/special function rooms, and a 17,800-square-foot public plaza (the Kreielsheimer Promenade) that serves as an entry into McCaw Hall and the Seattle Center campus.

Mural Amphitheatre is an outdoor gathering space built on a natural hillside. The world famous Space Needle serves as the backdrop for the Puget Sound Region's only mid-size amphitheatre located in the heart of Seattle Center just minutes from downtown Seattle. The Amphitheatre serves as a primary venue for concerts during the major summer festivals and the KEXP - Seattle Center Co-Produced Concerts at the Mural Series.

Consisting of an Upper and Lower plaza, the Northwest Courtyard features open plaza areas, a built-in stage, seating locations, and houses the Dupen Fountain splash park. It is sandwiched between Climate Pledge Arena, SIFF, The Vera Project and KEXP. This location is perfect for small performances, festivals, brand activations and community gatherings.

This nearly 29,000 square foot circular lawn space that sits just North of the Fisher Pavilion can be utilized in a variety of ways. A multitude of festivals utilize this venue for the main attractions as do several beer fests, corporate picnic or even as an outdoor sponsor emporium such as Oprah Winfrey's O-town. You may rent this facility a la carte or pair it with the Fisher Pavilion and Fisher Pavilion Rooftop to create three different environments with in what we refer to as the Fisher Complex.

Located between Seattle Rep and Cornish Playhouse on the north side of campus, Theatre Commons is an intimate plaza that offers tiered steps and seating and an open paved surface.