Aalborg Kongres & Kultur Center (AKKC) is a large congress and cultural venue in the center of Aalborg, Denmark, next to the main railway station. It hosts meetings from 2 people up to congresses of 2,400 participants. The building has 13,345 square meters, including 7,000 square meters of exhibition space, three halls and 40 meeting and group rooms.
Seminars and company events
AKKC sells ready-made meeting and conference packages. Meeting packages are offered for 2 to 224 people and come as a morning meeting, a day meeting or a full-day meeting. They include the meeting room with AV equipment, drinks from a shared buffet and, depending on the package, breakfast, break snacks, lunch in the restaurant and a two-course dinner. Morning meetings typically run from 8 to 11:30 and the times are flexible.
Conference packages add technical staff. A conference package includes a standard stage and lighting setup, a sound and light technician, wireless microphones, a stage manager, and cleaning, table setup and takedown. Large conferences therefore arrive at a hall that is ready, with a setup that runs from start to finish. Requests beyond the package are quoted individually.
Weddings and receptions
The venue has a section for parties. The event team handles decoration, speeches, music and entertainment for conference parties. The website does not give details for private weddings, so confirm this with the venue.
Rooms and capacities
The three halls are not named on the page we reviewed, and no per-layout capacities are given. What the site states is the overall frame: congresses and conferences of up to 2,400 participants, 7,000 square meters of exhibition space for trade fairs, and 40 meeting and group rooms. The venue also runs trade fairs and activities for companies.
Accommodation
AKKC has a page on hotels and overnight stays, but there are no bedrooms in the building itself. Guests who need a room use hotels in the city.
Catering
Restaurant Podium is the in-house restaurant and serves lunch and dinner within the meeting packages. Break food and drinks are served from buffets. A catering overview is available from the venue as a PDF. The restaurant is open Monday to Thursday from 8 to 16 and Friday from 8 to 15.
History and setting
AKKC combines a congress center with a concert hall and cultural program, and its calendar is full of shows and concerts. The venue holds the Nordic Ecolabel and an ISO 20121 certification for sustainable event management. A set of guided tours, called Tour de AKKC, shows the backstage areas to groups of up to 20 people.
Getting there
AKKC lies right next to Aalborg railway station with Kildeparken as its neighbor. For guests arriving by car, more than 700 parking spaces are available.
