Barbican, Barbican Hall

Q: What’s included in the venue hire price?

Included in the cost for the Barbican Hall is the use of the hall’s standard concert sound system, basic concert lighting, and the services of our technical crew to support your event. The hall comes with its fixed seating across multiple tiers, and we also include backstage green rooms and dressing rooms if your event has performers or speakers who need them.

Q: Does the venue provide catering, or can I bring my own food and drinks?

We will take care of all catering via our on-site providers. Guests can purchase drinks and snacks from us, or we can arrange a private catering area for VIPs if required. Outside catering isn’t permitted.

Q: Can I decorate or brand the venue for my event?

There is limited decorating of the hall and would be more light touch branding through brand colours, signage etc.

Q: Is the venue accessible, and does it have parking or nearby transport links?

Yes, the Barbican Hall is fully accessible. We have several wheelchair positions in the auditorium (and lifts to reach those areas), as well as accessible restrooms nearby. The stage and backstage can also accommodate wheelchair users if needed. Located at the Barbican Centre, which offers on-site underground parking for event attendees (with direct lift access into the venue). Public transport is also excellent: the Barbican Underground station is about a 5-minute walk, and Moorgate and Farringdon stations are within 10 minutes.

Q: What is the venue’s pricing structure e.g. minimum spend, dry hire, or package options?

The Barbican Hall is hired asa dry hire with pricing starting from around £34,500 per day.

Silk Street, London, EC2Y 8DS -

From
£16500 min spend
Up to
1943 guests
Offers
catering
Internal Catering
allowed

About Venue

If you’re looking to impress the Barbican is no doubt the place to be. With a range of auditoria, rooms and spaces for hire, it’s one of the best places to host a corporate event or celebration in central London. Set in the world’s most iconic Brutalist building, you won’t be disappointed when choosing to host your event here.

The location is superb in the very heart of the city with great transport links to all of London and the rest of the UK. The surrounding area and the iconic courtyard perfectly capture intellectual and creative London at its best.

Events that this venue is suitable for are many with a wide range of spaces to choose from.
Some recurring events include conferences, AGMs, photoshoots, product launches, meetings, receptions and weddings. Challenge your imagination – conferences for thousands, parties and dinners for hundreds, and meetings for ten! From The Barbican's world-class concert hall to the tropical conservatory, the opportunities are endless.

Enquire now and see which space is the best fit for you!

Barbican Hall can host up to impressive 1,943 people in a theatre set-up and it's perfect for conferences, AGMs, graduations and product launches.

Barbican Hall

From £34500 price per day

Fast response

80% would book it again

Number of guests

Start date

End date

My dates are flexible

Capacity & Layout

Theatre

up to 1943

Pricing
& Opening Hours

Weekly schedule

monday
08:00 - 24:00
tuesday
08:00 - 24:00
wednesday
08:00 - 24:00
thursday
08:00 - 24:00
friday
08:00 - 24:00
saturday
Closed
sunday
Closed

Price type:

from £34500 per day
from £34500 per day
from £34500 per day
from £34500 per day
from £34500 per day
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Food & Beverage

Catering arrangements

Refreshments

Alcohol

Facilities & Amenities

Cloakroom

Disabled access

Air conditioning

Lectern

Stage

Table / chairs included

Premises parking

Audio & Visual

Sound system

Microphone

Projector & screen

WiFi

Other

The Barbican Hall includes private foyer space ideal for catering or a mini exhibitions, a large 199.4m ² fixed stage area with variable rises, PA System with 3 clusters, 6 x cabled microphones for a top table or lectern, Standard Production Lighting, Fast fold projection screen, Technicians , front of house hosts & cloakrooms staff, 3 booths are available at the back of the Hall for flexible use including simultaneous interpretation, webcasting, projection and photography, 21 backstage rooms, and Free Wi-Fi.