Celeste is a four-floor event venue in Chicago where you can organize a company reception, a client dinner or a wedding by renting one floor, several floors or the whole building. A single floor holds between 40 seated and 125 standing guests, and each floor has its own look and function, so a group can move from one space to the next during the evening.
Seminars and company events
The venue sells corporate events as private hire. It is best suited to after-work receptions, client evenings, product parties and team celebrations rather than daytime conferences. Each floor offers music hookups for a DJ or a personal playlist, and a rentable LCD screen is available for presentations, slideshows and photos. Microphones and DJ equipment can be arranged. Decor is largely built into the rooms, so most hosts add little or nothing of their own.
Weddings and receptions
Celeste hosts wedding ceremonies and receptions, as well as showers, themed parties and happy hours. The rooftop garden can seat 60 for a ceremony, or 75 when only VIP seating is used. Because floor plans are adjustable, a couple can combine a ceremony upstairs with a seated dinner on a lower floor, or choose a lounge-style reception throughout.
Rooms and capacities
There are four floors, and you can book any one of them, or three or four together for a full buyout.
The first floor is the Whiskey Bar. It holds 50 seated or 125 standing, with bar space, high-top tables and booths. A semi-private option is offered for groups of 30 or fewer, using the southern section with seating, mingling space and part of the bar.
The second floor is the Deco Supper Club, which holds 40 seated or 75 standing.
The third floor is DISCO, with a wall-to-wall LED dance floor, booth seating and retro decor. It holds 75 to 90 standing.
The fourth floor is the Rooftop Garden, an indoor and outdoor space with a retractable roof. It holds 45 to 60 seated, or 75 to 90 standing.
All floors use lounge-style furniture that can be rearranged for a traditional seated meal or an open cocktail layout.
Catering
Catering is handled by the venue. It serves housemade craft cocktails and an extensive event menu. Seated dinners can be arranged for up to 60 guests in the Rooftop Garden or up to 40 on the Deco floor, with an optional cocktail hour beforehand.
History and setting
Celeste sits in central Chicago, close to the downtown core. The building stacks four distinct rooms, from a whiskey bar at street level to a rooftop that opens to the sky, which lets organizers match each stage of an evening to a different space.
Getting there
The venue is in central Chicago, within reach of downtown hotels and the main rail and transit lines. Check the exact address and arrival options with the venue when you send your request.
