SAMUEL & ALTHEA
STROUM GRAND LOBBY

Make a bold first impression in the Samuel & Althea Stroum Grand Lobby - Benaroya Hall’s architecturally iconic, lantern-shaped gathering space in the heart of downtown Seattle. With stunning design and effortless flexibility, it’s a dream setting for galas, auctions, receptions, corporate breakfasts, and fashion-forward soirées. This luminous space doesn’t just host events. It elevates them.

Small but mighty, the Illsley Ball Nordstrom Recital Hall delivers big impact in an intimate setting. Designed with the same acoustic brilliance as Benaroya Hall’s main stage, this 536-seat auditorium is ideal for music performances, keynote addresses, film screenings, or standout corporate presentations. Warm, refined, and built to perform, this is where intimate meets impressive in downtown Seattle.

The crown jewel of Benaroya Hall is the 2,479-seat S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium. This gorgeous auditorium is an acoustically brilliant venue that can accommodate a wide variety of events ranging from acoustic or amplified musical performances to lectures, business meetings, awards ceremonies and graduations.

As an intimate and casually elegant space, the Norcliffe Founders Room is perfect for breakfast, lunch or dinner events as well as wedding ceremonies, wedding receptions and business meetings. With high ceilings, a granite bar and built-in sound system with wired microphone, the Norcliffe Founders Room is the ideal setting for your next event.

Octave 9: Raisbeck Music Center redefines how you experience music, art, learning and events. Through state-of-the-art technology and design, Octave 9 creates an immersive yet flexible environment for truly unique event experiences in the heart of downtown Seattle. As an open concept, flexible event space, Octave 9 is perfect for business meetings/presentations, banquets or receptions, media announcements, video previews and intimate musical performances.