The Düsseldorf racecourse in Grafenberg can host company events from a 150-person summer party to fairs and festivals with 15,000 visitors, and private celebrations in three separate buildings for 50, 80 or 350 seated guests. It is run by the Düsseldorfer Reiter- und Rennverein, founded in 1844, and lies in woodland on the Grafenberg hill at Rennbahnstraße 20.
Seminars and company events
The association rents the grounds for corporate events and large public events in the open air. Its own wording runs from a summer party with 150 guests to a music festival or a trade fair with 15,000 visitors. The team advises on planning and delivery, and a location folder in PDF form is available on the site. An event partner, ZackBumm, is named for larger productions. This is a venue for staff parties, client days, product launches and public events rather than for classic residential seminars, and the official site gives no meeting-room layouts.
Weddings and receptions
Private events are sold for weddings, birthdays and parties. The association says it can adapt the style to the hosts, whether classic or informal. Three buildings and spaces, two of them listed, serve different group sizes. The Teehaus has a terrace overlooking the track and the grounds, and holds large celebrations of up to 350 seated guests. The listed Alte Waage seats about 80 guests in a more traditional setting. The Sektbar, also listed, works like a small club and takes up to 50 guests, with an outdoor area.
Rooms and capacities
The three spaces named by the venue are the Teehaus, the Alte Waage and the Sektbar. The Teehaus is the largest, at 350 seated. The Alte Waage seats around 80. The Sektbar takes 50. The official site does not give floor areas or standing capacities for these rooms. For events using the whole site, the stated range is 150 to 15,000 visitors.
Catering
The racecourse has its own catering offer for race days and events, including a picnic and lounge formula on race days. The pages available here do not describe the menus or whether outside caterers may be used for private hire, so confirm this when you send a request.
History and setting
The Düsseldorfer Reiter- und Rennverein dates from 1844. The racecourse stands in the woods of the Grafenberg area and describes itself as one of the most attractive tracks in Germany. The course has a distinctive uphill section. Five group races are run here, led by the Preis der Diana, the German Oaks, and the German 1000 Guineas. Outside race days the grounds host art exhibitions, a polo cup and other events. The site also houses a beer garden and a golf forum.
Getting there
The address is Rennbahnstraße 20, 40629 Düsseldorf, in the Grafenberg district. The association's contact page gives directions and its office phone is +49 211 177 260.
